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The ultimate trip through the American WWII effort: our Band of Brothers Tour is an epic journey from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest via the battlefields of the Battle of the Bulge in the footsteps of the famous Easy Company.
Our Band of Brothers Tour is an unforgettable 11-day journey from the shores of Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, hitting all of the highlights of the American WWII war effort in the footsteps of the famous Easy Company. The first days of the tour dive into all five landing beaches, with a special focus on the American landing sectors.
- Day 1 Arrive Atlanta, Georgia
- Day 2 Toccoa, Birthplace of The 506th
- Day 1 Tour-Only Guests: Flight to London, England
- Day 3 England, Prelude to Invasion
- Day 4 Crossing The Channel
- Day 5 Fortress Europe
- Day 6 Normandy Coast
- Day 7 Remember September
- Day 8 Where They Stand
- Day 9 Bastogne
Arrive at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). The tour begins in Atlanta with a a group dinner at the airport hotel, where participants will have an opportunity to get acquainted with each other and meet the historians and tour staff. A brief overview of the legacy of Easy Company will set the stage for the days ahead.
Ask any of the original members of Easy Company what made the unit so special and they will answer: “Toccoa.” This training ground in the north Georgia woods was where the bonding process of the 506th began. As it did for so many of the men of Easy Company, our tour of Toccoa will begin at the train station where recruits for the 506th first arrive...
Guests fly independently to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Assuming your departure is from the USA, you should board your overnight flight to London Heathrow Airport, landing on Day 2.
Our morning starts with a visit to Littlecote House, the historic English manor that was headquarters for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment for the six months prior to the invasion. You will tour Aldbourne, the tiny Wiltshire village that was the home of Easy Company, and visit many of the buildings used by the men of Easy as they prepared for ...
You begin your day in Portsmouth with a visit to the award-winning D-Day Museum and Southwick House, the elegant country house that became the location of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. In the months leading up to D-Day, Southwick House became the headquarters of the main Allied commanders: Allied Supreme Commander, General Ei...
At the start of the invasion, several members of Easy Company landed in and around Ste-Mere- Eglise, including Richard Winters, Carwood Lipton, and Bill Guarnere. Here you begin the historical tracings of the 506th in France. This is where Dick Winters took command after the tragic death of Lt. Thomas Meehan. From Ste-Mere-Eglise you will follow th...
Rising early the next morning, we will drive to Omaha Beach where the Americans took the German fortifications after a stupendous fight. The six-mile-wide invasion beach is surrounded by cliffs that made the landing and attack extremely difficult. Landings here were necessary in order to link with British landings to the east at Gold Beach with the...
Today you will study Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation of the war. In broad daylight, the 101st Airborne Division parachuted into the Netherlands in a bold strike in order to seize bridges across rivers and adjacent canals from Belgium to Arnhem. From there you will head to Son, the location of the 506th’s drop zone and the br...
Your travels continue along Hells Highway, the route followed by the British XXX Corps as it attempted to reach its embattled 1st Airborne Division, in Arnhem. Your travels will also take you to the famous bridge over the Waal River that was a key objective of Operation Market Garden, the Bridge at Nijmegen. Following lunch at the De Westerbouwing ...
Our next stop is Bastogne, Belgium, the site of the division's epic eight-day stand against the Germans in December 1944. Along the way, you stop at the American Battle Monuments Commissions Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial at Margraten to pay your respects at the graves of Easy Company men killed in the Netherlands and Belgium. In Bastog...
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- Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours
Join us on our Band of Brothers Tour to follow in the footsteps of the division’s paratroopers from Normandy to the Eagle’s Nest and explore the sites where 101st soldiers, like Ronald Speirs (Read our earlier article - Badass paratrooper or war criminal?), went into battle to restore liberty to Nazi-occupied Europe.
- 48 Rue de Thouays, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, 50480, Normandy
- (855) 473-1999
With the approach of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division towards Carentan a decision is made to throw the 101st Airborne Division out into the infamous Normandy Hedgerows to hold at all costs. Hear about the desperate fighting through the accounts of the men that fought there.
The ultimate trip through the American WWII effort: our Band of Brothers Tour is an epic journey from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest via the battlefields of the Battle of the Bulge in the footsteps of the famous Easy Company.
Jan 3, 2024 · Take a Band of Brothers tour in Normandy. You'll gain a renewed appreciation for the significance of the D-Day landings and World War II's broader impact. You'll make new friends along the way. And you'll leave with reverence and gratitude for these brave soldiers who fought for freedom.
