Private Normandy D-Day Live guided Top 6 Sites trip from Paris
14 hours (ID: 163482)
Overview
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Private Live-guided trip for 2 to 7 people to Normandy D-Day Top 6 sites. Mercedes E220 business-class car if only 2 people or Mercedes minivan from 3 people.
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Tiered pricing. Hotel Pick up and Drop off included.
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Best anti-war Caen Memorial and Museum, 360 Circular Cinema with very impressive documentary, Arromanches-les-Bains Viewpoint over artificial D-Day harbour, Omaha Beaches with Signal Monument, Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer with very nice Museum, Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument with fortifications, Overlord Museum with big collections of WW2 artifacts.
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Duration of 14 hours (longer as usual).
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Mecedes miinivan or car drives faster than a bus. You save up around two hours.
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This Experience can be customised.
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15 other day trips from Paris in Small-groups and as Private Experiences offered by Clewel Travel.
Itinerary
07:30 Departure from Paris to Caen
07:30 Pick up from Your hotel in Paris and departure destination Caen by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes E220 business-class car by 2 people or by Mercedes minivan from 3 participants. It takes about 3 hours (240 km) to reach the Memorial of Caen. One stop at the rest area will be made. This trip is Live guided.
10:30 - 12:30 Visit of The Caen Memorial and Museum
10:30 - 12:00 Caen Memorial and Museum visit. Located in the British Sword Beach sector Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the Battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage.
12:00 Departure to Arromanches-les-Bains. It takes about 0,5 hour (30 km) on the national roads crossing beautiful countryside and small villages.
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break in Arromanches-les-Bains
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break and visit of Arromanches-les-Bains town. Arromanches is a small seaside town famous for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the British Gold Beach landing zone it played an invaluable role in the D-Day landings. The Allies built here an artificial temporary harbour for unloading of vehicles, materials, and people. Mulberry Harbour had, by June 12, 1944, helped bring 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies to Europe.
13:30 - 14:30 "360 Circular Cinema" visit
13:30 - 14:30 "360* Circular Cinema" visit. It is located on the top of the hill with the best Viewpoint over the bay of the former artificial harbour. You will watch a very impressive documentary bout 100 days of the Battle of Normandy learning in details Operation Overlord.
14:30 Departure to the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center. It is just half an hour drive (20 km).
15:00 - 16:10 Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer
15:00 - 16:10 Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center visit, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers.
At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy.
16:10 Departure to close the located Overlord Museum.
16:15 - 16:45 Overlord Museum visit.
16:15 - 16:45 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day.
16:45 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 5 to 10 minutes (5 km).
16:50 - 17:20 Omaha Beach Signal Monument
16:50 - 17:20 Arrival at Omaha Beach Signal Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. 17:20 Departure to Pointe du Hoc. I takes 15 minutes (10 km).
17:30 - 18:30 Pointe du Hoc
17:30 - 18:30 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This point was important because it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could thus fire upon both of them. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defences. Visiting the Pointe du Hoc You will learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944. Many of the original fortifications and bunkers remain on the site and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate, on top of which there is a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion.
18:30 Departure to Paris. It takes about 3,5 hours (300 km). One stop can be made upon Your request.
21:30 - 22:00 Arrival in Paris
21:30 - 22:00 Arrival in Paris depending on traffic situation and Your hotel location. Drop off at Your hotel.
What's Included
- Caen Memorial and Museum, Omaha Beaches and Signal Monument
- Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Overlord Museum
- 360 Circular Cinema in Arromanches-les-Bains, Viewpoint Arromanches
- Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument
- Mercedes E220/E300 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people
- Professional Guide-Driver or Guide with Driver
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled Water
Exclusions
- Gratuities and Souvenirs
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Meals and Drinks
Reviews
gwendolyn_B
Experiencing Normandy
Our tour guide and driver were wonderful and knowledgeable. They were polite and took
our lead. We stopped at a lovely spot for lunch. Beautiful weather and a very profound
experience
12 October 2024
jessicagV8644SH
Best way to see Normandy
Best way to see the Normandy area. Ilia our tour guide was fantastic, the car/driver made
getting around so easy. We had 1 day for Normandy and saw so much. Highly
recommend
22 September 2024
Brendan_G
Highly recommend this trip-and you will love Diana if you are lucky enough to have her as your guide!
Diana our guide, and Vadim our driver did a great job. We knew this would be a long day, but at each stop we were given plenty of time to explore each destination. Our favorites were the American Cemetery, Point Du Hoc, and Arromanches. Diana did a great job telling us about each location and helped us make the most of each stop. Departed hotel on time, and arrived back in Paris in time for a late dinner.
30 August 2024
Gregory_P
Eye Opening
The Cemetery and the Bunkers at Omaha Beach. Very emotional experience. The guides
were on time and knew where to go every step of the way
31 July 2024
Matthew_M
Informative, scenic, enjoyable.
The entire day was informative and enjoyable. Seeing the sites and learning more about
the history was great. Rustam was a top notch guide and went above and beyond to
make sure that the trip was a great experience for everyone.
25 July 2023
Bill Z
Whirlwind tour of Normandy
Got to see many highlights of the Normandy beaches and American Cemetery at
Omaha Beach. Our time was limited and this tour was ideal for a one day experience
28 June 2023
Pamela_M
This tour is worth every penny and then some
We debated if we should do a private tour of Normandy as opposed to a small group tour and we're so glad we went private. Our guide Jane and her husband were amazing and provided so much knowledge and context around Operation Overlord and D-Day itself that we truly got so much more out of it than if we were left to our devices or in a larger group when you're not always able to hear or ask questions. For such an important and emotional event in history my husband and I both felt we made the right decision. I wish that every American had the opportunity to see and learn what we did on this day trip -- I highly recommend it.
31 July 2022
Bruce_E
Beautiful and Moving
Cyrus' private tour of Normandy was both beautiful and moving. I think every American should have this experience! The museum at Caan set-up the resit of the day which included viewing the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach, watching taps played at 5 p.m., then the drive down to the beach and a walk to the German bunkers over the cliffs. Cyrus' beautiful Mercedes van was immaculate and only exceeded by his warm personality and extensive knowledge of the region.
2 May 2022