80th Anniversary Commemorative Tour: Battle of the Bulge

December 11 – 19, 2024

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.

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80th Anniversary Commemorative Tour: Battle of the Bulge

Tour Itinerary & Map

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 eight nights at Le Clervaux Boutique & Design Hotel and one night at Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
  • 5 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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80th Anniversary Commemorative Tour: Battle of the Bulge

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