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WWII IN THE PACIFIC AND OTHER MILITARY HISTORY
AND SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS AND CRUISES

NEW (or changed) TOURS, posted July 8, 2010
(Changes to existing postings noted in dark red.)

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EARLY BOOKING/ EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT PROGRAM

We are happy to continue our Early Booking Discount policy whereas Valor Tours, Ltd. Will discount the main tour cost by 5% if application and required deposit is received six months or more before commencement of tour.

In addition, Valor Tours announces a new 10% discount off the main tour cost if full payment of the tour, less 10%, is received with application. Fully refundable should you change your mind up to 60 days before tour departs.

* Not available on cruises, Holts Battlefield Tours, Normandy Independent packages or tours in cooperation with MHT or Stephen Ambrose Tours.

2010 TOURS

RETURN TO GUADALCANAL
August 1-10, 2010
Annual tour to Guadalcanal. Departing Los Angeles, we fly to Nadi, Fiji Islands and then on to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal for a week of touring Beach Red, Edson's Ridge, Mt. Austen, Tenaru River, the Gifu, Matanikau River, etc. Cross Iron Bottom Sound to Tulagi, Gavutu, Tanambogo and Purvis Bay sites. Attend a ceremony at the American/Allied Memorial and tree planting in Memorial Gardens. Optional two-day trip to Gizo in the New Georgia Island. Brochure available.
$3,195 per person, twin share.
Optional extension to Tarawa - August 10 to 17, 2010.
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65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATOMIC MISSION
August 1-9, 2010
Tour to Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Escorted by Prof. Anderson Giles.
$3,290 per person, twin share; $500 single supplement.
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BATTLE FOR PELELIU
August 8-16, 2010
Can be taken by itself or as an extension to above Atomic Mission tour. Escorted by Prof. Anderson Giles. $3200 per person, twin share.
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HISTORICAL TOUR TO TURKEY FEATURING GALLIPOLI REGION
September 21-30, 2010
From London to Istanbul, Troy and Gallipoli battle area.
Escorted by Michael Hanlon.
$3800 per person, twin share
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OPERATION DRAGOON TOUR THROUGH FRANCE
September 4-13, 2010
Follow the U.S. and French forces from the August 1944 Riviera invasion to Southern France via Toulon, Aix en Frovence, Avignon, Lyon, French Resistance country, Alsace, Vosges Mountains, Colmar Pocket, and Strasbourg. Escorted by Capt. Wilbur Jones, USN Ret.
$3395 per person, twin share. (5% discount on both tours if taken with CROSSING THE RHINE TOUR)
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CROSSING THE RHINE: OPERATION MARKET GARDEN TO REMAGEN TOUR
September 13-22, 2010
From Frankfurt to Amsterdam - escorted by Capt. Wilbur Jones, USN Ret.
$3395 per person, twin share
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HEROIC SHORES
September 9 to 21, 2010
Small ship voyage exploring WWII sites in the Mediterranean. Onboard lecture program.
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66TH ANNIVERSARY LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
October 10 to 22, 2010
Escorted by Steve Kwiecinski, from San Francisco to Manila, Corregidor, Bataan, Cabanatuan, Leyte.
$3250 per person, twin share from San Francisco.
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RETURN TO WAKE ISLAND
December 8 to 12, 2010
In cooperation with MHT.
$3495 per person, twin share
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2011 TOURS

REUNION OF HONOR TO IWO JIMA
March 2011 - subject to permission - in cooperation with Military Historical Tours.
Approx. $3495 per person, including air from Honolulu.

RETURN TO VIETNAM w/LAOS
March 7 to 21, 2011.
Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Danang, Mekong Delta, dong Ha, Can Tho and Saigon with excursion into central Laos. Escorted by Col. John Dewing, AUS Ret.
$3450 per person, twin share with air from San Francisco. Brochure available.

GHOST SOLDIERS OF BATAAN & HELLSHIPS MEMORIAL TOUR
April 3 to 13, 2011.
Manila, Corregidor, Bataan, Subic, Clark, Cabanatuan. Escorted by Steve Kwiecinski.
$2950 per person, twin share with air from San Francisco. Brochure available.

THE GREAT WAR OF 1914/18 EXPERIENCE III
April 30 to May 7, 2011.
Escorted by Mike Hanlon of the Great War Society. To Brussels, Ypres, Flanders, Vimy Ridge, Somme and more.
$2950 per person, twin share, land only.

VICTORY DAY IN RUSSIA
May 3 to 12, 2011.
St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Moscow, including a tour of once-classified Star City, arranged by the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Escorted by Bill Altaffer.
$4990 per person, twin share, land only.

MILITARY HISTORY TOUR TO THE KASSARINE PASS, TUNIS AND SICILY
May 13 to 27, 2011.
Includes US Battlefields and Roman/ancient sites. Escorted by Western Desert expert.

MILITARY HISTORY TOUR TO ISRAEL
June 2011.
In cooperation with Stephen Ambrose Tours.

D-DAY NORMANDY INVASION TOUR
June 2 to 8, 2011.
From/to Paris.
$1995 per person, twin share, land only.

BATTLE OF THE BULGE/EAGLE'S NEXT TOUR
June 8 to 17, 2011.
From Paris to Munich, features Maginot Line Fort, Dachau Concentration Camp, Nazi Munich and much more.
$2995 per person, twin share, land only.

WWI ITALIAN FRONT
July 17 to 31, 2011.
Escorted by Mike Hanlon of the Great War Society. Start in Venice and explore the Italian Front of WWI, including Isonzo Front, Caporetto and the high war in the Alps.

RETURN TO GUADALCANAL
July 31 to August 9, 2011.
Our popular annual tour commemorating the anniversary of the Aug. 7th landings. Henderson Field, Edson's Ridge, the Gifu, Matanikau, Tenaru, Tulagi and more. Escorted by John Innes.
$3250 per person, twin share from Los Angeles.

CRUISE FROM GUADALCANAL THROUGH "THE SLOT"
July 31 to August 9, 2011.
We are bringing back our highly anticipated cruise through the Solomon Islands about the Bilikik. Limited to 20 passengers.
Between $4000 and $6000 per person, depending on cabin selection. Escort to be advised.

BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL TOUR TO ENGLAND
September 1 to 10, 2011.
Fashioned around the unveiling and dedication of the new Bomber Command Memorial at Westminister. Uxbridge, Cambridge, Duxford, Hendon, Battle of Britain Memorial, London. Bob Reynolds (RAF) expected to attend.

SIGNATURE BATTLES OF THE WORLD WARS IN EUROPE
September 1 to 9, 2011.
Escorted by Mike Hanlon of the Great War Society. Paris to Normandy, Dieppe, Peronne, Somme, Chateau-Thierry, Reims, Belleau Wood.
$3250 per person, tin share, land only.

TOBRUK BATTLEFIELD TOUR AND ROMAN LIBYA
September 10 to 22, 2011.
Visa ban has been lifted for Americans. Tripoli, Tobruk, Regima Ridge, Mechilli, Sidi Rezegh Airfield and more. Escorted by expert Western Desert guide.
$5250 per person, twin share including air from London.

70TH ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR ATTACK
December 2011.
Details to be advised.


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