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

Visit WWI sites with a professional guide
Stay refreshed throughout your experience with free bottled water
Pickup from select hotels is included
Private, fully customizable tour for you and your party

What's Included

Bottled water

Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 am

Pickup details

Ieper based pick up only, MINIMUM X 2 GUESTS please if you want to start in Lille, Arras or Bruges please see my other listings / min 2 people

What To Expect

Messines Ridge

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Hooge Crater Cemetery

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Black Watch

Admission Ticket Free

Battle of Polygon Wood

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hill 60

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Broodseinde

Admission Ticket Free

Tyne Cot Cemetery

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

John McCrae Site

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Menin Gate Memorial

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Zonnebeke

Admission Ticket Free

Sanctuary Wood Museum

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Most travellers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

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Amazing tour with a fantastic guide!

KarenJackson, May 2023

My husband and I took this tour, wanting some history, geography and context for the WWI battles fought here. Our guide, Soren, hit it out of the park. Incredibly knowledgeable and full of interesting stories. Any questions we asked just led to more interesting information and stories. The places we went to were all over - we can't imagine trying to do this ourselves without a knowledgeable, local guide - we would have missed so much. We really appreciated the pace and communication. Can't recommend this guide or tour enough!

A ypres esental

sean_b, Aug 2022

Great day out very informative. And always made feel confortable by out guide. I Would highly recomend to anyone visiting ypres.

Robert Macklin

Alexander_S, Apr 2022

The whole day was great with a fantastic guide. The whole story of my great grandad from landing to the day he fell

Warm aanbevolen

Anne_V, May 2022

We boekten deze tour met heel veel verwachtingen en alles werd ingelost. De gids komt uit London en spreekt alleen engels, maar hij kent de battlefields van WWI rond Ieper waar hij 15 jaar woont als geen ander. Zijn grootoom overleed daar in de oorlog, was zijn held en zoals hij zelf zegt, de eerste keer dat hij de streek rond Ieper bezocht, voelde als thuiskomen. Hij deelt zijn passie, kent de meest ontroerende verhalen, de verborgen en beruchte plekken van de Grote Oorlog. Top!