Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Operation Market Garden Coach Holidays 4 Days - 7.5%
Discount
Montgomery’s soldiers heroic grab
at victory
Operation
Market Garden Tour Itinerary
DAY 1: To Arnhem-Velp
for a three-night stay.
DAY 2: Ysselsteyn,
Overloon and Nijmegen (included)
and Groesbeek Liberation Museum (optional) Today we
see the German Cemetery at Ysselsteyn, followed by Venray
British Cemetery, before visiting the National War and Resistance
Museum at Overloon. Our day concludes in Nijmegen. The fascinating
National Liberation Museum, our optional excursion today,
overlooks the Landing Zones of the American 82nd Airborne
Division and the Reichswald Forest. We then visit the nearby
Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Groesbeek, which contains
the memorial bearing the names of 1103 Commonwealth Servicemen
(many lost at Arnhem) who have no known grave. B
DAY 3:
Hell's Highway and Oosterbeek (included) Travelling
to ‘Hell’s Highway’, we pass through Son
and Veghel to Grave, then onwards to the bridge at Arnhem,
which was defended by the British 1st Airborne Division.
We then see St. Elizabeth Hospital, the scene of bitter
fighting, and Acacialaan, where Sgt. Baskeyfield won his
V.C., before arriving at the 1st Airborne Museum. Housed
in the Hartenstein Hotel at Oosterbeek, this was the headquarters
of the Arnhem Division. We also see memorials at Ginkelheide
and Heelsum .B
DAY 4: To Calais then return home. B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast
Your Hotels
You’ll stay for 4 nights
at the 2-star Express by Holiday Inn Amiens. The hotel is
centrally located and offers a restaurant, bar, lift and all
bedrooms have T.V., telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.
Please note Jun 9 and Sep 22 departures stay at the 3-star
Novotel Amiens Est located 7km from the centre of Amiens.
The hotel has a restaurant and bar. The hotel has two floors
and does not have a lift, although there are bedrooms on the
ground floor. All bedrooms have a T.V., telephone and air-conditioning.
Silver
Service Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - May 2009 Tour
ref 4HMGV
3 nights’
accommodation with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefields Guide
2 Battlefield visits: Ysselsteyn, Overloon and Nijmegen; Hell’s
Highway and Oosterbeek
Travel by Silver Service luxury coach
Porterage at your hotel
Smaller, more personal group
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations
on 0845 458 5604
March
6 2008
£265 £246
March
5 2009
£301 £279
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions • Single room supplement
£56 • Travel insurance
from £29.95.
