About the Tour
Commemorate the Battle of the Bulge during the time of year in which it happened—exactly 80 years ago. This tour retraces the unexpected, dramatic battle and offers the unique opportunity to visit key sites with expert historians, battlefield guides, and actors from the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
Program Pricing
Price per person based on Double Occupancy
$6,995 $6,495*
Price per person based on Single Occupancy
$9,296 $8,796*
$299 per person taxes and fees are additional.
Battle of Hürtgen Forest 3-Night Optional Pre-Tour Extension
Price per person based on Double Occupancy
Optional three-night pre-tour extension program
$2,028
Price per person based on Single Occupancy
Optional three-day pre-tour extension program
$2,788
$199 per person taxes and fees are additional.
Download the Brochure
Download the official Battle of the Bulge brochure for a full listing of inclusions, accommodations, and other useful information.
Pre-tour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrivals in Brussel / Transfer to Aachen
From Brussels, trandfer to Aachen / Stop for independent lunch along the way / Welcome dinner and pre-tour overview
Accommodations: Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen (D)
Day 2
Hill 400 / Ochsenkopf / Vossenack
Tour key sites in the Hürtgen Forest in the sector near Vossenack and Schmidt / Included group lunch / Evening free in Aachen
Accommodations: Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen (B, L)
Day 3
Ordensburg Vogelsang
Visit “Order Castle”, a training center for Nazi Party bureaucrats from 1936-1939 / Included group lunch / Evening free in Aachen
Accommodations: Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen (B, L)
Day 4
Henry-Chapelle American Cemetery
Visit the final resting place for 7,987 Americans / Independent lunch in Monschau / Transfer to Clervaux Luxembourg to join the main tour
Accommodations: Hotel Le Clervaux (B)
Full Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Brussels
Transfer to Clervaux, Luxembourg, with lunch along the way / Welcome Reception & Dinner
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (L, R, D)
Day 2
The Northern Shoulder
Lanzerath, Belgium / The twin villages of Rocherath and Krinkelt / Tour of Camp Elsenborn
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B)
Day 3
106th Sector & St. Vith
The Ardennes Forest / St. Vith / Wereth
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B, L, D)
Day 4
Bastogne: “Nuts” Weekend
Follow the path of the German 5th Panzer Army / the Our River Bridge in Dasburg / Memorial to Reneé Lemaire / Bois Jacques / Easy Company Foxholes
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B)
Day 5
28th Infantry Division
Hosingen / Dahl / Wiltz / Diekirch & Schumanns Eck
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B, L, D)
Day 6
Commemoration Events
80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B, L, R, D)
Day 7
Luxembourg City
Visit “Patton’s Chapel” / Luxembourg American Cemetery / The National Museum of Military History in Luxembourg
Accommodations: Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel (B, D)
Day 8
Peiper’s Route
Follow the path of Peiper’s attack / Stavelot / Malmedy / Trois Ponts / La Gleize / Drive to Brussels / Evening at leisure
Accommodations: Sheraton Airport Brussels (B, L)
Day 9
Flights home from Brussels
After breakfast, transfer to Brussels International Airport (BRU) for independently scheduled flights home
(B)
Program Inclusions
- Tour with best-selling author John McManus, PhD
- Daily touring with Shane Taylor who portrayed Eugene “Doc” Roe and Robin Laing who portrayed “Babe” Heffron in Band of Brothers
Expert Battle of the Bulge guides Roland Gaul and Edwin Popken - Full-time National WWII Museum logistical tour manager
- Video Oral History presentations from the Museum’s collection
- VIP access to sites not offered on other tours
- Personal listening devices on all included touring
- Accommodations for seven nights at Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel and one night at Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
- 8 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners, and 2 Evening Receptions
- Beer, wine, and soft drinks included with lunches and dinners
- Private, first-class, motor coach transportation with bottled water
- Roundtrip airport transfers (on scheduled group arrival and departure days)
- Included gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, and servers
- Informative map book including useful battlefield maps and archival images to be used throughout your journey
- Personalized luggage tags and customized name badge
Destination Map
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