The Battlefield Explorer Tours
The Battlefield Explorer Tours
The Battlefield Explorer Tours
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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On my tours I share the history of the battles and the soldiers with the aim that the torch of remembrance is passed on to the next generation. We will visit the battlefields of Operation Market Garden (and others) and on site we will talk about the history of what happened there, tell the stories of who fought there, and explain why this still matters today. My words are supported by maps, photos, aerial photographs, audio and video to give you the best possible experience. We will discuss the big picture, why the operation was launched, what the goals were and how they were to be achieved. Then we focus on what happened to the troops on the ground, what were their experiences, what decisions were made that caused the outcomes and we reflect on the human cost. By the end of the tour I hope to have inspired you to pass on what you have learned, that you too will help carry the torch and help keep the memories of their sacrifices alive. Let me take you to battlefields around Arnhem
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May 2023
I spent the day with Joris Nieuwent, he was very accommodating to my crazy schedule! Joris is fantastic, leaving the Eindhoven Train station we made our way up Hell’s Highway to the Zon Bridge, his VW van is very comfortable and the video theater with Overview maps takes you back in time to 17 September, 1944. The day was everything I’d hoped for in terms of bringing to life the realities and hardships our men in uniform, and the civilians, faced from Zon to Arnhem. Joris’ passion for his work makes a huge difference in your understanding and appreciation for Operation Market Garden!
Written June 1, 2023
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Michiel B
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Apr 2023
This battlefield tour was very good. Guide Joris placed the historical events in the current landscape in a very lively and inmaginative way. He used a set of different instruments to emphasis the person storys of the militairy.
Written May 1, 2023
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Tim H
Calera, OK123 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Joris is a master guide. A true historian in every sense of the word. He knows his subject matter at a deep level, and has a great delivery of it. He quickly picked up where our interests were the greatest and delivered an incredible experience. His use of period photographs, to show the scene was incredible.
If you want to visit the Market Garden battlegrounds, this is the guy!
If you want to visit the Market Garden battlegrounds, this is the guy!
Written April 29, 2023
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Mar 2023
Joris is an incredible tour guide - couldn't recommend him enough!
And to go above and beyond, Joris took the time to research and plan specific moments in the battle where a family member served.
I've been to battlefields in many locations and experience many good guides... Joris is by far the best I've ever had the pleasure to learn from.
If you are thinking of taking a tour with The Battlefield Explorer do not hesitate! The best experience in my entire trip across Europe!
And to go above and beyond, Joris took the time to research and plan specific moments in the battle where a family member served.
I've been to battlefields in many locations and experience many good guides... Joris is by far the best I've ever had the pleasure to learn from.
If you are thinking of taking a tour with The Battlefield Explorer do not hesitate! The best experience in my entire trip across Europe!
Written April 15, 2023
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Paul S
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Mar 2023 • Friends
We booked Joris Nieuwint for a full day visit to Arnhem and related Operation Market Garden sites. Joris is a fantastic guide with a passion for the subject and very detailed knowledge. He uses a very comfortable passenger van which is equipped with some excellent visual aids including relevant WW2 film clips and audio. His selection of maps and photographs to explain the battle is second to none. Joris tailored the itinerary to meet our specific needs and was very happy to make any last minute changes. He was great company, speaks impeccable English and was very punctual. We fully recommend that you follow the lunch suggestion venue that he will add into your visit, assuming you include the Airborne Museum in your plans.Payment ( via PayPal) was extremely easy for UK visitors and the trip represented good value for our group of 4. Altogether a first class experience.
Written March 30, 2023
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Mar 2023 • Friends
Four friends and myself had booked the Bridge Too Far one day trip and having spent Saturday in two very different and exceptional museums, I was unsure how much more could be added to the narrative…I could not have been more overwhelmed!. Joris clearly has passion and enthusiasm but more than that has synthesised and articulated his research into an experience that breathes life and understanding into one of the periods more controversial and tragic operations. The sequencing and logical approach he applies to the recounting of the series of events together with appropriate application of multi media visual and audio supplements is quite superb!. His easy and likeable character makes the day an enjoyable one but can still carry gravitas where needed. Needless to say we were given far more of a tour and series of lectures and insights than we expected , imagined or indeed had paid for as we ran far over our deadline . but the quality of delivery never wavered…..I would highly recommend any enthusiast of history to spend some time in this chaps company.
Written March 28, 2023
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David N
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Mar 2023 • Friends
Joris delivered an extremely memorable Hells Highway tour. After being on several WWII tours across Europe, this was by far the best one. His delivery and depth of knowledge was wrapped up very professionally with videos and relevant map explanations. He was able to slightly modify the program to our desires and interacted very well with the group. I’m sure I will rejoin for another one of his tours. Highly recommended experience and education to remember the sacrifice of the Allies and civilians during Market Garden.
Written March 16, 2023
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James H
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Feb 2023
If you have any interest in WWII this tour is exceptional, and you will learn how the books you have read, the movies you have seen, and all the conventional wisdom don't get a lot of things right when held up to the actual facts as documented by the military units that fought in the battle. But Joris has done all this research and knows all this and is just a fountain of knowledge. We did the Band of Brothers tour, which ends with you standing in the exact field Capt Winters charged over, alone, and encountered what turned out to be two companies of Germans. To see it with your own eyes, and hear the real facts from Joris was simply great. And this was throughout the whole day, from just above Eindhoven to just below Arnhem. Where the tank scraped the house, and the bullets hit the bricks - it's all still there for you to see.
Written February 28, 2023
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Carol A
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Jan 2023
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our battlefield tour with Joris. I admit my husband is a WWII enthusiast, not me. But Joris showed a thorough knowledge of Operation Market Garden, and I was drawn in as well by his enthusiasm and passion for the subject. He brought each site to life with an armload of primary source material, photos, maps, and audio recordings providing context. I could stand on the street corner, visualize their goals, and see how the mission failed. We highly recommend this tour.
Written February 13, 2023
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fdj1946
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Nov 2022
joris is an excellent guide . he provides a strategic context to the Arnhem campaign which explains most of what went wrong and why . he backs this up with very good audio visual aids -maps , photos and old newsreel clips on his ipad .
he was a very thorough operator who took us every step along the way from Son to Arnhem and covered the campaign with the right amount of detail . he was very friendly and personable and i enjoyed talking to him . Net i thoroughly recommend him for a good tour of the arnhem campaign.
he was a very thorough operator who took us every step along the way from Son to Arnhem and covered the campaign with the right amount of detail . he was very friendly and personable and i enjoyed talking to him . Net i thoroughly recommend him for a good tour of the arnhem campaign.
Written November 7, 2022
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ashar
Australian Capital Territory, Australia5 contributions
Hi..is there any chance you are available for this Market Garden tour on 20th or 21st? I appreciate it's short notice. Thanks Ashar
Ps. If not ...can you kindly recommend a colleague or a guide who might be available ?
My number is +61448145904