8.50 am or 1.50pm - Meeting point at Place du Québec Tour Operator pick up zone.
We will come and pick you up at the dedicated meeting point for licensed D-Day tour operators at Place du Québec in Bayeux.
9.00am or 2.00pm - Depart from Bayeux
- Visit Pointe du Hoc, a cliff that played a significant role during D-Day
- Visit Omaha Beach, site of an important battle on the D-Day landings
- Visit American Military Cemetery, the final resting place for American soldiers
1.00pm or 6.00pm - Arrive in Bayeux
Follow a comprehensive half day trip to famous Omaha beach, then visit Pointe du Hoc and finally pay tribute to the fallen as we take you to the American cemetery and memorial.
REACH THE COASTAL BATTLEFIELDS ROAD
Departing from Bayeux, you will first reach the coastal battlefield area of Omaha Beach. Listen to your guide as you are taken back in time to hear the tale of one of the boldest and most successful large scale invasions in military history that took place on June 6 1944. Omaha was by far the toughest assignment in Overlord and was the most heavily defended of all the beaches; its bunkers, fighting positions, and obstacles were intended to repel any Allied landing.
DRIVE TO POINTE DU HOC
After a short drive, you will be taken to the Pointe du Hoc site, overlooking Omaha; located between Utah & Omaha beaches, this prominent position along the coast of Normandy, was a focal point of the amphibious assault by U.S. forces during the early morning hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944.
Here, Lt. Col. James E. Rudder, commanding the 2nd Ranger Battalion, received the mission to land at 6:30 a.m., scale the 100 foot cliffs, and disable the German positions. Lt. Col. Max F. Schneider’s 5th Ranger Battalion would follow and reinforce them. As you arrive, follow your guide who will give you more information on the site and take in some incredible views of the Normandy beaches and what used to be the Atlantic Wall.
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY
End the tour with a stop at the Normandy American Cemetery. Located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II.
Here you will have some time to walk around and pay homage but also visit the Visitor Center that provides a fuller array of visitor services to put the D-Day landings in perspective as one of the greatest military achievements in history. After the visit, return to Bayeux.
Our other day trips from Bayeux:
We also organize a large number of private tours or group tours that will take you to the most important landmarks of the region. Our destinations include a full day tour to Mont Saint Michel, Omaha and Utah beaches combined on a full day tour, the artificial port in Arromanches, of why not head towards the charming village of Etretat and see the English Channel?
Guide: English