Expérience britannique et américaine du jour J au départ de Bayeux
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Si vous souhaitez une visite vous emmenant sur tous les principaux sites des secteurs britannique et américain des plages du Débarquement en Normandie et que vous souhaitez réserver des sièges individuels, alors cette visite est faite pour vous ! Démarrant à une heure convenable, cette visite est conçue pour vous permettre de prendre le petit-déjeuner à votre hôtel avant de retrouver votre guide au point de départ de la visite au centre de Bayeux. Une fois à bord, vous serez transporté dans un van/bus moderne et climatisé pour visiter les sites clés des secteurs Gold et Omaha. Vous garderez des souvenirs impérissables de votre visite, notamment en vous promenant dans le magnifique cimetière américain de Normandie.
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Nous aimons courir à l'heure et si vous n'êtes pas au point de départ à l'heure d'embarquement annoncée, nous partirons. Il y en aura d'autres à bord qui seront arrivés comme demandé et nous ne voulons pas avoir d'impact sur leur expérience. Si vous arrivez tard, vous devrez prendre un taxi à vos frais pour rattraper la visite. Nous vous conseillons fortement d'arriver tôt pour la visite car aucun remboursement ne sera envisagé si vous manquez le service.
Gold Beach a été attaquée par les forces britanniques le jour J. Leurs objectifs étaient de se déplacer vers l'ouest, de capturer Arromanches et de rejoindre les forces américaines débarquant à Omaha. Déplacez-vous vers l'est pour rejoindre les forces débarquant à Juno Beach et pour vous déplacer vers l'intérieur des terres et capturer la ville médiévale de Bayeux.
Arromanches a été choisie comme emplacement du port artificiel Mulberry B ; mieux connu sous le nom de port Winston après Churchill. Nous montrerons les vestiges impressionnants de cet étonnant projet de construction et expliquerons son importance dans la défaite des Allemands en Normandie.
Cette impressionnante batterie de canons est la seule position le long du Mur de l'Atlantique dans cette région de France où les canons sont encore sur place. Nous explorerons le site ensemble et vous découvrirez comment il a été construit, comment il fonctionnait et finalement comment il a été réduit au silence.
L'une des célèbres batteries de canons allemandes était située à la Pointe Du Hoc en Normandie. Composé de 6 positions de canons à longue portée et de nombreux autres bunkers en béton, il représentait une menace réelle pour la navigation alliée le jour J. Comme cette batterie se trouvait juste entre les deux plages de débarquement américaines, les planificateurs alliés n'avaient d'autre choix que de détruire cette position. Ici, vous entendrez les incroyables histoires de bravoure dont ont fait preuve les Rangers de l'armée américaine qui ont dû escalader près de 100 pieds de falaises pour détruire les canons.
Les 1re et 29e divisions d'infanterie américaines, ainsi que des éléments des Rangers de l'armée américaine, ont été chargés d'ouvrir 5 points de sortie pour démarrer le mouvement vers l'intérieur des terres. Lorsque vous entendrez les histoires de votre guide, vous comprendrez pourquoi cette plage est connue sous le nom de « Bloody Omaha ». Selon la marée, vous aurez l'occasion de marcher sur le sable et de voir la plage du point de vue des soldats. De ce point de vue, les hautes falaises sur lesquelles tiraient autrefois les mitrailleuses sont très intimidantes.
Le cimetière américain de Normandie s'étend sur 172 acres et constitue le dernier lieu de repos de plusieurs milliers de militaires, hommes et femmes. Vous aurez suffisamment de temps pour explorer le centre d'accueil avant de prendre le temps de réfléchir dans le cimetière.
Le mémorial est situé près de Ver-sur-Mer, surplombant la plage Gold, et contient les noms des 22 442 soldats morts le jour J et la bataille de Normandie. Vous verrez des sculptures de neuf pieds de haut représentant trois fantassins en charge, pesant plus d'une tonne chacun, créées par le sculpteur David Williams-Ellis.
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Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Fonctionne dans toutes les conditions météorologiques, veuillez vous habiller de façon appropriée
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Our experience could not have been better. My wife’s father landed on the first morning at Omaha. He survived thankfully. Our guide, Roma, was exceptional. She had researched the Company and exactly where they landed. Bayeux Shuttle is highly recommended.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Romarine and hope that through her in-depth knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. We really appreciate you taking a tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
Our guide Frédéric was a wealth of knowledge about the D-Day landings and presented the information in an interesting and engaging manner. He clearly has invested much time and energy in creating a thorough program about a complex subject. Thank you Frédéric! The Airborne Museum at Sainte-Mere-Eglise has 5 buildings of mezmering exhibits. It coincides with your lunch break. I suggest you grab a quick bite to eat on the go and immediately start exploring these fantastic exhibits!
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American D-Day beaches with Fred and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that he will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Our guide (Marie) was very knowledgeable and helpful. She has a good sense of humor. The tour was enjoyable and comprehensive. We recommend this tour for everyone.
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American D-Day beaches with Marie and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that she will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Mathieu was a wonderful tour guide. Friendly and extremely knowledgeable of the history of the area and the specific events of WW II that impacted the region. He answered everyone's questions and also informed the group about other events as we drove from site to site. The price was well worth it. The small group tour was much better than a larger one. Good pace of walking. We covered a lot of ground in one full day.
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American & British D-Day beaches with Mathieu and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that he will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you again in the future. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Bayeux Shuttle are a great company to deal with. They made the whole experience easy, interesting and enjoyable. Before the trip they responded quickly to my queries (thank-you Lucie) and they delivered a brilliant one day tour for myself and my American cousin. We actually had four tour guides on our trip(long, but good story). They all displayed great historical knowledge and wanted to make the whole day as interactive and interesting as possible. My cousin is a European history major, he had lots of questions and they were all answered comprehensively 😊. I would definitely recommend using this company and this particular tour was brilliant. A big thank-you to Morgane (lead) and Mathieu, Romarine and Marie, who all took turns at leading at certain times.
Hi Richard, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Morgane, Mathieu, Romarine and Marie and hope that through their in-depth knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. We really appreciate you taking a tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
Tour carried out by Marie was excellent and more than what we had hoped for and read in previous reviews. She was knowledgeable, interactive, and told us little things that you would not find in textbooks or google. She adapted to our range of questions with many examples and historical gems. I would recommend Bayeux shuttle and in particular Marie to be our guide in this area. She even recommended a good gluten free restaurant that my wife enjoyed which shows her knowledge of what is available in the area.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Marie and hope that through her in-depth knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. We really appreciate you taking a tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
We took the full day D-day tour. I’m so glad that we took a tour instead of attempting to see it ourselves. There’s so much more value/information/sites when you take the tour. Jordan is incredibly knowledgeable. He gave us nonstop, fascinating strategic information as well as some individual stories of heroism, and was able to answer all of my random questions. Free time for lunch in st mere Église was an added bonus. The amount of time at each stop was perfect. He kept us on schedule. Pick up/drop off was at our hotel (Villa Lara, also highly recommend). Nothing negative to say, highly recommend.!
Hi, Thank you for your kind review! We are very lucky to have Jordan in our team indeed. We hope that through his knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. Thank you for booking with us! Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
Outstanding tour. Included Omaha and Utah beaches, American Cemetery, Point du Hoc, St Mere Eglise, Battle of Normandy Museum and roadside markers/memorials. Our guide, Matthew was extremely knowledgeable.
Hi, We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the D-Day sites with Mathieu and hope that you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy. We are thankful to you for taking a tour with us and for leaving us a review. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
This was a fantastic full day tour. Great to have a small tour of just eight people. The tour guide Jordan was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and Entertaining. Would highly recommend this tour.
We enjoyed an invigorating and educational experience while touring six significant D-Day sights on the coast of Normandy. Our host had extensive knowledge to compliment his great sense of humor. Everyone appreciated his work to make our day memorable & fun.
Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review! We are very pleased to know that you had a great time on your tour. Thank you for booking with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
