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EUROPEAN
CONTEMPORARY
HISTORY TOURS
YEAR 2012 tours
Our most successful routes (since 1997) were the Holocaust and
the
Normandy tour, itineraries can be found in the menu on the
left. Under the link Customized tours you may find
examples of tours we did and are representative for our 2012 tours.
In 2012 we offer the following
journeys:
1. May 6 till May 13
a 6-day Spring Blossom sightseeing trip
including an excursion to the battlefields of Normandy.
2. May 18
till May 28 a 10-day Holocaust journey coming to all its
highlights.
3. June
15 till June 24 a 9-day Holocaust tour coming to its major highlights.
4. From
January until April for school classes and other groups every first and
third Friday of the month a
9-day European recent history journey.
Below the
short descriptions is a link to a more extensive page.
Lunch,
dinner times and hotels can be found on the detailed pages for each
trip.
1.
ITINERARY
6 DAY SPRING BLOSSOM WEST EUROPEAN JOURNEY
May
2012 Rate:
Euro 1630 and for single
travellers Euro 1990
| May |
highlights
of the tour | | Su 6 | Participants leave for Amsterdam the
Netherlands | | Mo 7 | Welcome
on Amsterdam airport (Schiphol) by Cor and Johan Suijk followed by
a Spring Blossom Sightseeing trip - walk through the world famous
Keukenhof Flower park. Therafter a visit of the Anne Frank House and an
Amsterdam Canal
Cruise. | | Tu 8 | We proceed today for Bruges (Belgium)
with en-route visit to the enchanting Kinderdijk Mills Parade. Also a
visit to the Dutch Tsunami Defense System "Neeltje Jans". | | We 9 | Bruges city sightseeing tour, followed by
leisure time, ready for an Atlantic Ocean coastal ride
to Caen (France). | | Th 10 | All day D-day tour of second world war
Normandy highlights. | | Fr 11 | In the morning we leave for Paris and
stop at painter Monet's country house in Givern. Thereafter in Paris
the Eifel Tower, Dome des Invalides and Notre Dame | | Sa 12 | Coach to various stops and leisure in
Paris and back to Amsterdam (you may plan your return flight from Paris) | | Su 13 | shuttle to Amsterdam Airport terminal |
View
the spring blossom itinerary in detail
2. ITINERARY 10 DAY HOLOCAUST
JOURNEY
May 2012
Rate Euro 2250 and for single travellers Euro
2790
| May |
highlights of the tour |
Th
17
| Participants fly
to Amsterdam; arriving Friday before 8.30 am | |
Fr
18 | Welcome
by Cor and Johan Suijk at the airport followed
by Amsterdam canal cruise. Thereafter visits to the Corry Ten Boom
museum in
Haarlem and Anne Frank House in Amsterdam | |
Sa
19 | By coach to Westerbork
for a guided walk over the camp grounds. To Germany for a visit to camp
Bergen-Belsen
with camp museum and cemetery. | |
Su
20 | Berlin is our
next stop to visit
Wannsee villa followed by a 3 hour city sightseeing tour. | |
Mo 21 | To Ravensbrueck
and further to Dresden where we visit the Dom and Zwinger. | |
Tu
22 | Auschwitz-Birkenau for a 4 hour guided
visit and to Krakow. | |
We
23 | In Krakow we visit
Schindler's factory and we continue to Prague in the Czech Republic. | |
Th
24 | Guided visit of the
Terezin Fortress and Ghetto. Thereafter optional to Lidice village and
museum or
leisure in Prague. | |
Fr
25 | An audio
assisted visit of Mauthausen. Later on a visit Eagles Nest at
Berchtesgaden. | |
Sa
26 | Camp Dachau with
audio assisted visit of the former Nazi Headquarters. | |
Su
27 |
Court
House Neurenberg and back to Amsterdam.
| | Mo 28 | departure for USA. |
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the 10 day holocaust itinerary in detail
3. ITINERARY 9-DAY HOLOCAUST
JOURNEY 2012
June
2012 Rate Euro 2060 and for single
travellers Euro 2600
| June |
highlights of the tour | | Th 14 | participants leave the USA for Amsterdam,
arrival Friday 15th | | Fr 15 | welcome at Schiphol airport by Cor and
Johan Suijk followed by an Amsterdam canal cruise and city walk. On the
program is also a visit to the Anne Frank House. | | Sa 16 | We travel to Berlin, Germany, for
a guided visit of camp Bergen-Belsen. | | Su 17 | In Berlin we have a 3 1/2 hour guided bus
tour and visit the Wannsee villa. Later on to Dresden to visit
the Cathedral and Zwinger. | | Mo 18 | To Poland for a guided 3 hour visit of
camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, followed by the old city walk. | | Tu 19 | After a visit of Schindlers factory on to
the Czech Republic | | We 20 | In Terezin a 3 hour guided visit of the
Small Fortress and Ghetto followed by a Castle visit, Karlsbridge and
Old Town. | | Th 21 | Next country is Austria for an audio
assisted visit of camp Mauthausen, Alp sightseeing & enchanting
Koeningssee. | Fr
22
| Back to Germany,
Munich and a city
tour. Nuremberg is our next stop for an audio-assisted visit
to the Nazi HeadQuarters. | | Sa 23 | Courthouse Nuremberg trial and back to
Amsterdam | | Su 24 | Shuttle bus to airport terminal Amsterdam
- Schiphol |
View
the 9 day holocaust itinerary in detail
4. ITINERARY
9-DAY EUROPEAN RECENT HISTORY JOURNEY
FOR
SCHOOL CLASSES AND OTHER GROUPS
| short
highlights of the tour | | Th | participants
leave for Amsterdam | | Fr | Amsterdam canal
cruise, city walk, visit Anne Frank House. | | Sa | Berlin in
Germany, guided visit of camp Bergen-Belsen. | | Su | Berlin bus tour,
Wannsee villa. Dresden Cathedral and Zwinger. | | Mo | Poland
camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, old city
walk | | Tu | Schindlers
factory and on to the Czech Republic | | We | Terezin,the
Small Fortress and Ghetto, Castle, Karlsbridge. | | Th | Austria camp
Mauthausen, Alp
sightseeing & Koeningssee. | | Fr | Germany Munich
city tour, Nuremberg the Nazi HeadQuarters. | | Sa | Courthouse of
the Nuremberg trial, back to Holland. | | Su | Shuttle bus to
airport terminal |
This
was a very short overview, so for schools and/or groups the complete
itinerary (and
conditions) is here:
detailed
itinerary, a must see, read
and study - click here
for
more information: please
use our simple webmail form and click here
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