Scenic Tours
Based in Dinant, Scenic Tours offers sightseeing tours, tailor-made excursions and travel by coach for small groups.
Presentation Travel by coach Tourism Ecotourism Event Agenda SPECIAL Vehicles Contact us Important info Conditions Legislation & Regulations Legal Sitemap Search | Tourism - The Battle of the Bulge The Ardennes, winter '44. Already more than 60 years ago, and still so present ... A tribute to all these young men who perished fighting for the freedom we enjoy today. Description of our : one day programWe leave Dinant and pass by the rocher Bayard where an engraved stone indicates the place where three German soldiers, driving an American Jeep and dressed in American uniforms, jumped on a mine. It is the closest point to the Meuse reached by the Germans during the Offensive of the Ardennes. At the Celles crossroad we will also see a tank of the 2e Panzer Division. We drive then towards Bastogne via La Roche-en-Ardenne, almost destroyed by Allied bombardments, at the cost of many civil lifes. Arriving at the Mardasson, we meet our guide, specialist in the Battle of the Bulge. After the visit of the Memorial and crypt, we set out again for a guided battle field tour of approximately 2 hrs, visiting Bizory - Bois de la Paix - Bois Jacques - Foy - Noville - Recogne - Boggess Fort - Patton Memorial. We return to the Mardasson, where we also visit the Bastogne Historical Center (BHC) before driving to Dinant.---------- Looking for an in-depth program over 2 (or more) days ? Look no further and contact A typical example of Dr Thomson's personalized tour: Day 1: Lanzarath, Siegfried Line & Peiper's advance- Drive to and start our tour of the Battle of the Bulge in Lanzarath and Losheim Gap - cross the German border for a snack lunch nearby - The 16 December 1944 attack: the Siegfried Line (German-Belgian border) & the Northern Shoulder: Elsenborn Ridge & the "Twin Villages" of Rocherath-Krinkelt - Peiper's advance: a drive through Stavelot, Trois Ponts & La Gleize, with Tiger II tank on display (incl. Malmedy massacre memorial) - Check-in to hotel in Bastogne Day 2: Bastogne- The northern perimeter (including Band of Brothers sites and foxholes): Foy, Recogne, Bois Jacques, Noville. Short crossing of the border into the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. - Bastogne: U.S. Memorial (Mardasson) & Bastogne Historical Center (American and German reconstruction scenes; an exceptional collection of authentic equipment and uniforms) - The southern perimeter (link-up with the 4th Armoured Division) - Parker's Crossroads (snack lunch) - Choice of: (a) La Roche en Ardenne, with the only Battle of the Bulge museum having a British section or (b) Celles & Dinant: the westernmost end of the Bulge - Drive back ---------- Guided tours by coach, destined to small groups (minimum 12 participants), out of Dinant except otherwise arranged. click => (opens in Windows Media Player) Scenic Tours sprl Creation date : |
The Battle of the Bulge
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"Band of Brothers"
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You will find a brief history of the Battle of the Bulge on World War II History Info.
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