Private D-Day Experience from Bayeux
Description
Discover the American sectors of the Normandy D-Day landing beaches with a guided private tour. This tour is suitable for a maximum of 7 passengers who do not wish to share the tour experience with other clients.
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Itinerary
You will be given a great overview of the beach landings that took place on Omaha Beach on June 6th, 1944. After which, you will have around 15 minutes free time to walk on the sand (depending on tidal conditions) where American forces landed on D-Day.
The guide will lead you into the incredible American Cemetery and explain many key facts about when it was built, why it is located where it is and many of stories of the men and women who are buried here. You will be given around 45 minutes free time to explore on your own.
You will learn about the role of the American Rangers on D-Day who had to scale the cliffs at the Pointe-Du-Hoc to silence long range German guns. You will be given sufficient free time to explore on your own after the explanations given by your guide.
We stop at Sainte Mere Eglise to explain the importance the 82nd Airborne operation on D-Day. At this location, we will stay for 1 hour and 30 minutes. During this time, you will be given 1 hour of free time for lunch. Please note that lunch is not included in the price of the tour. Should you prefer, you can utilise the whole 90 minutes for your free time. You can grab a quick snack and then visit the impressive Airborne Museum. At the heart of Sainte-Mère-Eglise, facing the church where John Steele famously was caught, hanging from the bell tower by his parachute. The Airborne Museum makes you live and understand the D-Day from the invasion preparations in England, through to the battles for liberation. Board a glider and a C-47 aircraft with sound and light effects for a total immersion. You will also accompany the soldiers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division in the decisive battles of the Normandy Landings thanks to an hyperrealistic museography.
Your guide will give you a detailed account of the landings by the American 4th Infantry Division before allowing you some free time to explore the many monuments that are located here.
Situated approximately 5 miles from Carentan, the small village of Angoville-Au-Plain witnessed heavy fighting between the German Paratroopers and American Paratroopers that dropped close by at dropzone D. After our 101st Airborne briefing, you will then hear the incredible story of two Airborne Medics. Kenneth Moore and Robert Wright displayed not only courage but also humanity during the desperate struggle to take this small area of Normandy.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A maximum of 7 people per booking
- Adult pricing applies to all travellers
Reviews(604)
Jordan was a fantastic guide and did a great job showing us all the major sites. He was so fun and knowledgeable he made the day for us!!
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 Jordan 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
Bayeux tours with Morgane was incredible. We spent the day at Utah and Omaha beaches. I learned so much that I didn’t know. Her expertise led us to new places the next day even (temporary port at Gold beach). The stories she told, her experience growing up in the region, and the veterans she personally met truly personalized my understanding of operation Neptune. I immediately wanted to extend our trip and visit the British and Canadian beaches.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Morgane and that her knowledge helped bring the events of June 6th, 1944 to life during your visit to Normandy. We really appreciate you booking a tour with us. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Noemie was an excellent tour guide and made this a great experience for our family. She was flexible and willing to work with us to accommodate the sites we wanted to see, and worked around our children when we needed to make updates/changes on the fly. She was very knowledgeable and covered the material well, but was also personable and relatable on topics outside of the tour. She made this a wonderful day for our family.
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 Noémie 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
Extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guide...Rethro. We had the one day of clear weather in the past week and in spite of large crowds were able to visit Omaha, Utah, the American cemetery and St. Mere Eglise.
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 Rethro 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
This experience was absolutely amazing. Our guide, Marie was terrific. She knew so much about the landings and was able to add color and anecdotes from individual soldiers who landed on the beaches. This added so much more than just 'visiting the site'. I wouldn't change a thing. Also, getting driven from site to site and taking the pressure off of finding the right roads, dealing with traffic left us free to experience all the sites.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Marie and that her knowledge helped bring the events of June 6th, 1944 to life during your visit to Normandy. We really appreciate you booking a tour with us. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Great, thorough tour. Saw many sites, learned fascinating details, and the guide answered all our questions. We even got extra time to see an additional site.
Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review! We are delighted to know that you had a great time on your tour. Thank you for booking with us. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
We had an incredible experience visiting the sites across Normandy! We were able to visit the American Cemetery to honor a family member and visit Omaha Beach, Sainte-Mère-Église, and other spots. We can’t say enough about Pierre. He is knowledgeable and passionate about all aspects of WWII history and history across all eras! We highly recommend this company and the private tour!
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 Pierre 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
Jordan was a fantastic guide, so knowledgeable and easy to be around. We had a wonderful day and he showed us all the important sites and was able to maneuver around the congested area easily to get us to the best spots. Highly recommend him and this tour
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 Jordan 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
Great experience learning about the Normandy battle and D-Day. Our guide, Eloise, blended extensive knowledge with great wit and we could not have enjoyed our time more.
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Eloise and that her knowledge helped bring the events of June 6th, 1944 to life during your visit to Normandy. We really appreciate you booking a tour with us. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
Our guide, Matthew, was incredibly knowledgeable. His English was excellent. Our French, not so much, so that was very helpful. It was a full day, but very nicely paced. We would recommend this tour as a great way to get an overview of the D-Day invasion. The scope and scale of the operational area comes to life and adds so much more to any of the understandings we had previously. The described itinerary on Tripadvisor was very accurate. Our guide offered to adjust to any of our preferences if we wanted to see or stay longer in one area. We opted to stay on schedule, and had a few nice breaks. The car was clean and quite comfortable, and Matthew was a good driver too! Highly recommend this tour
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 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. Kind regards, Deborah from Bayeux Shuttle
