• Personal Tour : Retrace the footsteps of your ancestor - Research Service

   Mail me the name, service number and military unit of your ancestor you want me to research.

   Over the years, I have become a qualified researcher and had the honour of explaining to many people, in the    fields, what happened with their ancestor during the war. You will be provided with a personal folder with all the    research information (records, unit war diaries, trench maps, google earth overlay…)

 • all-inclusive tour, 3 hour-tour of the highlights, ....

 • Family tour - customized for children

 • Special remembrance tour

 • Battlefield - Beer tour : include a visit to West-Vleteren .…

 • By bus, minibus, by bike …Cycling Flanders Fields

→ lot’s of possibilities - please contact me in advance for a custom designed tour

    Key to successfully customizing your Flanders Fields tour depends on information you provide us. Tell me about     your objectives, date of departure, duration of your visit, specific interests, any other services you may need.

     We always strive to bring you outstanding value for money.

    Comfortable accomodation, comfortable transportation and good food are always a priority and can only

    contribute to what should become the trip of a lifetime.

Ypres Salient Tour

This popular battlefield tour takes you to the frontline around Ypres ( Ieper for the Flemish locals or Wipers for the British soldiers ), where the Allied Forces withstood the Germans for 4 years, denying them the passage to the channel ports. This medieval town was almost completely destroyed by German artillery, but remained in Allied hands and finally became a symbol of determination for the British. In 1919 Winston Churhill said of Ypres : “ A more sacred place for the British race does not exist “

During the Great War this part of Flanders, nowadays known as the Ypres Salient, witnessed the worst losses of soldiers lives. The Passchendaele campaign alone, known as the Third Battle of Ypres, inflicted 500.000 casualties for a territorial gain of only 5 miles.

Over the years this tour has earned excellent reviews and is known to be one of the best in its kind. You will be provided with a fascinating insight into the realities of the First World War, by visiting battlefields, cemeteries,  memorials and private collections. A briefing for each site, with relevant and accurate information, combined with the use of pictures, maps and aerial footage, will bring the former battlefields alive.      

  Last Post Ceremony Tour

Custom Designed Tour

All tours start with an introduction briefing (map of the Western Front - zoom in on the Ypres Salient)

The famous Menin Gate Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial at Passchendaele, The Brooding Soldier at Vancouver Corner, Essex Farm (John McCrae - “In Flanders Fields”), the German Cemetery at Langemark, the Menin Road and Hellfire Corner are some of the highlights of the day which are a “must -see” for first-time visitors.

Whether your interests are general, specific requests, or you want to visit your ancestor’s grave, we always adapt the tour to your interests and needs.

• adjustment of the selected sites to your country of origin or to your specific interests - visit to ancestor’s grave

• pick up and drop off at your hotel / B&B (or other place as agreed) / comfortable transportation

→ ½ day tour : 50 €  /  full day tour : 90 €

→ private / custom made tours possible