Normandy American & British DDay Beaches Halfday Tour from Bayeux

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(280 reviews)
Bayeux, France

5 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Explore the D-Day landing beaches of Normandy and gain insight into Europe’s World War II history on this half-day tour from Bayeux. Visit key battle sites with a guide including  Omaha Beach,  and learn of the sacrifices made during WWII. Read the names of soldiers missing in action at the Normandy American Cemetery, then visit the German gun battery and the Mulberry Harbour. This 4.30 hour tour includes round-trip travel from Bayeux.

Following a 1.00 pm pickup in central Bayeux Place du Quebec, take a seat in your air-conditioned minivan for the onward journey to the WWII U.S  and British landing beaches of Normandy.

What's Included

Drop off at your location
Guide
Transportation
Lunch

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Omaha Beach

    Omaha Beach, beach in the American sector where troops of the 1st and 29th American Infantry Division landed on June 6, 1944. It will subsequently be nicknamed "Bloody Omaha", the guide who will accompany you will detail the events experienced by these soldiers so that you can feel the emotion that this beach can release.

    45 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer

    An emblematic place on the landing beaches, this cemetery overlooks Omaha beach and is extremely rich in symbolism. Overwhelmed by emotion, you will discover every detail of this place of memory accompanied by your guide.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Batterie Allemande de Longues-Sure-Mer

    German fortification on the British sector of Gold is one of the symbols of the famous Atlantic Wall. You will understand how a German battery works and see the original cannons.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Normandy is one of the regions with the highest tides in the world. During the Battle of Normandy, supplies would have been compromised if British engineering had not imagined this technical feat of assembling floating ports called Mulberry. It is only by seeing it that you will understand the immense importance it may have had in the outcome of the story of the landing.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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