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Arnhem & the Rhine Crossings Battlefield Tour with Leger Holidays

months available

March, May, June, August, September, October

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Description

Arnhem and the Rhine Crossings - 5 days from £349 with Leger Holidays.  This tour looks at the Allied attempts to cross the mighty River Rhine. After the failure of ‘Operation Market Garden’, there had to be a re-think about Allied strategy. In the meantime, Hitler had put together his ‘last gasp attempt’ to defeat the Allies.

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Itinerary - 5-Day Break

• Day 1 – Local departure then onwards to Arnhem-Velp for a two-night stay.

• Day 2 – Arnhem Battle for the Bridges (included). We begin at the Ginkel Heath drop zone and follow the route towards Arnhem. En route to the battle site for the Oosterbeek perimeter we visit: Oosterbeek Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery; Hartenstein Hotel Museum; Oosterbeek Church and Baskeyfield VC Memorial. We then follow the ‘lower road’ into Arnhem itself, to the site of the battle for the bridge. B

• Day 3 – River Rhine, Rees, Wesel and Hamminkeln (included). En route to the Ahr Valley for a two-night stay, we travel south to the March 1945 British crossings at Rees, Wesel, Rhine and Hamminkeln. Our first stop is Nijmegen, where we study the start of battles for the Rhine – Operations ‘Veritable’ and ‘Grenade’. Then onto Xanten and down to the Rhine Crossing at Wesel, ‘Operation Plunder’. After lunch in Wesel we visit the airborne landings of ‘Operation Varsity’. B,D

• Day 4 – Remagen – The Rhine Crossing (included). We travel to Meckenheim, where we pick up the route of the American 9th Armoured Division and its dash for the bridge at Remagen, and visit the museum. After time for lunch in the town, we travel down the Rhine to cross over and visit the tunnel and heights of Erpel, which controlled the Remagen Bridge, to study the German aspect of the battle. B,D

• Day 5 – To Calais, and return home. B

Included Meals: B=Breakfast D=Dinner

Tour Includes
 - Free local joining points
 - Travel by executive coach
 - 4 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
 - 2 evening meals
 - Specialist Battlefields Guide
 - Battlefield visits:
Arnhem – Battle for the Bridges;
River Rhine,
Rees,
Wesel and Hamminkeln;
Remagen – The Rhine Crossing

Tour Dates

5-Day Tour - Executive Coach
Tour Ref: 5GAR
Sep 20 - £349

5-Day Tour - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 5GARV
Mar 14 - £389
Mar 29 - £389
May 24 - £399
Jun 28 - £399
Aug 2 - £399
Sep 13 - £399
Oct 25 - £379

Notes
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.

Extras

 - optional excursions; single room supplement £65;
 - travel insurance from £29.95
 - Entrance fees to museums and places of interest are at extra cost.

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