D-Day Discovery: The Longest Day, A 12 hour tour for 5-8 people

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12 hours (approximately)
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Offered in: English and 1 more

A D-Day tour for 5-8 people. Visit the Normandy landing beaches with our WWII expert. Rodolphe Rutman, who will bring to life the events of the battle of Normandy, using his knowledge of the subject acquired over more than 30 years of private research. He has been connected to the events of June 6 1944, since he was involved in the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 when he assisted a group of 41 American veteran paratroopers who came to perform a commemorative jump near Sainte-mère-église. Afterwards, Rodolphe became a filmmaker specialising in history. He has directed 4 TV documentary films about D-Day which were broadcast internationally, including interviews with more than 200 people who witnessed the events of summer 1944, including 13 American veterans who landed on Omaha Beach. Today, he lives in Normandy and likes to share his passion for this subject by leading visits to memorial sites. So be ready for an immersive and unforgettable exploration of the 1944 Battle of Normandy.

What's Included

Bottled water
Lunch

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pick up locations can be specified on booking to suit individual needs.

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Meeting point

Our guide will be waiting at the vehicle in the parking area, holding a sign saying "D-Day Discovery Tour".

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Sainte Mere Eglise

    Visit to Sainte-mère-église square and it's church. The story of the tragic arrival of American paratroopers on the night 5th/6th of June 1944 will be told there.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Airborne Museum

    Visit to the Airborne museum, a very well furnished museum with a lot of interesting pictures, maps and military equipment giving an overview of the American airborne actions on D-Day. Entry fees: Adult: 11,50€, Children: 7,50€

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Sainte-Mere-Eglise

    One hour can be spent in Sainte-mère-église square to do some shopping and to have lunch.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    "La Fiere Bridge" was a site where American troops (mainly paratroopers) had a very hard fight against nazi forces from 6th to 9th of June 1944, causing more than 750 American casualties (wounded or killed) to keep this bridge in allied hands.

    35 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Utah Beach

    Utah beach was one of the two landing beaches used by American troops on DDay. The units that arrived there will join the American paratroopers, who arrived inland during the night, to take control of the Cotentin peninsula roads and later Cherbourg harbor.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Pointe Du Hoc Memorial

    Visit to the seafront German artillery position at Pointe du Hoc, assaulted from the cliffs by American Ranger battaillons on the morning of D-Day.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 7

    Stop at the cliffs of Vierville-sur-mer, dominating Omaha beach. An opportunity to discover American military equipment displayed around the local museum, including American LCVP landing craft.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Normandy American Cemetery

    Visit to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer. This exceptional memorial site is located on Omaha beach battlefield. An opportunity to discover the D-Day events from a place that was at the center of the battle that day.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Visit to the reinforced WN62 German position. Located on the cliffs of Colleville-sur-mer dominating Omaha beach, we will discover, with some German soldiers' testimonies, what D-Day was like seen from that side of the battle. On the same site we will visit the monument dedicated to the American 1st Infantry Division.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 10

    Visit to Saint-Laurent-sur-mer, to the first monument dedicated to the American troops who landed on Omaha beach, on the morning of June 6, 1944.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11

    Visit to the site temporarily used as a cemetery for American soldiers killed on D-Day and in the following days.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 12

    Visit to the memorial monument dedicated to the landing troops from the American 29th Infantry Division who took part in the Omaha beach invasion, in the early hours of D-Day.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Remember: Discover D Day

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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