Normandy Battlefields Tour - American Sites

Highlights

  • Visit Normandy’s main US D-Day locations in just one day from Bayeux

  • Travel to the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, and other sites in comfort

  • Hear testimonies and battle insight you might miss if going alone

  • Tour limited to eight for personalized experience, with choice of departures

Summary

Book your preferred departure time and travel by air-conditioned minivan from Bayeux to Sainte-Mère-Eglise with a visit to its Airborne Museum, located on the site of the first US air landing of D-Day. Learn how paratroopers parachuted in the night before June 6, 1944, and hear the story of one of them: Private John Steele. Continue to Utah Beach, where the Fourth Infantry Division stormed the sands, and visit the German Cemetery, where 21,000 soldiers are buried. Explore Pointe du Hoc, the site of a German coastal battery, and hear how its guns were silenced by US rangers. Then, walk Omaha Beach and consider the courage of Allied forces who landed under heavy fire. Lastly, visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Center, where 9,387 US soldiers lie overlooking Omaha. Walk among the graves before your tour finishes at the start point in Bayeux.

Tour info

Duration
9 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

Focus on US battle sites in Normandy and hear the full story behind the World War II D-Day landings in one full day with this tour from Bayeux. There’s no worry about transportation as you journey to the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, and other important sights by minivan, and learn details about each site in a personalized, small-group atmosphere. Several departure times and pickup from select locations adds ease.

What’s included?

  • Pickup in Bayeux (hotel pick up only for the 8:30 am option)

  • Professional guide

  • Hotel drop off in Bayeux (for both options)

  • Entry/Admission - Omaha Beach

  • Entry/Admission - Pointe du Hoc

  • Entry/Admission - Cimetière Américain de Colleville-sur-Mer

  • Entry/Admission - Airborne Museum

  • Entry/Admission - Sainte-Mere-Eglise Church

  • Entry/Admission - Cimetière Militaire Allemand de La Cambe

  • Food and drinks, unless specified

  • Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 9h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Covid Policy

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

Cancellation Policy

    If you cancel at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.

Operated by:

Normandy Sightseeing Tours

About operator:

Focus on US battle sites in Normandy and hear the full story behind the World War II D-Day landings in one full day with this tour from Bayeux. There’s no worry about transportation as you journey to the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, and other important sights by minivan, and learn details about each site in a personalized, small-group atmosphere. Several departure times and pickup from select locations adds ease.

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