Tour Dates:
June 4 to 8, 2026
Step into history and commemorate D-Day, a critical turning-point during World War II, when the Allies' successful invasion of Normandy marked the beginning of the end of Nazi control in mainland Europe. This memorable tour invites you to walk in the footsteps of the Allied soldiers who stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944 and explore the famous landing sites - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword - each with unique stories of courage and sacrifice. Visit poignant memorials and cemeteries, including the American Cemetery, where rows of white crosses stand in solemn tribute to the fallen; the artificial harbors at Arromanches; the impressive new British Memorial; Ranville; Pegasus Bridge; Ste Mere Eglise; charming Bayeux and magnificent Mont-Saint-Michel.
Morning departure to Normandy from central Paris. Guests are welcomed by our Battlefield tour guide. Arromanches and see the remnants of one of the two artificial harbors erected by the Allies after D-Day. View the impressive new British Normandy Memorial. Drive along the British Beaches GOLD, JUNO and SWORD to the British 6th Airborne zone of operations to see the "Pegasus Bridge" and Pegasus Memorial Museum. Continue to the British Airborne cemetery in nearby Ranville and see the shell damaged church. Overnight Normandy
Today we set off early for Mont Saint-Michel, a gravity-defying medieval monastery atop an island. Then, we continue to the historic town of Bayeux. The town’s splendid Norman Notre-Dame cathedral welcomes you to this historic town. Visit a Calvados distillery with tasting of the liqueur so loved by the GIs in 1944! Overnight Normandy
Drive to Pointe du Hoc, captured by the men of the U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion. We then travel down the Vierville Draw to the 29th Infantry Division sector of Omaha Beach. After a walk on the beach, we drive east on the coast road then up the "Les Moulins" Draw to the U.S. Attend the D-Day wreath laying ceremony at the Military Cemetery at St. Laurent sur Mer and pay our respects. Visit the emotive Visitor Centre. See the only German coastal gun battery still sporting three of its four guns. Overnight Normandy
Breakfast. Utah Beach and hear about the 4th ID landings. We pass the Brécourt Manor captured by Company E of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Saint Mere Eglise to view its famed 13th century church with its Airborne stained-glass windows and the Airborne Museum. This afternoon we visit the La Fiere bridgehead and its "Iron Mike" U.S. Airborne statue. Drive through the 101st Airborne drop zones C and D then onto the Division command post. t. Overnight Normandy
Falaise and the Falaise Pocket, where the Allies began a move to encircle the Germans. Traverse the infamous Corridor of Death, where scenes of the routed Germany army were on display for several months as dead bodies and wreckage covered the landscape. Memorial de Montormel on Hill 262, where the Poles held off a desperate German counterattack, commemorates the closing of the pocket and offers an incredible view across the battlefield. Return to Paris.
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