Dunkirk Operation Dynamo Battlefield Tour: Historic Beaches Visit and Museum Exploration

Explore the sandy stretches from which a whopping 336,000 troops were rescued in 1940. Visit the Fort des Dunes and the Operation Dynamo Museum.

Expect to allocate a full day to take in these significant historical locations, where momentous events in history unfolded.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plage de Zuydcoote - At low tide see a ship wreck, the Crested Eagle, it is one of the beaches used to bring troops back to England.
  • Fort des Dunes - Visit the fort and a nice exhibition about Operation Dynamo.
  • Museum Dunkerque 1940 Operation Dynamo - The museum is a command post used during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
  • On the Beach - See the beaches where 338 000 enbarked
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Souvenir photos
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Plage de Zuydcoote
Rue de Valenciennes
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carlsonncarol
Jul 12, 2024
Excellent Private Dunkirk Tour - Claude was an excellent guide showing us key sites, museums, and cemeteries all related to the evacuation of troops at Dunkirk. He also took us to a lovely lunch spot with the most delicious food, which was included in the tour. Claude made the tour convenient by picking us up at our hotel in Lille. Thanks, Claude! We highly recommend this private tour.
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Larval
Oct 5, 2023
Wonderful day - We had a great day. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We learned so much about Dunkirk , operation Dynamo and about Belgium. Truly moving experience . Would definitely recommend
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Val462016
May 10, 2022
Memorable - Historic - Meaningful - Driver knowledgeable and considerate. Tour was private so it gave us personal time to linger in cemetery and museums. He knew his history and added value to scenes. He made it a highlight of this trip! Loved the small cemetery with Muslims, Jews, British, and Germans all respectfully remembered with headstones that marked their faiths and nationalities. Touching.
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Valerie_c
Apr 27, 2022
Poignant Historic Journey to Heroic Past - Claude, our guide: knowledgeable, accommodating, punctual, excellent driver, and chose a wonderful restaurant for lunch! Places we stopped were historic and sacred, from the cemeteries to the well planned museums with good artifacts! Highly recommend!!!
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Yiilih_l
Mar 29, 2022
Memorable tour of the historic Dunkirk site - Claude was very friendly and had solid knowledge of the world wars. His genuine interest in the wars made the tour much more immersive. He was on time, spoke good English. Really couldn’t ask for more for a tour. It was a tour that me and my son will remember forever. Highly recommended for others to add this tour on top of the standard France tourist stops. Thanks, Claude.
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Kim_g
Dec 2, 2021
The best part of our whole vacation to France and Belgium - This was the best part of our whole vacation to France and Belgium. Claude was an excellent host very informative knew much more then we did and we pay attention to World War I and World War II museums and travel. I would highly recommend Claude I would highly recommend this tour it’s worth whatever they charge. Claude offered many options and was very flexible with our needs.We will definitely come back and do a three day tour with Claude!
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