Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Pick-up available: Pick-up point: . Beyond specified area: Transfer services are not available beyond the specified pick-up/drop-off area, Ieper based pick up only, MINIMUM X 2 GUESTS please if you want to start in Lille, Arras or Bruges please see my other listings / min 2 peopleAttractions and Activities: Messines Ridge (Free entry) 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 2 hr(s)
Attractions and Activities: Hooge Crater Cemetery (Free entry) 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 15 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: The Black Watch (Free entry) 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
Attractions and Activities: Battle of Polygon Wood (Free entry) 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 30 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Hill 60 Restaurant (Free entry) 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 45 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Broodseinde (Free entry) Driving through following the line of the Australian advance
Attractions and Activities: Tyne Cot Cemetery (Free entry) 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 45 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: John McCrae Site (Free entry) Here we will see the hospital site where Lt Col John McCrae composed the iconic poem 'In Flanders Fields' 30 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Menin Gate (Free entry) 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 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Zonnebeke (Free entry) Driving through Zonnebeke in the line of the Australian advance
Attractions and Activities: Sanctuary Wood Museum (Ticket included) Here we will see poignant original WW1 trenches and a quaint ww1 museum 40 min(s)
*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.