TOUR PRICE: PARTIAL TOUR DATE: August 19-28 2010. DAY 4: Margraten Cemetery/Bastogne/Bois Jacque/Halt Station/Foy September 14: Today we start out with a very special visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and parts of Omaha Beach. We will retrace the steps of Sergeant Harrison Summers at the XYZ location and see where he and a couple men wiped out an entire German Artillery Garrison. Now we will tour the Easy Company locations in the city of Carentan We will finish the day with a special visit to the small village of Angoville where we will meet many of the locals and visit the famed church of the bloody pews. You will also see some special stained glass windows that have been installed here in honor of the paratroopers. September 15: Now we head North to Holland and the tour of the operation Market Garden airborne battle sights. We visit Arnhem and Hartenstein Hotel Museum in Oosterbeek upon our arrival. September 16: We will see Easy Company's drop zone at Son as well as the bridge that was blown upon their arrival. Then we move to see locations they fought at in Eindhoven. We will travel "Hells Highway" with stops at Veghel and Uden and Eerde. September 17: Now we will visit the hard fought areas on The Island. Opheusden, The Battle of the Crossroads and Major Winters' HQ at Schoonderlogt. A visit to Nijmegen and its famous bridge that was taken by the 82nd Airborne as well as the 504th's Waal River crossing. We enjoy the 66th Anniversary of the invasion of Holland.
September 18: Depart early morning for The U.S. Cemetery in Margraten and then on to Bastogne. In Bastogne we will stay in Houffalize and visit the Panther Tank in the town center as well as Easy Company positions in Foy. September 19: An intense day of touring begins at The Easy Company foxholes in the Bois Jaqcue woods. Visit the Mardasson Memorial and the Bastogne Museum. We get a special tour of General Mc.Auliffe's HQ at "Cave Nuts". We also visit Noville, Luzory and the Halt Station. September 20: We start the day with a visit to Recogne and the Germany Cemetery. We then head to La Gleize to see the impressive King Tiger Tank and the museum there. We depart the Bastogne area and drive to our departure city. September 21: Depart for the U.S. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE ADDED AND EXTRA DAY TO THE END OF THIS TOUR AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU!
We are pleased to announce a few new additions to our tour lineup for 2010.
Not only are we offering two, full 15 day tours, but we are now offering a partial tour of 9 days and our new Combat Tour! These tours will give you an in depth look at areas we cover on the full tours, but covering select locations.
We realize that for some of our customers it is tough to get away for a full two weeks, so we hope that the partial tour will give you an opportunity to take part in a tour, without a larger investment of your time.
OUR MAY TOUR VETERAN GUEST IS 2 TIME SILVER STAR AWARDEE FRED BAHLAU OF H/HQ CO. 506TH.
WE KNOW IN TODAY'S ECONOMY THAT PEOPLE ARE CAREFULLY WATCHING THEIR MONEY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE A VACATION. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE LOWERED OUR PRICES IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR TOURS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE!
VETERANS, EASY COMPANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND PRIOR TOUR GUESTS, INQUIRE ABOUT OUR ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR TOUR FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, CONTACT US FOR TOUR PRICING.
THE FIRST TOUR OF 2010 KICKS OFF IN MAY!
ONLY 4 SPOTS ARE LEFT FOR OUR MAY 13-28 FULL TOUR! AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AND FUTURE REGRET AND CONTACT US ASAP TO MAKE YOUR DEPOSIT TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
THE FULL BAND OF BROTHERS TOUR
TOUR DATES: May 13-May 28, 2010 and July 15-30 2010
$5895NOW $4995 Per Person based on Double occupancy. Single add $675.
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This is our 15 day tour that covers the locations that Easy Company was. From Toccoa Georgia, all the way to Hitlers Eagle's Nest and their final days in Austria, you will walk where they walked and you will learn their intimate stories.
DAY 1: We arrive in Atlanta with an informal welcome reception. You will meet the veteran guests and our guest actors from the series as well as your guides for the tour.
DAY 2: We start out where the men started out, in Toccoa Georgia. See the legendary Mt. Currahee and visit the local museum. Depart for England.
DAY 3: Arrive England and drive to where Easy Company was stationed, at Aldbourne. We will tour the 506th headquarters at Littlecote House and enjoy a pint at one of their favorite hangouts, The Blue Boar.
DAY 4: We visit one of the D-Day departure airfields at Membury then we head south for the Portsmouth and our Ferry across the English Channel.
DAY 5: We start off our tour of Normandy where some of the men of Easy Company landed on their jump on the Night of Nights in Ste Mere Eglise. We then will visit the monument and crash site of Stick 66. This is where Lt. Meehan's plane went in and crashed killing all on board. We enjoy lunch and a very special tour of Brecourt Manor and retrace the steps of the men who attacked the German guns here. Then we move to the coast and the Utah Beach Museum. Afterwards we will head to Dead Man's Corner and a drive down Purple Heart Lane and over to Bloody Gulch where the 101st slugged it out with the 17th SS.
DAY 6: Today we start out with a very special visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and parts of Omaha Beach. We will retrace the steps of Sergeant Harrison Summers at the XYZ location and see where he and a couple men wiped out an entire German Artillery Garrison. Now we will tour the Easy Company locations in the city of Carentan. We will finish the day with a special visit to the small village of Angoville where we will meet many of the locals and visit the famed church of the bloody pews. You will also see some special stained glass windows that have been installed here in honor of the paratroopers.
While in Normandy, if time permits, we will see other important locations also. Such as Pointe du Hoc, Pegasus Bridge, etc.
DAY 7: Now we head north to Holland for our tour of Operation Market/Garden. We will start off in the British zone in Arnhem and a visit to the Hartenstein Hotel Museum in Oosterbeek.
While in Holland we will see many of the locations that the 506th fought that may not be listed below. Also included will be the Nijmegen Bridge and the Waal River crossing area made famous by the 82nd Airborne Division!
DAY 8: We will see Easy Company's drop zone at Son and move to see locations they fought at in Eindhoven. We will travel "Hells Highway" with stops at Veghel, Uden and Eerde.
DAY 9: Now we will visit the hard fought areas on The Island. Opheusden, The Battle of the Crossroads and Major Winters' HQ at Schoonderlogt. Visit to Margraten Cemetery and depart for Bastogne.
DAY 10: Bastogne. Visit the Mardasson Memorial and the Bastogne Museum. We get a special tour of General Mc.Auliffe's HQ at "Cave Nuts". We visit Foy and the foxholes in the Bois Jacque woods.
DAY 11: Bastogne. Today we will visit Noville, Recogne and the German Cemetery, Luzory and Halt Station memorial. If time permits we will visit the museum in La Gleize and see the giant King Tiger there.
DAY 12: Departing Bastogne we drive through Alsace stopping at the Luxembourg U.S. Cemetery to visit the graves of Easy Company men and that of General George S. Patton. We see Hagenau and see where they made the last patrol. We will also visit the sobering reminder of why they fought at the Dachau Concentration Camp. We stay in Munich and enjoy dinner at one of its fabulous beer halls.
DAY 13: Berchtesgaden and Hitlers Eagle's Nest.
DAY 14: Zell am See, Kaprun and the send off dinner.
DAY 15: Drive to Munich for our flight home.
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PARTIAL TOUR PRICING: $3895 NOW $3495 based on Double Occupancy. Single add $325
Trace the route of Easy Company from Holland to Bastogne, then onto Hagenau, Berchtesgaden and Zell am See, Austria.
DAY 1: Depart U.S. for Amsterdam or Brussels and enjoy a welcome reception.
DAY 2: Holland. Son/Eindhoven/Veghel/Uden and more.
DAY 3: Holland. The Island/Opheusden/The Crossroads/Schoonderlogt/Arnhem and the Hartenstein Museum
DAY 5: Bastogne Monument-Museum and Cave Nuts
DAY 6: Luxembourg Cemetery/Drive to Hagenau
DAY 7: Hagenau/Drive to Berchtesgaden
DAY 8: Berchtesgaden/Kaprun/Zell am See/Saalbach Austria
DAY 9: Depart for the U.S.
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NEW TOUR ANNOUNCED!
THE BAND OF BROTHERS COMBAT TOUR.
COMBAT TOUR PRICE IS $3995 PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY. SINGLE ADD $350.
For those of you who want to jump right into the combat history of Easy Company and the 101st Airborne Division, we have the tour for you!
From Normandy to Holland and finally the Battle of the Bulge, we take you to the main battlefields of Europe on our special 10 day COMBAT TOUR!
This tour encompasses the best of all our tours and combines them into one tour. PLUS we will be a part of the 66th Anniversary of the invasion of Holland on the 17th and 18th!
THE BAND OF BROTHERS COMBAT TOUR DATE: September 11-21, 2010.
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