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From Ypres, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres Based WW1 private tour
Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
$822.90
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Ypres Based WW1 private tour covers significant locations from 1914 to 1918, focusing on the experiences of soldiers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Britain. This bespoke tour allows for personal tailoring for those with ancestors who served in battle.
- 🗺️ Visit the historic Messines Ridge to hear the story of the Battle of Messines, explore mine craters, and see the site of the Christmas Truce.
- 🌹 Explore Hooge Crater Cemetery, paying respects to Pat Bugden VC and standing on the iconic Menin Road where Australian gun pits were located.
- 🏰 Discover The Black Watch site, the Australian HQ from September 1917, and learn about earlier battles fought on this ground in November 1914.
- 🌲 Walk through the Battle of Polygon Wood, visiting concrete bunkers and the cemetery dedicated to the Australian 5th Division.
- 💣 At Hill 60, hear the story of Captain Woodward and the significant mine explosion that occurred on June 7, 1917, while viewing the crater.
- 🕊️ Visit Tyne Cot Cemetery, the world's largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, where 12,000 soldiers are buried, including two Australian VC recipients.
- 📜 At the John McCrae Site, see the hospital where Lt Col John McCrae wrote the famous poem 'In Flanders Fields'.
- 🏛️ Learn the history of the Menin Gate Memorial and the stories behind the 55,000 names listed as missing.
- 🖼️ Explore the Sanctuary Wood Museum, featuring original WW1 trenches and a quaint museum dedicated to the era.
- 🍽️ Included in the tour are a trench museum visit, bottled water, and lunch for a complete experience.
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From Ypres, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres Based WW1 private tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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- Trench museum
- Bottled water
- Lunch
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Messines Ridgehere we will here the story of the Battle of Messines & visit mine craters, visit the scene of the Christmas Truce, the crypt where Adolf Hitler was treated for his wounds
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Hooge Crater CemeteryHere we will visit Pat Bugden VC the 20 year old recipient of the Victoria Cross also you'll be standing on the iconic Menin Road directly alongside where the Australian gun pits were for the assault on Passchendaele
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The Black WatchThis site is where the Australian HQ was in September 1917, you'll also learn about earlier actions on the very same ground in Nov 1914
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Battle of Polygon WoodHere will walk through the woods and visit concrete bunkers that were here when the Australian soldiers captured during the battle, we will visit the cemetery and the Australian 5th Division monument
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Hill 60Here you will here the story of Captain Woodward and the 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy place a massive mine here that was blown at 3.10am on the 7th June 1917, we will see that crater
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Driving through following the line of the Australian advance
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Tyne Cot CemeteryHere we will visit the worlds largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery 12,000 soldiers are buried here, only 3,000 have names, two Australian VC recipients are buried here
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John McCrae SiteHere we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'
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Menin Gate MemorialHere you'll hear the story of the Menin Gate, how it came about and some of the stories behind the 55,000 names listed a missing here
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ZonnebekeDriving through Zonnebeke in the line of the Australian advance
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Sanctuary Wood MuseumHere we will see poignant original WW1 trenches and a quaint ww1 museum
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From Ypres, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres Based WW1 private tour
Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
$822.90
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!