Today's tour fulfilled a decades old dream to see the Vimy Memorial, to witness the nightly tribute at Menen Gate, to walk in a WWI trench, and to see the geography which cost so many lives. Claude explained the battles bit also gave life to the countryside and the impact on the non-combatants. Claude is an engaging teacher and gracious host adding stories pertinent to our particular interests. I can enthusiastically encourage others to take one of Claude's tour. He is highly knowledgeable.

This tour was worth every penny. The experience was sobering and overwhelming. Our guide, Claude, was extremely well versed on every detail. Claude was punctual, professional and very kind. We can't recommend it enough. Chris and Karen MacDougall

Claude was excellent, very knowledgeable and experienced guide. Provided thoughtful insight on the experiences that soldiers endured during the war.

Claude gave us an exceptional tour of the battle and graves. The views and historical s knowledge and commentary were top notch. We highly recommend his tours and I would do another.

This tour can accommodate up to six people, although I booked this tour to have a personal guide through the battlefields. Claude was able to accommodate me as the sole tourist without any problems. The sites and his knowledge of what took place at those sites, was great. This added another level of depth, having visited the sites, when reading about the battles in the museums. Claude also had to put up with a lot of silly questions as we drove through different towns. Claude was also happy to provide recommendations for accommodation, shopping, dinner and drinks. All in all, an excellent tour with an excellent guide.

Claude was simply brilliant. I am knowledgeable about Australian WW1 history, but Claude left me in awe with the depth of his knowledge. He was professional, punctual, polite, and a good conversationalist. We can sincerely highly recommend Claude.

This tour was incredible and one we will always remember. The whole day was well organized, comfortable drives and so informative. Claude was the perfect guide for the tone and respectfulness of the places we were visiting and local history and knowledge. Finishing with the Last Post at the Menin gate was a special touch.

New large well decorated restaurant. I had ribs that were so tender. meat fell off bone. Sides were home made, Wonderful sauce. Good service.

We took a one-day battlefields tour - ‘Australians in Fromelles and Flanders with Claude and cannot recommend him highly enough. The day was well paced, well organised and was a great balance of significant sights and information. Claude has a deep expertise and imparts his knowledge in a sensitive and interesting manner. He responded to all our questions and was extremely helpful and insightful. Highly recommended.

We had an amazing day with Claude, our tour guide. He picked us up from our hotel in Lille at 9am. Fortunately we were the only clients so had some flexibility as we had a small cemetery we wanted to visit and Claude was able to accommodate this. Nothing was too much trouble, he is generous and knowledgeable about local conditions, customs and history. Lovely lunch at Hooge - soup, beautiful fresh sandwiches and wine, beer or hot drinks. Very clean facilities at all the places we stopped. We would highly recommend Claude and this tour if you wish to visit the gravesides of those who lost their lives. He is caring and sensitive to the situation. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day.

Claude Verhaeghe is such a knowledgeable tour guide. He imparted his extensive WW1 knowledge to us during our 3-day private tour of Belgium and France war memorial sites. He brought to life the experiences of the soldiers and leaders during this time with descriptions of where allied and german lines would have been for specific battles. Not only did he present Canadian war memorials but included the Australian, Commonwealth and Newfoundland war memorials. He was very prompt picking us up each morning and his choice of restaurants for lunch were very good. I highly recommend you take a tour with Claude.

This tour provided all that we hoped and more. We traveled as a family and all weee catered for. Claude, provided a wealth of information and paced the stops to our needs. We couldn’t have asked to see anymore and his candour and information in the car along the 2 days was a delight. The experience was intimate and emotional to finally visit some of the sites we have only read about. I am so happy we booked to see it with this tour as we couldn’t have asked for more

Claude Verhaeghe specializes in tours for Australians and Canadians of First World War memorial sites in France and Belgium. He was born, raised and resides in the Flanders region of Belgium. He is a very knowledgeable and compassionate guide who led us on a tour in the Arras region of France to the Vimy Ridge Memorial. This remarkable, peace-oriented memorial presents a poignant and reminder to all visitors, especially Canadians, about the terrible costs of war. This tour continued through the fighting fields of Belgium where we visited cemeteries providing the final resting place for thousands of young Canadian and Commonwealth dead, both those whose names were known and those unknown. The names of those missing in action were inscribed on walls overlooking these sites. Claude shared his feelings about the peaceful character reflected in the Vimy Canadian Memorial and told of the heartbreak of John McCrea’s loss of his friend during the second battle of Ypres in the Flemish region as memorialized in the iconic poem “In Flanders Field”. We are most grateful for experiencing a truly memorable, deeply moving tour with Claude.

Claude is the most amazing tour guide with so much information and such a caring host with great knowledge but also made it feel personal. He really took care for us and left us with so many great memories and a head full of information we still remember a couple years later! Highly recommended!

Claude is extremely knowledgeable on the various battles, units and personal stories from the 1917 Allies offensive. The rows of headstones in the cemeteries many with the inscription "Known unto God." Shows the suffering the soldiers and families went through. Highly recommend this tour.