Omaha Morning Half Day Tour om de landingsgebieden op Omaha Beach te bezoeken
Beschrijving
Tour # 1 (ochtendtour) is bedoeld voor bezoekers die slechts een halve dag nodig hebben om de landingsplaatsen bij Omaha Beach te bezoeken. Halve dag ochtendtours vertrekken van Place de Quebec, centraal Bayeux, Normandië (van 8.20 uur tot 12.30 uur) - Dichtbij het tapijt. Ze lopen van begin maart tot eind oktober.
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Reisroute
Hier zien we veel WN's - (wiederstandnest - wat betekent dat Duitse wapens sterke puntplaatsen) van Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes tot Vierville. We zullen enkele van deze sterke punten bezoeken, die de beter verdedigde Duitse posities langs Omaha waren. We stoppen bij WN 62 en WN 65 in Fox Green en Easy Red sectoren van de Amerikaanse landing, en WN 73 in Dog Green in Vierville. Deze strandaanval was een moeilijke opdracht, gegeven aan US V Corps (generaal Gerow) wiens Force O bestond uit de 1st Infantry Division, 29th Infantry Division, de Rangers en verschillende aangesloten eenheden.
Deze begraafplaats strekt zich uit over 172,5 hectare en is een van de veertien permanente Amerikaanse begraafplaatsen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog, gebouwd op vreemde bodem. Het bevat de overblijfselen van 9387 militairen en vrouwen gedood voor onze vrijheid. De Amerikaanse begraafplaats van Colleville geeft een onvergetelijk gevoel van eer, vrede en sereniteit.
Gelegen op een klif 8 mijl ten westen van de begraafplaats, werd dit monument gemaakt door Frankrijk ter ere van elementen van het 2nd Rangers Battalion onder het commando van LTC James E. RUDDER die de 100-voet klif opschaalde. De inlichtingenofficier van admiraal Hall merkte op: "Het kan niet. Drie oude vrouwen met bezems kunnen de Rangers stoppen om die klif te beklimmen!". RUDDER antwoordde generaal BRADLEY: "Mijnheer, mijn Rangers kunnen het werk voor u doen".
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Beoordelingen(241)
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
