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Flanders Fields Remembrance Tour from Brussels

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We first take you to Bruges for a short pick-up stop. We stop at a very moving German Cemetery, from where we drive to a section of the WW1 trenches. We will then visit the Monument of the Brooding Soldier. After a short lunchbreak we leave for Flanders Fields which was one of the major battlegrounds in the First World War. Our expert guide will help you throughout the visit to understand the events that led to the first world war and how the catastrophe developed. We take you to Passchendaele battlefield and the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world where British, Australian and Canadian soldiers lie at rest. You visit the Monument of the ‘Brooding Soldier’ and Essex Farm. At 8 pm you attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to all Commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

  • Professional multilingual guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Not included: Hotel pick up & drop-off
  • Not included: Gratuities
  • Not included: Lunch

Look for our staff and the Keolis coach outside the National Bank of Belgium.

Meeting and Pickup

  1. Passenger pick up

  2. Next, head to Diksmuide where you will see the monument of the "Brooding Soldier" dedicated to the sacrifice of 2,000 Canadian soldiers during the first German gas attack.

  3. After a short lunchbreak we leave for Flanders Fields which was one of the major battlegrounds in the First World War. Our expert guide will help you throughout the visit to understand the events that led to the first world war and how the catastrophe developed.

  4. We take you to Passchendaele battlefield

  5. We'll go to Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world where British, Australian and Canadian soldiers lie at rest

  6. You'll visit Essex farm Cemetery, the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the famous poem "in Flanders Fields".

  7. At 8 pm you'll attend the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to all Commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

  8. After boarding the coach in Brussels, you'll travel towards the town of Vladslo. Disembark and explore the German Military Cemetery of Vladslo, that features the famous sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz, 'Grieving Parents.'

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Public transportation options are available nearby Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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