Normandy D-Day beaches private tour US sector from Bayeux Bayeux or Caen: D-Day Beaches and History Private Day Trip
ID: GYG437197-788064
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Trust a local guide to take you on an emotional day marked by engraved headstones and battle-scarred D-Day landscapes on this tour with hotel pickup and drop-off in Bayeux or Caen.
Pay tribute to those young men that gave their lives on D-Day and ensure that their story is passed on from present to future generations with this day trip from Bayeux or Caen. See Omaha Beach, the American cemetery, and the bombardment craters at Pointe du Hoc.
Be picked up at your location in Bayeux or Caen and ride in an air-conditioned van. Cover topics about D-Day like the ground, naval, airborne forces. Hear about the artificial ports, the decoy plan called Fortitude, French life under German occupation, the French resistance, and the Atlantic wall.
Stop first at Omaha Beach and see the American cemetery where 10,000 American soldiers are buried or marked as missing in action. Have the opportunity to visit a strongpoint that is part of the Atlantic wall.
Head to Pointe du Hoc, the only place where huge craters are still visible due to naval and aerial bombardments. View the spot where 225 rangers bravely climbed up the 100 feet cliffs. It is a good site for a good comprehension of the German defenses.
Buy lunch at the Roosevelt café, which was built on a bunker and is now a meeting place for veterans. Visit a private bunker that is not open to the public. Travel from Utah Beach to Sainte-Mère-l'Eglise and pass through the hedgerows.
Arrive in a small village that was made famous by the movie 'The Longest Day.' View the church tower where a paratrooper, John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, landed.
Discover two amazing stained glass windows inside the church that were created to commemorate the liberation of the city by the 82nd Airborne Division on June 6, 1944. Return to your starting point in Bayeux or Caen at the end of your tour.
Highlights
- Pay tribute to the fallen soldiers and learn some of their personal stories
- Explore the German defenses, such as bunkers, batteries, and strongpoints
- Discover a private bunker complete with original American and German artefacts
- Listen as your local guide shares his family's story of the French resistance
- Visit some typical Norman villages and have a lunch at the Roosevelt café
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The order of the tour can change according to the weather forecasts or low/high tides
• This activity is moderate but the tour can be customized for families and disabled guests (on request)
Pickup is provided in Bayeux or Caen. The guide will be waiting in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. If you are meeting your guide at a train station or airport, the guide will be holding a sign with your last name on it.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
