WW1 in Flanders Fields, the Ypres Salient, History tour with local guide. Starts in Bruges

Carl was absolutely one of the best guides we have ever had. His knowledge was impressive and succinct. He went over and above to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see plus some sights we didn’t know about. In the cemeteries he interpreted the markings on the headstones, told us the story of Dr McCray and Flanders fields poem. He was kind enough to pick us up at our hotel and bring us back there after Last Post. His is warm and personable and easy to talk to all day. Thank you.

Carl is an outstanding guide! Extremely knowledgeable. History told in a story format.

We had an excellent tour with Carl. He was very informative and had interesting insights related to the WW1 history in the area. We would highly recommend this tour. Carl also allowed us extra time in Ypres which is a must see location.

We had a great time on our tour. Carl was exceptionally knowledgeable and was excellent at explaining the events that happened at the sites we visited. We learned a lot about the details of the life of the soldier and the flow of the war. Highlights were visiting the Canadian cemetery where Flanders Field was written, seeing the site of the Christmas truce, and seeing the Peace Lake left by mining a hilltop. We found every sight we visited fascinating. Carl was very personable and thoughtful. He came all the way to Bruges to pick us up and drop us off.

Our three Canadian Granddaughters enjoyed very much the history of Canadian soldiers sacrifice in "The Flanders Field" in WWI. Carl, beside a great historian of WWI also a great person picking a delicatessen of Belgian sandwiches. At the end of the tour, he took us a place for Belgian waffles and chocolate. Alex

Carl was a very knowledgeable guide who helped us understand the loss, devastation, and scope of the battles across northern Belgium. Having a guide who can show you the vision is critical to understanding the events and what it must have been like. The number of cemeteries that dotted the landscape was astounding. Carl picked us up in the morning in a comfortable van and delivered us back to our hotel in Bruges that evening after a very full day. There were 5 in our group and we all thoroughly enjoyed the day and highly recommend Carl as a guide in the area. We learned that he does bike tours too.