This document provides information about guided tours of World War 1 sites in Belgium and northern France, including descriptions and itineraries. Locations mentioned include Diksmuide, Ypres, Nieuwpoort, Poperinge, Passchendaele, Zonnebeke, Bruges, Arras, and Lille. Details are given for half and full day tours focusing on memorials, museums, cemeteries, and other sites related to the battles that took place. Accommodation and transportation by coach or other means are included. John McCrae's famous WWI poem "In Flanders Fields" is also featured.

2. Diksmuide
Ypres
Nieuwpoort
Poperinge
Passchendaele & Zonnebeke
Bruges
France
Accommodation

3. Diksmuide formed a
bridgehead to the Eastern
side of the canal, its
retention was of great
importance Vladslo German Cemetery
The IJzer Tower
The Trench of Death
Vladslo cemetery

4. Guided city tour in Diksmuide (max. 6 hrs at disposal) Included
Visit of Trench of Death Included
Visit of European Peace Domain: Yser Tower, Museum, Gate of Peace, Passerelle
of Hope
Included
Lunch in Dikmuide Included
Visit of German Cemetary in Vladslo (incl. statue of Käthe Kollwitz) Included
50-seater coach at disposal (max. 6 hrs) Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 75 EUR
Half day Tour Diksmuide
Full day tour Diksmuide - Nieuwpoort
1-hour guided city tour (max. 8 hrs at disposal) Included
Bicycle tour Diksmuide – Nieuwpoort via former railway bedding Frontzate
Optional: scooter (rates available upon request)
Included
Lunch in Nieuwpoort Included
Visit of King Albert I memorial Included
Guided visit of lock complex “De Ganzenpoot” Included
Back to Diksmuide by boat (approx. 1.5 hrs) Included
Estimated rate per person based on min. 50 pax – as from: 135 EUR

5. Ypres was the centre
of intense and sustained
battles between the
German and the Allied
forces
Menin Gate
The Last Post
ceremony
In Flanders
Fields Museum

6. Full day tour Ypres
Bicycle Guided tour with visits of Flanders Field Museum + Belfort Tower
starting from the big square in the city centre of Ypres
Included
Lunch in the countryside of Ypres with entertainment of folk dance Included
2 CV Rally in the fields of Ypres Included
Visit Last Post before dinner Included
Dinner in a Farm ‘ Brasserie ‘ with Belgian Local Food Included
Optional : 50-seater coach at disposal (max. 6 hrs) Optional
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 240 EUR
Bicycle Guided city tour Flanders Field Museum + Belfort Tower starting from
the big square in the city centre of Ypres
Included
Lunch in the countryside of Ypres with entertainment of folk dance Included
Optional : 50-seater coach at disposal (max. 6 hrs) Optional
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 75 EUR
Half day tour Ypres

7. Lock Complex De
Ganzenpoot
King Albert I Memorial
A natural port such as
Nieuwpoort had to
become the object of
many military ambitions

8. Full day tour Diksmuide – Nieuwpoort
4 hour guided visit of Diksmuide (incl. Yser tower and Trench of Death) Included
Transfer to Nieuwpoort Included
Lunch in Nieuwpoort Included
Visit of the lock complex ‘De Ganzenpoot’ Included
Visit of the King Albert I memorial + new visitor center (opening Oct 2014) Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 135 EUR
Half day tour Nieuwpoort
Guide (max. 4 hrs at disposal) Included
Visit of lock complex ‘De Ganzenpoot’ Included
Visit of the King Albert I memorial + new visitor center
(opening Oct 2014)
Included
1-hour boat tour in the port of Nieuwpoort Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 35 EUR

9. Just behind the front
line, it formed an
important link for the
soldiers and their
families
Talbot House
Death cells /
Execution area
Lijssenthoek
Cemetery

10. English speaking guide (max. 6 hrs at disposal) Included
50-seater coach (max. 6 hrs at disposal) Included
Visits of death cells and execution areas in the city hall Included
Visit of Talbot House, (possibly a themed visit around the tales of Tubby
Clayton
Included
Visit of cemetery Lijssenthoek Included
1.5-hour guided visit Hop museum Included
Beer tasting at museum Included
Lunch in Poperinge Included
Estimated rate based on min. 50 participants 85 EUR
2-hour visit of the Hopmuseum + sampling of a beer Included
Folk games in different cafés + sampling of beers Included
English speaking guide (max. 4 hrs at disposal) Included
50-seater coach (max. 4 hrs at disposal) Included
Estimated rate based on min. 50 participants 45 EUR
Full day tour Poperinge
Half day tour Poperinge

11. The Battle of
Passchendaele, fought
July 1917,was known
for the soldiers as the
'Battle of Mud'Memorial Museum
Passchendaele 1917 Tyne Cot Cemetery

12. Morning : 3 hours of Rally with questionnaire including some Passchendaele
cheese tastings with a visit in the ‘ De Oude Kaasmakerij ‘, Belgium Beer
Tasting and Belgium Chocolate Tasting
Included
Concept development Included
Lunch during the rally in a typical Belgian Farm Included
Visit of Memorial Museum of Passchendaele & Tyne Cot Cemetery Included
Dinner in the old city centre with some folk dance entertainment Included
50-seater coach at disposal for 8 hrs Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 145 EUR
Full day tour Passchendaele & Zonnebeke

13. Today, Bruges is mostly
known as a historical
city with a lot of
cultural heritage. The
historical centre is well
preserved.City centre
Canals

14. Full day tour Bruges
Boattour Damme – Bruges ( Lamme Goedzak )with a live band on the arrival of
the boat ( including some entertainment, snacks and drinks )
Included
Lunch in the countryside of Damme Included
Return by bicycle to Bruges Included
5 senses rally in Bruges with a visit of the major photographic exhibition in the
City Halls about the historical images from the Great War & some typical Belgium
Tastings like chocolate, beer, biscuits, … with lunch included
Included
Dinner in a Belgian Brasserie at the Grande Place in Bruges Included
Estimated rate per person based on min. 50 pax – as from: 200 EUR

15. The French region Nord-
Pas de Calais’ 650
military cemeteries,
crypts and memorials are
silent witnesses of the
tragic events
Arras Lille

16. Visit of In Flanders Fields museum (with audio-guide) Included
50-seater coach, max 6 hrs at disposal Included
English speaking guide, max. 6 hrs at disposal Included
City tour in Arras (no entrance fees included) Included
Lunch in Arras Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 95 EUR
English speaking guide, max. 6 hrs at disposal Included
City tour in Lille (no entrance fees included) Included
Lunch in Lille Included
Estimated rate per person, based on min. 50 pax – as from: 85 EUR
Half day tour Lille
Full day tour Ypres - Arras

17. Overnight in
region’s
surroundings

18. In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Lt. Col. John McCrae, May 1915

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