On this Normandy Battlefields Tour you will retrace the main assaults undertaken by the British forces during the first few days of the Battle of Normandy on the eastern side of the Operation Overlord. In addition to the landing in Ouistreham on Sword Beach, you will also visit the famous site of Pegasus Bridge, captured just after midnight on D-Day by elements of the 6th Airborne Division.

Begin your Tour with a drive to Pointe du Hoc.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.

After this visit, drive along the coast to Omaha Beach where soldiers of the 29th and 1st Divisions landed, fought and died.Overlooking the bluff is the American Military Cemetery, where 9,387 service men rest in peace. Always keep in mind the movie "Saving Private Ryan".

At the Museum at Pegasus Bridge, you can also see a full sized replica of the Horsa gliders used in the attack as well as a Bailey bridge and the original Pegasus Bridge itself which no longer spans the canal.

After visiting Sword beach, you will visit the Hillman Bunker complex. Found a couple of miles inland from Sword Beach, the fortifications that made up the Hillman complex are just outside the village of Colleville-Montgomery. The different bunkers, used as a German command post, are now cared for by the Association of the Friends of the Suffolk Regiment.

The Commonwealth Cemetery of Hermanville holds the bodies of 1,005 soldiers, mostly English, but also Canadians, Australians and French. You will always remember the moving epitaphs written by the families themselves who lost their sons, their husbands or their brothers in Normandy in the Summer 1944. The tour ends in the charming village of Creully which held in 1944 the studios of the BBC.

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

Seasonal
May 01 to September 30
Daily

Departure Point:

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

Departure Time:

9:00am

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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