Private Dunkirk Operation Dynamo Tour: 2-Hour Journey through Key Historical Sites

The 2-hour exclusive tour of Dunkirk Dynamo will lead you to the significant historical sites related to Operation Dynamo and on the trail of the 2017 Hollywood mega-hit film’s shooting locations…

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Musee Dunkerque 1940 - Operation Dynamo - While the Dunkirk museum isn’t part of the official tour, it’s highly recommended for those fascinated by the history of Operation Dynamo.
  • Commonwealth War Graves Dunkirk - At the gateway to the British War Graves Section in Dunkirk Town Cemetery, the Dunkirk Memorial is prominently situated. Upon passing through the memorial’s pillars, visitors will encounter two sections dedicated to Commonwealth war graves: Plots IV and V, which commemorate the First World War, and Plots I and II, which honor the Second World War.
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Personal guide or driver/guide
  • Transport in a private vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (specific hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • A maximum of 3 people per booking (car tour) or 8 people (minivan tour)
  • Wheelchair and stroller accessible only in your own vehicle. We do not have child seats, and we can not take someone in his wheelchair in our vehicle.
Location
1874 Rue des Chantiers de France
Rue des Chantiers de France
On the parking lot in front of the Dunkerque 1940 - Operation Dynamo Museum
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Scottd0575
Aug 27, 2024
Great tour would highly recommend - We had a wonderful guide Emmanuel who was great fun and hugely engaging. Emmanuel took us to the beaches including some of the streets where the 2017 film Dunkirk was shot. We went on to see the points at which the British and French soldiers were evacuated. We saw the oldest church in the area that survived both wars but not without serious damage. Finally we went to the British cemetery which was a hugely somber moment when you see all the Agra’s ranging from about 17-34 on the grave stones. The tour took longer than expected by around 20 mins Emmanuel was absolutely fine with this and was more worried if it was ok for us which of course it was. After our tour and having dropped Emmanuel back, we then had dinner on board the Princess Elizabeth ship which we had booked before coming to Dunkirk. Emmanuel had also taken us to the ship during the tour as it had also evacuated 1673 soldiers during 1940 before being permanently moored in Dunkirk in 1999 and been converted to a restaurant. A very good restaurant!
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Randi_g
Aug 16, 2024
A great day learning about war history - We really enjoyed our tour with Freddy! He was nice and had so many great stories about the war. Our tour was on a holiday which made driving around town a little crazy but Freddy handled it and got us where we needed to be. He also changed things up last minute to create a special moment for my friend. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him!
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Cinda_p
Aug 4, 2024
Enlightening! - Very personable and informed guide! We learned details that we had not read about in books! Special thanks for accommodating our special schedule!!
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William_d
Jul 18, 2024
A great way to understand the Dunkirk evacuation. - A wonderful tour around the sites of Operation Dynamo. Our guide, Fredéric (Freddy), was very knowledgeable, pleasant, and experienced. The tour also had information regarding the history of Dunkirk, which was a plus. Overall a very good way to understand the events of that historic operation.
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James_b
Jun 30, 2024
Dunkirk visit - We had a wonderful tour of Dunkirk. Very friendly guide and very informative. Many sites and monuments seen with great explanations. Highly recommended.
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D9566kdchristinag
Jun 27, 2024
Dynamo tour guide - Our guide, Frederic was very informative and pleasant to be around. He explained the dynamics of the various relationships between governments and countries. We enjoyed his guiding.
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Adam_g
Jun 5, 2024
Well done! - Excellent tour! Very pleased with our guide and with the tour overall. We would absolutely do it again.
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Darrell_r
Jun 3, 2024
Great Dunkirk tour of British and French evacuation. - Fantastic tour and our guide Freddie was First Class- one of the best guides. Extremely knowledgeable- and greatly passionate.
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Jason_e
Jun 2, 2024
Good overview and more - Elise did a great job of putting the battle of Dunkirk into historical context and included multiple perspectives on it. After visiting several key locations, I have a much better understanding of the events of not only Operation Dynamo, but also what the citizens of Dunkirk went through afterwards. Additionally, it was fun to hear some inside scoop in the production of Christopher Nolan’s film.
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Yvonne_t
Jun 1, 2024
The GUide Makes the Day! - The guide was just lovely, really informed, adapted to the questions we asked and bought to life the experience. Really enjoyed it.
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