Your Holiday 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
Silver Service
You can travel in armchair comfort for only a little extra. Add a touch of luxury to your holiday - choose to upgrade to Silver Service for luxury coach travel with added benefits.
Executive Coach
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service and reliability from our expertly-trained coach crews, who are on hand to assist and escort you along the way!
Flight Option
This tour allows you to fly to your destination, allowing you plenty of time to relax and see the sights!
Cruising Tour
This tour consists of an inclusive cruising element, by either river or sea!
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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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:
Silver Service
Upgrade to Silver Service and enjoy these extras
- Travel by Silver Service luxury coach which includes:
- Deluxe, reclining seats
- Extra legroom
- Comfortable rear lounge
- Porterage in all hotels
- Smaller, more personal group
Single Room Saver
If you're travelling alone, look out for holidays with the 'Single Room Saver' symbol - on these tours there's no single room supplements! We offer a maximum of four free single rooms per departure (subject to availability), so book early and save money!
Door to Door
On tours marked with the 'Travel Door-to-Door' symbol, on holidays of 12 days duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point! Provided you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points, from only £49.99 per car, we’ll pick you up from your home and return you back.
Flying Start
On selected popular tours, choose a flying start (fly out and join coach for return
journey), flying return (travel out by coach and fly home), or fly both ways!
Plus we'll arrange your flights and transfers between your hotel and the European airport.
Tour Dates
Arnhem And The Rhine Crossings (5 Days)
Tour Ref: 5GAR/1
20 September 2010 - £349.00
Arnhem And The Rhine Crossings (5 Days) - Silver Service
Tour Ref: 5GARV/1
06 March 2011 - £399.00
11 April 2011 - £409.00
23 May 2011 - £419.00
20 June 2011 - £419.00
01 August 2011 - £419.00
26 September 2011 - £419.00
24 October 2011 - £399.00
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