6 days · 5 nights
Belgium, France

Flanders, Ypres and Lille

Six days between Flanders and northern France: Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and the coast, the First World War battlefields around Ypres, Vimy and Arras, then Lille and Brussels.

Duration

6 days · 5 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Belgium, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Antwerp — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Central Station, Grote Markt and Cathedral of Our Lady, Rubens House, diamond district, night in Antwerp
2. Day 2Ghent — the Ghent Altarpiece in St Bavo’s Cathedral, Castle of the Counts, Graslei and Korenlei quays, boat trip, night in Ghent
3. Day 3Bruges and the coast — Market Square, belfry, beguinage and canals of Bruges, seafront promenade and fishing harbour of Ostend, night in Bruges
4. Day 4Ypres and the Westhoek — In Flanders Fields Museum, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke, Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, night in Ypres
5. Day 5Vimy and Arras — Canadian National Vimy Memorial and its trenches, Wellington Quarry tunnels, baroque squares of Arras, night in Lille
6. Day 6Lille and Brussels — Old Lille and the Vieille Bourse, then Grand-Place, Manneken Pis and Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 5 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.