3 Days History tour itinerary for Arras, Lille & Ypres: Trace New Zealanders' Tales On The Western Front
New Zealand soldiers storming Le Quesnoy November 1918
Lille-France
Follow the stories of the Kiwis on the Western Front from the Somme to the Armistice. Your historian guide will research the actions and locations associated with particular units and individuals. Find about the service record and cross-reference the war diaries and history books to find places, where that person's unit served and even where they became a casualty.
DAY 01
Lille-Ieper
Pick up by your Europe tour guide from Lille Europe and visit the following landmarks:
Ploegsteert Visitor Centre -orientation
The Battle of Messines 1917 and the New Zealand memorial
Passchendaele Memorial Museum
Gravenstafel memorial
Tyne Cot CWGC
Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony
Overnight in Ypres.
DAY 02
Ieper -Arras
Hear the stories of Kiwis on the Somme as you depart Ypres
Thiepval Memorial and Interpretation centre
Preserved battlefield of Newfoundland Park
Lunch Somme area
Lochnagar Crater
The baptism of fire at Flers 1916
Beaumont Hamel 1918
Overnight in Arras
DAY 03
Arras -Lille
Visit the remarkable Wellington Quarries the network of caverns and the handiwork of New Zealand miners with your local tour guide.
Then, follow the story of the Kiwis in 1918 from Hebuterne and Bapaume on the Somme to the capture of Le Quesnoy
Return to Lille
- 1200 GBP Per Group
Europe tour guide services
Research into personal stories. This is what is special about these tours. A battlefield historian will carry out some research to find the locations relevant to individuals of interest to you. For example, the guide will explain what the service record means and cross-reference the war diaries and history books to find places where that person's unit served and even where they became a casualty.
Maps and other supporting material handout.
Accommodation: Can recommend hotels and hostels to suit your preferred standards and the itinerary.
Meals: Can recommend restaurants to suit your taste and the size of your group. For large groups, it is recommended menus. You can picnic in good weather. Budget around 10-15 Euros for lunch and 25-50 euros for an evening meal.
Guide accommodation and subsistence: If you want an informed company during the evening, book the guide into the same hotel. Otherwise, they will stay in budget accommodation.
Vehicle rent: This will depend on the size of your group. Can advise and book suitable transport and drive or share the driving.
Museum entrances
This is more than a guided tour. This is an offer of a personalised visit to the battlefields of the western front with an itinerary that is tailored to your interests. Can adjust the itinerary to include locations and topics that are specific to you. If you want to visit the graves of a soldier or the places where they served, the guide will do our best to find out the background to what happened and why. You will cover the main sites of interest to the Australian visitor but will do it, as far as possible through the experiences of the people of most interest to the guests.
You will be charged for the guide’s time. Everything else is charged at cost, to keep the cost down for you, the guests.
Arras, Lille, Ypres



3
Other Tours by this guide
-
From GBP
1600
4-Day Pilgrimage to the ...
4 Days
Embark on this tour to travel all the significant Irish heritage sites, dedicated to the soldiers who fought on the Western Front ...
-
From GBP
1600
4-Day History Tour to ...
4 Days
Embark on this tour to get an in-depth lesson into the lives of brave Australian soldiers who fought here during WW1. Visit ...
-
From GBP
1600
Pay Respects to the ...
4 Days
Join this group tour to all the significant Canadian heritage sites dedicated to the soldiers who fought on the Western Front ...
-
From GBP
1200
Commemorate the British ...
3 Days
Join this tour to explore the heritage of the soldiers of the British Indian Army on the Western Front. Many thousands of men ...
-
From GBP
1600
See the American WWI ...
5 Days
Did you know that during the 1930s, Dwight D Eisenhower (34th US President) was attached to the American Battle Monuments ...