New Zealand Battlefields Private Tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Explore the tunnel network dug by the New Zealanders for the Battle of Arras in April 1917

   1.3 hAdmission included

2. During the 1918 Spring Offensive, Bapaume was captured by the German army. Although defended by New Zealand troops, the town was briefly lost, only to be retaken by the Kiwis in August 1918. Notably, it was in this area that the New Zealanders played a crucial role in stopping the German advance, Operation Michael.

   15 min

3. Lunch at the Tommy Museum Café, Pozières, followed by a discovery of the Battle of Pozières, a key struggle in the Battle of the Somme.

   45 min

4. Explore the Lochnagar Mine Crater, a massive 60,000-pound crater created by the detonation of a British mine on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme.

   20 min

5. The Caterpillar Valley Cemetery and Memorial is located on Bazentin Ridge, near Longueval. This was the site of the New Zealand Division's first engagement in the Battle of the Somme, in September 1916. The cemetery contains numerous New Zealand graves and serves as the memorial for those New Zealanders who died in the area and have no known graves.

   30 min

6. The memorial, erected on a ridge overlooking High Wood and Delville Wood, honors the New Zealand Division's contribution to the Battle of the Somme.

   20 min

7. The Newfoundland Park in Beaumont-Hamel is unique worldwide, offering visitors the chance to explore a complete and preserved trench system in its original post-Great War state. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to understand trench warfare.

   45 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Arras

• Its from-price is 17% above the median of the 33 experiences we list in Arras.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Arras

Arras, in northern France, is known for two grand arcaded squares of Flemish-style gabled houses, a tall belfry and its First World War history.

Arras sits in the chalk country of Artois, in northern France, and has been a centre of trade and cloth since the Middle Ages, when its woven hangings were so celebrated that the word arras came to mean a wall hanging in English. The Grand'Place and the Place des Héros, two linked squares, are lined with arcades and tall gabled houses in the Flemish Baroque style, rebuilt faithfully after the First World War.

Top-ranked sights in Arras: Wellington Quarry (Carrière Wellington).

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