The 6 Best Ypres Tours & Battlefield Trips

1.From IEPER Private 4-hour Tour of the Ypres Battlefield

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Travel from Ypres by private vehicle with guides Soren or Sabine, visiting Hill 60, Sanctuary Wood, Tyne Cot, Saint Julien, and Essex Farm. Expect clear maps, photographs, battlefield stories, and a tour shaped around your family connections, national background, walking needs, and questions.

“Soren was an exceptional guide. His interest in the topic come across as he weaves the facts of this horrific time with stories that enabled us to understand both the events and personal toll. He readily handled our questions and went over-and-above to research my ancestors who were in WWI. I came in with no knowledge and left with a deeper understanding of these battle. I would give Soren 10 out of 5 stars if I could.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.In Flanders Fields and Passchendaele Half Day Morning Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Join Roger of Ypres Battlefield Tours for a 3.5-hour small-group drive through Flanders Fields. Visit Sanctuary Wood, Essex Farm, Langemark, Saint Julien, Passendale, and Tyne Cot, with powerful stories, preserved trenches, and room for questions.

“Roger was a knowledgeable and informative guide who did a good job of getting us around some major sites in good time. I used the tour as an introduction to a solo cycling trip the next day, and it was perfect for that.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.An exploration of the deadly salient battlefields

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 3h 30m · from $88Best value

Join Kim, Lucas, or Roger in a dark-blue Mercedes minivan for a 210-minute English tour from Ypres. Visit Essex Farm, Yorkshire Trench, Langemark, the Brooding Soldier, Passendale, and Tyne Cot, with personal stories, maps, photographs, and time to reflect.

“Our host Kim, was very knowledgeable, she is one of them people you meet that you click with right away ! In another life you would have her as your Best mate ,”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Flanders Fields Remembrance Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 65 reviews · from $107

Spend a full day tracing the First World War around Ypres, from German and Commonwealth cemeteries to Passchendaele, Essex Farm, and the Brooding Soldier. An English-speaking guide such as Dietrich, Stefan, or Steffen may lead the tour, which ends with the 8 p.m. Last Post at Menin Gate.

“Could have done with incorporating the trenches for an all round experience.”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.From Ypres, The Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres Based WW1 private tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $420

Spend eight hours with Soren of A Foreign Field WW1 Tours, following Australian actions from Messines and Hill 60 to Passchendaele. Visit trenches, mine craters, cemeteries, Tyne Cot, John McCrae’s site, and the Menin Gate, with hotel pickup in Ieper and a private route shaped around your interests.

“Great day out very informative. And always made feel confortable by out guide. I Would highly recomend to anyone visiting ypres.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.WWI Battlefields Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours

Explore the Ypres Salient by private vehicle with guides Søren Hawkes or Sabine. Walk through original trenches at Sanctuary Wood, see the 1917 Caterpillar mine crater, visit Tyne Cot and Essex Farm, and follow Australian, Canadian, or New Zealand battle routes.

“The battlefield tour was very good with the guide being very knowledgeable. There was plenty of time at each site to look around and each site was given great background by the guide. The transport was air-conditioned and very good on a very hot day. I would highly recommend.”

Check availability →Read our full review