The U.S. in WWII – A Mayborn Learning Abroad Experience
Join us for an enlightening voyage that retraces the steps of the American Army in WWII. From England, we will cross the English Channel and walk on the D-Day Beaches of Normandy where you will see the German defenses that American soldiers had to overcome in their first brutal battle to just get off those beaches. Walk in the footsteps of Eisenhower and Patton as they led American troops across France and into Belgium and the Netherlands. From Omaha Beach to the Battle of the Bulge, see the villages in which American soldiers fought and the cities they liberated in September 1944 by the largest airborne operation in history. Feel the echoes of World War I as you see places that connect 1917 to 1944 and reflect on the sacrifices made in quiet American cemeteries that are the final resting places of soldiers from both conflicts.
Nothing brings history to life as much as walking in the places where it happened.
Your guide for this trip is David A. Smith, a senior lecturer in American history at Baylor university specializing in military and naval history. He received his undergraduate degree in U.S. history from Texas State University and his PhD from the University of Missouri. He has written books on American military, cultural, and political history. He is an avid public speaker and hosts a weekly show on art, culture, and history on KWBU-FM in Waco.
Deadline to register is February 15, 2026.
Tour Pricing
Size | Price |
| Minimum 20 to 24 people in twin & double room | $ 4,840.00 |
| Minimum 15 to 19 people in twin & double room | $ 5,295.00 |
| Minimum 10 to 14 people in twin & double room | $ 5,945.00 |
| Single room supplement | $ 1,895.00 per person |
Deposits & Payments
A non-refundable deposit of $ 500.00 per person is due by or before March 15, 2025. The remaining balance will be automatically scheduled for March 29, 2026.
Tour Information
- London - June 5 to 7 -2 nights Bournemouth - June 7 to 8 -
- 1 night Bayeux - June 8 to 11 - 3 nights
- Paris - June 11 to 12 - 1 night
- Reims - June 12 to 13 - 1 night
- Wiltz - June 13 to 14 - 1 night
- Arnhem - June 14 - 15 - 1 night
- Amsterdam - June 15 to 17 - 2 nights
Breakfasts: 12
June 5: Welcome dinner
London – Private motor coach - June 5
London – One-day public transport pass – June 6
London – Private motor coach -June 7
Bournemouth – Private motor coach - June 8
Portsmouth – ferry to Cherbourg – June 8
Cherbourg – Private motor coach from June 8 until
arrival in Amsterdam June 15
Amsterdam – Private motor coach - June 16
Amsterdam – Private motor coach - June 17
- June 6: London – Churchill Cabinet War Rooms.
- June 6: London – Imperial War Museum.
- June 6: London – HMS Belfast.
- June 7: Southwick – Southwick House.
- June 7: Portsmouth – D-Day Landing Museum and Overlord Embroidery and Landing Craft.
- June 8: Sainte Mere Eglise - Airborne Museum.
- June 9: Lion Sur Mer, sword beach June 9: Ver sur Mer – Gold Beach.
- June 9: Longues sur Mer – German gun battery. June 10: Omaha Beach and Cemetery.
- June 10: Sainte Marie du Mont – Utah Beach Museum.
- June 11: Caen - WWII Memorial Museum.
- June 12: Paris – Liberation Museum.
- June 14: Bastogne - Bastogne War Museum & Bastogne Barracks.
- June 15: Oosterbeek - Airborne Museum
- June 16: Amsterdam - Anne Frank House, Resistance Mueseum
Size | Price |
Minimum 20 to 29 participants | $4,250.00 per person, based on sharing a twin/double room |
Minimum 15 to 19 participants | $ 4,900.00 per person, based on sharing a twin/double room |
Single room supplement | $1,350.00 per person |
A non-refundable deposit of $ 500.00 per person is due by or before March 15, 2026.
The remaining balance will be automatically scheduled for March 29, 2026.
Monies will be refunded upon receipt of cancellation in writing to Millennium Tours, with less the following cancellation penalties:
February 17 to March 21, 2025: $ 1,800.00 per person
After March 22, 2025: Non-refundable
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Travel Itinerary
Travel Day - (Airfare Under Separate Arrangements)
On the eve of our tour, we fly from Texas to London Heathrow Airport. (Flights are not included in the package pricing)
Welcome to London!
Arrive at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), meet your local Guide/assistant & transfer to the hotel aboard a private motor coach.
Upon arrival at hotel, check-in and rest of the day at leisure to explore on own.
Everyone will receive London Oyster cards (British pounds 20) each.
Later, make your own way to Imperial War Museum.
In the evening, walk to a local restaurant for welcome dinner (2 courses, plus drinking water)
Overnight at The Tower hotel, London or similar category.
Full day sightseeing tour of London
Full English buffet breakfast at the hotel is included.
Today, embark on a full day city sightseeing tour on your own using public transport.
Use of Oyster card/public transport pass.
Entrance to the Churchill War Rooms & Imperial War Museum, followed by entrance to HMS Belfast
Overnight stay at The Tower Hotel, London or similar category.
Tour of Southwick & transfer to Bournemouth
Full English buffet breakfast at the hotel & check out of your rooms.
Board your private motor coach for a transfer to Southwick with full day of excursions - (2 hours' drive)
Morning visit to Southwick House
Transfer to Portsmouth - (15 mins drive)
Visit the D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
Stop to view the D-Day Landing Craft
Transfer to Bournemouth - (1.5 hours' drive) & check-in to your hotel. Remainder of the day free at leisure.
Overnight at Hilton Bournemouth or similar category.
Ferry to Cherbourg & transfer to Bayeux
Start your day with a full English buffet breakfast at the hotel.
07:15 AM - Private motor coach transfer to Poole harbor - (15 mins drive)
07:30 AM - Check in for ferry.
08:30 AM - Ferry to Cherbourg - foot passenger one way
2:00 PM - Arrive Cherbourg and transfer by private motor coach to Ste Mere Eglise - (45 mins drive)
Stop to view the church with the Paratrooper on the roof
Visit the Airborne Museum
Transfer by private motor coach to Bayeux (1 hour drive)
Overnight stay at Novotel Bayeux or similar category.
Bayeux - Bayeux Tapestry, Landing Beaches Visits
Continental buffet breakfast at the hotel
Private motor coach transportation for the day & begin with a transfer to Lion Sur Mer (1 hour drive)
Visit to the Sword Beach, easternmost beach of the Normandy landings in June 1944.
Afterwards, transfer to Ver sur Mer - (40 mins drive) & stop at Gold beach, followed by transfer to Arromanches, (15
mins drive) stop to view the remains of the Mulberry harbour in the sea, just off the shore
Later, transfer to Longues Sur Mer - (30 mins drive) & visit the German battery on the cliffs.
Transfer to Bayeux - (15 mins drive)
Overnight stay at Novotel Bayeux or similar category.
Bayeux
Bayeux boasts a stunning historic centre as well as its world-famous, UNESCO-listed tapestry depicting the Norman
conquest of England in 1066. The city had the good fortune to be swiftly liberated by the Allies in June 1944, but its war
museum and British cemetery recall the sacrifices made in these parts.
Visit the Beaches of Normandy including Omaha & Utah Beach, Visit the American Cemetery,
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel
Private motor coach transfer to St Laurent sur Mer (Private motor coach to remain with the group for the day) - (30 mins drive)
Stop to view the Omaha beach & visit to the American Cemetery
Afterwards, transfer to Pointe du Hoc (30 mins drive) & stop to view the site where Rangers scaled the cliffs.
Later, transfer on to Sainte-Marie du Mont (30 mins drive) & entrance to the Utah Beach Landing Museum with a guided tour.
Later, transfer to Bayeux - (1 hour drive)
Overnight stay at Novotel Bayeux or similar category.
Bayeux to Compiegne with a stop at Caen Memorial Museum
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel & check out of the hotel today.
Private Motor Coach Transfer to Caen (motor coach to remain with group for the day) (30 mins drive)
Visit the Caen Memorial Museum including audio guide.
Afterwards, transfer to Paris (4 hours drive)
Overnight stay at Hotel Pullman Montparnasse or similar category.
Visit Liberation Museum & transfer to Reims
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel & check out of the hotel.
Private motor coach to remain with the group for the day
First stop is to visit the Liberation Museum in Paris & enjoy some free time in Paris.
Later, transfer on to Reims (2.5 hours' drive) & check-in at your hotel.
Remainder of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight stay at Hotel Radisson Reims or similar category.
Visit Meuse Argonne American Cemetery & transfer to Wiltz
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel & check out of your hote.
Private motor coach transfer (coach to remain with the group for the day) to Meuse-Argonne area - (2 hours drive)
Stop to view the significant World War II sites along the way.
Visit the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery
Later, transfer on to Wiltz (4 hours drive)
Arrive at your hotel in Wiltz and check-in. Remainder of the day free at leisure.
Overnight stay at Aux Tanneries de Wiltz Hotel or similar category.
Visit Bastogne barracks & War Museum & transfer to Arnhem
Start your day with continental buffet breakfast at the hotel. Later, check out of your hotel.
Start with a transfer to Bastogne (30 mins drive) to visit the Bastogne Barracks
Afterwards, visit the Bastogne War Museum (Battle of the Bulge)
Later, transfer to Arnhem (4 hours drive)
Overnight stay at Hotel Bastion or similar category.
View War Sites in and around Arnhem & transfer to Amsterdam
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel
A private motor coach will be provided and will remain with the group for the entire day.
During the visit in Arnhem, there will be a scheduled stop to view the renowned John Frost bridge. This historic bridge holds great significance as it played a significant role during the famous Battle of Arnhem in World War II.
As you arrive at the John Frost Bridge, you will have the opportunity to admire its impressive structure and learn about its historical importance. The bridge gained international recognition as it was a key objective for the British forces during Operation Market Garden in 1944.
View key sites related to Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden was a significant military operation during
World War II, aimed at capturing key bridges in the Netherlands to secure a direct route to Germany.
Proceed to Oosterbeek/Hartestein, which is approximately 15 mins drive away.
Entrance to the Airborne Museum & later further transfer to Amsterdam.
Upon arrival, check in to your hotel & remainder of the day free at leisure.
Overnight stay at Movenpick hotel, Amsterdam or similar category.
Amsterdam City Tour
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel
Private motor coach on with the group for full day in Amsterdam.
Start with entrance to Anne Frank House- (subject to availability)
Entrance to the Resistance Museum. Afterwards, remainder of the afternoon is free at leisure to explore Amsterdam onown.
In the evening, we walk to a local restaurant nearby the hotel for Farewell dinner (2 course meal with drinking water).
Overnight stay at Movenpick hotel, Amsterdam or similar category.
Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House is the hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II. Now a
museum, it recreates the war and holocaust years. Quotations from the diary, photographs, films and original objects
belonging to the people in hiding and those who helped them all serve to illustrate the events which occurred at this
location. Anne's original diary is on display in the museum as well.
Departure Day (Airfare Under Separate Arrangements)
Continental buffet breakfast in hotel & check out of the hotel rooms.
Private Motor Coach transfer to Amsterdam Airport (30 mins drive)
Fly Amsterdam to Texas (Flights are not included in the package price shared).