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D-Day Discovery: American & British sectors, 2-Day Tour for 1-4 P

2 zile Anulare gratuită Tur privat
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D-Day Discovery: American & British sectors, 2-Day Tour for 1-4 P

Despre activitate

Led by Rodolphe Rutman - a French documentary filmmaker and WWII historian - this 2-day tour « D-Day Discovery Tour » offers a powerful, in-depth experience you won't find anywhere else. Rodolphe has written and directed historical documentaries broadcast on France 2, France 5, ARTE, Odyssee, ZDF and ARD in Germany, including "Big Red Omaha","Destins Croisés", "Notre père ce héros", "Les sanglots longs...", ...all documentary films focused on the Normandy landings. His storytelling expertise brings each site to life with rich detail and personal accounts.This is more than a battlefield tour—it's a moving, expert-led narrative, honoring the courage and sacrifices of the allied men and women (military and resistance fighters), and revealing their individual and collective roles in the liberation of Normandy. Book now and step into history with a guide who brings the past vividly to life.

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Pe scurt

Durată
2 zile
Confirmare
Confirmare imediată
Bilet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Grup
Doar grupul tău
Persoane pe rezervare
1–15
Ghid
engleză, franceză
Organizator
Remember: Discover D Day

Ce include

Inclus

  • Inclus: Bottled water

Nu este inclus

  • Nu este inclus: Admission fees: Pegasus Memorial Museum - Adults 9€50 (The ticket should be purchased directly at the museum due to ticket availability)
  • Nu este inclus: Admission fees: Pegasus Memorial Museum - Children & Students 6€

Itinerar

Ziua 1 · Day 1: German Defence, British & American Airborne actions on D-Day.

  1. Pegasus Bridge

    o oră Intrarea nu este inclusă

    Arrival at the Pegasus Bridge Memorial at 10:30 a.m.

    This museum recounts the events that took place on the night of June 5-6, 1944, around the Bénouville bridge. It tells the story of the capture of this bridge by British commandos who arrived by air in gliders. The action was swift and the bridge was renamed “Pegasus Bridge” in 1945 by the authors of this glorious and spectacular episode of D-Day.

  2. Benouville

    20 min

    Visit to the “Glider Marker 1 & Marker 2” memorial stones.

    The memorial stones mark the location where the gliders landed.

  3. Benouville

    15 min

    Visit to Café Gondrée. This café went down in history as the first house in France to be liberated by the Allied forces on June 6, 1944.

  4. Benouville

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    One hour can be spent in Benouville for lunch.

  5. Merville-Franceville-Plage

    1 h 30 min

    Merville Battery Museum. This reinforced German position was an artillery position on the “Atlantic Wall.” A visit here provides insight into the coastal defense systems deployed by German forces to prevent an invasion by Allied armies from the sea. Visitors can also learn about the lifestyle of the German occupation troops.

    A visit to the Merville Battery will also provide insight into the assault on this position on the night of June 5-6, 1944, by British paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division, who arrived by air.

  6. La Cambe German War Cemetery

    20 min

    Visit to the cemetery where German soldiers, killed during the battle of Normandy in 1944, are buried.

  7. Sainte-Mere-Eglise

    2 ore

    Visit to the Airborne museum, a very well furnished museum with a lot of interesting pictures, maps and military equipment giving an overview of the American airborne actions on D-Day. Entry fees: Adult: 11,50€, Children: 7,50€

  8. Sainte-Mere-Eglise

    30 min

    Visit to Sainte-mère-église square and it's church. The story of the tragic arrival of American paratroopers on the night 5th/6th of June 1944 will be told there.

  9. La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument

    20 min

    "La Fiere Bridge" was a site where American troops (mainly paratroopers) had a very hard fight against nazi forces from 6th to 9th of June 1944, causing more than 750 American casualties (wounded or killed) to keep this bridge in allied hands.

Ziua 2 · Day 2: American Landing Sectors & Memorial sites

  1. Utah Beach

    45 min

    Utah beach was one of the two landing beaches used by American troops on D-Day. The units that arrived there joined the American paratroopers, who jumped inland during the night, to take control of the Cotentin peninsula roads and later Cherbourg harbor.

  2. Pointe Du Hoc Memorial

    45 min

    Visit to the seafront German artillery position at Pointe du Hoc, assaulted from the cliffs by American Ranger battaillons on the morning of D-Day.

  3. Oprirea 3

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    Lunch break at the "D Day House" restaurant, located at Omaha Beach.

  4. Oprirea 4

    15 min

    Visit to Saint-Laurent-sur-mer, to the first monument dedicated to the American troops who landed on Omaha beach, on the morning of June 6, 1944.

  5. Oprirea 5

    10 min

    Visit to the site that was temporarily used as a cemetery for American soldiers killed on D-Day and in the following days.

  6. Oprirea 6

    15 min

    Stop at the cliffs of Vierville-sur-mer, dominating Omaha beach. An opportunity to discover American military equipment displayed around the local museum, including American LCVP landing craft.

  7. Oprirea 7

    1 h 30 min

    Visit to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer. This exceptional memorial site is located on Omaha beach battlefield. An opportunity to discover the D-Day events from a place that was at the center of the battle that day.

  8. Oprirea 8

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    Visit to the reinforced WN62 German position. Located on the cliffs of Colleville-sur-mer dominating Omaha beach, we will discover, with some German soldiers' testimonies, what D-Day was like seen from that side of the battle. On the same site we will visit the monument dedicated to the American 1st Infantry Division.

  9. Oprirea 9

    45 min

    Walk on Omaha Beach to discover the view seen by the american troops landing on Omaha Beach.

  10. Oprirea 10

    30 min

    Visit to the memorial monument dedicated to the landing troops from the American 29th Infantry Division who took part in the Omaha beach invasion, in the early hours of D-Day.

Punct de întâlnire și preluare

Organizatorul preia toți participanții de la cazare sau din locurile de mai jos.

Locuri de preluare

  • Ibis Styles le Havre Centre
  • Hotel Carmin
  • NOMAD Hotel Le Havre
  • Hotel et Spa Vent d'Ouest
  • Le Richelieu
  • Best Western ARThotel
  • Hotel Parisien
  • Hotel Suisse
  • Villa Rona
  • Novotel Le Havre Centre Gare
  • Hotel Voltaire
  • Aparthotel Adagio Access Le Havre Les Docks

și încă 273 de locuri de preluare

We will give you details of the pickup vehicle 48 hours before the tour starts, the driver will be at the designated pickup point holding a sign that says "REMEMBER".

Anulare

Anulare gratuită

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Dacă anulezi Primești înapoi
Cu cel puțin 3 zile înainte 100%
Cu mai puțin de o zi înainte 0%

Bine de știut

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

  • Specialized infant seats are available

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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D-Day Discovery: American & British sectors, 2-Day Tour for 1-4 P

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