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The Ultimate D-Day Tour
Join us on the ultimate D-Day tour covering all five invasion beaches, Airborne sectors and special locations like Pointe du Hoc and Merville Battery, as well as attending the annual commemorations of D-Day.
Tour Includes
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Convenient local joining points
7 days from £799pp
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Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in the Rouen area for an overnight stay.
We depart Rouen and travel into Normandy to look at the landings by 6th (Airborne) Division which began in the early hours of 6th June 1944. We start with the Merville Battery, which the 9th Parachute Battalion attacked on D-Day, seeing the museum and bunkers.
We then travel across the Drop and Landing Zones to Pegasus Bridge, where the landings began. Here we take time for lunch, and then look at the Pegasus Bridge story and visit the Museum which includes the original bridge that was here in 1944. We then visit the Airborne graves at Ranville and go up on the Breville Ridge looking at the vital battles for this ‘Eastern Flank’. We continue to our hotel in Saint Lô for four nights.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We then continue to Omaha Beach and look at the landings between the Vierville and Les Moulins draws where the 29th Division came ashore as depicted in ‘Saving Private Ryan’. After lunchtime at Port en-Bessin, where the Pipe Line Under The Ocean (PLUTO) came in, we return to Omaha Beach, visiting the Normandy American Cemetery, the bunkers at WN62, and the superb Overlord Museum with one of the best collections in Normandy.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We begin at the British Normandy Memorial which commemorates more than 22,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Normandy Campaign. Overlooking Gold Beach, we discuss the landings here and see where Stan Hollis went into action resulting in the award of the only D-Day Victoria Cross. We then visit the Longues Battery, a German gun battery site that was later used in the filming for ‘The Longest Day’: here the guns are still in their bunkers!
We then have lunchtime in Arromanches, where you can see the remains of the Mulberry Harbour. In the afternoon we visit the German Cemetery at La Cambe, and then look at the 82nd Airborne story on D-Day, visiting the key bridge at La Fiere along with the Iron Mike Memorial. We then see the battlefield area here at Cauquigny and Amfreville, visiting the Airborne Memorial.
Key Visits
Today we attend some of the annual commemorations for D-Day which will take place either at the British Normandy Memorial or in Bayeux. After lunchtime, we will then travel along the British D-Day beaches (security arrangements permitting), seeing key locations on Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
Key Visits
We begin this morning on Utah Beach where the US 4th Division landed, seeing the memorials here and then looking at the 101st Airborne story around Brecourt Manor, including the story of the ‘Band of Brothers’. We have lunchtime in Ste Mere Eglise and have an included visit to the Airborne Museum here. We then look at the fighting around Carantan before departing for Rouen for an overnight stay.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
Return home.
Join us on the Ultimate D-Day tour covering all five invasion beaches, Airborne sectors and special locations like Pointe du Hoc and Merville Battery.
Local departure by coach, then to our hotel in the Rouen area for an overnight stay.
We depart Rouen and travel into Normandy to look at the landings by 6th (Airborne) Division which began in the early hours of 6th June 1944. We start with the Merville Battery, which the 9th Parachute Battalion attacked on D-Day, seeing the museum and bunkers.
We then travel across the Drop and Landing Zones to Pegasus Bridge, where the landings began. Here we take time for lunch, and then look at the Pegasus Bridge story and visit the Museum which includes the original bridge that was here in 1944. We then visit the Airborne graves at Ranville and go up on the Breville Ridge looking at the vital battles for this ‘Eastern Flank’. We continue to our hotel in Saint Lô for four nights.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We then continue to Omaha Beach and look at the landings between the Vierville and Les Moulins draws where the 29th Division came ashore as depicted in ‘Saving Private Ryan’. After lunchtime at Port en-Bessin, where the Pipe Line Under The Ocean (PLUTO) came in, we return to Omaha Beach, visiting the Normandy American Cemetery, the bunkers at WN62, and the superb Overlord Museum with one of the best collections in Normandy.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We begin at the British Normandy Memorial which commemorates more than 22,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Normandy Campaign. Overlooking Gold Beach, we discuss the landings here and see where Stan Hollis went into action resulting in the award of the only D-Day Victoria Cross. We then visit the Longues Battery, a German gun battery site that was later used in the filming for ‘The Longest Day’: here the guns are still in their bunkers!
We then have lunchtime in Arromanches, where you can see the remains of the Mulberry Harbour. In the afternoon we visit the German Cemetery at La Cambe, and then look at the 82nd Airborne story on D-Day, visiting the key bridge at La Fiere along with the Iron Mike Memorial. We then see the battlefield area here at Cauquigny and Amfreville, visiting the Airborne Memorial.
Key Visits
Today we examine the British and Canadian landings on 6th June 1944 starting at Gold Beach, seeing where the only D-Day Victoria Cross action took place, as well as examining the role of the Royal Artillery in the landings. We then visit Juno Beach where the Canadians landed on D-Day seeing the memorials, bunkers and wartime tanks. After lunch we see where the Canadians fought inland from the beaches and then travel across to the Sword Beach sector seeing where British Assault troops and Commandos from the Special Service Brigade landed, visit Hermanville War Cemetery, and also the Hillman Bunker site where the Suffolk Regiment went into action on D-Day.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
We begin this morning on Utah Beach where the US 4th Division landed, seeing the memorials here and then looking at the 101st Airborne story around Brecourt Manor, including the story of the ‘Band of Brothers’. We have lunchtime in Ste Mere Eglise and have an included visit to the Airborne Museum here. We then look at the fighting around Carantan before departing for Rouen for an overnight stay.
Includes Breakfast
Key Visits
Return home.
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the Brit Hotel Saint-Lo.
Overnights will be in the Rouen area at the BB Hotel Rouen Rive Droite or similar.
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Executive Coach
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service and reliability from our expert-trained coach crews, who will be on hand to assist and escort you along the way.
Executive Coach Features
- Air-conditioning, an onboard servery, onboard toilet and reclining seats. Please note that on selected air holidays, the executive coach may have limited facilities.
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