Battle of the Bulge 2-day private tour from Paris: Luxembourg and Bastogne

About this tour

This two-day tour covers the full arc of the German Ardennes offensive, from December 1944 to January 1945. You visit the battlefields where the 101st Airborne made its stand at Bastogne, a fort of the Maginot Line, and the American Cemetery in Luxembourg, where General George S. Patton Jr. rests among his soldiers.

With a night in Luxembourg, the pace is gentler than the one-day Bastogne tour and leaves time for the northern shoulder of the Bulge, at Clervaux, Saint-Vith and Malmedy.

Itinerary

A typical programme. As the tour is private, every stop can be changed.

Day one – the Maginot Line and Luxembourg

1. 6:30 am
   Pickup in Paris At your hotel, with a coffee and croissant stop on the way.
2. Maginot Line
   Fort de la Ferté or Fort Fermont La Ferté was attacked and taken in May 1940; Fermont is one of the largest artillery works. How the “impregnable” line was bypassed.
3. Luxembourg American Cemetery
   General Patton’s grave Patton rests among thousands of Americans killed in the Battle of the Bulge.
4. Optional
   German war cemetery Decided on the day; a view of the human cost on the other side.
5. Afternoon
   Luxembourg city Villa Pauly, former Gestapo headquarters, the memorial to the deportation at Hollerich, the old town, the fortifications and the cathedral.
6. 5 pm
   Luxembourg hotel We send hotel suggestions when you book.

Day two – the Ardennes front

1. Morning
   Clervaux Where the German offensive broke through in the first days, and the desperate American defence.
2. Saint-Vith
   The armoured battle The crossroads held by the 7th Armored Division in the first week.
3. Malmedy
   The massacre site Where American prisoners of war were shot on 17 December 1944.
4. Houffalize
   A martyred town Almost destroyed in the fighting; a German Panther tank stands in the town.
5. Foy
   In front of Easy Company The village from which the Germans attacked Easy Company’s line.
6. Jack’s Woods
   Easy Company foxholes The woods where Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry held the line; the foxholes are still visible.
7. Bizory chapel
   Aid station A chapel turned into a medical aid station.
8. Mardasson
   Memorial and museum Depending on time.
9. Bastogne
   The town The Sherman tank and the McAuliffe monument.
10. 7:30–8 pm
    Back in Paris Drop-off at your hotel or airport.

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