Holland & Bastogne Tours

We are excited to announce that we have expanded the Bando Normandy Tour to the battlegrounds of Holland and Bastogne!

This year's trip departs September 14th and returns September 23rd. We will be in Holland for the 65th Anniversary celebration of Operation Market-Garden and plan on seeing a live demonstration jump from a WWII C-47 aircraft!

As always with our fabulous tours, you will be guided to the battlefield locations and told the stories of the men who fought there by the unequalled 101st Airborne historian Mark Bando. We will also have local guide/historians along who will add their knowledge of what took place locally.

This tour will again be focused more on the 101st Airborne Division with visits to some of the more historically famous spots that the 82nd fought at as well. As with all our Bando Tours we have kept the price a bargain and affordable. Your tour is all inclusive and all you will need to pay for is what you buy in souvenirs and extra snacks and drinks. All our Bando Tours are kept small, usually around 16-20 people. We do this so that you will be able to spend more time at the locations and we can deliver more knowledge of the battle to our customers.

These tours typically fill up fast, so get your reservation in soon! We hope to see you on this year's tour of the Market/Garden-Battle of the Bulge areas.

Author and historian Mark Bando has been researching WWII and the 101st Airborne for over 30 years and has written 5 books on the subject. His most recent, the acclaimed " 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles in World War II ", is considered by some to be the definitive reference on the 101st. Having interviewed over 1,000 Airborne veterans, he has been accepted by them as an expert with whom they've shared their most intimate stories of friendship, combat, sorrow, and triumph. Mark's depth of knowledge in the 101st Airborne is staggering, and he'll share the tales with you, direct from the mouths of veterans, that only a select FEW know. He'll show you priceless artifacts from his vast personal collection, and he'll take you to places that no one knows exist.

 

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• All Inclusive, Holland & Bastogne Tour provided by expert guides, including Mark Bando, with a special focus on Operation Market-Garden and the 101st Airborne.
• We are almost always joined by a veteran, who will provide a first-hand perspective on what we see.
• 10-12 night trip (depending on return flight availability)
• Round-trip airfare from central US Airport to Europe.
• All Lodging and ground transportation.
• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner every day!
• Tour materials, which may include overviews, itineraries, maps, etc.

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Below is a sample itinerary:

Day 1
Depart U.S. and arrive Amsterdam on the morning of the 15th.

Day 2
We will immediately delve right into the tour by departing the airport and heading for the Arnhem/Oosterbeek area for a tour through the SS Headquarters/British Airborne Headquarters of The Hartenstein Hotel Airborne Museum.

Day 3 The Corridor
We visit many places that the 101st fought at here today including, The Zonsche Forest, The Bridge at Zon and the 101st monument, Eindhoven and St. Catherine’s Church and the location where the 506 entered the city, Vlokhoven, Best, Medal of Honor recipient, Joe Mann’s memorial, St. Odenrode.

Day 4 The Corridor
We plan on being at Eerde and seeing the famous windmill. We will also visit the Col. Cole monument at Best.

Day 5 The Corridor
We finish up the tour of the Corridor with visits to Schijndel and the Sanitarium, the HQ of the Hermann Goering Division, Veghel and the Granary and Col. Johnson’s HQ, Uden, we will see an original section of Hell’s Highway and see where A/506 Don Burgett crossed through where an entire British Convey was wiped out.

Day 6 The Island
We will visit a private museum in Heteren, then move on the Zetten, Hemmen, Ophuesden, Dodewaard, Schoonderlodt where Dick Winters’ HQ was located, The Brick Factory. Not to be missed is where the men of the 504th crossed the Waal River and the 82nd Airborne’s famous bridge at Nijmegen and Hunner Park.

Day 7 The Island
Finishing up here we visit Driel the location of the Ferry where the Polish Airborne crossed, Coffin Corner, Col. Johnson’s CP and the location where he was mortally wounded, Houfalize and Randwijk where Winter’s led the attack and ambushed the large group of SS soldiers. We will also visit the Dike where 501st  PIR Glen Derber made his incredible 700 yard shot.

Day 8 Margraten Cemetery and Bastogne
We depart in the morning for the U.S. Cemetery in Margraten to pay our respects to the fallen. Gen. Maurice Rose is buried here as well as 502 PIR Col.Robert  Cole CMoH. We then depart for Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. We visit the Mardasson Memorial and the Bastogne Historical Center to finish the day.

Day 9 Bastogne
We start on the East side with visits to Foy and the foxholes in the Bois Jacques woods, Noville, Neffe, Marvie, Mont, Recogne and Bizory.

Day 10 Bastogne
Finishing up our grand tour we see Rolle, Champs, Savie, Longchamps, the Night CP in Isle la Hesse and the Seminary where the mine explosion occurred.

Day 11
We depart either Brussels or Amsterdam for the U.S.

US-Based customers traveling with us abroad:

$3,600 ($1,200 deposit)

Overseas-based customers meeting us in Normandy:

$2,600 ($850 deposit)

Payment accepted as Check, US Money Order
or International Money Order in $USD.

(Credit Cards accepted through PayPal,
but please add 3% to total tour cost).

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