Beyond Band Of Brothers Tour
Join our unique History Tour as we retrace the Allied advance through Western Europe. Based on the award-winning HBO miniseries that follows the path of the 101st Airborne's Easy Company, our tour takes you Beyond Band of Brothers to meet local people who witnessed these historic events. Our History Tour ...
Read Full Description- Destination:
- Belgium; France; Germany; Holland, Belgium; London, United Kingdom; Luxembourg
- Trip Length:
- 11 days
- Price Range:
- From $2670 to $4900 (Beyond Band of Brothers is proud to announce its NEW "World War II History Only Tours", otherwise known as its D-Tours. These 7-day, 8-day, 10-day and 11-day "World War II History Tours" offer all of the great services of our traditional 11-day "History & Sightseeing/Shopping Tours", including breakfast, lunch and dinner, gratuities, museum entries, check-in and luggage assistance, and airport transfers in Paris or London. As history-only trips, the Sightseeing/Shopping tour options are not available, which allows us to offer considerable discounts off of our normal price. The D-Tour prices are: D-7 -- $2,760 (starts/ends in Paris, France) D-8 -- $2,980 (starts/ends in Paris, France) D-10 -- $3,600 (starts in Paris, France ends in Munich, Germany) D-11 -- $4,200 (starts in London, England ends in Munich, Germany) (2009 special price is $3,920) ) per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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Infants (under 2)
Children (2 - 5)
Children (6 - 8)
Children (9 - 11)
Children (12 - 14)
Children (15 - 17)
Adults (25 - 29)
Seniors (65+)
Military/Veteran, Seniors
Family Trip, Summer Vacation, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
Join our unique History Tour as we retrace the Allied advance through Western Europe. Based on the award-winning HBO miniseries that follows the path of the 101st Airborne's Easy Company, our tour takes you Beyond Band of Brothers to meet local people who witnessed these historic events. Our History Tour begins with a visit to the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment command center in Hungerford, England. We then storm the beaches of Normandy, site of history's greatest amphibious assault. After a trip to Holland to explore Operation Market Garden, we venture into Belgium's Ardennes Forest to relive the siege of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. From there we travel into enemy territory to visit the Dachau concentration camp and the Nazi stronghold in Berchtesngaden. The Beyond Band of Brothers team will handle your luggage and hotel check-in, allowing you to focus on the exciting events of the day. We will pick you up at the airport in London and drop you off at the international airport in either Salzburg or Munich. See "Beyond Band Of Brothers Companion Tour" listed elsewhere. Minimum Travelers = 2
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - London
Hotel
Upon arrival in London, you will be picked up at the airport and brought to the Marriott Hotel in Swindon. There will be an introduction to the tour and a video session introducing the witnesses that will meet the group the following day. Dinner at the hotel will follow.
Day 2 - France
Historical and Educational Tours
The group will travel to the Littlecote House, headquarters of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment in England in 1944. You will see Colonel Robert Sink’s office and explore the historical collection on display. Local people will join the group to share their memories of this period. We then travel by bus to the English Channel and board the ferry that will take us to the Normandy Coast. Dinner will be taken on the ferry. We will disembark in Ouistreham and travel by bus to Hotel Mercure in Caen.
Day 3 - France
Historical and Educational Tours
The day will start with a visit to the town of Carentan and its Dead Man’s Corner Museum. After lunch in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, we pass by Brecourt Manor, site of Easy Company’s famous assault on German artillery, followed by a tour of Utah Beach and its museum. Dinner will be at the Hotel Mercure in Caen, where we will again spend the night
Day 4 - France
Historical and Educational Tours
Our second day in Normandy will begin with a trip to the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. After lunch in the coastal town of Arromanches-les-Bains, we visit the German battery in Longues-sur-Mer. We then tour the Kieffer Commando museum in Ouistreham, which commemorates the French contribution to the D-Day invasion. Dinner will be at the Taverne de Maitre Kanter with decorated French veterans and liberated civilians. After dinner, the group will return to the Hotel Mercure in Caen.
Day 5 - Holland
Historical and Educational Tours
After breakfast in Normandy, the coach will travel to the Netherlands to the city of Nijmegen. The Band of Brothers video will play on the bus, along with videos of the people to meet in Holland who have personal stories to tell about life under Nazi occupation and the famous battles to liberate the country. The group will spend the night at the Golden Tulip Valmonte hotel in Berg en Dal.
Day 6 - Belgium
Historical and Educational Tours
The sixth day of our tour explores the bold attempt by the Allies to end the war quickly through Operation Market Garden. The morning features a brief drive along the famous dykes that figured in so many battles for control of the region. We are then given a tour of the Liberation Museum by people who lived under the Nazi occupation and witnessed the battles that led to the country’s liberation. In the evening we depart for Belgium’s Ardennes Forest. We will spend the night in the town of Bastogne at the Melba Hotel.
Day 7 - Luxembourg
Historical and Educational Tours
In the morning we travel to the neighboring country of Luxembourg to take in the remarkable collection and displays of the National Military History Museum. We then return to Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne defended the besieged town during the Battle of the Bulge. We visit the Bastogne Historical Center and the Mardasson monument, which pays tribute to the Allied resolve during this critical period. Visits to Bois Jacques and E Company foxholes highlight the afternoon itinerary. We meet WWII witnesses for dinner at the Brasserie 1900.
Day 8 - Germany
Historical and Educational Tours
The eighth day of our tour involves travel to Bavaria. On the way, we stop in Hamm, Luxemburg for a visit to the American cemetery, the final resting place of many Easy Company soldiers as well as General Patton. In Landsberg the group will check into the Goggl Hotel.
Day 9 - Germany
In the morning, we will have a guided tour of Landsberg and the remains of the concentration camps liberated by the American army. We will also visit a courthouse where several war criminals were tried for their association with the concentration camps. In the afternoon we will visit the infamous Dachau camp, which now features a full-scale museum detailing Nazi atrocities. We then travel to Berchtesgaden and spend the night at the Hotel Bavaria.
Day 10 - Germany
Historical and Educational Tours
The last full day of the trip involves a trip to Berchtesgaden, sight of Hitler’s Bavarian retreat, the Eagle’s Nest, which was captured by Easy Company at the end of World War II. We start with a visit to Dokumentation Obersalzberg, an exhibit prepared by the German Institute of Contemporary History set atop Hitler’s bunker complex. The farewell dinner in the evening will be attended by witnesses of the period. We will stay at Hotel Bavaria, where the closing celebration will take place.
Day 11 - Germany
Commercial Flight
After saying goodbye, our guests will be brought by bus to either Salzburg or Munich for their return flights.
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