D day Normandy Tour with Audio guide hotel pick up Small group | La Vacanza Travel

D day Normandy Tour with Audio guide hotel pick up Small group

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: France, Ile-de-France, Paris
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  • 12 hours
  • Paris
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

If you neither want to be on your own nor have to follow the rhythm of a guide all the afternoon, the audio-guide is the best option for you. A professional driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel or your residence in Paris.

You will continue your visit where your audio-guided tour will get started.

Be immersed in the event of the D-day of 1944, discovering this historical region with our audio-guide. Let it guide you through the Sainte Mère Eglise, Pointe Du Hoc and discover its secrets at your own rhythm. You will then discover Omaha beach, where the American soldiers landed on June, 6th of 1944 to free the area from the German Army. Nearby, visit the American cemetery and Memorial of Colleville-sur-Mer, the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II, which honor the service, achievements and sacrifices of U.S. armed force.

 

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France

Pick-up from your residence in Paris

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sainte-Mere-Eglise Church, Rue Eisenhower, Sainte-Mere-Eglise France

Stay 1 hour at Sainte Mère Eglise

Listed as a historical monument, you will explore this Church’s bell tower which is known to be the one to which John Steele’s parachute hung during Operation Albany at the beginning of the Battle of Normandy. His story became famous in 1962 following the release of the film “The Longest Day”.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Pointe du Hoc stop for 30 min

Located between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, you will then visit the Pointe du Hoc, one of the must-see spots on the Normandy landing beaches. Composed of a cliff of 25 to 30 meters high, the Pointe du Hoc, was one of the most difficult battles of the D-Day.

Of the 225 Rangers, only 90 were still able to pursue liberation.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Visit , Omaha Beach ( 30 min )

Then, we will drive to Omaha Beach, the most prominent of the five landing beaches of D-Day. This is where the Allies lost the most troops (almost 4 700 men), which earned it the nickname «Bloody Omaha».

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Normandy American Cemetery, Rte du Cimetiere Americain, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France

The American Cemetery stay around 1 hour

Leaving Omaha Beach behind, “The Normandy American Cemetery” unites graves of 9,387 fallen soldiers, the chapel, the memorial and the garden of the disappeared. This cemetery honors American soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War and is one of the 25 permanent US burial sites on foreign soil.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Driver guide + Audioguide in English
  • Small group of 8 persons maximum
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off inside Paris (zip codes starting with 75)
  • Immerse yourself in the D-day discovering: Sainte Mere Eglise,The Pointe Du Hoc, Omaha beach, American cemetery and Memorial
  • Visit the region on your own pace with the audio-guide
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Entry/Admission - Pointe du Hoc
  • Entry/Admission - Normandy American Cemetery
  • Entry/Admission - Sainte-Mere-Eglise Church
  • Entry/Admission - Omaha Beach

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off outside Paris
  • Guide
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please be ready on time at your pickup point (your hotel reception or outside your apartment), or you will miss your tour and will not be refund.
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions.
  • Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking.
  • Duration: 14 hours ( included the roundtrip transfer time )
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Our vehicle is not equipped for people with disabilities and we do not have a trunk for wheelchairs.
  • 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 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pick-up from 7 am ( depend on location in Paris )


Departure Time

07:00 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

12 hours


User's Reviews

JCBarker

04 Jan, 2024

Residence des Artes is where we stayed, on the cusp of arrondisement 5/6. Lovely neighborhood, great sign in, great help, lovely accomations. Loved this place.

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