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

2 days Free cancellation Private tour

Soldiers and officers of the "Big Red One" (the American 1st Infantry Division) landing on Omaha Beach, in the early hours of D-Day, June 6 1944. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Close-up view of the statue "Ever Forward 29th Division", at Vierville-sur-mer, on Omaha Beach. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

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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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, French
Operated by: Remember: Discover D Day

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water

Not included

Not included: Admission fees: Pegasus Memorial Museum - Adults 9€50 (The ticket should be purchased directly at the museum due to ticket availability)
Not included: Admission fees: Pegasus Memorial Museum - Children & Students 6€

Itinerary

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

Pegasus Bridge

one hour Admission not included

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.
Benouville

20 min

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

The memorial stones mark the location where the gliders landed.
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.
Benouville

one hour

One hour can be spent in Benouville for lunch.
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.
La Cambe German War Cemetery

20 min

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

2 hours

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€
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.
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.

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

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.
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.
Stop 3

one hour

Lunch break at the "D Day House" restaurant, located at Omaha Beach.
Stop 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.
Stop 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.
Stop 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.
Stop 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.
Stop 8

one hour

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.
Stop 9

45 min

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

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

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

and 273 more pickup points

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".

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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.