Memorial de Caen - 360 Circular Cinema - Normandy American Cemetery - Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach - Pointe du Hoc

Paris - 07:30 Pick up from your hotel in Paris and depart for Caen in a comfortable, air-conditioned Mercedes E220 business-class car for 2 people or a Mercedes minivan for 3 or more participants. The journey takes about 3 hours (240 km) with one rest stop. This trip includes a live guide.

Memorial de Caen - 10:30 - 12:00 Visit the Caen Memorial and Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector. The Caen Museum is the premier World War II museum in France, offering an overview of the Battle of Normandy and insights into the personal lives of those involved. A 19-minute film with original historic footage documents the battle. 12:00 Departure to Arromanches-les-Bains, a 30-minute drive (30 km) through beautiful countryside and small villages.

Arromanches-les-Bains - 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break and visit to Arromanches-les-Bains, a small seaside town known for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the British Gold Beach landing zone, it played a crucial role in the D-Day landings. By June 12, 1944, the Mulberry Harbour had facilitated the arrival of 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies.

Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema - 13:30 - 14:30 Visit the “360* Circular Cinema” located on a hill with the best viewpoint over the bay of the former artificial harbour. Watch an impressive documentary about the 100 days of the Battle of Normandy, detailing Operation Overlord. 14:30 Departure to the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, a 30-minute drive (20 km).

Normandy American Cemetery - 15:00 - 16:10 Visit the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach. The cemetery contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings, and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs contain remnants of German defenses, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. The site also features the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations. The Visitors Center has a small museum with extensive information about the Battle of Normandy. 16:10 Departure to the nearby Overlord Museum.

Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach - 16:15 - 16:45 Visit the Overlord Museum, located a few hundred meters from the Normandy American Cemetery. The museum houses many WWII artifacts and installations, including tanks, weapons, military vehicles, a V-1 missile, and personal belongings, providing a personal perspective on D-Day. 16:45 Departure to Omaha Beach, a 5 to 10-minute drive (5 km).

Omaha Beach - 16:50 - 17:20 Arrive at Omaha Beach and learn about the sacrifices made by the 34,000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular destination among the D-Day Beaches. 17:20 Departure to Pointe du Hoc, a 15-minute drive (10 km).

Pointe du Hoc - 17:30 - 18:30 Arrive at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This site was crucial as it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could fire upon both. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defenses. Learn about the 2nd Ranger Battalion’s sacrifice to capture this crucial gun battery on June 6, 1944. Many original fortifications and bunkers remain and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate with a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion. 18:30 Departure to Bayeux, a 30-minute drive (32 km).

Bayeux - 19:00 Arrival in Bayeux. Hotel accommodation.

Utah Beach - Utah Beach Landing Museum - Sainte-Mere-Eglise - Airborne Museum

Bayeux - 08:00 Departure from Bayeux to Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain, a 40-minute drive (50 km).

Eglise Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien d’Angoville-au-Plain - 08:40 - 09:00 Short stop at Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain. During D-Day, medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore from the 101st Airborne set up a field hospital in the church, treating 80 combatants from both sides and one child. The pews, still stained with blood, were used as hospital beds. Several Germans entered the church but left quietly upon seeing the medics treating both sides, marking the door with a Red Cross. 09:00 Departure to the Utah Beach Landing Museum, a 10-minute drive (10 km).

Utah Beach - 09:10 - 10:00 Arrive at Utah Beach. Free time to explore. Utah Beach, the westernmost of the five Normandy D-Day Beaches, is home to many museums, memorials, and monuments. It was the first beach stormed by 23,000 American soldiers on June 6, 1944, to capture Cherbourg and its port. Casualties were relatively light with 197 (including 60 missing). Units that landed include the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, VII Corps, 4th Infantry Division, 90th Infantry Division, 4th Cavalry Regiment, and 70th Tank Battalion. The wide, clear beaches make it easy to imagine the events of 1944. Spend time strolling the beach and reflecting on WWII events.

Utah Beach Landing Museum - 10:00 - 12:00 Visit the Utah Beach Landing Museum, built atop a former German bunker. The museum has a large collection of historical artifacts, military vehicles, and an original B26 bomber—one of only six left. 12:00 Departure to Sainte-Mère-Église and the Airborne Museum, a 20-minute drive (13 km).

Sainte-Mere-Eglise - 12:20 - 12:50 Short stop in Sainte-Mère-Église in front of the Airborne Museum. This small town played a significant role in WWII due to its strategic position. On June 6, 1944, units of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions occupied the town in Mission Boston, making it one of the first liberated towns. Learn about paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose story inspired the film “The Longest Day.” A mannequin on the church steeple commemorates him. The Borne 00 marks where General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. landed and led the assault.

Sainte-Mere-Eglise - 12:50 - 13:50 Lunch break in front of the Airborne Museum. 13:50 Walk to the Airborne Museum.

Airborne Museum - 14:00 - 15:30 Visit the Airborne Museum, dedicated to the U.S. paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. The museum comprises five buildings, two resembling open parachutes. Inside, find an extensive collection of WWII aircraft and interactive exhibits. The WACO building features the only WACO glider in France, simulating the moments before takeoff. The C-47 building showcases the legendary C-47 aircraft amid a dramatic scenography of deployed parachutes and realistic statues.

Airborne Museum - 15:30 - 16:00 Experience a hyperrealistic D-Day night jump from a C-47 aircraft, landing in Sainte-Mère-Église and participating in subsequent operations. Discover an American reconnaissance plane, the Piper Cub. Feel the intensity of combat from the troopers’ perspective. 16:00 Departure for Paris, a 3.5 to 4-hour drive (320 km) with one rest stop.

Paris - 20:00 Arrival in Paris, depending on traffic and hotel location. Drop off at your hotel.

• Live-guided trip by Guide-driver or Driver and Guide
• Airborne Museum visit including unique D-Day Night Jumps embarkation of a C-47 aircraft
• Normandy American Cemetery, 360 Circular Cinema in Arromanches-les-Bains
• Caen Memorial and Museum, Omaha Beaches and Singal Monument, Overlord Museum
• Utah Beach Landing Museum, Stop at Utah Beach to see many D-Day Monuments
• Viewpoint Arromanches, Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument
• Hotel accommodation in Double Rooms with breakfast due to the chosen option 3 or 4
• Stop at Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain, Stop at Sainte-Mère-Église town
• Mercedes E220/E300 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people

• Meals and Dinks
• Gratuities and Souvenirs

Private live-guided tour for groups of 2 to 7 people to the Omaha and Utah D-Day Landing Beaches. Travel in a Mercedes E220 business-class car for 2 people or a Mercedes minivan for groups of 3 or more. All major sites are included. Tiered pricing available. Hotel pick-up and drop-off are included, as well as hotel accommodation.

You will visit: Normandy American Cemetery with its impressive museum, Omaha Beach, Memorial de Caen, 360 Circular Cinema, Overlord Museum, Pointe du Hoc Memorial, Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain, Sainte-Mère-Église town, Utah Beach with numerous D-Day monuments, Utah Beach Landing Museum featuring an original B26 bomber, and the Airborne Museum with a unique D-Day night jumps exhibit and a C-47 aircraft embarkation.

Traveling by Mercedes minivan or car is faster than by bus, giving you more time for sightseeing. This experience can be customized.

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