Following General Patton: Battlefield Luxembourg for Single Travellers


About the tour: Following General Patton: Battlefield Luxembourg for Single Travellers


Tour Introduction

After the success of our popular Battle of the Budge tour, we have created a brand new tour, now exclusively for single travellers, which follows the 1944 World War II offensive in Ardennes, Luxembourg. Following General Patton: Battlefield Luxembourg will be led by a Specialist Battlefield Guide and will see you visit Germany and the German Westwall defences, Belgium where you will learn more of the Battle of the Bulge, and Luxembourg, where you will take an in depth look at thr life of General Patton.

Tour Includes


  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast & 3 evening meals
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Door to Door service or local departure by coach
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  1. Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
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  4. Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.

Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Door-to-Door or local departure by coach, then to our hotel in Luxembourg, where we stay for four nights.

Day 2 - Diekirch

Today, we visit the Diekirch area seeing the American memorials and also visiting the superb War Museum. After lunch we see a Sherman tank in Wiltz and the excellent Clervaux War Museum, before looking at a mighty 88mm gun at Troisvierges.

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

National Museum Diekirch

National Museum Diekirch (5)

Key Visits

  • National Museum Diekirch
  • Sherman Tank in Wiltz
  • Clervaux War Museum
  • 88mm Gun at Troisvierges

Day 3 - Westwall & General Patton

This morning we cross the border into Germany and look at the Westwall; the German border defences similar to the Maginot Line, constructed by the Nazis in the 1930s. We see the Westwall Museum in one preserved part of this defence network before returning to Luxembourg to look at the story of one of the most famous commanders of WW2: General George S. Patton. We see the Patton Memorial, visit the Patton Museum and see his grave in the Luxembourg American Cemetery which also contains the graves of US soldiers who died here in 1944-45.

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Luxembourg

Luxembourg (5)

Key Visits

  • Luxembourg
  • Westwall Museum
  • Patton Memorial
  • Patton Museum

Day 4 - Battle of the Bulge

Today we travel into Belgium to examine the fighting around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, seeing the woods near Foy where American Airborne troops defended the town, as well as the Patton Memorial, and spot where his tanks relieved the Airborne forces. In the afternoon we travel across to Vielsam, and later see the Baugnez 44 Historical Centre, ending the day around the battlefield at St. Vith.

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Bastogne

Bastogne (5)

Key Visits

  • Bastogne
  • Battle of the Bulge
  • Foy
  • Patton Memorial
  • Vielsam
  • Baugnez 44 Histoirical Centre
  • St. Vith Battlefields

Day 5

Return home.

Included meals: Breakfast

Please note: entrance to museums and places of interest are at extra cost.

Specialist Battlefield Guides

All of Leger’s battlefield tours are accompanied by specialist guides. Their individual in-depth knowledge of warfare will be informative, as well as enhance your overall experience, as they recreate a fascinating perception of the history and factual events of each battle. Discover the actual catalysts for war, the strategies employed and the final, inevitable outcomes, as well as experiencing the emotional human side of the front line.

Please note: On certain tours, you may get tour guides other that the ones listed below.

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Hotel

You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Grand Hotel de Vianden in Vianden.

Travel Options

All our coaches and transfer vehicles operate a 'no smoking on board policy'. The use of electronic cigarettes is strictly forbidden.
In the interest of fellow guests, do not take hot food or ice cream on board.
alcohol can only be taken on board our vehicles at the discretion of your driver.

When it comes to getting to the Battlefields, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you choose from.

Travel Extras

With an overnight stay or the option to meet us at the interchange, our travel extras allow you to create a travel experience to suit your needs...

Join coach at Interchange

Join your tour coach at the interchange.

On most tours if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines.

Excludes tours to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.

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