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Leger Holidays
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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


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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.

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Executive Coach Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - May 2009 Tour ref 4HMG
Travel by Executive coach
3 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
Specialist Battlefields Guide
2 Battlefield visits: Ysselsteyn, Overloon and Nijmegen; Hell’s Highway and Oosterbeek

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 21 £245
£227
August 14
£265
£246
May 29 £265
£246
September 19
£275
£255
June 27 £265
£246
March 19 2009
£251
£233
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras • Optional excursions • Single room supplement £56 • Travel insurance
from £29.95.


To book or to check availability
Contact Leger Holidays 0845 458 5604
Quote Travel 55 Ref T5501 plus Leger's Holiday Code

Please note - prices may change & will be confirmed when you call to make a booking.
The discount will be applied accordingly to reflect the price

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