Omaha Morning Demi-journée pour visiter les zones d'atterrissage d'Omaha Beach
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La visite n ° 1 (visite du matin) est destinée aux visiteurs qui n’ont qu’une demi-journée pour visiter les aires d’atterrissage d’Omaha Beach. Les demi-journées de visites matinales partent de la Place de Québec, du centre de Bayeux, en Normandie (de 8h20 à 12h30) - Près de la Tapisserie. Ils vont du début mars à la fin octobre.
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Nous verrons ici de nombreux sites du WN (wiederstandnest) qui vont de Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes à Vierville. Nous visiterons certains de ces points forts, qui étaient les positions allemandes les mieux défendues le long de Omaha. Nous nous arrêterons à WN 62 et WN 65 dans les secteurs Fox Green et Easy Red du débarquement américain et à WN 73 en Dog Green à Vierville. Cette attaque sur la plage était une tâche difficile, confiée au US V Corps (général Gerow), dont la Force O était composée de la 1re Division d’infanterie, de la 29ème Division d’infanterie, des Rangers et de plusieurs unités attachées.
Ce cimetière, qui s'étend sur 200 hectares, est l’un des quatorze cimetières américains permanents construits sur un sol étranger au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il contient les restes de 9387 soldats et femmes tués pour notre liberté. Le cimetière américain de Colleville véhicule un sentiment inoubliable d’honneur, de paix et de sérénité.
Situé sur une falaise à 8 miles à l'ouest du cimetière, ce monument a été créé par la France pour rendre hommage aux éléments du 2nd Battalion des Rangers, placés sous le commandement du LTC James E. RUDDER, qui a escaladé la falaise de plus de 100 pieds. L’officier du renseignement de l’amiral Hall a déclaré: "C’est impossible. Trois vieilles femmes munies de balais pourraient empêcher les Rangers de gravir cette falaise!". RUDDER a répondu au général BRADLEY: "Monsieur, mes rangers peuvent faire le travail pour vous".
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Informations importantes
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les fauteuils roulants pliants avec roues amovibles peuvent être installés à condition que le passager soit accompagné de quelqu'un qui peut l'aider à monter à bord et à débarquer
- La disponibilité des spectacles ne peut pas être vérifiée sans réservation. Les cartes de crédit ne seront débitées que sur confirmation de la disponibilité du spectacle.
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We experienced a wonderful and memorable half day tour of Omaha Beach. Remy, our guide, was exceptional! He was friendly, considerate, and extremely knowledgeable about the history of D-Day in Normandy. I would highly recommend this tour and this tour guide in particular!
It was very well organised and planned visit to Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. Our guide Thierry was friendly, polite and extremely well aware of the history of the area. I highly recommend this to everyone interested in visiting Omaha.
Wonderful half day tour the guide had great stories and insights and a book of pictures. Just the right amount of time talking and also with time for us to spend a bit of time at the sites wandering on our own. Highly recommend. I forgot guides name but he was from Belgium. Excellent.
Jean was an excellent guide for our half day tour from Bayeux. He provided excellent background on everything from the lead up to the D-Day, the German defenses, the landing at Omaha beach to the American Cemetery and the rangers operation at Pointe du Hoc. He's very witty as well.
Stephen was GREAT! He was prompt, informative, and really helpful with our questions. It was VERY windy and chilly on the beach July 12 morning. Glad we packed windbreakers. I booked direct with operator OVERLORD TOURS. Very helpful and easy to communicate with.
Jean and Stephan did fabulous providing us with a tour of the cemetery, beach, and cliff. Highly recommend this tour, you learn so much and provide time to explore as well. Must do if visiting Normandy.
my family of four did the half morning and we found it, sadly, mediocre. The tour guide talked for 99% of the tour after promising to give us time to view the location ourselves. We got 5 minutes max to walk around, etc. which was discouraging. He gave us the most time at the American Cementry, which was the location least immersive. The bus was nice and had A/C for the hot day, but the rides were longer than the tour. It was too expensive for a mediocre tour.
We are sorry that our tour did not meet your expectations. The sites are quite spread out, sadly there is nothing we can do about that. This half day tour covers 3 major US sites. In the 4 to 4.5 hours of the tour, you only spend 1h30mins in transit (25mins to Omaha beach – 10mins to American Cemetery – 20 mins to Pointe du Hoc – 35mins back to Bayeux) during this time the guide starts the explanations, the other 2.5 to 3 hours are spent at the sites, which gives you around 45mins at each site. When booking a guided tour, people expect to be given all of the facts and stories about the landings and the guide is also there to answer any questions, depending on the group and the questions the explanations can take longer, however you get a lot more than 5mins free time at each site. You get longer at the American Cemetery by popular demand, as this is where the majority of our guests like to take time to reflect.
Lucas and Steven were absolutely amazing guides for our half day tour of D day. Lucas really knows his history and does a great job of engaging everyone through his storytelling abilities. I especially liked the fact that he had images to go along with the events to help you better understand exactly what was going on. They were amazing and I highly recommend this tour,
We had two great tours. The first was a full-day the 101st Airborne tour with our guide Loic. We viewed sites of significance and were educated by Loic, who had a great understanding of the history of the pre-dawn raid. The second tour was a half day tour of Omaha Beach with our guide Thierry. Again, we saw significant site and got a great education. I think Overlordtours is a great company. I would highly recommend them if going to Normandy. Very professional. Easy to work with. We also went to Mt. San Michel with Loic. It's also and amazing site. Finally, the Normandy countryside is still rather rural and is beautiful
We had an excellent experience with Lucas Ducourtioux. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the World War II history. He grew up in the area and had stories from his family’s experiences which made it even more interesting from a personal perspective. Highly recommend! Thanks Lucas
