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Dam Busters Tour Germany.

TheDam Busters are forever etched in my mind, beginning from an early age. About six if I recollect.

Saw the movie with my Dad and was totally captivated by the bravery and achievement in the most difficult circumstances. When travelling on an aeroplane I often think of those brave souls. No air conditioning, no warmth, and in total darkness over hostile territory. It makes me feel in some way guilty to order a coffee or a sandwich. Most important me being able to travel on an aircraft in a free and democratic world is in part down to the sacrifices of those boys.

Itinerary of your Dam Busters Tour Germany

• Day1 Meet and Greet at Dortmund airport-transfer to Mohne Dam.
• Day2 VISIT AND TOUR OF MOHNE DAM. BOAT TRIP. EVENING FURTHER VISIT TO MOHNE AND FEW DRINKS!
• DAY3 Visit to Sorpe Dam
• DAY 4 Eder Dams.
• Day4 evening return to Dortmund-airport
• Stay in hotel near Mohne througout your stay.

At some point a sightseeing flight over Mohne Dam..weather permitting. Not included in price

Transfer to Mohne Dam about 25 miles Dam Busters Tour Germany

Once we are installed at the ‘Pension Hof’

We can ( if not too late) take a leisurely walk (OR TAKE A CAB) 5 km (30 mins walk) to the actual Dam.

Note: there are no acceptable Hotels or Pensions with own private bath/wc near to the Dam . There is one Hotel 3 kms away, but £80.00 per person per night. Which means 20 minutes instead of 30 mins.

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non hurried morning and towards lunchtime we take a boat trip to include lunch along the  Mohne Lake.

Afternoon we will be given a tour of the dam itself.

Evening we will arm ourselves with a few bottles of ‘bubbly’, and drink a toast to ‘Guy’ and the boys. At the same time sparing a special thought for those who did not return, as well as the unfortunate innocent villagers who lived close-by. A wreath to 617 squadron will be cast out into the lake. Taxis back to our Pension.

Day 4. pm Sorpe Dam

The Sorpe dam was one of 617 squadrons 3 main targets on the night of 16/17 May 1943. Although the other two dams the Mohne and Eder were each breached the Sorpe sustained only light damage. The Sorpe required a different and more demanding angle of attack as well as being constructed of a different and more durable core.

A man made reservoir with the longest lake (5 miles) in Europe. Built in 1928-1935

There is not a great deal to see, or do here. But once everyone has taken photo’s or whatever, we will mark the occasion and spot with a wreath. We will then return to our base at the Mohne dam. Having a free afternoon will provide the opportunity to take a sightseeing flight or simply ‘chill out’. During the evening we meet up with a local gentleman by the name of: Mr. Karl-Heinz Wilmes. Herr Karl-Heinz witnessed as a child the bombing raid in 1943 and is prepared to talk to us about it.

Day 5. am. Eder Dam

1 hour 30 drive

As well as the Dam, nearby is a museum which features the bombing and breaching of the dams. Whilst there we will also visit the “Waldeck” medieval castle, and a boat trip around the reservoir. We will taker lunch as and when everyone is ready. We will replicate the wreath laying here.

Day5 pm. EARLY EVENING

We transfer to Dortmund airport.

WHATS INCLUDED:

ACCOMODATION IN GERMANY. BED AND BREAKFAST.

MINI BUS TRAVEL IN GERMANY, DORTMUND AIRPORT- PENSION -DORTMUND AIRPORT. TRIPS TO BOTH SORPE AND EDER DAMS.

ENTRANCE FEES WHERE APPLICABLE.

WREATHS. CHAMPAGNE ON SECOND NIGHT. OCCASIONAL TAXI TRANSFERS.

THE SERVICES OF PAUL BABBAGE WHO WILL ACCOMPANY YOU ON THE TRIP.

WHATS NOT INCLUDED:

AIR TICKET. LAST TIME WE CHECKED IT WAS AROUND £80.00 RETURN TO LUTON.

TRAVEL INSURANCE.

ABOUT THE ROOMS WITHIN THE PENSION.

It’s understood some rooms may well be larger than another, or possess better facilities.Iit’s rare in any b & b that every room is identical. We have no control nor accept any responsibility for who has what , or shares which room. In the case of single travellers we will attempt to match you in a double room with another single party. However we will first place you in touch beforehand, in order that you are both ok to share. Alternatively we will attempt a single room in some cases there are no extra charges and in other there is. Much depends on time of year and bookings levels. We would also point out that in busy times we may have to split the group in terms of accommodation. For example 12 in the party, and only free rooms for 8. Being then faced with the dilemma of either the tour does not go ahead or we identify alternative accommodation for the overflow we may at our own expense pay for a higher level of accommodation for the overflow.

If we take this action to ensure the tour actually proceeds. We will not entertain any claims for refunds or compensation from those persons who remain in the original accommodation offered and accepted in the package. Dam Busters Tour German

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DAMS OF THE RUHR VALLEY

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This tour tracks one of the most daring raids of WWII, when 617 Squadron bombed the dams of the Ruhr Valley in a daring and costly raid. The Dam Busters were immortalised in the 1955 film of the same name. 75 years on, in better times, we can retrace their route and enjoy the rebuilt Dams of the Ruhr. This is a relaxing biking holiday where the roads twist and wind around the lakes of the Ruhr Valley.

This tour begins with an overnight stop in the small town of Marche En Famenne in the north of the Ardennes before heading into the dramatic Ruhr Valley. En route to your two nights near Hagan you can visit the Bridge at Remagen Museum. Two nights near Hagan means the chance to visit the Mohne and Sorpe Dam made famous in Operation Chastise in a charming 130 mile ride spanning the Ruhr. From here we head further along the Ruhr, before a night in a beautiful schloss (castle) overlooking Edersee and the Eder Dam the third dam successfully attacked. The road around the Eder winds in and out of every bay and cove. You can enjoy dinner from the panoramic restaurant of the schloss with views across the Eder.

We leave the Ruhr and head south to another two-night stopover in UNESCO listed Rothenburg ob de Tauber. Use your free day to explore this charming medieval town almost untouched in WWII. This medieval walled town is enchanting and you can easily spend the day wandering the streets and alleys and enjoying the local wines and beer. The following day you are heading towards Baden Baden on one of the greatest riding roads in the world: the B500 or Schwarzwaldhochstrasse. The B500 is a favourite of just about every motorcycle magazine in Europe and for good reason. Stop at Mummelsee at the summit for some coffee and of course a slice of Black Forest Gateaux.

From Baden Baden we head back into the Ardennes via the WW1 Butte de Montsec Memorial for our final night in a Chateau Fort hotel and for our farewell dinner, before a last ride back to Calais and home.

Well organised with very good pre tour information, good hotels particularly SCHLOSS WALDECK and HOTEL CHATEAU LE FORT SEDAN. Katrina was very good at managing peoples wants and needs on the tour. Darren Wigington

Motorrad Tours welcome all makes and models of bike on tour. We also have a range of BMW bikes that you can hire. All our hire bikes for Classic and European Explorer Tours are current model BMW’s complete with ABS, Heated Grips, Panniers, Top Box, Tank Bag, Inner bags for all boxes and a pre programmed BMW Navigator GPS included.

HIRE BIKES :  If you are booking with a hire bike we will hand your bike over on the afternoon prior to the first tour day.  This will give you a chance to get familiar with the bike, make any adjustments, arrange your packing and not waste any time on the first day riding.

Day 1 Early morning Channel crossing with a longer riding day to the small town of Marche en Famenne

Day 2 Entering the Ruhr, you visit to the Ennepe Dam en route - not involved in Operation Chastise but still remarkable

Day 3 A lovely loop ride to the Lister, Sorpe and Mohensee Dams, with time for a relaxed lunch before returning to our hotel

Day 4 Visit the Eder Dam, spend the night in a Schloss and enjoy dinner in their restaurant

Day 5 South to this unspoiled walled medieval town, staying within the walls in a former brewery.

Day 6 Relax and explore this enchanting town, don't miss the Christmas Shops, or the chance to walk the walls.!

Day 7 Ride through the Black Forest and the famous Black Forest High Road, a mecca for motorcyclists from all over Europe

Day 8 A chance to visit the WW1 Butte du Montsec memorial, before your final evening and farewell dinner in a Chateau Fort

Day 9 Swift miles to do to get our afternoon Channel crossing back to the UK and onward to home

• The Sorpe Dam
• The Mohnesee Dam
• The Edersee Dam
• The Ennepe Dam
• A chance to visit the Bridge at Remagen Museum
• The stunning unspoiled Medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
• A night in a traditional Schloss overlooking Edersee
• The roads of the Black Forest
• Traditional German Hospitality

Brilliant Riding, excellent leader and the scenery and places visited are worth every mile. Chris Bailey

What's Included

• Pre tour pack including tour information, Michelin maps, route notes and GPS routes in Garmin/BMW format
• All accommodation as listed in the itinerary in 3 or 4 star hotels
• All breakfasts
• Welcome and farewell dinners (excludes beverages)
• Dinner at Schloss Waldeck, Edersee (excludes beverages)
• Motorrad Tours Tour Leader throughout the Tour
• Channel Crossing from the UK to France and back
• Commemorative Polo Shirt for all riders and passengers
• Expert advice and support throughout
• The protection of booking with a fully bonded tour operator

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• Dinners other than those listed
• Travel Insurance
• Anything not listed as included

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Lincolnshire & Dambusters Tour

Lincolnshire & Dambusters Tour including Entry into the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre , Entry into the Metheringham Airfield Visitors Centre, Visit to the historic city of Lincoln and a Trip to Skegness

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Join us on this tour to the relatively undiscovered county of Lincolnshire, but a region packed full of aviation history, as well as witnessing great moments from medieval times to the present day. We’ll enjoy a fascinating Dambusters Tour as well as visiting the charming city of Lincoln.

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Enjoy the tranquillity of this welcoming, rustic hotel set in the beautiful countryside of Lincolnshire.

• En-suite bedrooms • Television • Hairdryer • Tea, coffee-making facilities • Free Wi-Fi • Barn Restaurant • Bar • Alfresco terrace • Fitness centre • No Lift

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DAMBUSTERS TOUR Today we enjoy a leisurely guided Dambusters Tour in the company of our Dambusters' historian. We'll tour the surrounding countryside, stacked with aviation history, aptly nicknamed Bomber Country. At East Kirkby we've included entrance to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, and we'll also visit Woodhall Spa and Metheringham Airfields Visitors Centre.

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LINCOLN Historic Lincoln is a beautiful city whose skyline is dominated by its magnificent Cathedral. Here you can go through Newport Arch, the only Roman Arch still used by traffic; sneak a peak at the Bishop's Pace and wander slowly through Uphill's narrow cobbled streets laced with unique shops.

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SKEGNESS Enjoy a trip to the traditional resort of Skegness, blessed with 3 ½ miles of golden sandy beaches and beautiful seafront gardens.

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4 nights dinner, bed & full English breakfast accommodation in Grantham

Tea/coffee & biscuits on arrival

Leisurely guided Dambusters Tour

Entry into the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre

Entry into the Metheringham Airfield Visitors Centre

Visit to the historic city of Lincoln

Trip to Skegness

DEPARTURE DATE & PRICES

1 st Apr  4 nights £423

14 th Oct 4 nights £423

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Extended Dambusters Helicopter Tour

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• Approx 60 mins with 30 mins flying
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On the night of 16 May 1943 nineteen Lancasters from the specially formed 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire on a daring raid that was to take them deep into Germany. On the bombing run an exact height of 60 feet had to be held. To facilitate this two spotlights were fitted below the Lancaster so that the spots of light would coincide on the surface of the water when flying at precisely 60 feet. The Peak District is one of England's beautiful National Parks. The flight will take you through the Peak District covering Chatsworth House, the Mam Tor rock formations and Lady Bower reservoir/Derwent Valley where the RAF trained for the Dam Buster flights during World War II. Passengers will have the opportunity to appreciate this special piece of aviation history as well taking in views of outstanding natural beauty.

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• Fly for 25-30 mins on board one of our Jet Powered Helicopters • Safety Briefings • Public Liability Insurance • Up to 3 Voucher Holders can fly in the Rear of the Helicopter • The Co-Pilot experience is a £30 upgrade which we recommend booking in advance • 24/7 Online Booking Facility • Valid for flights from Derbyshire Peak District • Flying Season is April - October • Spectators are welcome and may take photographs

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• Minimum Age 6
• Maximum Weight 95 Kg

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Dambusters 76th Anniversary Tour

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The Dambusters Raid of May 1943 was one of the most iconic air operations of the Second World War. We honour the sacrifice of Guy Gibson VC and his crews who flew in the mission, on the 75th Anniversary of Operation Chastise.

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You will stay for one night in the Sheffield area, followed by one night in the Heathrow/Watford area. You will then stay for one night in Antwerp, two nights in the Wuppertal/Dortmund area and one night in the Arnhem area. All hotels will be minimum 3-star hotels.

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Moscow Metro Tour

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.