Full Day Private New Zealander Battlefields Tour from Arras | 8 hours

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Full Day Private New Zealander Battlefields Tour from Arras
2 Adults x $440.93
$881.86
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$881.86
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Full Day Private New Zealander Battlefields Tour from Arras
2 Adults x $440.93
$881.86
Approx Total
$881.86
Pickup included
Full Day Private New Zealander Battlefields Tour from Arras
2 Adults x $440.93
$881.86
Approx Total
$881.86
Pickup included
Full Day Private New Zealander Battlefields Tour from Arras
2 Adults x $440.93
$881.86
Approx Total
$881.86
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Helmet
  • WELLINGTON QUARRY ENTRANCE €6.30ADULT

Overview

This tour will take you in the footsteps of the New Zealanders on the paved streets of Arras, down 20 meters deep tunnels beneath its magnificent squares; walking in trenches, and visiting moving WW1 sites in the Somme whilst learning all about the experience of the Kiwis on the Western Front.

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Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Arras or at Arras station, on the platform of your train, if you get there by train, and take you back there at the end of your day. ... Read more ▼

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Meeting points

I will meet guests on the platform of their train at Arras station or at the hotel they are staying at in Arras

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Place des Heros

    Arras is blessed with a very rich architectural heritage as its two Flemish Baroque style squares : « La Place des Heroes » and « La Grand Place » will confirm. It is also a place full of history going from Roman times and across the centuries including the first world war. During these 20 minutes, your guide will take you on a journey through time.

    20 minutes

  • Carriere Wellington

    The Wellington Quarry in Arras is a remarkable network of underground tunnels built, mostly by 500 miners from the New Zealand Tunnelling Company in 1917 before the Battle of Arras. This network of tunnels will accommodate 24,000 soldiers before the surprise assault on the 9th of April. The tunnels are accessed via a glass-walled lift down the twenty meters to the quarry floor. The tour consists of both guided and audio-guided tours on a planned path accessible for wheelchairs.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • N/A

    Although never captured by the enemy, Mailly-Maillet was in continuous use by troops resting from the front line. When the Germans launched their massive Spring Offensive, the New Zealand Division was hurried to the Somme and fought near the village. Our visit will take us by La Signy Farm and the Dressing Station in Mailly-Maillet.

    30 minutes

  • Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

    The Newfoundland Memorial Park is the largest battlefield site in the Somme and a memorial dedicated to all Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War. The Battle of the Somme was the first major engagement of the regiment where they suffered staggering losses on the 1st of July 1916. The ground, purchased in 1921 by the women of Newfoundland and their government has become the symbol of sacrifice and a source of identity of the island.

    45 minutes

  • Memorial de Thiepval

    The “Memorial of the Missing” The “Memorial of the Missing” is the largest British War Memorial in the world. This imposing monument overlooks the surrounding rolling countryside. On its walls are engraved the names of over 72 000 soldiers who are rather missing or whose bodies were found but not identified. Here we will talk about military tactics and also about the notion of being “missing” and what it meant for all the families of those soldiers.

    45 minutes

  • Caterpillar Cemetery

     The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name of the the long valley which rises eastward. In 2004, the remains of an unidentified New Zealand soldier was exhumed from this cemetery and is now resting in Wellington. This site is also the site of the New Zealand Memorial to the Missing , recording the names of 1205 New Zealand soldiers who were killed during the Battle of the Somme and have no known final resting place. From this point you will see the ground from which the New Zealand Division started during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and an ideal place for your guide will tell you all about it.

    30 minutes

  • N/A

    From this point you will see the ground from which the New Zealand Division started during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and an ideal place for your guide will tell you all about it.

    15 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour is 8 hours long and includes traveling time

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund
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Reviews

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An informative and humbling tour

Published on Dec, 2024

What an amazing and informative tour, also very humbling seeing where our soliders fought during WWI and having described to you the conditions they had to tolerate - it certainly was no picnic. Brigitte, our guide, brought to life their daily lives of struggles and hardship endured whilst fighting the Germans. The Wellington Quarry was also an interesting visit to see how our New Zealand miners within a short period of time extended the tunnels under Arras, from the Middle Ages, for a surprise attack on the enemy. A fantastic and a must do for tour by an extremely knowledgeable guide. Highly recommended.

An informative and humbling tour

Published on Dec, 2024

What an amazing and informative tour, also very humbling seeing where our soliders fought during WWI and having described to you the conditions they had to tolerate - it certainly was no picnic. Brigitte, our guide, brought to life their daily lives of struggles and hardship endured whilst fighting the Germans. The Wellington Quarry was also an interesting visit to see how our New Zealand miners within a short period of time extended the tunnels under Arras, from the Middle Ages, for a surprise attack on the enemy. A fantastic and a must do for tour by an extremely knowledgeable guide. Highly recommended.

An informative and humbling tour

Published on Dec, 2024

What an amazing and informative tour, also very humbling seeing where our soliders fought during WWI and having described to you the conditions they had to tolerate - it certainly was no picnic. Brigitte, our guide, brought to life their daily lives of struggles and hardship endured whilst fighting the Germans. The Wellington Quarry was also an interesting visit to see how our New Zealand miners within a short period of time extended the tunnels under Arras, from the Middle Ages, for a surprise attack on the enemy. A fantastic and a must do for tour by an extremely knowledgeable guide. Highly recommended.

WW1 Nz Tour

Published on Sep, 2024

Brigitte was extremely knowledgeable, informative and engaging, we had a great day , exceeded our expectations

WW1 Nz Tour

Published on Sep, 2024

Brigitte was extremely knowledgeable, informative and engaging, we had a great day , exceeded our expectations

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