Normandy American & British DDay Beaches Halfday Tour from Bayeux
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Explore the D-Day landing beaches of Normandy and gain insight into Europe’s World War II history on this half-day tour from Bayeux. Visit key battle sites with a guide including Omaha Beach, and learn of the sacrifices made during WWII. Read the names of soldiers missing in action at the Normandy American Cemetery, then visit the German gun battery and the Mulberry Harbour. This 4.30 hour tour includes round-trip travel from Bayeux. Following a 1.00 pm pickup in central Bayeux Place du Quebec, take a seat in your air-conditioned minivan for the onward journey to the WWII U.S and British landing beaches of Normandy.
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Omaha Beach, beach in the American sector where troops of the 1st and 29th American Infantry Division landed on June 6, 1944. It will subsequently be nicknamed "Bloody Omaha", the guide who will accompany you will detail the events experienced by these soldiers so that you can feel the emotion that this beach can release.
An emblematic place on the landing beaches, this cemetery overlooks Omaha beach and is extremely rich in symbolism. Overwhelmed by emotion, you will discover every detail of this place of memory accompanied by your guide.
German fortification on the British sector of Gold is one of the symbols of the famous Atlantic Wall. You will understand how a German battery works and see the original cannons.
Normandy is one of the regions with the highest tides in the world. During the Battle of Normandy, supplies would have been compromised if British engineering had not imagined this technical feat of assembling floating ports called Mulberry. It is only by seeing it that you will understand the immense importance it may have had in the outcome of the story of the landing.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is formal
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
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The weather was a little tricky in the beginning but even with rain this was amazing! Axelle was full of information, nice and funny
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Gives a great insight into the monumental effort required to launch an invasion being mindful of minimising casualties.
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We had a great day, Laureen was very knowledgeable. It would have been nice to stop a see a little more, so you would need to do the day trip and not the half day tour
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Great short excursion into 2 of the d'day sectors, was great to learn some of the important areas of d'day. Unfortunately I don't remember our local guide but she was amaizing, bubbly and made the tour
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Very informative, relatively short tour giving insight into key portions of the D-Day landings. Not for someone wanting a deep dive into the event, but excellent for a half-day overview with a well-informed guide showing you critical aspects of the event. Our tour guide Axelle was fantastic: passionate, interesting, and informative!
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Definitely worthwhile. First off - the service. We had challenges with trains and luggage getting to Bayeaux and they saved the day last minute by taking our luggage in the tour van. Then after they made a special trip to drop off us with luggage at our hotel which was amazing. It really saved our day. In terms of the tour I really appreciated seeing and hearing about some of the less considered parts of d day like the logistics. We all know the famous beach stories - and it’s amazing to see Omaha - but I feel like I got a lot more appreciation of the whole operation. Plus our guide really focused on the human factor - the loss of life and huge impacts - on both the soldiers and the French. I definitely recommend this tour to anyone. I will advise that coming to Bayeaux in the morning without any place to leave your luggage will make the day harder. There are luggage storage places but they take lunch beaks from 12-2. So make sure you have a plan for luggage or come the day before so you can have a stress free day.
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Our guide was Matt and he was very informative and had a personal connection to D-Day through his grandfather. He has done much research and was full of factual info and include lots of pictures in a folder. We had a small group of 8 in a very comfortable van. Highly recommend this tour company
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Mathieu was very informational and friendly. We were given about 20 minutes to walk around and explore at each stop, 30 minutes at the American Soldier Cemetery. It gets cool and windy by the sea, jackets are suggested in the spring.
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Matthew was a great tour guide! His knowledge of and respect for the events of D-Day made the tour wonderful. I do wish we would have had a little more time at a couple of the sights but that is to be exii of expected when you do a half day tour. My only recommendation is to do a whole day tour if you can. This tour was excellent for our situation!
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Our tour guide, Adrian was extremely knowledgeable of the WWII timeline and history. He also was a local and knew about the area. We would definitely recommend him as a tour guide!
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