Operation Anthropoid was the secret mission to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi Official with control of much of Eastern Europe and one of the leading architects of the Holocaust. A team of SOE agents were flown to Czechoslovakia in December 1941 to carry out the operation. Heydrich was fatally wounded and his death lead to terrible consequences in Czechoslovakia. Join us on our brand new 5-day tour as we fly to Prague and visit the key sites relating to the operation, including Nehvizdhy, Liddice and Petschek Palace.
5 days from £739 pp
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Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
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Fly to Prague and transfer to our hotel for four nights.
We start the day at the Drop Zone near Nehvizdhy where the SOE members landed. We see the Drop Zone memorial and also the monument in Nehvizdhy to those who were later shot for helping the team.
We then see where Reinhard Heydrich lived and visit Karl Hermann Frank’s Villa, now a Resistance Museum.
After lunch we visit the spot where Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated, and then move into the city to see the church and crypt, and memorials where the SOE team were surrounded and killed.
Today we visit Lidice, the village near Prague which was brutally purged following Heydrich’s death. We spend time visiting this important and moving WW2 site, and see the Kobyliska execution ground.
In the afternoon we go to Petschek Palace, then the Gestapo HQ, having a guided tour of the basement, and also visit the castle where Heydrich worked, and later where his body was laid out in state.
We end the day at Dablice Cemetery, where it is believed the men of the SOE team were buried and where there is now a memorial.
We travel to Terezin, then known as Theresienstadt. This former Austro-Hungarian fortress town was used as a Concentration Camp by the Nazis and we spend a full day visiting the site, memorials and seeing the museums.
Transfer to airport for your return flight to the UK.
Travel Insurance from £30.00 (5 days) (includes insurance premium tax, prices per person). Single Room Supplement from £149.00 (5 days).
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
01709 787 463
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Ibis Prague Old town. The hotel is situated in an ideal location in the historical district, close to shops, bars and restaurants and the Old Town Square. The hotel has a bar and restaurant, serving light meals.
Estimated flight times are given at the time of booking. The times given are for guidance only and may change.
Exact flight times will be confirmed on travel document which are sent 7-10 days before departure. For more information on flight times please contact our Reservations Department on 0844 324 9265 or email us at reservations@leger.co.uk.
Luggage allowances vary from airline to airline. The luggage allowance is normally up to 20kg (44lbs) and 5kg for hand luggage. Ryan Air's luggage allowance is normally up to 20kg (44lbs) and 10kg for hand luggage. All allowances are subject to changes made by the airline.
For more information on luggage allowances please contact our Customer Service Department on 0844 324 9265 or email us at reservations@leger.co.uk.
Flights to and from Prague are available from Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted.
We will book flights to coincide with the arrival of other passengers joining the tour from a variety of UK airports. This is to enable the smooth operation of transfers for the group. Your flight times will be confirmed with your travel documents.
Flight supplements may apply for some airports. If your chosen airport carries a supplement, we will contact you to discuss.
All prices and airports are subject to availability – routes can be reintroduced, cancelled or amended by the airline at any time.
This holiday is operated by Leger Air Holidays Ltd. ATOL 3880.
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service. On selected air holidays, the executive coach may not have an onboard toilet or drinks facilities.
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk