Highlights
- Three hour morning tour to the Normandy battlefield beaches from Bayeux
- Tour of Omaha Beach
- American Military Cemetery
- Insightful commentary provided by your local English speaking guide
- Pickup and drop off from central Bayeux hotels
Recent Photos of this Tour
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The American CemeteryVery overwhelming.Photo by: Jack HUSA, 10 2008 -
The CliffsA memorial where the bombs dropped on the German Army. The area has been left as a memorial to the lives lost.Photo by: Jack HUSA, 10 2008 -
Retiring the American FlagThe respect for the flag by the US military who retired the flags for the evening was moving. US military maintain and ...Photo by: Jack HUSA, 10 2008 -
From Hell to HeavenA rainbow straight from the Beaches of Normandy.. Priceless.Photo by: Tara K12 2011 -
CemeteryThank you.Photo by: Tara K12 2011 -
American Cemetaryunbelievable.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
IMG_4790solid concrete bunker. Inside the burn marks are still visible.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
Pointe du HocThis is where the U.S. Rangers came a shore.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
Swiss cheeseAll the bomb craters can be seen and shows the magnitude of the war.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
American CemetaryWow. Overpowering.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
Bomb craterbefore the war, this was flat.Photo by: BVS614USA, 08 2011 -
The Landing Beaches WWIIAmazing to realize the number of the US and other soldiers who died on this beach.Photo by: Jack HUSA, 10 2008 -
Point Du HocBlown-out bunker at the D-Day beaches.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Point Duc HocInside a D-Day bunker.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Point Du HocFront of the bunker.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Point Du HocMike and John in front of bunker door that was blown out by Ranger bazooka.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Point Du HocInside the bunker, with rusting barbed wire.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Omaha BeachMike and John on Omaha beach.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
U.S. Cemetery overlooking ...Graves of unknown U.S. soldiers.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Point Duc HocMemorial from France.Photo by: John JUSA, 10 2007 -
Useful Information
Omaha Assault, France
Next, you'll 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 bluff is the American Military Cemetery, where 9,387 service men rest in peace (keep in mind the movie Saving Private Ryan).
Reviewed by Alan H, April 2013
This was a meaningful and informative tour that covered Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the American cemetery. We hadn't realized the significance of Pointe du Hoc and I'm glad we took this tour for that site alone. Our guide was very knowledgeable, as well as a good driver with a comfortable van. The tour ran right on schedule. If you are staying in Bayeux, before or after the tour you can pay a visit to the local military cemetery in Bayeux and the museum there to get an even better feel for the events in the area in 1944.
Reviewed by James M, January 2013
Excellent trip. David our guide and driver was great and enhanced the trip with his knowledge and photobook of Normandy as it was in the 1940's. He also recommended a great place for lunch.
