Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Day Trip with Cider Tasting & Lunch from Paris

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Duration:14 hours (approx.)
Location: Paris, Île-de-France

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Remember the victories and the losses of the D-Day landings with a tour of Normandy’s four most significant World War II sites. Visit a museum in a real German bunker on Utah Beach. Walk among memorials to 10,000 fallen at the American Cemetery, with a poignant view over Omaha Beach, where Allied forces faced terrible odds. The, experience this region’s rich culinary history with a two-course lunch and some local apple cider.

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1. Musee du Debarquement Utah Beach
You’ll join your expert guide in Paris aboard a comfortable, private coach. On the way to Normandy, learn the details of the Allied preparations for D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. Your guide, a fluent English-speaker, will stay with you throughout the tour to tell the story of the operation and answer questions from history buffs and curious minds. On Utah Beach, your first stop, the Allies quickly defeated the German forces. You’ll visit an extraordinary D-Day museum housed in an old German bunker on the landing beach itself. The collection here brings home both the scale and the personal sacrifice involved in the operation, with an original B-26 airplane on display along with collections of soldiers’ letters home.
2. Utah Beach
Discover Utah Beach where the Allies landed on the morning of 6th June 1944.
3. Office de Tourisme intercommunal de Grandcamp-Maisy
Next, experience some of the culture and traditions of Normandy. Many Allied soldiers found shelter with local farmers. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to tour one, featuring a 17th-century barn, locally-made apple cider and traditional apple brandy. Lunch is served at a restaurant in a quiet port nearby.
4. Pointe du Hoc
After your meal, your coach takes you to Pointe du Hoc. From Pointe du Hoc, you’ll get a sense of the challenges the Allies faced, with views of the English Channel – and intimidating cliffs blocking access inland. Cliffs combined with enemy fire to make the landing at Omaha Beach a desperate battle for survival.
5. Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
We’ll also have the opportunity to pay our respects to the fallen at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. The cemetery is located on a bluff that overlooks Omaha Beach, which was one of the landing beaches of the D-Day invasion. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of President Theodore Roosevelt and a Medal of Honor recipient, is buried here together with the almost 10,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives. Your guide will use the time spent driving to provide enriching commentary and answer questions, preparing you for each stop on the tour. You'll have time to look around the cemetery, visit the wall of the missing and awe-inspiring memorial, and look down upon Omaha, the beach where the Allies faced the stiffest resistance and suffered the most casualties. The journey back to Paris gives you time to reflect on all you’ve seen – and the tremendous courage and sacrifice of those who fought here.
6. Omaha Beach
From the American Cemetery, you can see Omaha Beach, one of the landing beaches where many American soldiers are buried. Inside the Omaha Beach Visitor Centre, gain insight into the landings that did not fare accordingly to plan.

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Posted By : Judith_H
Tour of Normandy was wonderful. The guides knowledge of Normandy was fantastic however the guide himself was inappropriate with his stories and “humor”. Would not want his as a guide again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 06:58:35

Posted By : Donna_C
Sid was an excellent tour guide!!! Didn’t get to walk on Omaha Beach or take great pictures at American cemetery due to preparations for 80th Anniversary celebration. Still glad we had the opportunity to see what we did! Bus windows were smudged and crumbs on food tray and crooks and crannies. Wish the bus had been cleaner.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 04:13:23

Posted By : Rhonda_R
We had a fabulous trip with our guides Daniel and John. They did a great job of explaining not only the landing at Normandy but what led up to it and why it was important for winning the war.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 03:39:02

Posted By : kareed2017
Very good tour and tour guide for our first trip to Normandy. The bus was comfortable and had a toilet on board if needed. We made a quick rest stop in both directions to pick up coffee, snacks, and use the restroom. And, the tour itself was efficient and informative. Sid was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable and helpful, and kept the energy high. Unfortunately, due to the upcoming 80th anniversary, we were unable to stop at Omaha Beach and were interrupted at the American Cemetery memorial area but still managed to see everything we had hoped and planned to. Also, lunch was very good!
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 03:36:30

Posted By : 887wyatte
One of the best tours I have ever been on. Sid was the best tour guide I have personally ever seen and was incredibly knowledgeable. 10/10
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 12:21:49

Posted By : Monica_M
What an enjoyable day learning about WWII D-day invasion. It’s one thing to see it in the movies but to actually be there….WOW! Sam and Daniel provided the group with a lot of contexts to the areas we visited. My favorite site was the American Cemetery where we were able to pay our respects to the men who sacrificed so much! .
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 02:02:25

Posted By : U6145MUthomasg
Great trip with well-informed guides! Daniel and John spoke with great detail with each stop including Utah Beach, cider farm, battlefield, and Omaha Beach. Lunch was great. Overall, the tour was well done!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 15:04:49

Posted By : 446heatht
Ripper tour with even better guides!
John & Daniel were fantastic giving background info & history through engaging story telling which gave a greater understanding as to what we were experiencing; explanations and understandings always make for a deeper experience.
Lunch was also superb and a great point of difference to other DDay tours!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 14:19:55

Posted By : samanthacox523
We had a great tour! Our guides, Daniel and John, were personable and knowledgeable. Though the drive was long, it seemed to go quickly and the bus was comfortable. Would definitely recommend to others, especially as survivors of the Normandy invasion are not really around anymore to tell the stories. Seeing the beaches, the bunkers, the museums, and the cemetery was very impactful and moving.

Getting to see a bit of the French countryside and taste the cider of the region was also a nice addition to the trip!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 13:47:01

Posted By : jenniferhF8623VQ
Absolutely worth every penny. Our guides Daniel and John were incredibly knowledgeable, passionate about the topic and wonderfully entertaining! They had very different styles but were both great story tellers. Lunch and cider tasting were a great break between sights. This tour was amazing!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 13:45:25