D-Day Tour Including Guided Visit of the Mémorial de Caen Museum, Lunch and D-Day Landing Beaches

Spend a remarkable day visiting the Mémorial de Caen museum and exploring historic D-Day sites such as Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. Designed for day-trippers from Paris, this tour departs from Caen railway station and includes a guided visit to Memorial de Caen, lunch and a tour of pivotal D-Day sites such as the artificial harbor at Arromanches, Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Memorial de Caen, Esplanade General Eisenhower, 14050 Caen France

Meet your guide at the train station in Caen – this location makes it easy for day trippers from Paris to catch a train over (own expense) in time for the tour. Then begin with a tour of the Mémorial de Caen museum, the exhibits of which spans the period from the end of World War I through the fall of the Berlin Wall. With the assistance of your guide (trained specifically by historians at the museum), you'll gain a deeper understanding of the lead-up to D-Day on both sides of the war, and just how important D-Day was to the eventual end of World War II. After your museum visit, enjoy a midday lunch break at La Terrasse, an on-site restaurant at Mémorial de Caen. You're welcome to ask questions of your guide as you dine on a 2-course lunch accompanied by a glass of wine and mineral water.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Pointe du Hoc, 14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin France

In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, visit the site of Pointe du Hoc. Throughout your small-group tour, your guide will share stories that will humanize the stark statistics of World War II and D-Day.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Omaha Beach, Avenue de la Liberation, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France

In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, stop by Omaha Beach and listen to your guide recounting the events that happened there. By the end of this powerful tour of historic sites, you'll understand just how much was at stake on D-Day and have a new appreciation for the men who fought and died in the war.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France

Visit the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer to reflect and pay your respects to the men who lost their lives in the war.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema, Chemin du Calvaire, 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains France

From the top of the cliff where the Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema is located, admire the remains of the artificial port built by the allies at Arromanches-Les-Bains. Then watch a 19-minutes long film called "Normandy's 100 Days", which tells the story of the Battle of Normandy through archive images from around the world.

Your tour ends at Caen railway station in the evening so you can easily catch a train back to Paris (own expense) if you wish

Duration: 30 minutes