D-Day Landings 80th Anniversary Tour
Tour Dates: June 4 to 8, 2024 (4 nights)
Itinerary
Day 1
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
Depart Paris Charles de Gaulle airport at 10:00 hrs. View SWORD beach. Visit Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Memorial Museum and the British Airborne Cemetery in Ranville. Lunch on own. Drive to Normandy hotel. DBB.
Day 2
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Pointe du Hoc, captured by the U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion. Vierville Draw and 29th Infantry Division sector of OMAHA Beach. Drive up 'Les Moulins' Draw to the U.S. Military Cemetery at St. Laurent sur Mer with wreath laying ceremony. Box lunch. DBB
Day 3
Thursday, 6 June 2024
We take part in the American ceremony at the US Normandy Cemetery and remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Box lunch. DBB.
Day 4
Friday, 7 June 2024
The German military cemetery at La Cambe and see the famous Ste Mere Eglise church with its Airborne stained-glass windows and the Airborne museum. Visit La Fiere bridgehead and its 'Iron Mike' U.S. Airborne statue. Drive through the 101st Airborne drop zones. Pass Brecourt Manor, captured by The Band of Brothers Company E of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. UTAH beach. Lunch on own. DBB.
Day 5
Saturday, 8 June 2024
Visit the new Arromanches museum and the Normandy Memorial. GOLD and UTAH Beach. Lunch on your own. Drive to Paris, arriving early evening.
Photo credits:
Slideshow: Arromanches Beach © Calvados Tourisme
Photo below the itinerary: Longues-sur-Mer
Photos to the right of the tour: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial © Shutterstock; Maps
Included in the tour
- Battlefield Tour Guide
- 4 Nights Bed and Breakfast in 4 Star Hotel
- Coach Transport from Paris
- 4 Dinners, 2 Box Lunches, Welcome Drink
- Entrances to Museums
