Churchill’s London Optional Three-Night Pre-Tour Extension Itinerary (view details by clicking the button above)

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)

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)

*Due to its unique location on top of a mountain at 6,017 ft accessible only by one steep and winding road, various factors contribute to our ability to visit the Eagle's Nest. In the event it is closed during any given tour, alternate touring in Berchtesgaden will be provided: 
 

Driving tour up the Obersalzburg / Visit former Berghof site / Guided tour of underground bunkers and documentation center / Bavarian lunch at Obersalzburg Golf Course / Farewell dinner

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 7 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