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Private American Landing Beaches Tour
5.0
13 Ratings
Guéron
Explore Normandy’s historic landing beaches in a private tour from Bayeux. Customize your journey and uncover personal stories with a local guide.
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:
24 hours
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….
- 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
- 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…
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 de Montmirel
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Nancy_a
Sep 25, 2024
American Landing Beaches Tour - Raphaëlle was an amazing guide!! Her knowledge of the history of each location was remarkable. She was enthusiastic and passionate in her descriptions and answered all of the questions we asked. Additionally, she was kind enough to make a stop for us at a local pharmacy for cough meds that definitely made our trip more pleasurable! Would highly recommend this tour and absolutely would request Raphaelle for our guide!! One of our most memorable days in France!!
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Heidi_c
Sep 21, 2024
My family loved this tour! - Our tour guide was Raphaëlle and she was so knowledgeable and made our trip so much fun. We had a full day booked with her and not only did she take us to all of the main sites, but also took us to enjoy a wonderful lunch together and to try some homemade ice cream and caramel. Every question that we had, she was able to answer us and provide extra information. She kept us engaged the entire day and even asked us questions regarding our own knowledge. She was such a joy and our entire family (8 of us) had a great day!
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Janell_b
Sep 20, 2024
Excellent!! - Thomas was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned lots and enjoyed our tour. Would highly recommend.
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Wco320
Sep 10, 2024
Great Tour of US D-Day Areas of Engagement - We had a wonderful day with Raphaëlle (and Thomas for the Jeep tour), exploring Utah Beach, Pointe-du-Hoc, and Omaha Beach, as well as memorials in Saints-Marie-du-Mont, Sainte-Mére-Église and others, ending at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sue-Mer. Once in Sainte-Mér-Église we took the Jeep tour of the battle hedgerows and small memorials in that area. Both guides were very informative and fun. We’ve read quite a bit on World War II and D-Day, but they helped us learn quite a bit more, in background, context, strategy and tactics and the general feel of the area. Special thanks to Raphaëlle who was with us the entire day. Highly recommended.
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V4765oisteves
Aug 16, 2024
Best Normandy tour ever - Raphelle was amazing. We had a great time. She kept our 4 teenagers totally engaged for the whole day. She was outgoing and very knowledgeable. Her stories make the historical facts more personal and much more memorable for our 3 generation of family members definitely best tour ever.
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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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