Nijmegen – 82nd Airborne Battlefield Tour

The 82nd Airborne Division had to secure crossings at two major rivers and a canal, take the city of Nijmegen and secure the Groesbeek Heights. A tall order for an Airborne Division to undertake!

This tour will take us on a clockwise loop around the objectives and battles of the All Americans, beginning at the bridge at Grave. We’ll then drive to the lock bridge at Heumen (Molenhoek), the only bridge across the Maas-Waal Canal captured intact.

Our next stop will be the landing zones south of Groesbeek and then the desperate battle to recapture the landing zones to the north. We will then pay our respects to the fallen at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, one of only 3 cemeteries for Canadian soldiers in the Netherlands.

Then we’ll move to Devils Hill, which dominates the eastern approach of Nijmegen which was contested for days in fierce, often hand to hand, combat.

After a short drive, we will visit the location of the Waal River crossing which we will remember by walking across the bridge to visit the monument on the North bank. Our last stop will the road bridge at Nijmegen, where we will look at the battles fought to capture the biggest bridge of Operation Market Garden.

Nijmegen tour itinerary

This tour begins at 09:00h at the Nijmegen railway station and we will visit the following locations:

Road bridge across the Maas River at Grave
Lock bridge across the Maas Waal canal at Heumen
Drop and landing zones around Groesbeek with a visit to the replica Waco glider
Canadian Cemetery at Groesbeek
Devils Hill
Waal River crossing location
Waal Bridge battles at Nijmegen

This tour takes around 8 hours and ends around 17:00h (5PM) at the Nijmegen railway station.

Languages

This tour is available in English and in Dutch.

Pricing

We have a flat fee price for our tours:

Price for a full day private tour for 1 to 4 persons including transportation is €480.
For 5-8 persons I have to charge €650 to cover the rent of a large minivan.
Lunch and museum entrance is not included in the price.
For a group of more than 4 persons please visit my Groups page