Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Day Trip with Cider Tasting & Lunch from Paris | La Vacanza Travel

Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Day Trip with Cider Tasting & Lunch from Paris

Duration: 14 hours
Destination: France, Île-de-France, Paris
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  • 14 hours
  • Paris
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Remember the victories and the losses of the D-Day landings with a tour of Normandy’s four most significant World War II sites. Visit a museum in a real German bunker on Utah Beach. Walk among memorials to 10,000 fallen at the American Cemetery, with a poignant view over Omaha Beach, where Allied forces faced terrible odds. The, experience this region’s rich culinary history with a two-course lunch and some local apple cider.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Musee du Debarquement Utah Beach, Plage de la Madeleine Utah Beach, 50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont France

You’ll join your expert guide in Paris aboard a comfortable, private coach. On the way to Normandy, learn the details of the Allied preparations for D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. Your guide, a fluent English-speaker, will stay with you throughout the tour to tell the story of the operation and answer questions from history buffs and curious minds.

On Utah Beach, your first stop, the Allies quickly defeated the German forces. You’ll visit an extraordinary D-Day museum housed in an old German bunker on the landing beach itself. The collection here brings home both the scale and the personal sacrifice involved in the operation, with an original B-26 airplane on display along with collections of soldiers’ letters home.


Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Utah Beach, 50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont France

Discover Utah Beach where the Allies landed on the morning of 6th June 1944.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Office de Tourisme intercommunal de Grandcamp-Maisy, 26 quai Crampon, 14450 Grandcamp-Maisy France

Next, experience some of the culture and traditions of Normandy. Many Allied soldiers found shelter with local farmers. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to tour one, featuring a 17th-century barn, locally-made apple cider and traditional apple brandy. Lunch is served at a restaurant in a quiet port nearby.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pointe du Hoc, 14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin France

After your meal, your coach takes you to Pointe du Hoc. From Pointe du Hoc, you’ll get a sense of the challenges the Allies faced, with views of the English Channel – and intimidating cliffs blocking access inland. Cliffs combined with enemy fire to make the landing at Omaha Beach a desperate battle for survival.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France

We’ll also have the opportunity to pay our respects to the fallen at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. The cemetery is located on a bluff that overlooks Omaha Beach, which was one of the landing beaches of the D-Day invasion. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of President Theodore Roosevelt and a Medal of Honor recipient, is buried here together with the almost 10,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives. Your guide will use the time spent driving to provide enriching commentary and answer questions, preparing you for each stop on the tour. You'll have time to look around the cemetery, visit the wall of the missing and awe-inspiring memorial, and look down upon Omaha, the beach where the Allies faced the stiffest resistance and suffered the most casualties.

The journey back to Paris gives you time to reflect on all you’ve seen – and the tremendous courage and sacrifice of those who fought here.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Omaha Beach, Avenue de la Liberation, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France

From the American Cemetery, you can see Omaha Beach, one of the landing beaches where many American soldiers are buried. Inside the Omaha Beach Visitor Centre, gain insight into the landings that did not fare accordingly to plan.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • English Speaking Expert Guide
  • 2 course lunch and a glass of cider
  • Return transportation from Paris in an air-conditioned coach
  • Skip the Line Entrance to the Utah Beach Museum
  • Cider and Calvados tasting (except Sundays)
  • Entry/Admission - Musee du Debarquement Utah Beach

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra drinks at lunch
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Make a note of specific dietary requirements in the 'Special Requirements' field when booking
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • On Sundays the visit to the Cider Farm doesn't take place, but this will not affect the duration of the tour.
  • We strongly recommend all clients who are traveling with infants to bring their own infant or child seat. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to ensure the safety of their child.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

5 Pl. du Général Kœnig, 75017 Paris, France


Departure Time

07:00 AM


Return Details

Place de la Porte Maillot, Pl de la Prte Maillot, Paris, France

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

14 hours


User's Reviews

OnAir00402457563

28 Mar, 2024

Raymond and Thelma were excellent guides and historians mixed with comedic timing! They made the full day tour very comfortable!

atmgd03

28 Mar, 2024

What an honor it was to visit the beaches of Normandy and the numerous memorials dedicated to the men who fought on D-Day. We were touched by this somber and heroic moment so eloquently enshrined by the French. We also enjoyed stopping by the appellation growing and distilling the delicious cider. Raymond and Thelma were absolute delights as our guides on this all day tour. Both were very knowledgeable and respectful of this important moment in our world’s history. We enjoyed spending our day with them!

vicentemm2019

28 Mar, 2024

Very good trip, with an important historic value. The Leaders were clear and very kind. The visists also very interestings

cletiah

28 Mar, 2024

Raymond and Thelma gave us a lot of the history of d day and the area. It was a day filled with seeing a place I've read so much about.

Jet225245

28 Mar, 2024

The tour guides were very helpful and knowledgeable about both the Normandy region and World War II. I loved this tour!!

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Incredible tour

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Long day but worth it

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A lovely day on the Beach and some history too

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Fantastic experience! We loved our guides, beautiful countryside, and fascinating historical sites.

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Sid and John Must Go!

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Great one day tour of DDay beaches and American Military Cemetery.

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Going solo can be fun

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Excellent Normandy D-Day Tour

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Overall, quite positive

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Great trip to Normandy

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Long but worth it!

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D-Day Day Trip

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A wonderful tour of Normandy with Sid.

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Sid was great

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Get a World War history lesson with your tour.

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Exactly as described

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