D-Day Discovery: American & British sectors, 2-Day Tour for 1-4 P
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About This Tour in Caen
Why Visit Caen?
Caen, France offers a wealth of attractions, cultural experiences, and activities for visitors. From historic landmarks to modern attractions, Caen provides an unforgettable travel experience with something to discover around every corner. Explore local cuisine, discover unique culture, and create lasting memories in this remarkable destination.
Getting to Caen
You can reach Caen, France by air, train, or road depending on your starting location. The city is well-connected by public transportation, including trains, buses, and metro systems. Taxis and rideshare services are also readily available. Train connections from major European cities make Caen easily accessible by rail as well.
What's Included
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Pegasus Memorial Museum - Adults 9€50 (The ticket should be purchased directly at the museum due to ticket availability)
- Pegasus Memorial Museum - Children & Students 6€
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional Information
- 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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Meeting and Pickup
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: Pickup available for all travelers
Pickup Time: 15 minutes before departure
Custom pickup locations may be available. Please contact the supplier for details.
Itinerary
Day 1: German Defence, British & American Airborne actions on D-Day.
Arrival at the Pegasus Bridge Memorial at 10:30 a 1 hour
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.
Visit to the “Glider Marker 1 & Marker 2” memorial stones 20 minutes
Visit to the “Glider Marker 1 & Marker 2” memorial stones. The memorial stones mark the location where the gliders landed.
Visit to Café Gondrée 15 minutes
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.
One hour can be spent in Benouville for lunch 1 hour
One hour can be spent in Benouville for lunch.
Merville Battery Museum 1 hour 30 minutes
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.
Visit to the cemetery where German soldiers, killed... 20 minutes
Visit to the cemetery where German soldiers, killed during the battle of Normandy in 1944, are buried.
Visit to the Airborne museum, a very well... 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€
Visit to Sainte-mère-église square and it's church 30 minutes
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" was a site where American... 20 minutes
"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: American Landing Sectors & Memorial sites
Utah beach was one of the two landing beaches used by American troops on D-Day 45 minutes
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.
Visit to the seafront German artillery position at... 45 minutes
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.
Lunch break at the "D Day House" restaurant, located at Omaha Beach 1 hour
Lunch break at the "D Day House" restaurant, located at Omaha Beach.
Visit to Saint-Laurent-sur-mer, to the first monument dedicated... 15 minutes
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.
Visit to the site that was temporarily used... 10 minutes
Visit to the site that was temporarily used as a cemetery for American soldiers killed on D-Day and in the following days.
Stop at the cliffs of Vierville-sur-mer, dominating Omaha beach 15 minutes
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.
Visit to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer 1 hour 30 minutes
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.
Visit to the reinforced WN62 German position 1 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.
Walk on Omaha Beach to discover the view... 45 minutes
Walk on Omaha Beach to discover the view seen by the american troops landing on Omaha Beach.
Visit to the memorial monument dedicated to the... 30 minutes
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.
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