Ypres Battlefield Tours offers a wide variety of tour packages, all promising that added personal touch.
The tours are all conducted at a relaxed pace, giving clients the time to reflect on the events that took place upon the very ground on which they are standing.
Clients with all levels of knowledge are welcome and questions and discussion are encouraged.
All tours can be tailored to your requirements, giving you the space and time required.
Please scroll down to see our full range of tour options, including our range of exclusive private tours.
In Flanders Fields
&
Passchendaele
½ Day Tour
Standard Tour
€50 Per Person
This tour is our most popular daily standard tour and starts in the morning at 9.45 am. Meeting point is either your accommodation in Ypres or in the car park of Ypres Rail station at 9.45 am. On booking I will contact you to arrange.
For those of you who want to come away with a great overview of the Ypres Salient whilst visiting iconic sites, this classic tour is the one you should choose. Including visits to the following sites -
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Hill 62 battlefield overview.
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Sanctuary Wood museum and British trenches.*
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Essex Farm preserved dressing station bunkers.
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Langemark German Cemetery.
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Brooding Soldier memorial Vancouver corner.
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Battlefields of Passchendaele and the "Iron Harvest".
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Tyne Cot Cemetery,
The tour duration is around 3.5 hours and is conducted in English.
* Does not include five euro p/p entrance fee to museum / trenches. Payable by yourself on the day.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary if needed
Grand Tour
of the
Ypres Salient.
Day Tour
Standard Tour
€155 per person
Join me on our premier tour of the battlefields of the Ypres Salient. Meeting point is either your accommodation in Ypres or in the car park of Ypres Rail station at 9.45 am. On booking I will contact you to arrange. This full day tour extensively covers the war around Ypres in both the North and South areas of the Salient including the following sites -
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Hill 62 battlefield overview.
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Sanctuary Wood museum and British trenches.
-
Essex Farm preserved dressing station bunkers.
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Langemark German Cemetery.
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Brooding Soldier memorial Vancouver corner.
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Battlefields of Passchendaele and the "Iron Harvest".
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Tyne Cot Cemetery,
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German command bunker at Zandvoorde.
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Hill 60 preserved battlefield and bunkers.
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Caterpillar Crater.
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Christmas Truce Monument of 1914.
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Ploegsteert Memorial to the missing
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include a light lunch and a soft drink, ( Alcoholic drinks are payable by yourselves) and entrance fee to the museum / trenches.
Tour cost also includes collection from your accommodation in Ypres or from Ypres Rail station if you are coming from further afield.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary
if needed
Private Tours
Private
Flanders Fields
&
Passchendaele
½ Day Tour
€ 160 per person
Minimum of two paying persons or equivalent required.
Tour starting in Ypres only.
Transport, entrance fees, bottled water and taxes included
For those of you who want a general overview of the Ypres Salient and the luxury and privacy that a private tour provides, this classic private tour is the one you should choose. Including visits to the following iconic sites -
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Hill 62 battlefield overview.
-
Sanctuary Wood museum and British trenches.
-
Essex Farm preserved dressing station bunkers.
-
Langemark German Cemetery.
-
Brooding Soldier memorial Vancouver corner.
-
Battlefields of Passchendaele and the "Iron Harvest".
-
Tyne Cot Cemetery,
The tour duration is around 3.5 hours and is conducted in English.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary if needed
Private
Grand Tour
of the
Ypres Salient.
Day Tour
€ 280 per person tour
Minimum of two paying persons or equivalent required
Tour starting in Ypres only
Lunches, transport, entrance fees, bottled water and taxes included
Join me on our premier private tour of the battlefields of the Ypres Salient. This full day tour extensively covers the war around Ypres in both the North and South areas of the Salient including the following sites -
-
Hill 62 battlefield overview.
-
Sanctuary Wood museum and British trenches.
-
Essex Farm preserved dressing station bunkers.
-
Langemark German Cemetery.
-
Brooding Soldier memorial Vancouver corner.
-
Battlefields of Passchendaele and the "Iron Harvest".
-
Tyne Cot Cemetery,
-
German command bunker at Zandvoorde.
-
Hill 60 preserved battlefield and bunkers.
-
Caterpillar Crater.
-
Christmas Truce Monument of 1914.
-
Ploegsteert Memorial to the missing
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include a light lunch and a soft drink, ( Alcoholic drinks are payable by yourselves)
Entrance fee to the museum / trenches included
Tour cost also includes collection from your accommodation in Ypres or from Ypres Rail station if you are coming from further afield.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary
if needed
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Fromelles
&
Ypres Salient
Day Tour
Private Australian Tour
Minimum of two paying persons or equivalent
€ 280 per person tour starting in Ypres
Lunches, transport, entrance fees, bottled water and taxes included
Book an exclusive private tour for you and your party and make your tour extra special.
This full day tour is a must for those wishing to trace the history of the Australians in the Ypres Salient and Fromelles. Sites visited include -
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Pheasant Wood Cemetery
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Battle of Fromelles Museum
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Australian Memorial Park
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Cobbers Memorial
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VC corner
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Site of the "Sugar loaf"
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Hill 60 Ypres
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5th Division Memorial at Polygon Wood
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Scotts Post.
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Brothers in Arms memorial
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Tyne Cot Cemetery
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include a light lunch and a soft drink, (Alcoholic drinks are payable by yourselves)
Entrance fee to museum included.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary if needed
Private Canadian Tour
Ypres Salient
Full Day Tour
Minimum of two paying persons or equivalent
€ 280 per person tour starting in Ypres
Lunches, transport, entrance fees, bottled water and
taxes included
Book an exclusive private tour for you and your party and make your tour extra special.
Re trace the footsteps of the Canadian soldiers who fought around Ypres from 1915 to 1917.
This full day tour is a must for those wishing to learn the story of the gallant Canadian divisions in the Ypres Salient. Sites visited include -
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Hill 62 Memorial
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Hill 62 Museum and preserved trenches.
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The Brooding Soldier memorial,
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Mousetrap Farm and the story of Francis Scrimger V.C.
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Crest Farm Memorial Passchendaele
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Canada Gate memorial Passchendaele
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Essex Farm and the story of John McCrae
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Tyne Cot Cemetery
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Plus more sites as time allows
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include a light lunch and a soft drink (Alcoholic drinks are payable by yourselves).
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary
if needed
Private New Zealand
Book an exclusive private tour for you and your party and make your tour extra special.
Re trace the footsteps of the soldiers of the New Zealand Division who fought around Ypres from 1917 to 1918.
This full day tour is a must for those wishing to learn the story of the gallant New Zealand Division in the Ypres Salient.
Sites visited include -
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The Battle of Messines Ridge overview.
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New Zealand Memorial Park and German bunkers.
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Messines Church.
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Samuel Frickleton VC memorial.
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Messines visitor centre.
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New Zealand Soldier statue.
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Messines Cemetery and New Zealand memorial to the missing.
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The Pool of Peace 1917 mine crater.
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Hill 62 trenches .
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Polygon Wood Cemetery and New Zealand bunkers
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New Buttes Cemetery and New Zealand Memorial to the missing.
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Private Nicholas VC and the battle of Polderhoek Chateau.
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Broodseinde Ridge New Zealand Memorial.
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The First Battle of Passchendaele / Waterloo Farm / Marsh Bottom.
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Leonard Hart Letter.
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Tyne Cot Cemetery.
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Pōhutukawa memorial carving .
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include a light lunch and a soft drink (Alcoholic drinks are payable by yourselves).
Tour cost also includes collection from your accommodation in Ypres or from Ypres Rail station if you are coming from further afield.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary
if needed
Full Day Tour
€ 280 per person
Minimum of two full paying guests or equivalent required
Tour starting in Ypres only.
Transport, entrance fees, bottled water, light lunch and taxes included
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Private Behind the Lines Tour
Join me for a full day private tour to the beautiful town of Poperinge, or "Pops" to the Tommies, and the surrounding area. Sites visited include -
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Poperinge New British Cemetery
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Shot at Dawn soldiers burials
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Preserved Death Cells
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Execution and memorial site.
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Talbot House Museum
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Lijsenhoek Cemetery and visitor centre
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Grave of Noel Chavasse awarded the VC twice.
The tour duration is around 8 hours and is conducted in English.
Prices include entrance fee to the museum
Tour cost also includes collection from your accommodation in Ypres or from Ypres Rail station if you are coming from further afield.
Please note we reserve the right to change the tour itinerary
if needed