Ypres, In Flanders Fields
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Port
Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$190
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
This tour takes in the dramatic history of World War I in and around Ypres. Visit one of the British cemeteries and the In Flanders Fields Museum, and see the Menin Gate War Memorial.
The city of Ypres, located in Flanders Fields, was reduced to rubble by constant bombardments.
Now restored to its former grandeur, Ypres contains numerous poignant sites and monuments linked to the war. There are many battlefields around Ypres where German and Allied armies fought without decisive victories. New weapons such as gas, land mines and missiles left 1,200,000 injured and 500,000 dead.
Visit one of the British cemeteries and see the Menin Gate — a famous British War Memorial with the names of 54,896 missing soldiers engraved on its walls.
Don't miss the In Flanders Fields Museum. This is not a traditional war museum, as it is not about weapons and strategy; instead, it is about ordinary people who endured the war — the soldiers, nurses, fugitives, and children. The generation that survived the Great War has died; the purpose of the In Flanders Fields Museum is to keep this compelling history alive for future generations. Some innovative high-tech methods used within the museum have earned Flanders Fields the title of Best European Museum.
Enjoy some free time for shopping and to purchase lunch (at your own expense).
Visit the Essex Farm Cemetery associated with John McCrae, who wrote his poem, In Flanders Fields, on May 3, 1915 — the day after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer. Next to the cemetery is a marker with the date commemorating the writing of this poem, which has come to symbolize the meaningless slaughter of the Great War.
Please note: Tour does not operate on Mondays. Wear comfortable walking shoes.