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Siegfried Line & Battle of the Bulge by Overnight Ferry
Understand more about the Allied breaking of the Siegfried Line in September 1944 and the German Offensive in the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge.
Tour Includes
- 2 nights overnight ferry in an inside low berth cabin
- 2 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Extensive buffet breakfast and buffet dinner on board the overnight ferries
- 1 lunch
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Local joining points
- Porterage at the hotel
5 days from £729pp
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Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service and we continue towards Newcastle for our overnight crossing to the Netherlands.
We have an included meal package on board, featuring an extensive buffet breakfast and buffet dinner. Afterwards, enjoy the other facilities on board including bars and live entertainment.
Includes Dinner
We depart the ferry and travel to the Overloon War Museum, a massive WW2 museum with tanks and vehicles, and have an included visit and lunch.
We then continue to the Netherlands American Cemetery, looking at the stories of some of the ‘Band of Brothers’ and one of the ‘Monuments Men’.
We end the day on the Siegfried Line, seeing original concrete defences – Dragon’s Teeth – which were part of the German Westwall where Allied units broke through in September 1944. We then continue to our hotel in Belgium for two nights.
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Key Visits
Today we look at the German Offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, starting where an SS Battlegroup fought its way through the American lines and at Malmedy carried out a massacre of US troops, seeing the Malmedy Memorial.
We follow the route of this Battlegroup into La Gleize, seeing a rare King Tiger tank before looking at the fighting at Parker’s Crossroads. We then visit a Panther Tank at Houffalize before going into central Bastogne for the lunchtime period.
Later, we visit the 101st Airborne Museum and then see where Airborne troops defended Bastogne, looking at the fighting around Foy and Recogne.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We begin at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery where many of the dead from the Battle of the Bulge are buried and commemorated. Later we visit the excellent Remember 39-45 Museum, seeing an original Sherman tank, before heading to the Netherlands, where we have time for lunch and a visit to where the 101st Airborne jumped into Operation Market Garden near Eindhoven in September 1944.
We then continue to Ijmuiden for our return overnight crossing to the UK. We have an included meal package on board, including extensive buffets for breakfast and dinner.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Key Visits
We disembark this morning and continue our journey home via an en route stop in York.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
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Accommodation
You will stay for two nights at the 3-star Post Hotel Liège.
Overnight ferry accommodation is in an inside cabin with low berth.
Globales Post Hotel & Wellness Liège
Situated in the Liège suburb of Herstal, the 4-star Globales Post Hotel & Wellness Liège boasts beautiful views of the Meuse Valley. The hotel facilities include a bar, a restaurant and swimming pool (seasonal); all rooms are equipped with a hairdryer, safe, and tea and coffee making facilities.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- English Speaking Staff
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Lift
- Sauna or Steam Room
Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Extra Pillows and Blankets
- Air Conditioning
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Telephone
- Shower over Bath
- Free Wifi
Accessibility
- Fridge Available for Medical Requirements
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Food & Drink
- Vegetarian Meals
- Gluten Free Menu
- Lactose or Dairy Free Menu
- Vegan Menu
Service
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Iron at Reception
- Gym
Transport
- Bus Stop Nearby
Hotel
- Swimming Pool
- English Speaking Staff
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
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