Private New Zealand Battlefield Tour In Flanders From Bruges
Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Duration: 12 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
09:00 AM
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Departure Details :
Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up also possible from other hotels in Bruges -
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
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Cancellation Policy : This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Stand on Messines ridge where the New Zealand Corps launched the attack after the explosion of the 19 mines. You will visit Passendale, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Gravenstafel and many other places in which the ANZAC Corps was involved.Highlights
- Step back in time on a history tour
- All entrance fees included
- Lunch included
- Led by a local guide
- Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
Know More about this tour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Messines Ridge, Mesen, West Flanders Province
You will stand in Messines on the battlefields where New Zealand troops fought in June 1917.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: NZ Memorial Messines
The Memorial is sitiated on the German's 1st line.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: NZ Messines Ridge Memorial, Mesen, West Flanders Province
This Memorial is bearing the names of the New Zealand Soldiers who died during the Battle of Messines and have no known grave.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pool of Peace, Heuvelland, West Flanders Province
You will stand near the crater, one of the 19 triggered on the morning of the battle.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lettenberg Bunkers, Kemmel, Heuvelland, West Flanders Province
Having a look at these command bunkers
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders Province
Where David Galager, former Captain of the All Blacks, is buried.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Poperinge Town Hall Death Cell, Poperinge, West Flanders Province
A quick visit to the daeth cells and see the execution pole.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Langemark Cemetery, Langemark, West Flanders Province
Have a look at the German Cemetery, feel the difference
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: New Zealand Memorial WWI
The place where David Galager was mortally wounded on 4 Octobre 1917.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders Province
The largest CWGC's cemetery, the memorial is bearing the names of 35 000 solders who have no known grave.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ypres Cloth Hall, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province
Stand on the main square of Ypres to see the Cloth Hall, the Cthedral and many other nice buildings. You will have some free time in town.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders Province
You will stand under the Gate to attend the Last Post before I bring you back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Exclusions
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Vehicles are cleaned and sanitized after every tour.
Traveler Reviews
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My wife and I recently did this tour with Caude and highly recommend it for those who want to see for themselves where so much history took place. Claude is very knowledgeable about the history of the area and I am still coming to grips with the enormity of the armed struggle that took place there. For me, standing on the Messiness Ridge looking down the gentle rise up which the allies had to advance was a revelation. That gentle slope was a major strategic advantage to the holder of the high ground and countless live were expended in the struggle to control it.
We saw place names and went through villages that I had only seen in history books. Messines, Ypres, Poperinge, Polygon Wood, Hellfire Corner and many others.
A very memorable tour that will stay with me for a long time. We finished at the Menin Gate in Ypres for the evening service and I was amazed at the number of visitors who attended.
Thanks Claude for a very special time.. -
My wife and I recently did this tour with Caude and highly recommend it for those who want to see for themselves where so much history took place. Claude is very knowledgeable about the history of the area and I am still coming to grips with the enormity of the armed struggle that took place there. For me, standing on the Messiness Ridge looking down the gentle rise up which the allies had to advance was a revelation. That gentle slope was a major strategic advantage to the holder of the high ground and countless live were expended in the struggle to control it.
We saw place names and went through villages that I had only seen in history books. Messines, Ypres, Poperinge, Polygon Wood, Hellfire Corner and many others.
A very memorable tour that will stay with me for a long time. We finished at the Menin Gate in Ypres for the evening service and I was amazed at the number of visitors who attended.
Thanks Claude for a very special time..