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Full Day Nijmegen's Operation Market Garden Tour

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Battlefield, Education, History

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Dutch, English, German

Description

Track down the significant war sites of the days of Operation Market Garden 1944 around Nijmegen, on this full-day guided tour. Explore the famous bridges like Grave Bridge and Waal Bridge along with the military zones that were conquered. Go to the sites and monuments dedicated to the daring event of daylight crossing of the Waal River.

Highlights
  • Visit Grave Bridge, main target of the 82nd Airborne Division
  • See Waal Bridge, a link between Nijmegen and Arnhem
  • Behold the monuments dedicated to the crossing of the Waal River
  • Go to the famous Devil's Hill
  • Full Day Tour of Operation Market Garden expand_more

    Meet your Arnhem tour guide at an agreed-upon location and visit the following places:

    • The drop and landing zones of the 82nd Airborne Division (USA).

    • The Grave Bridge, which was one of the main targets of the 82nd Airborne Division (USA).

    • The old bridge at Heumen, where the German troops put up fierce resistance against the American troops until the fall of night, on 17th September 1944.

    • The Devil's Hill, which became famous because of A-company 508th holding grounds on that place against the heavy fire from German paratroopers. 

    • The Waal Bridge area, which was an important link between Nijmegen and Arnhem. 

    • The sites and monuments dedicated to the daring event of daylight crossing of the Waal river by 2.Batallion/ 504 Regiment to secure the Nijmegen road bridge.

What's Included

  • German/Dutch/English-speaking tour guide (Badged GBG)

  • Guidebook with maps

What's Excluded

  • Transport 

  • Museum entrance fees

  • Food and drinks

Know before you go

  • This tour can be combined with the Market Garden Arnhem (1 day or 2 days).

  • Pick-up and drop-off at hotel/train station can be catered for at 25 euro pp.

Meeting Point

Nijmegen railway bridge, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
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1 To 0EUR 395 Per Group

This is a private tour
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USD 436 / group