Guided Tours in the Ypres Salient
On
the 28th of June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne, was
viciously murdered in Sarajevo. He was to be the first of 10.000.000 to
die in the course of the First World War. Heuvelland and Ieper are the
last resting place of many of those brave victims. Europe's biggest armies
clashed in Flanders Fields. Friend and foe met, killed or were killed.
Future heads of states and common men faced each other in gruesome battle.
Yet the question remains, 'What would have happened to 'little' Belgium,
if there hadn't been so many thousands of young men, willing to walk the
most trying path of all'? Their story is hidden in the now idyllic fields
of Flanders. May we take you back one century and discover their aches,
pains and longings? Come and take a look at their hardships, joys and
sacrifices.
We
invite you to join us in the comfort of our air-conditioned Mercedes minibus,
for an interesting, informative and unforgettable journey through Flanders
Fields and its amazing history.
The
Mine Battle - Prelude to Passchendaele (2 hours)
Spanbroekmolen Crater - Bayernwald - Wijtschate Battlefield - Mount Kemmel
-
Lettenberg Dugouts
The
Northern Salient and Passchendaele (2 hours)
Essex Farm Cemetery - Pilkem Ridge - Langemark - Passchendaele - Tyne
Cot Cemetery -
Hill 62
The
Battles around Mount Kemmel (2 hours)
Lettenberg Dugouts - Mount Kemmel - French Memorial - Wijtschate Ridge
- Scherpenberg
...or combine any of the Tours