1 day

Private

About this activity

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Rue du Memorial Americain, Henri-Chapelle 4852 Belgium

We reach the biggest US Cemetery in Belgium after a drive of 1hr30 that we will visit. Then we drive towards the North-Eastern corner of the Ardennes with Elsenborn, Rocherath, a short visit in Germany on the famous Siegfried Line, the monuments for the Big Red One and the Malmedy Massacre. Possibility for short lunch in Malmedy.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm 6600 Luxembourg

Early afternoon we drive via Stavelot (where many civilians have been killed) to La Gleize (Kingstiger tank) and Cheneux (massacre) to the spot where Peiper was obliged to return as the bridge over the river could not take his weight. Then via the highway to the US Military cemetery of Luxembourg/Hamm. Amidst the 4000 US Military, famous General G. Patton is burried here.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Bastogne War Museum, Colline du Mardasson 5, Bastogne 6600 Belgium

We drive towards Bastogne and stop on the Square Mac Auliffe, so popular by all visitors. Then we arrive at the Mardasson Memorial and the Bastogne War Museum that you can visit. We will finish our visit by stopping at the Monument for the E-company and having a look at the Foxholes on the frontline. Back to Brussels where we arrive around 8 pm

Duration: 4 hours

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Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle
Professional guide

Not included

Entrance to Bastogne War Museum (approx. 12 euros)
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Entry/Admission - Bastogne War Museum

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Bastogne War Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday (daily in July and August)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

80%

Reviews

4.5

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Emily L

5 | 2019-07-15

Jean and his wife Linda were amazing tour guides and we learned so much about the Battle of the Bulge. He has a standard tour route but does tailor it to what you would like to see - including Spa's F1 racetrack for my husband. We saw more than I ever thought we would in one day. Worth every penny. He is retiring after this year, so be sure to book this tour before he does! He also does WWI and Waterloo tours.

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Twylah B

5 | 2019-07-03

Jean was very knowledgeable and flexible with his itinerary. We got to see items off the normal path. It was humbling to walk through the woods and see foxholes still exist from the 101st Airborne group outside of Bastogne. I highly recommend it!

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Johanna V

5 | 2017-11-12

We were fortunate to have Jean and his wife Linda as our guides on this tour. It was a full day that was well organized to ensure that we were able to really experience the history of the area. Jean was very knowledgeable, experienced and organized in his approach to the trip. We covered a lot of territory and enjoyed the excursion.

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James M

4 | 2017-09-20

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide was a very lovely man and went out of his way to take us to all that was important on this tour. The only thing we were a bit disappointed in was his English was a bit hard to understand at times. But apart from that a very good tour.

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William D

5 | 2016-08-30

Jean deserves a 6 or even a 10 rating on this tour!! He was everything I had read about and that much more. My Father was in the 101st Airborne at Bastogne when the famous Nuts response was uttered Jean was aware that our interests were to follow the path of my Father and he did an outstanding job making it happen. He was also great with his sense of direction to get us to the nearest pharmacy so I could buy some gauze to bandage my arm when I accidentally stepped off a curb. Through all of this, he was able to cover all the critical elements of the tour in a timely fashion. Thank you Jean for an outstanding job.

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Susan K

1 | 2015-08-12

We travel often and have taken lots of tours, both private and group. This was, without a doubt, the WORST tour we have ever had. If you are thinking of booking this tour, SAVE YOUR MONEY! This was more of a really expensive taxi service than a tour. His lack of knowledge and history regarding World War II made us speculate if he had just decided he could make money doing this tour, so went to the museum to pick up a couple of quotes that he could just parrot over and over, thus qualifying himself as a tour guide. His lack of real knowledge on the subject was breathtaking, He was like a museum audio tour and just kept repeating the same short factoids over and over, no matter what you asked. The day pretty much went along with him telling us a very brief and obvious anecdote about where we were going, then driving the rest of the way mostly in silence, then pulling up to the site, him pointing to it and saying, there it is, then driving on to the next place. Half the time we didn't even get out of the car, and these sites were sometimes an hour apart. It was a lot of silence, unless he was talking about himself. If this is the only tour you can find, you are better off just finding a ride to the World War II Museum. It is a truly great and well done museum, and only about 5 minutes from Jack's Woods if you want to go see the foxholes. Our guide almost made us miss the Museum too. He was uninformed about the last entry time as well as how long it should take someone with any real interest in the subject to go through it. We were so disgusted with his tour that we requested he take us to the museum about two hours earlier than he was going to. We actually got there about 15 minutes before the last entry, and whereas he had originally planned on us being there about thirty minutes, it realistically takes about two hours to do the different exhibits and displays. If you are looking for a Battle of the Bulge tour, you can certainly do better than this one.

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Brian L

4 | 2014-07-27

The tour guide was excellent. We had the choice to vary the tour and agreed to visit the Luxemburg cemetery to visit General Patton's grave. The tour guide also showed us around Luxemburg City, which was a bonus. I would recommend this tour.

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