Private Tour: D-Day Beaches from Caen | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: D-Day Beaches from Caen

Duration: 10 hours
Destination: France, Normandy, Caen
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  • 10 hours
  • Caen
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Explore the Normandy coastline and delve into Europe’s World War II history on this private 8-hour tour of the D-Day beaches from Caen. Visit the D-Day beaches of Normandy with a private guide, and learn of the sacrifices made by Allied soldiers during WWII. Take in key sites of interest including Arromanches, the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, the Overlord Museum, the Pointe du Hoc, and Sainte-Mère-Église. This private 8-hour tour includes round-trip travel from your hotel or the train station in Caen.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day

Duration: 2 hours

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

Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Batterie Allemande de Longues-Sure-Mer, West of Arromanches-les-Bains, Longues-sur-Mer France

Visit the only site hosting a real german WWII canon battery.

These guns were actually still shooting on June 6th 1944.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Vestiges du Port de Mulberry, Rue Lucien Joly Arromanches beach, 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains France

Learn about the incredible Mulberry Harbor built and deployed here and on Omaha Beach to unload all the supply needed for the battle of Normandy.

Duration: 1 hour

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

See Utah Beach and learn how General Roosevelt and the 4th Infantry Division was so successful on D-Day on this sector.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Visit the Pointe du Hoc and learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Manche, Basse-Normandie, Normandy

Visit Sainte Mère Eglise and learn about the 82nd and 101st Airborne sacrifice on D-Day to prepare the way for the landings hours later.

Possible visit of the Airborne Musuem if time allows.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Manoir de Brecourt, Chemin du Manoir, 50480 Saint-Come-du-Mont, Carentan-les-Marais France

Visit Brécourt Manor, where the 506PIR, Company Easy took this very important gun position just 4 miles south of Utah Beach.

Visit to the Danie Winters Memorial.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Snack
  • Private guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Entry/Admission - Pointe du Hoc
  • Entry/Admission - Vestiges du Port de Mulberry
  • Entry/Admission - Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
  • Entry/Admission - Utah Beach
  • Entry/Admission - Manoir de Brecourt
  • Entry/Admission - Batterie Allemande de Longues-Sure-Mer
  • Entry/Admission - Omaha Beach

Exclusions
  • Drinks
  • DVD (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Infant seats available
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Price is per car with a maximum of six people per booking
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Tour Guide and Driver will wear a mask and/or a safety shield and virus safety shield is installed in the Van
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
CAEN or anywhere within 30 KM radius of CAEN

Airports

  • Carpiquet Airport, Caen France


Ports

  • Capitainerie Caen Ouistreham, Terre-Plein de l'Écluse, 14150 Ouistreham, France


Departure Time

09:00 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

10 hours


User's Reviews

labington21

03 Apr, 2023

We had a wonderful day touring the D-day/Normandy area. I went with just me and my 12 year old son (both from Michigan, USA) and we were able see everything that we wanted to see and learned all about WW2 and D-day. Igor is a wealth of knowledge, a real professional, and gave lots of interesting historical context and information. I'd recommend this tour for anyone that would like to see the area and learn more about it.

Marvin_E

18 Mar, 2023

Igor was an exceptional guide! He took the time to tailor the trip to personal interests and ensured visits were insightful and personable. His knowledge and thoughtfulness were extraordinary!

Megan_F

19 Aug, 2022

Guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the day perfect! He was great and patient with kids as well.

Ice R

07 Jul, 2022

Amazing! Igor is so organized and prepared, friendly and accomodating and a wealth of knowledge. He was willing to flex to what we wanted to see, he prepared in advance for people with unusual requests, he had a multimedia presentation with videos, interviews, and other items we could watch while we drove from one place to the next. Igor is a must to book for an informative Normandy tour!

Beckie M

12 Jun, 2022

What we were able to visit was memorable but with a wheelchair options are limited. At first the driver was not going to take us because of the wheelchair

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