Top Ypres Art & Culture

Make the most of your time exploring the battlefields of The Ypres Salient without breaking a sweat on this small-group half-day tour. Travel from the city of Ypres to a range of battle sites, museums, and cemeteries across the surrounding countryside, including the Langemark Cemetery and Tyne Cot Cemetery. Learn from your guide about the region’s tragic history. Entrance fees to Sanctuary Wood Museum not included.

This unique PRIVATE Ypres battlefield tour covers the Ypres Salient from Ypres to Passchendaele spanning 1914 to 1918, we follow the Australian/Canadian/New Zealand/ South African/ British soldiers as they attacked towards Passchendaele in 1917, I will ascertain your particular areas of interests and tailor the tour to your liking If you have ancestors that fell in the battle I will tailor the tour where possible to include them I will meet you at the place of your choice, at your IEPER based accommodation or the IEPER railway station whatever is your preference. My own gt uncle is commemorated on the memorial to the missing and my gt grandfather suffered horrific wounds at Passchendaele still only 16 years old. This tour covers a route of 23 miles or 37 km's Max x4 people, private tour for one price 180 euro which equates to 45 euro per person For groups larger than 4 please contact me in advance

Enjoy the luxury of a private tour with your own personal guide and private transportation. Of course as a private tour we can be flexible with regards to your requests. I am a well established Battlefield historian and author and have been guiding in the area for several years. As an Expat Brit living in Belgium you can book me in confidence knowing there will be no language issues, I also have a great level of local knowledge which means I am able to recommend hotels, restaurants etc should you wish to know. Ypres Battlefield Tours are the perfect partner for your battlefield pilgrimage. I look forward to meeting you Roger Steward

Take a thorough tour through the history of the Ypres Salient and the battles of World War I that took place there with this small-group tour from Ypres. Travel with your guide to important memorials, cemeteries, and museums related to soldiers from different Allied nations, including the Christmas Truce memorial and Sanctuary Wood Museum. Places on this shared tour are limited to eight people.

Learn about how World War I played out in Belgium and see many related key sites with this customizable tour. You'll visit Messines Ridge where the Christmas Truce took place, pay your respect at a couple of different cemeteries, and see many of the key areas where battles involving Commonwealth troops played out. As this is a private tour, you can customize it based on your interests

Rather than try to navigate your own way through the Ypres Salient and find the important sites, let your guide do that for you on this private full-day tour from Ypres. Travel around the battlefields to cemeteries, monuments, and memorials, including the Brooding Soldier and Christmas Truce Memorial, and at the Sanctuary Wood Museum learn the local World War I history. This private tour is limited to eight people.

Learn about the Christmas Truce and the Battle of Messines as you visit noted landmarks of the Ypres Salient battlefields on this private tour from Ypres. Drive around the region around Ypres with your guide as they take you to important memorials and battle sites such as the Messines Ridge Memorial and Hill 60, relaying their history as you go. This tour is limited to four passengers without advance notice.

Enjoy the luxury of a private tour with your own personal guide and private transportation. Of course as a private tour we can be flexible with regards to your requests. I am a well established Battlefield historian and author and have been guiding in the area for several years. As an Expat Brit living in Belgium you can book me in confidence knowing there will be no language issues, I also have a great level of local knowledge which means I am able to recommend hotels, restaurants etc should you wish to know. Ypres Battlefield Tours are the perfect partner for your battlefield pilgrimage. I look forward to meeting you Roger Steward

I am a well established British Battlefield tour guide living in the Ypres Salient with over 12 years experience in guiding groups of all sizes. I am also a published author having written two books, one on the history of Langemark German Cemetery and one concerning the clearing of the battlefields post WW1. Between the years of 2014 and 2016 i was chairman of the Royal British Legion Branch in Ypres. I conduct my tours at a relaxed pace giving my clients plenty of space and time to explore the sites visited and contemplate the events that took place on the very ground they are standing. As this tour is a private tour i can be flexible in timings and also sites visited. On booking you will have full contact with myself in order to discuss any requirements you may have. We want you to get as much out of your day with us as possible. Ypres Battlefield Tours are your perfect partner for your battlefield experience. I look forward to meeting you. Roger

This is a stunning private door to door tour, great if you have a ww1 ancestor that you would like to follow, if you haven't you will get goosebumps either way! The tour is tailored to your every need you can turn the tour around and start in Amiens and finish in Ypres, I can even meet you at you at Eurostar Lille or Bruges and you can start your amazing unforgettable 3 day Australian battlefield tour! Just be sure t let me know when booking My own gt uncle was killed in 1915 at 'The Bluff' Ypres, my Gt grandfather was a 15-year-old who served at the Somme and was badly wounded in 1917 at Passchendaele Complimentary water is supplied each day, meals and hotels are however at the customer's own expense.

Spend two hours on a joyful walking tour that aims to provide peaceful sightseeing to you and your family while you become familiar with some of the most remarkable sites in Tournai. Learn about the diversity and wealth of local religious heritage as you start the journey by visiting a centuries-old church that is often referred to as an exceptional heritage of Wallonia. Explore a historic roman tower and step back into the past as you discover the only cathedral in Belgium listed on UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stroll the city's center and hear insightful stories, anecdotes, and legends about Tournai's past. Explore every corner of the local Museum of History where the entire history and uniqueness of Tournai will be discovered.

Participate in a private, easy-paced 2-hour walking tour and discover the Christmas charms of Tournai. Have fun and witness intriguing scenes in the Museum of the Arts of Puppetry where Christmas magic is exhibited in a unique, joyful way. Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hear about its phenomenal heritage and climb to the top in order to experience fascinating panoramic views of the entire city that blooms in lights, bathing in special decorations and oozes with fairy tale atmosphere. Explore the city's main square where Christmas magic takes over every corner. Explore Belgium's only cathedral inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and witness extraordinary landmarks in its surroundings.

The exclusive tour only in the Christmas period! This special times brings magic in Turnai. Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most beautifully decorated places in Turnai. You will feel spellbound with the charming atmosphere, which you can feel only this time of the year! What is the story of the Christmas tree? Who was the first to decorate it in the world? What magical things can happen during the Christmas period? Have you heard about Christmas spells? You will hear miraculous Christmas legends about Turnai. You will visit the Christmas tree What makes it so popular? What local products must taste at Christmas? Fill your heart with the joy and experience magic of Turnai.

Explore the battlefields of the Ypres Salient from a wide selection of starting points in Belgium and France on this private tour with flexible pickup policies. Travel with your guide to historically significant sites of the Ypres Salient to the Allied Forces, visiting places such as Hooge Crater Cemetery and Hill 60, before finishing with the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. Five travelers is this tour’s limit.

Gain insight into World War I history and visit famous battle sites around the Somme on this full-day Canadian WWI battlefield tour from Ypres. Delve into tunnels used by British and Canadian soldiers before the Battle of Vimy with your guide. Gaze over the battle-torn landscape, where mine and shell craters dot the terrain. Visit Memorial de Vimy, and the Courcelette Canadian Memorial, and honor the fallen soldiers. Afterward, visit Thiepval Memorial to the Missing then finish at the Beaumont Hamel New Foundland Memorial Park.

This is a bespoke private tour. I'll include any WW1 ancestry that you may have related to the tour. The Fromelles tour takes in 101 km from Ypres to Fromelles. If you have ancestry associated with this battle I will look the soldier up and integrate him into the tour This is a tour that will be forever ingrained in your memory.

I am very flexible tours can be amended to go to visit some graves of your relatives. All tours are private. For transport I use a comfortable Mercedes Vito Tourer fully equiped for tours. I spent my life on these battlefields and I am guiding people since 20 years. I can provide a walker or a wheelchair.