Normandy D-Day 7 Iconic Sights Guided Private Trip from Paris

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Paris (Pass by)

  07:30 Pick up from Your hotel in Paris and departure destination Caen by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes. It takes about 3 hours (240 km) to reach the Memorial of Caen. One stop at the rest area will be made. This trip is Live guided from 4 participants.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Memorial de Caen

  10:30 - 12:15 The Caen Memorial and Museum visit. Located in the British Sword Beach sector Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the Battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage. 12:15 Departure to Pegasus Bridge Memorial. It takes just 15 minutes (14 km).

  1 hour 45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Memorial Pegasus

  12:30 - 13:15 Pegasus Bridge Memorial visit. 13:15 Departure to Arromanches-les-Bains. It takes 45 minutes (40 km).

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Arromanches-les-Bains

  14:00 - 15:00 Lunch break and visit of Arromanches-les-Bains town. Arromanches is a small seaside town famous for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the British Gold Beach landing zone it played an invaluable role in the D-Day landings. The Allies built here an artificial temporary harbour for unloading of vehicles, materials, and people. Mulberry Harbour had, by June 12, 1944, helped bring 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies to Europe. 15:00 Departure to German Gun batterie in Longues-sur-Mer. It takes 15 minutes (12 km).

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Longues-sur-Mer

  15:15 - 15:35 German Gun Batterie in Longues-sur-Mer visit. Departure to Normandy American Cemetery. It takes 25 minutes (15 km).

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer

  16:00 - 17:10 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy. 17:10 Departure to close the located Overlord Museum.

  1 hour 10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

  17:20 - 17:50 Overlord Museum. Close located to the Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day. 17:50 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 5 to 10 minutes (5 km).

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Omaha Beach

  18:00 - 18:20 Arrival at Omaha Beaches. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. 18:20 Departure to Paris. I takes about 3 hours. One stop at the rest area will be made.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• Paris (Pass by)

  21:30 Arrival in Paris depending on traffic situation and Your hotel location. Drop off at Your hotel.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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