Individual round transfer to Normandy D Day Beaches from Le Havre
Description
The driver will pick you up at Le Havre port. You will enjoy the trip to the historical D Day Beaches in Normandy with our attentive and professional driver who will comfortably take you along the route. Upon arrival to Normandy you will have about 6 hours to observe Normandy D-Day Beaches (Plages du Debarquement de la Bataille de Normandie). If you wish the driver will recommend you a nice place for dining in Normandy. After the tour the driver will bring you back to Le Havre port.
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Memorial museum of the battle of Normandy is located at the gateway to the D-Day beaches. It is the only museum which presents all of the military operations which took place on Norman soil over the summer months of 1944. The museum shows visitors all the key phases of the fighting and the day by day advances of the forces involved. This visit is essential preparation for visiting the memorial sites of summer 1944.
Let's visit Omaha Beach, which is the second beach from the west among the five landing areas of the Normandy Invasion of World War II. It was assaulted on June 6, 1944 (D-Day of the invasion), by units of the U.S. infantry divisions. Many of whose soldiers were drowned during the approach from ships offshore or were killed by defending fire from German troops placed on heights surrounding the beach.
Arromanches is known as a historic place of the Normandy landings and in particular as the place where a Mulberry harbour artificial port was installed. It was on the beach of Arromanches that, during the Invasion of Normandy immediately after D-Day, the Allies established an artificial temporary harbour to allow the unloading of heavy equipment without waiting for the conquest of deep water ports such as Le Havre or Cherbourg. Although at the centre of the Gold Beach landing zone, Arromanches was spared the brunt of the fighting on D-Day so the installation and operation of the port could proceed as quickly as possible without damaging the beach and destroying surrounding lines of communication.
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. It honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II. It is located on the site of the former temporary battlefield cemetery of Saint Laurent, covers 172.5 acres and contains 9,388 burials.
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Will please inform us about your pick up details in advance: the name of the ship and arrival time.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(8)
The driver was very good. Loved having a private van to take us to all the Normandy sites. The driver communicated well with us, and made sure we got back to our ship on time
Benjamin was an excellent tour guide! He was prompt, courteous and engaging. It’s snowed today and he drove with caution and was very safe. I would definitely use him again if given the opportunity.
Very prompt pick up at cruise terminal. Nice comfortable ride on Beautiful day. It is full day with time for lunch. Normandy cemetery is a must see .(as is Arlington) Hood Communication.
Ahmed was kind and friendly. He was also honest and upfront with us that he's still working on speaking English. He was timely, the car was clean, and he helped us figure out how to get the most out of our day. We really enjoyed the musuem he recommended! We were very comfortable and enjoyed our day in Normandy.
Our driver, Ben, met us at the cruise terminal. We had a 4 year old, a 1 year old, and an 84 year old with a walker. We had specific locations we wanted to see and he changed his itinerary to do ours without hesitation. It was truly a great day with all our family and their needs. Ben is a kind, patient, safe driver
Ahmed was a wonderfully kind driver for the day of exploring the Canadian-specific sites we wanted to see in Normandy off the cruise ship. We worked out our key stops ahead of time and had time for a wonderful lunch in Bayeux. It was an absolutely incredible day for us!
Ahmed was our driver. He claimed to be not very fluent in English, but we found it fairly easy to communicate with him. He was just a driver and not a tour guide so he took us to places that we want to just see. He gave us ample time at the locations, and we never felt rushed. we travel with a handicapped adult daughter, and he appear to recognize her limitations. Overall, he did a great job.
Our driver was very considerate and willing to stop where we requested. We stopped at a wonderful cathedral in Bayeux on our way to Omaha Beach. We saw Omaha Beach and it’s monuments and the American Cemetery where the bus tours went as well. But we also stopped at the Overlord Museum and another museum about Omaha Beach as well- did not see the tour buses there. Highly recommend visiting the museums. Unfortunately, we spent too much time in the museums, we didn’t have time to visit Utah Beach. Will have to save that for the next trip.
