Private tour in Ypres Claude V

Canadian World War 1 Vimy & Flanders private battlefield tour

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Claude V.

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Hi, my name is Claude, I was born and raised in Flanders Fields. The Great War became a passion when in 1981, Nelly and I purchased a bar and restaurant just opposite Ploegsteert Memorial to Missing. We still meet people coming from all over the world at our place. I started doing research with Ted Smith and Tony Spagnoly in the eighties, and then with many other authors and historians. I am now a specialized battlefield guide in the plains of Flanders in Belgium and the Somme area in France. Below you will find my standard tours but I can also build a custom tour, you provide the information and I'll do the rest. I like to talk about history of course but also about all what makes our daily life in France and Belgium. I am flexible, provide a high standard service, can bring a walker or a wheelchair to make your tour more comfortable. I am using digital maps and old pictures of the places you will visit. For the tours I use a Mercedes Vito Tourer fully equipped and fully insured for tour purposes. Guide license "GL70/2007.03 delivered by the "Commisariat Général au Tourisme. Transport license TLAB251 300/1. (mandatory in Europe) Official guide of the "Tourist Office of Comines-Warneton" Member of the Scientific Committee of the "Plugsreet 14-18 Interpretative Centre" Member of the "Royal British Legion" Somme Branch Member of the "Western Front Association"

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Overview of your Ypres tour

The tour starts in Ypres, or Lille at your hotel, accommodation or from other places, available on request. Tyne Cot Military Cemetery and Memorial the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission's cemetery. Crest Farm Memorial in Passendale the last strong point captured before Passendale church Passendale 1917 Museum in Zonnebeke Lunch Hooge Crater. Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood where Canadians fought in the spring of 1916. St Julien the Brooding soldier the first memorial to be built by Canada in Flanders Essex Farm where Dr John McRae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields. I can create a customized tour for you in case you have special requests

Your Ypres tour itinerary

A 40 minutes drive to Passendale, Zonnebeke, Hill 62, St Julien, Essex Farm and Ypres are all 15 minutes or less, away from eachother. Please contact me for a customized tour.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

For the tours I use a Mercedes Vito, it is comfortable, fully-insured and fully-equipped for tour purposes - umbrellas, binoculars, digital maps, photographs, videos and refreshments etc.

What's included
Private Guide
Private Transportation
Tickets: tickets and a booklet
Food Drinks Snacks
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses. If you would like to start from another city, please send me a message and I will customize the tour for you
Public Transportation
Accommodation
Meeting location

Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

at your hotel or train station in Lille or Ypres

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
History
Tour reference number
169672
Languages
French
Dutch
English
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
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Hours icon 10 hours 30 minutes
Private transportation
Private tour for 1-6 people
Your party size

1

Tour date
Start time
View our cancellation policiesUpgrade for total flexibility with Any Reason Cancellation
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Hours icon 10 hours 30 minutes
Private transportation
Private tour for 1-6 people
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1

Tour date
Start time
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Book with a depositSecure your tour today and pay your balance later
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