3-Day Normandy Discovery Tour

Day 1:  US Airborne - 82nd & 101st Actions

The day commences around 8:30am when you will be collected from your accommodation (enquire about the 'Early Arrival' accommodation option).

We head behind Utah Beach sector to explore the landing grounds and famous actions of the 82nd and 101st Airborne where legends were born in the early hours of 6 June 1944. We head to Sainte-Mère-Église and the famous church, before walking in the footsteps of 'Easy Company' at St Marie-du-Mont and Brecourt Manor, on the road to Carentan. We also reflect on the bravery of the Airborne medics at Angoville-au-Plain among other amazing sites.

You return to your Bayeux accommodation around 5:00pm.

Day 2: The Rangers, Omaha & German Guns

The day commences around 8:30am when you will be collected from your accommodation. One of the significant achievements on D-Day was the Ranger action at Point du Hoc. Marvel at the agility and bravery of these young Americans as we tour the bunkers and craters of this stunning coastal area.

We venture to Omaha Beach where the troops coming ashore met a hail of bullets. Heavy casualties and hard fighting ensued before small groups of determined men were able to get off the beach and on to the bluffs to eliminate the German defenders. After this we venture up to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer where many of those brave boys now rest.

We will also have the opportunity to walk through the famous Longue-sur-Mer German Gun Battery.

You return to your Bayeux accommodation around 5:00pm.

Day 3: Gold, Juno & Pegasus Bridge

The day commences around 8:30am when you will be collected from your accommodation. It wasn't just the 'Yanks' who saved the day on 6 June 1944, their British and Canadian cousins landed at beaches to the east code-named, Gold, Juno and Sword. Hopefully the tides are kind at Arromanches and we can get out and explore the amazing remains of the 'Mulberry Harbours'.

You will travel to the eastern end of the invasion area, where British paratroops landed by glider to secure the bridge over the Orne River, which they had to 'hold until relieved' - Pegasus Bridge.

We return to Bayeux around 5:00pm for the conclusion of the 3-Day tour.

We can drop you at the train station around 5:00pm for a return to Paris, or your accommodation if you wish to stay on in Bayeux and continue further adventures. Enquire about the 'Late Departure' accommodation option.