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Private American landing beaches tour from Bayeux
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Guéron
Explore Normandy's historic landing beaches in a private tour from Bayeux. Customize your journey and uncover personal stories with a local guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sainte-Marie-du-Mont - Explore this quintessential Norman village, a key junction between Utah Beach and Carentan.
- Major Richard Winters Memorial - A tribute to Major Winters, famed from the Band of Brothers series.
- Utah Beach - Learn about the Atlantic Wall’s construction, the German forces, and the events of June 6 at Utah Beach. Visit the landing site of General Theodore Roosevelt Jr and monuments like the one for the first special engineering brigade, erected post-1945.
- Bayeux Shuttle - Meehan Memorial - A memorial honoring Thomas Meehan and his men who perished in their C47 plane crash on June 6, 1944.
- Bayeux Shuttle - Hedgerows Battle - Discover the Normandy countryside, where paratroopers landed and fought on June 6, 1944.
- Sainte-Mere-Eglise - Visiting Sainte-Mère-Eglise and its surrounding paratrooper sector offers insights into the 101st and 82nd airborne divisions, popularized by Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers.
- Pointe du Hoc - The American rangers’ mission to capture and destroy the German battery atop Pointe du Hoc’s cliff. Explore the battle’s history, the bomb craters, and the German bunkers.
- Omaha Beach - Visit Omaha Beach, known as “Bloody Omaha,” where many American soldiers fell, famously depicted in “Saving Private Ryan”.
- Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer - This vast cemetery is the resting place for 9,388 American soldiers who died in the Battle of Normandy. Reflect on their stories and their eternal rest in the land of freedom.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
Additional Information
Aboard a comfortable 9-seater van, discover the Normandy landing beaches with a local guide. From Utah Beach to the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery, via the areas where the American paratroopers landed, it’s a real trip back in time to discover these historic and moving places while receiving many personal anecdotes. of Norman soldiers and civilians. The proposed route includes important sites of the landing, it is possible to modulate, shape your discovery, or other historical sites (Artificial port of Arromanches, Cambe Cemetery, Brécourt Battery, Longues-sur-Mer Battery. ..). The list of sites to visit is large, and this tour is completely flexible if you wish.
Location
Aire de COVOITURAGE (Sortie 37)
If you do not need support, we can meet you at the carpool parking lot in Guéron (exit 37) (GPS: 49.256065, -0.722331)
We can also meet you in Carentan, Ste Mere Eglise, Ste Marie-du-Mont.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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St0644
May 15, 2024
Great day on the landing beaches… - Great visit! A great moment meeting our expectations thanks to the skills of our guide Thomas
Thanks to the Normandy Discovery Tours company!
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Discover62744882164
May 6, 2024
Our Day at Normandy - WoW, Thomas what an excellent tour you gave my wife and I. Your love for what you do as a guide truly comes out of in your passion and story telling of what took place in Normandy on this sacred day and special time in history. Your attention to detail and what happened during D-Day made it very educational. We highly recommend this tour and we will bring our children back so they can experience the same. Thanks for a memorable trip. Thanks Steve & Rebecca
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Jennifer
Apr 22, 2024
AMAZING Tour of Turqueville and surrounding areas - Just breathtaking views and history galore with Thomas. Flavie and Thomas know what they are doing and we so appreciated the informative jeep tour. would totally recommend to anyone coming to the area. you won't get this information and treatment anywhere else!
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Juanperez2024
Mar 31, 2024
Impeccable Service and Knowledge - It is hard to put in words the excellence of the tour we took.
In first place, we could choose freely the places we were interested, the places where the tour started and ended and the tour schedule in general. Another important point is that we could pay in cash at the end of the tour, so we didn't have to pay in advance. Also, and this is something we really appreciated, we weren't forced to visit shops or restaurants affiliated with the company, and we could shop or eat wherever we wanted.
But the most important thing which really made our day exceptional is the passion and knowledge that Thomas showed when he explained any aspect of the landings history. It is really impressive. He was able to narrate all the operations and the personal stories of the soldiers with a remarkable degree of detail and a enthusiasm that reveals how much he loves the history of the D-Day.
That is the real reason why you should choose his company. Many we will be able to provide transportation around the sites, but few will be able to give you knowledge worth of an history academic.
If you choose to go with him, we really recommend to watch The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers because it will enrich you experience.
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Annawang6704
Mar 31, 2024
Impressive tour - We visited Normandy with Normandy Discovery Tours, Thomas is very knowledgable, and told us he once was with Nicole Kidman as a client ! Our day with Thomas was great. We enjoyed seeing all the places. Thank you !
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Abby-cou
Mar 31, 2024
excellent guide and riveting tour - Visiting Normandy is a must and to do so with an experienced guide is even better! We saw and learned so much, it was truly a wonderful experience. Thanks!
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