From Bayeux on your Normandy Battlefields Tour, drive to Pointe du Hoc, via Sainte Marie du Mont, where the infamous German gun position threatened the Allied ships all the way to Utah and Omaha. The site was attacked by the elite 2nd U.S. Rangers, commanded by LT. Col James Rudder, who had to scale the cliffs to get there. The site with its huge fortification blown to pieces is still today as it was when the Rangers left it and looks like a lunar landscape.

Drive along the coast to Omaha Beach where soldiers of the 29th and 1st Divisions landed, fought and died. This operation was the bloodiest one of the 5 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 9387 service men rest in peace (keep in mind the movie "Saving Private Ryan").

The Omaha Beach Museum, situated at one of the strategic beach exits, code named 'Dog 3' on D-Day, has on display a large collection of uniforms, vehicles and arms of all calibers as well as one of the types of landing craft used during the landings. You can also see examples of the military equipment lost by both sides on the beach and inland, which is still being found by locals today.

Last stop is the German Cemetery which initially started out as one of a number of temporary American cemeteries. After coming in through the narrow entrance you emerge into the very somber surroundings of this place. There are more than 21,000 soldiers buried here who paid with their life for Hitler's order to 'Never Retreat, Never Surrender'.

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

Daily

Unavailable Dates:

• January 01 (New Years Day)
• December 25 (Christmas Day)

Departure Point:

Tour departs from Place du Quebec (behind Churchill Hotel) or Bayeux Train Station

Departure Time:

1:00pm

Return details:

Tour returns to original point of departure at 6:00pm

Hotel Pickup:

Hotel pick up is available from centrally located Bayeux hotels. Please advise your full hotel name and address at time of booking.

Additional Information

Inclusions:

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• English speaking driver/guide
• Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions:

• Entrance fees
• Food and drinks
• Optional gratuities

Additional Info:

• This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of travel.
• Confirmation for this product will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.
• Tour is operated in English unless otherwise specified.
• Type of vehicle used is dependant on passenger numbers on the day. If the group is 8 passengers or less, transport is by minivan, a larger vehicle will be used in all other cases.
• The expert escort drivers / guides are all Normandy natives and have grown up listening to the WWII stories told by their parents or grand parents who endured four years of German occupation and lived through the days of the Liberation. They bring to their guiding that "special touch" that you will not get from someone from the outside, who might know History but not "la petite histoire"... The tragic or sometimes comic little details that make this tour a special and long remembered one.

Local Operator Information:

Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your Confirmation Voucher. Our Product Managers select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

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