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

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

Explore Ypres, the Christmas Truce, Hill 60, Passchendaele, Tyne Cot, and Flanders Field with a private expert guide.

“My husband and I took this tour, wanting some history, geography and context for the WWI battles fought here. Our guide, Soren, hit it out of the park. Incredibly knowledgeable and full of interesting stories. Any questions we asked just led to more interesting information and stories. The places we went to were all over - we can't imagine trying to do this ourselves without a knowledgeable, local guide - we would have missed so much. We really appreciated the pace and communication. Can't recommend this guide or tour enough!”

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2.Brussels Private & Personalized Christmas Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $160Best value

Review of Brussels’ private Christmas walking tour, with festive markets, lights, local stories, custom planning, and practical booking advice.

“It was a great idea to book Milton as our host. He was both considered and very nice. He guided us to the Christmans market, Grand Plaz, Cathedral, Royal Palace and lots more. He is very familiar and up to date in the history of the city. We really enjoyed his company.”

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3.From Ypres 4hr Christmas Truce and Monster Mines of Messines PRIVATE Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Hill 60, Messines mines, Irish and New Zealand memorials, and the Christmas Truce site on a private Ypres tour with Soren.

“We took what was nominally a 4-hour tour. I had one specific memorial I had hoped to see and several others that I had hoped might be worthwhile. From this limited input, Soren came up with a wonderful combination of sites for us to explore. He gave us ample personal time where we needed it and provided a wealth of information along the way, touching on many aspects of Flanders that I knew to a limited extent, despite having done a fair degree of family research. Our tour took substantially longer than planned but Soren cut no corners!”

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4.From LIlle or Bruges, Christmas Truce to Passchendaele Ypres 1 day WW1 private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $532

Trace the Ypres Salient from Messines to Passchendaele on a private WWI tour with Soren, cemetery visits, trenches, and hotel pickup.

“Just brilliant! Søren is incredibly knowledgeable about WWI. He shares so much insight and context as you explore the key WWI sites in Ypres. He also takes such great care in curating a visit tailored to you, with thoughtful attention to details. We had an incredibly memorable day which will not be forgotten. We could not have asked for a better experience.”

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