Full Day Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches with Licensed Driver-Guide

Highlights

A poignant guided visit of the scenes of WWII


Description

For many visitors to France, the Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches cannot be missed, theatres to one of the most important and tragic periods in modern history.

Your personal driver-guide will pick you up at your hotel for a Full Day Normandy Tour focussed on D-Day Landing Beaches.

After an approximately 3 hour drive, the first stop will be at the small town of Arromanches. From the hills, you will be able to see the remains of the artificial harbour built by the Allies in 1944. We also strongly recommend you experience the 360° movie which depicts the 100 days of the battle of Normandy. 15 minutes of archive images that constitute a great introduction for the day’s topic.

From there, we will head toward the nearby town of Longues-sur-Mer and visit one of the most well-preserved German batteries. 4 casemates with original canons and an observation point. This place will be a great opportunity to learn more about the German troops stationed in Normandy and the Atlantic Wall.

You will be given free time for lunch at the quaint fishermen’s town of Port-en-Bessin, your guide will help in your choice.

The entire afternoon will be consecrated to Omaha Beach, you will tread in the footsteps of the American soldiers who landed on June 6th 1944, your guide will help you understand the events that took place during Operation Overlord or the D-Day Normandy Landings. You may not be able to stop imagining yourself in the places of these young men, putting their lives on the line to liberate France.

You will then be taken to the American Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer, overlooking Omaha beach and the burial site those who laid down their lives, you will be moved by the perfect alignment of 9,000 white crosses

This poignant visit will end at Pointe du Hoc, 90-foot high cliffs situated between the Utah and Omaha beaches and the famous site of the heroic operation of 2 battalions of Rangers who scaled the cliff to neutralize an important German battery threatening both Omaha and Utah beaches.

Your drive back to Paris will no doubt full of reflexion, but without regrets to have respected the memory of the heroes that never left the battlefields.

Included

Pick-up, drop off Hotel
Entrance fees

Excluded

Lunch

Essential informations

Duration: 12h
Meeting time: 08h00
Meeting point: Lobby of your Hotel
Availability & close out dates: Daily Except Unforeseeable events
Cancellation Policy:
7 days or more in advance: full refund of monies paid *
Less than 7 days: 50% of monies paid *
24 hours or less: non-refund of the monies paid
*  Except for all the non-refundable tickets required for bookings (Versailles tickets, Cruise tickets, Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Orsay, etc…)

COVID-19 Safety measures

Disinfecting seats, arm rests and handles, between each service with a disposable antiseptic cloth
Airing of the vehicle interior after each service
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Face masks are available on our vehicle for the clients in case of mandatory wearing of masks