Normandy Battlefields Day Trip: Omaha, Sword & British Airborne Sector (A1B2)
Bayeux, France
Normandy Battlefields Day Trip: Omaha, Sword & British Airborne Sector (A1B2)
Recommended by 95% of travelers
Bayeux, France
- 9 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Follow in the footsteps of World War II soldiers on an insightful and moving tour of the Normandy battlefields from Bayeux. With a knowledgeable guide, visit significant sites like Pegasus Bridge and Pointe du Hoc, and delve into the intriguing history of D-Day and the turbulent battles that occurred. Admire the sandy stretch of Omaha Beach, the site of one of D-Day’s bloodiest battles, and pay tribute to fallen soldiers at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial and the Ranville Commonwealth Cemetery.
- Full-day tour to the Normandy battlefield beaches from Bayeux
- Visit Omaha Beach, the bloodiest of Normandy’s WWII beaches
- Explore Sword Beach and two military cemeteries
- A small-group tour ensures a more personalized experience
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
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Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 41 reviews
Kathryn_M, Aug 2024
Our guide Emmanuel helped us retrace the steps my grandfather took when landing in Normandy during the DDay Battles.
It was fantastic to be able to share this experience with my family with expert guidance! Many thanks!
Gregory_T, May 2024
We spent the entire day with Naomi, an absolutely delightful and extremely knowledgeable guide. She definitely exceeded our expectations. The tour was an awesome experience.
Christopher_S, Oct 2023
JB gave an interesting talk at every stop, illustrated with a voluminous folder of photographs, old and new.
ray_m, Jun 2023
The reality of D Day is brought to life while visiting the sites we have only read about in school
Standing on the exact spot where our young patriots died brings to life the price our nation paid for our freedoms that we are once again in danger of loosing, but this time from within.
The tour visited the most important sites and our guide was extremely knowledgeable and forthcoming
Unfortunately the weather was absolutely miserable and the winds were almost unbearable
Do not miss this opportunity to see for yourself the price for our way of life!
Suzette_N, May 2023
Everything was perfect including the weather. Our guide was knowledgeable and personable. This is all I have time for 😃
Terry_B, May 2023
Myself and brother in law booked this all day trip. Philip was our guide amdreally knowledgable. He explained everything at a level that I, as someone with an interest in D-Day could understand, but also exceeded my brother-in-laws expectations who to be honest is a WW2 anorak. Very interesting and laid back trip. Thank you Phillip for an enjoyable day.
Sam_M, Apr 2023
Really good tour, the guide Phil provided insights which I had never read in a history book or learned at school. I would recommend.
Richard_K, Nov 2022
Outstanding tour. Tour guide was unbelievable. She gave us so much history and detail. Ask for Rose. Went out of her way to give us detail
Chris_L, Jul 2022
Very moving, especially the American cemetery. Francois and Celine were both friendly and knowledgeable.
Marti_C, Jul 2022
Our guide, Luci, was amazing. She was extremely knowledgeable, could answer a wide range of questions, made sure everyone was comfortable (it was about 100F that day). She really brought to life the battles and the problems that plagued some of them. She was a total joy!!!
Graham_H, Jul 2022
A very interesting tour to a number of D-Day sites with so much valuable information given at each. Sunni was the perfect tour guide as she was so knowledgeable and friendly with it.
Hugh_P, May 2022
Our Guide, Francois Gosselin, was both knowledgeable about the WWII sites we visited and enthusiastic. It's clear he is passionate about the area and its WWII significance.
Ian S, Oct 2019
Very friendly and knowledgable guide. Small party of 6 in the morning and just 2 in the afternoon that made for a personal and comfortable tour. Well worth it.
Dream63021392788, Jun 2019
Was a very good tour, tour guide was very nice and knew the history really well. She spoke very good English but, talked so fast was hard to understand.
Bob_C, Jun 2019
Excellent guide and tour sites for a whole day experience from Pointe du Hoc to Pegasus Bridge. Well conducted and highly recommended.
Hendrik B, Sep 2017
I never realized how long the beaches were. What an amazing undertaking to conquer those beaches despite the fortified references. Very interesting and informative tour.
craigsadams, Jul 2017
Six people in our extended family were happy to find that one Volkswagen van would accommodate just us, and the driver/tour guide, Sophia, was not only an excellent driver but also fluent in English and French. Her ability to convey place and time in historical context was excellent. What surprised us was the sheer length of the Normandy landing - some 90 kilometers I believe. That would factor in to just how much could be covered in nine hours.
The tour started in the west at Pont du Hoc, breathtaking view and history, then to Omaha Beach at low tide: utterly empty at ten in the morning. Then to the American and British cemeteries, the former austere and starkly beautiful, the latter more personalized. Lunch back in Bayeaux, the capital of Free France, our guide was proud to inform. Then on to the British sector Sword, with stop at Pegasus Bridge and the legacy of the British commandos and use of gliders in the invasion. From there to the Merville battery, amazing museum with actual Nazi bunkers. Tour ended at Sword beach, by now jammed with Sunday beach goers like the Jersey Shore.
We had gone to St Mere Igles the day before: not to be missed, great Airborne museum.
Sheila D, Aug 2015
We loved the tour, all very informative and well led.
Would have liked a little longer in some places but on the other hand perhaps that would have meant not seeing so much? So on balance, excellent, would recommend to anyone.
Jerome B, Aug 2015
It was a good day. The tour guide seemed to have the facts accurate as we are history buffs.
Would have enjoyed more time at Point du Hoc and American Cemetery.
It was too bad the others were not able to see Omaha Beach at Low tide. It has such more of an impact. Luckily we stayed at Omaha and were able to walk the beaches at low tide. I would suggest arranging the day differently.
Other low points: The bus has 12 large adults and it was uncomfortable as it felt over-crowded.
Pegasus Bridge was reproduction and the original was 1 block away at a museum which we just walked past.
With as many places as there are to eat including Hotel du Casino Omaha Beach and many others, were taken to Bayeux and directed to a few streets to pick our own, but it worked.
The following day, we had a rented car and did enjoy this much more at our own pace, but the roads can be a bit confusing so the tour does work well for that.
We will go back to Normandy as there are is so much to see. If were to do it again, we should have chosen the American Sectors for us.
julie c, Jul 2015
Francois was great! So enthusiastic and informative about WW2 and always able to answer any extra questions we had. There was no rushing anything
Thanks Francois !
Sandra R, Jun 2015
We did this trip on June 20 our tour guide was fantastic he was a fountain of knowledge would defiantly recommend this trip thank u
Sandra and Mark Caterham ,Surrey UK
Deirdre V, May 2015
Very good tour, small group, very knowledgeable guide Maz and we visited a lot of sites in one day.
Good value for money.
Annette B, May 2015
Mag was very good as a tour guide.she was very informative and made our day very enjoyable
Craig A, May 2015
This tour was well conducted, planned and documented, it quickly toured a number sites in one full day. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area and gave lots of anecdotal information from her parents who directly endured the occupation and subsequently D-Day. There were a number of maps, charts and photos used to thoroughly explain all of the visits and surrounding events. The Normandy area is covered with D-Day sites and they cannot all be covered in one day. This was a best compromise to get a feeling for the battlefield and what went on during the first few days of the allied invasion on D-Day. A trip to Omaha beach effectively showed what the Soldiers were up against once they got on to the beach and off of it into the hedgerows and small fields inland from the beach. Other sites included Sword beach British, the Pegasus Bridge where British glider troops assaulted and held two critical bridges, Merville Artillery Battery which very effectively showed life in a German gun position and a British military cemetery as well as the American cemetery at overlooking Omaha beach. I would recommend this trip for first time visitors to the area or those who have not done extensive reading on the events surrounding D-Day.
Clare P, Aug 2014
Francois was very engaging and explained everything really well. He made the tour appropriate to our group of 8 which contained 3 different Nationalities and a wide range if ages.
Ian M, May 2014
This tour was superb.Our guide,Mag,was absolutely fantastic and it was a joy to have spent the whole day with her.My son and I hope to come again soon and hope that our guide will be Mag.i would give the tour 6 stars.
J_A, Aug 2013
Fantastic trip. Our tour guide was excellent and really brought alive the story of the D-Day beaches. Although it is quite a long day, we would certainly recommend this trip to other travellers.
Lawrence S, Sep 2011
We thought the tour very informative and were pleased with the content. We got to see all that we could in the time allotted. Very comprehensive and filled our need.
Ginny S, May 2011
We booked a full day tour of Normandy. However, since our regular guide just returned at midnight the night before from a private tour of Paris, we ended up having another guide in the morning and she returned us back to our hotel by noon; then we had to meet the regular guide at another location at 1:15pm. We ended up heading out towards Normandy twice in that same day. It certainly would have been better to have stayed out in Normandy once we rode there the first time.
Gary M, Jul 2009
The tour was brilliant, made more so by the young french lady guide who really knew her D Day history and who made the day extremely interesting, GREAT !
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