The Battle of the Bulge Experience - A day tour from Brussels

4.9
(25 reviews)

12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Come join me on a tour of the glorious history of the American army.
The Ardennes offensive of Winter 1944, and the famous battle of the Bulge.
This interactive tour tells the big stories of battle, tactics, and commanders and the small ones of the soldiers, their daily routine, their fear, freezing cold in the foxholes, and wet nights in the trenches.

Travelers often customize these tour locations, adding battle sites of their past relatives who fought in the Ardennes offensive.

If you have any questions or comments about this tour, do not hesitate to contact me, also on FB

What's Included

Private transportation
Guide in-person
Chocolate tasting
Lunch
Museum Ticket 24E (for all 3 sites)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up any address or hotel in Brussels Capital, any train station or BRU International Airport, your name visible on the tablet. ***If an airport pickup is require please mention your flight number.

OR
Meeting point

Right next to the tank (the main monument)

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    we will start our tour in the Gestapo HQ and the Baron De Selys Longchamps statue in Brussels. who, as a RAF pilot, bombed the Gestapo HQ in January 1943, We will hear the story behind the man and the attack and why he was demoted in rank following his action

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    We drive 1 hour South of Brussels and stop near the Citadelle of Namur. To see the breath-taking view of the capital of Wallonia on the Meuse river, and we understand why was so crucial for the German offensive

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Dinant

    A short beautiful drive along the Meuse river we shell stop in Dinant, the beautiful city of Adulf Sax, we see the cathedral and the famous Saxophone bridge

    40 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    A short drive from Dinant we start taking small sideways, and we stop at the Tank of Celles, the furthest advance point of the Wehrmacht in the Ardennes offensive, We will hear the sad story of this particular tank and its crew

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Bastogne

    We stop at Place McAuliffe in the Center of Bastogne, near the famous tank monument.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Bastogne War Museum

    We stop at the Main Museum of the Battle of the Bulge, The museum explains the context, causes, events, and consequences in an interactive and exciting way * The Museum ticket cost 24E/PP, the same ticket let us enter other sites and attraction

    2 hours Admission ticket not included
  • 7

    After a lunch break, we continue our drive, We will see the famous church of Bizory (nicknamed "Misory" by the soldiers of Easy-Company) and the monument for E-Company nearby, built with the donation of Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Bois Jacques

    We enter to the wood where E-company and other 506PIR companies stationed & fought We will see the foxholes and the tranches; we feel for a moment the agony and pain they suffered during the cold winter of 1944 and the fear from German shelling from Foy. During the visit we see some short films. * Admission is included in the Museum ticket

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Foy

    We stop at Foy, the village that Easy Company had to take at high cost; we will see the bullet hall wall from the famous "Band of Brothers" scene.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10

    The famous cemeteries site, we pay respect for the fallen soldiers from both side

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 11
    BASTOGNE BARRACKS

    We will enter the Barracks where General McAullief the 101 commander in Bastogne during the encirclement, set his HQ, Here he wrote his famous answer to the German ultimatum to surrender with “NUTS” *Entrance included in the Museum ticket

    45 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 12

    On the way north we will stop at the old 506PIR monument to pay our respect. Then we stop at the beautiful restored "Panther" tank monument, This tank show us somethings about the German ingenuity and engineering, we also learn about the tragic end of the tank crew

    30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The remine hours between the sites, are travel time, lunch break, coffee break
Supplied by The Belgian Experiences

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