Churchill’s London Optional two-night Pre-tour Extension Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in London / Transfer to Aldbourne, England

Arrive in London Heathrow Airport (LHR) / Transfer to Aldbourne / Explore the training areas of Easy Company / Aldbourne walking tour accompanied by local villagers

Accommodations: Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa (L, R, D)

Day 2

Portsmouth / Cross the English Channel

Portsmouth / Golden Lion Pub / Cross the English Channel by ferry / Arrive Normandy

Accommodations: Le Lion d’Or (B, L, D)

Day 3

Utah Beach / US Airborne

La Fière / Sainte-Mère-Église / The Airborne Museum / Brécourt Manor / Sainte-Marie-du-Mont /Marmion Farm / Utah Beach / Utah Beach Museum

Accommodations: Le Lion d’Or (B, D)

Day 4

Easy Company in Normandy

Beuzeville-au-Plain / Carentan / Dead Man’s Corner Museum / The church at Angoville-au-Plain / Free time in Bayeux

Accommodations: Le Lion d’Or (B, L)

Day 5

Pointe du Hoc / Omaha Beach

Pointe du Hoc / Omaha Beach / Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial /Special “Farewell to Normandy” dinner

Accommodations: Le Lion d’Or (B, L, D)

Day 6

Transfer to the Netherlands

Travel by coach to the Netherlands / Free time in Amiens, France / Group dinner in Eindhoven

Accommodations: Hotel Pullman Eindhoven Cocagne (B, D)

Day 7

Eindhoven / Arnhem / Nijmegen

Tour American areas of Operation Market Garden / Tour of Arnhem and “The Bridge Too Far”

Accommodations: Hotel Pullman Eindhoven Cocagne (B, L)

Day 8

The Ardennes

Optional walking tour of Eindhoven or morning at leisure / Netherlands American Cemetery /Travel to Clervaux, Luxembourg

Accommodations: Hotel Koener (B, D)

Day 9

Bastogne

Mardasson Memorial / Tour Easy Company’s foxholes in the Bois Jacques /101st Airborne Museum / Bastogne War Museum

Accommodations: Hotel Koener (B)

Day 10

Luxembourg City / Haguenau

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial / Haguenau / Overnight in Stuttgart

Accommodations: Maritim Hotel Stuttgart (B, L)

Day 11

“Why We Fight”

Dachau Concentration Camp / Transfer to the Bavarian Alps

Accommodations: Grand Hotel Zell am See (B, D)

Day 12

Kehlsteinhaus

Tour Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest / Afternoon free in Zell am See / Farewell Dinner

Accommodations: Grand Hotel Zell am See (B, L, D)

Day 13

Flights home from Munich

Transfer to the Munich International Airport (MUC) for your independently scheduled flights home

(B)

*Hotel accommodations in Normandy vary per tour departure. Other properties include Le Manoir de Mathan and La Ferme de la Rançonnière.

• Travel in the company of a cast member from the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (Actor will be announced to travelers prior to departure)
• Full-time logistical Tour Manager
• Expert local battlefield guides
• Roundtrip Airport Transfers (when arriving & departing on scheduled group tour dates)
• Boutique hotel accommodations in prime locations
• Private, first-class, air-conditioned motor coach transportation
• VIP access to sites not offered on other tours
• Entrance fees to all sites, museums, and historic attractions in itinerary
• Video oral history presentations from the Museum’s collection
• Gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, and servers
• Personal listening devices on all included touring
• 12 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 1 Reception, and 8 Dinners
• Beer, wine, and soft drinks with included lunches and dinner
• Informative map book including useful battlefield maps and archival images to be used throughout your journey
• Personalized luggage tags and customized name badge