Highlights
- Afternoon tour to the Normandy battlefield beaches from Bayeux
- American Military Cemetery
- Tour of Omaha Beach
- Insightful commentary provided by your local English-speaking guide
- Pickup and dropoff from central Bayeux hotels
Recent Photos of this Tour
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IMG_2128Omaha BeachPhoto by: Milano-michelle04 2012 -
French and Amerian flagsat ArromanchesPhoto by: Thomas DUSA, 07 2010 -
Heroes at restAmerican CemeteryPhoto by: Thomas DUSA, 07 2010 -
My FamilyI just got back from deployment and wanted to find a meaningful tour.Photo by: Matthew RUSA, 07 2009 -
6R9C5247The battery at Longues-sur-Mer. These guns were knocked out by Navy shelling during the D-Day invasion.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5242The battery at Longues-sur-Mer. It was composed of four guns of 152 mm calibre, capable of firing shells to a maximum ...Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5239The serene nature paths of the cemetery which offer a moment to reflect upon this hallowed place.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5236General Mark Clarks statement on the purpose of the American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5231A view of a portion of The Wall of the Missing, the panels of which contain over 1,500 names.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5233A plaque containing names of personnel on the Wall of the Missing whose remains were later found and interred in the ...Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5232The Wall of the Missing. Military personnel whose bodies or remains were never recovered for burial.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5227The flag waves over the field of crosses ... American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5225The reflection pool looking back toward "The Sprit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" at the American ...Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5220Field of crosses ... American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5212Field of crosses ... American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5210Field of crosses ... American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5208Field of crosses ... American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5205The trail to Omaha Beach from the bluff at the edge of the American Cemetery at Normandy.Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5203"The Sprit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" ... a memorial to the brave soldiers who gave their lives ...Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
6R9C5194A WWII Sherman tank and one of the hundreds of German obstacles that littered Omaha Beach, making it virtually ...Photo by: John CUSA, 09 2012 -
Useful Information
Omaha, France
You'll then drive along the coast to Omaha Beach, where soldiers of the 29th and 1st Divisions landed, fought and died. This operation was the bloodiest of the five beaches and almost failed, but the bravery of those young men turned this operation into a victory. Overlooking the eastern end of Omaha Beach, the American cemetery holds the bodies of 9387 soldiers who came from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean to liberate Western Europe from the Germans. You can see the graves of some of the 307 unknown soldiers or visit the resting places of the more famous, such as the family who inspired the film "Saving Private Ryan" or General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Your last stop for the day is the battery at Longues-sur-Mer. It was composed of four guns of 152 mm calibre, capable of firing shells to a maximum range of 15 miles, allowing them to reach not only Omaha Beach, 8 miles to the west, but also the British landing zone of Gold Beach, 5 miles to the east. The Allies had tried to knock out this battery with aerial bombardment leading up to the landings, but it was not until D-Day itself that the guns were finally silenced by the off-shore Allied Navies. The damage inflicted on the guns themselves can still clearly be seen today.
Reviewed by Charles N, May 2013
Excellent tour! Our guide, Jonathan, promptly picked us up at our B and B and he was knowledgeable and entertaining. The visit to the American Cemetary was moving.
Reviewed by Doris L, April 2013
My husband and I loved this half-day tour. We only had a day to spend in Bayeux and we felt lucky to get such a great half-day tour of the beaches. Most of that was due to the fantastic tour guide we had. He was excellent - spoke good English and did a great job of showing us the area. We were very pleased with the price as well. I highly recommend it.
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