British & American D-Day Experience from Bayeux
Description
If you want a tour taking you to all the main sites in the British & American sectors of the D-Day Normandy landing beaches and, want to book individual seats, then this is the tour for you! Starting at a convenient hour, this tour is designed to allow you to have breakfast in your hotel before meeting your guide at the tour departure point in the centre of Bayeux. Once onboard, you will be transported in a modern air conditioned van/ bus to visit the key sites in the Gold & Omaha sectors. You will have lasting memories of your visit including, walking the grounds of the beautiful Normandy American Cemetery.
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Itinerary
We like to run on schedule and if you are not at the departure point by the advertised boarding time, we will depart. There will be others on board that have arrived as requested and we do not want to impact their experience. If you do arrive late, you will need to take a cab at your own expense to catch up with the tour. We strongly advise you to arrive early for the tour as no refunds will be considered if you miss the service.
Gold beach was assaulted by British forces on D-Day. Their objectives were to move west and capture Arromanches and link up with American forces landing at Omaha. Move eastwards to link up with forces landing at Juno Beach and to move inland and capture the medieval town of Bayeux.
Arromanches was chosen as the location for Mulberry B Artifical Harbour; better known as port Winston after Churchill. We will show the impressive remnants of this amazing construction project and explain how significant this was in defeating the Germans in Normandy.
This impressive gun battery position is the only position along the Atlantik Wall in this area of France that still has the guns in situ. We will explore the site together and you will learn about how it was built, how it operated and ultimately, how it was silenced.
One of the famous German gun battery was located at the Pointe Du Hoc in Normandy. Consisting of 6 long range gun positions and many other concrete bunkers, it posed a real threat to Allied shipping on D-Day. As this battery was right between the two American landing beaches, Allied planners had no choice but to knock out this position. Here you will hear the incredible stories of bravery shown by US Army Rangers who had to scale nearly 100 feet of cliffs to destroy the guns.
The US 1st Infantry and 29th Infantry Divisions, as well as elements of the US Army Rangers were tasked with opening up 5 exit points to start the movement inland. When you hear the stories from your guide, you will understand why this beach is known as, "Bloody Omaha". Depending on the tide, you will have the opportunity to walk on the sand and see the beach from the soldiers perspective. From this point of view, the high bluffs that once had machine guns firing down, are very intimidating.
The Normandy American Cemetery covers 172 acres and is the final resting place for many thousands of service men and women. You will have sufficient time to explore the visitor center before taking the time to reflect in the cemetery.
The memorial is located near Ver-sur-Mer which overlooks Gold beach, and contains the names of all 22,442 soldiers that died on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. You will see a nine-foot-tall sculptures of three charging infantrymen, which weigh over a ton each, created by sculptor David Williams-Ellis.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(66)
Our guide Frédéric was a wealth of knowledge about the D-Day landings and presented the information in an interesting and engaging manner. He clearly has invested much time and energy in creating a thorough program about a complex subject. Thank you Frédéric! The Airborne Museum at Sainte-Mere-Eglise has 5 buildings of mezmering exhibits. It coincides with your lunch break. I suggest you grab a quick bite to eat on the go and immediately start exploring these fantastic exhibits!
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American D-Day beaches with Fred and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that he will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Our guide (Marie) was very knowledgeable and helpful. She has a good sense of humor. The tour was enjoyable and comprehensive. We recommend this tour for everyone.
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American D-Day beaches with Marie and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that she will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Mathieu was a wonderful tour guide. Friendly and extremely knowledgeable of the history of the area and the specific events of WW II that impacted the region. He answered everyone's questions and also informed the group about other events as we drove from site to site. The price was well worth it. The small group tour was much better than a larger one. Good pace of walking. We covered a lot of ground in one full day.
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the American & British D-Day beaches with Mathieu and that the experience lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that he will be delighted to read your positive comments. We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you again in the future. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Bayeux Shuttle are a great company to deal with. They made the whole experience easy, interesting and enjoyable. Before the trip they responded quickly to my queries (thank-you Lucie) and they delivered a brilliant one day tour for myself and my American cousin. We actually had four tour guides on our trip(long, but good story). They all displayed great historical knowledge and wanted to make the whole day as interactive and interesting as possible. My cousin is a European history major, he had lots of questions and they were all answered comprehensively 😊. I would definitely recommend using this company and this particular tour was brilliant. A big thank-you to Morgane (lead) and Mathieu, Romarine and Marie, who all took turns at leading at certain times.
Hi Richard, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Morgane, Mathieu, Romarine and Marie and hope that through their in-depth knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. We really appreciate you taking a tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
Tour carried out by Marie was excellent and more than what we had hoped for and read in previous reviews. She was knowledgeable, interactive, and told us little things that you would not find in textbooks or google. She adapted to our range of questions with many examples and historical gems. I would recommend Bayeux shuttle and in particular Marie to be our guide in this area. She even recommended a good gluten free restaurant that my wife enjoyed which shows her knowledge of what is available in the area.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Marie and hope that through her in-depth knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. We really appreciate you taking a tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
We took the full day D-day tour. I’m so glad that we took a tour instead of attempting to see it ourselves. There’s so much more value/information/sites when you take the tour. Jordan is incredibly knowledgeable. He gave us nonstop, fascinating strategic information as well as some individual stories of heroism, and was able to answer all of my random questions. Free time for lunch in st mere Église was an added bonus. The amount of time at each stop was perfect. He kept us on schedule. Pick up/drop off was at our hotel (Villa Lara, also highly recommend). Nothing negative to say, highly recommend.!
Hi, Thank you for your kind review! We are very lucky to have Jordan in our team indeed. We hope that through his knowledge you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy on the 6th of June 1944. Thank you for booking with us! Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
Outstanding tour. Included Omaha and Utah beaches, American Cemetery, Point du Hoc, St Mere Eglise, Battle of Normandy Museum and roadside markers/memorials. Our guide, Matthew was extremely knowledgeable.
Hi, We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour of the D-Day sites with Mathieu and hope that you were able to gain a good overview of the events that took place here in Normandy. We are thankful to you for taking a tour with us and for leaving us a review. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
This was a fantastic full day tour. Great to have a small tour of just eight people. The tour guide Jordan was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and Entertaining. Would highly recommend this tour.
We enjoyed an invigorating and educational experience while touring six significant D-Day sights on the coast of Normandy. Our host had extensive knowledge to compliment his great sense of humor. Everyone appreciated his work to make our day memorable & fun.
Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review! We are very pleased to know that you had a great time on your tour. Thank you for booking with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
This was a great tour for people of all WWII knowledge levels. I am not a big history buff. I might know slightly more than the average American about the Normandy invasion because my husband is so into WWII, but not much more than average. My husband has a degree in history with a special interest in WWII. He wasn’t sure about doing a tour because he felt like he could guide a tour. But we both really enjoyed it. All the little stories and pointing out the little things like artillery and certain areas that things happened cannot be learned from history books and classes. Having an expert on location is a completely different experience. My husband learned a lot. It was also great to have a local who could drive us right down to a less touristy area on Omaha Beach. Walking on Omaha was one thing my husband really wanted to do because he had an uncle who landed there. We were on a long stretch of beach with maybe 6 other people. It was definitely a hidden gem. And our guide, Rethro, was great. Very knowledgeable and entertaining.
Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so pleased to read that you enjoyed your tour of the American D-Day beaches with Rethro and that it lived up to your expectations. I'm sure that he will be happy to read your positive comments. We are very grateful to you for taking your tour with us. Kind regards, Lucie from Bayeux Shuttle
