Full Day Private Tour to WWI Passchendaele Base in Ypres

Check out our Full Day Private Tour to Passchendaele, Ypres, Based WW1!

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 respects 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.

Leave us the details, and we will take you on an unusual adventure that creates memories that withstand the test of time!

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial to the Missing, N314, 8957 Mesen, Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Meenseweg. Ieper, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Black Watch, South-west corner of Polygon Wood, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium

This 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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Battle of Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Hill 60, Zwarteleenstraat 36-40, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Broodseinde, 8980 Zonnebeke, Belgium

Driving through following the line of the Australian advance.

Stop At: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Tynecotstraat, Zonnebeke 8980 Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: John McCrae Site, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium

Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields'.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Menin Gate Memorial, Menenstraat Poort gebouw, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium

Here 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.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zonnebeke, Zonnebeke, West Flanders Province

Driving through Zonnebeke in the line of the Australian advance.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sanctuary Wood Museum, Canadalaan 26, Zillebeke, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium

Here we will see poignant original WW1 trenches and a quaint ww1 museum.

Duration: 1 hour



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Infant seats available"
"Most travelers can participate"
"To receive a full refund, travelers may cancel up to 72 hours before the experience start time in the local timezone. No refunds will be given after that time period."
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Start Time: 09:00 AM
Duration: 8 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
The driver will meet you at the Ypres center or in your hotel with your name. Please tell us about the receipt of the part.

Cancellations and refunds: All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Included

• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Private transportation
• Pick-up and drop-off in the city center or hotels
• Professional local guide in Ypres
• Entry/Admission - The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial to the Missing
• Entry/Admission - Sanctuary Wood Museum

Not Included

• Lunch

Facilities