Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders from Brussels

Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders from Brussels

You will stand in the footsteps of the Australian soldiers in Fromelles, Ploegsteert and Messines. You will see some of the mine craters laid by the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie. Polygoon Wood, and Passendale will be visited. You will finish your day at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres

Itinerary
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Stop At: Museum of the Battle of Fromelles, Rue de la Basse Ville, 59249 Fromelles France

Visit the museum to understand the Battle on July 19 & 20, and learn how the 250 soldiers were exhumed.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, Rue de la Basse Ville, Fromelles France

Stand in the Cemetery where these soldiers have been reburied.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Australian Memorial Park, Rue delval, Fromelles France

Stand on the German lines and look towards no man's land, see from where the battle was launched.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: VC Corner Australian Cemetery, 91 rue Delval Next to the Australian Memorial Park, 59249 Fromelles France

Is the only exlisve Australian in France.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Rue Pettilon Military Cemetery, D175 Rue du Pettilon, Fleurbaix France

Another cemetery where many Australians are resting.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Mademoiselle from Armentieres, 34 Place St Vaast, 59280 Armentieres France

Driving through Armentières and seeing the Pub where she was.

Pass By: The Ploegsteert Memorial, Rue de Messines Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton 7782 Belgium

Passing near the Memorial and hill 63 where all Australians were in the winter of 1917-1918.

Stop At: Messines Ridge, N314, Mesen 8957 Belgium

Stand on the battlefield where the Australians were in action in June 1917.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hill 60, Zwarteleenstraat 36-40, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium

Stand on the hill, see the Caterpillar Mine Crater and the memorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Tunneling Cie.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Battle of Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke Belgium

Stand neat the Memorial to the 5th Australian Division and see the NZ Memorial. This is als the place where Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Ieperstraat 5, Zonnebeke 8980 Belgium

Spend some time in the very best WW1 musdeum

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Tynecotstraat, Zonnebeke 8980 Belgium

Is the largest CWGC's cemetery and the Memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 soldiers who have no known grave.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ypres Cloth Hall, Grote Markt 34, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium

Stand on the main square of Ypres, see the Cloth Hall, the Cathedral and some other nice buildings, you will have some free time in town.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Last Post ceremony, Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium

Stand under the Menin Gate to attend the Last Post, after the service we are heading back to your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour