DDay Beaches small group tour in Normandy from Paris – Paris, France

EXPERIENCE:

Duration: about 12-hour tour.

MORNING:
• Pick up time: 7:30am (The tour takes about 12 hours)

• Cross the magnificent Normandy countryside with its green meadows and its cow farms (around 3,5 hours drive. Stops at will)

• With your knowledgeable guide, explore the untamed “Pointe du Hoc” where US rangers scaled 90-foot cliffs on June 6th. Visit a genuine bunker from WWII and the German “pillboxes” scattered along the hillside. From this cliff, you’ll enjoy a 360-degree view of the English Channel, with Utah beach to the west and Omaha beach to the east in the distance.

• Discover Utah beach, the US D-Day beach where General Roosevelt landed with his troops in June 1944

• Free time for lunch, then meet a local producer of Norman cider, Pommeau, or Calvados – local spirits derived from apples. Your tasting experience will take place on the family farm that has been passed down from generation to generation since the First World War.

AFTERNOON :
• Walk on Omaha Beach called “Bloody Omaha” where more than 1000 young american soldiers gave their lives for our freedom on June 6, 1944. This is the beach featured in the movie “Saving private Ryan”.

• Visit the Normandy American Cemetery with its 9000 aligned tombs, its memorial and museum that are very well made. Watch there a short film about DDay that will make you understand the context of the landing.
We may attend the Taps with the American flag ceremony inside the cemetery which usually takes place at 4 pm in low season and at 5 pm in high season (it can change depending on the dates).

The tour will take you through sites which still carry remnants of battle. You will see along the way war machines like Sherman tank and cannons.

• At the end of the day we will head back to Paris (Arrival time will depend on traffic in Paris area)

Personal family history investigation: if you have relatives who fought in the 1944 Battle of Normandy, we can pinpoint exactly where and when your ancestor set foot on Norman soil using historical databases.booking

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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Knowledgeable multilingual guide at your service for the whole day
Walk on Omaha Beach, discover the American Cemetery of Normandy with 9,000 tombs
Cross many charming Normandy villages
Go in a Memorial, watch a short film about DDay to be immersed in War context
Visit a genuine bunker from WWII and see along the way Sherman tanks and cannons

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