New Zealand Ypres Day Tour from Arras
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New Zealand Ypres Day Tour from Arras

1 day
About this activity
Meet your guide at 9:30am at the railway station in Arras, then head through the war-scarred landscape of Vimy Ridge to Fleurbaix and Ploegsteert. Along the way, pass perfectly preserved German machine and command bunkers dating back to WWI and listen as your guide describes the fighting that took place from 1914 to 1918.

Visit the New Zealand Memorial Park near Messines Ridge, and discover the German bunkers overlooking the battlefield. Then, stop at the Messines Ridge Cemetery — where the names of missing soldiers of the 3rd Rifle Brigade are listed on the memorial. At the Nine Elms Cemetery in Poperinge, see the grave of Sgt Dave Gallaher — former captain of the All Blacks rugby team and one of 13 All Blacks team members who died in WWI.

After lunch, explore Butts Cemetery, the New Zealand Memorial, and Polygon Wood, then visit Passchendaele Museum — home to reconstructed trenches and dugouts. Visit Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Europe.

Continue on to Ypres and enjoy free time to explore at your leisure, then head on to your centrally located Ypres hotel to conclude your tour. Alternatively, attend the daily Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate at 8pm. Afterward, depart Ypres for your hotel or the railway station in Arras, or Lille.
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Included
  • Guide
  • Transport
  • Round-trip travel from Arras, or drop-off in Ypres or Lille
  • Entry/Admission - Tyne Cot Cemetery
  • Entry/Admission - Battle of Polygon Wood
  • Entry/Admission - Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
  • Entry/Admission - Menin Gate Memorial
  • Entry/Admission - Caterpillar Valley Memorial
Not included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Infant seats available
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with two paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Infant meals not included
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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