Day trips

Enjoy your stay in Normandy and discover or rediscover the Landing Beaches and the iconic sites of the Battle of Normandy, accompanied by a guide trained by our historians.

1 D-Day landing beaches
D-Day tour

Enjoy a full day tour on the D-Day American Landing beaches in Normandy. Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. Offer yourself an unforgettable day on the Landing Beaches

(from Monday to Friday at 1.00 pm, except on public holidays / duration of the tour: 5 hours).

Mémorial de Caen

This tour includes:

  • Pick-up at the Caen train station at 9.00 am by a guide.
  • Bilingual guided tour of the World War II exhibits of the Memorial.
  • Lunch at the restaurant “Les Pommiers”.
  • Bilingual guided tour of the D-Day landing beaches in a minivan
    7 persons + guide + driver (children over 6 years old) Please note that we are unfortunately unable to accommodate wheelchair users in our minivans.
  • Drop-off at the Bayeux train station at 6.00 pm.

(available from Monday to Friday at 1.00 pm, except on public holidays)

Program

9.00 am
Caen train station

Pick-up at the Caen train station at 9.00 am by a guide.

9.30 am
Caen Memorial museum

Bilingual guided tour of the World War II exhibits of the Memorial.

12.00 am
Caen Memorial museum

Lunch at the restaurant “Les Pommiers”.

1.00 pm
Caen Memorial museum

Departure from the Caen Memorial.

2.00 pm
Pointe du Hoc

On June 6th 1944 at 7:11 am, the 225 men of Lieutenant colonel James Rudder’s 2nd Rangers batallion landed on the shingle shore at the bottom of the cliff.

3.00 pm
Omaha Beach

Also called “Bloody Omaha”, there the allies suffered the highest number of casualties. The 5th army corps of the general Gerow was chosen to land there.

4.00 pm
American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer

This 70-hectare site was granted for life by France to the United States. It shelters the bodies of the Americans soldiers who died during the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. 9 387 white marble gravestones are perfectly aligned on the field overlooking Omaha beach.

6.00 pm
Bayeux train station

Drop-off at the Bayeux train station at 6.00 pm.

 

Hours are purely indicatives and may vary.

Rates

per person

179€
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2 D-Day landing beaches
Day pass

A day to discover the Caen Mémorial museum and the American Landing Beaches in Normandy. From the Pointe du Hoc to the American war cemetery via Omaha Beach, follow your guide and learn the story of D-Day.

Mémorial de Caen

This tour includes:

  • Admission to the Memorial museum.
    The Memorial visit and the guided tour of the D-Day landing beaches can be done whether on the same day or on two different days.
  • Bilingual guided tour of the D-Day landing beaches in a minivan. 
    7 persons + guide + driver (children over 6 years old) Please note that we are unfortunately unable to accommodate wheelchair users in our minivans.

Program of the day

1.00 pm
Caen Memorial museum

Departure from the Caen Memorial.

2.00 pm
Pointe du Hoc

On June 6th 1944 at 7:11 am, the 225 men of Lieutenant colonel James Rudder’s 2nd Rangers batallion landed on the shingle shore at the bottom of the cliff.

3.00 pm
Omaha Beach

Also called “Bloody Omaha”, there the allies suffered the highest number of casualties. The 5th army corps of the general Gerow was chosen to land there.

4.00 pm
American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer

This 70-hectare site was granted for life by France to the United States. It shelters the bodies of the Americans soldiers who died during the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. 9 387 white marble gravestones are perfectly aligned on the field overlooking Omaha beach.

6.00 pm
Caen Memorial museum

Back to the museum.

 

Hours are purely indicatives and may vary.

Rates

per person

119 €
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Mémorial de Caen