Overview
This tour brings you the ultimate Normandy experience in a day's tour. Learn about Dday, focus on Omaha Beach, while allowing you to measure the scale of the DDay invasion.
After each brief presentation and you will have plenty of time to explore the sites without feeling rushed.
Discover Normandy famous beverage, the Calvados, and of course the cider! You will visit a farm where the family has been producing for generations.
Our picnic lunch will keep your tummies full.
Enhance your experience with a visit to the Bayeux Tapestry at the end of the day.
This tour is perfect for families as well as you will not be lectured, no standing listening to the guide for endless periods of time, but on the contrary be immersed in the locations, explore, and be gently accompanied or left to pace the sites on your own if that is your preference.
- Recommended by 98% of travelers
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- Mobile ticket
- Hotel pickup offered
What's included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Entrance to museums
Lunch
In-vehicle air conditioning
Gratuities
Meeting and pickup
Pickup is offered for all travelers.
What to expect
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Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
1 hour 30 min
This World War II cemetery in France contains the graves of nearly 9400 war dead, and nearly 1600 names on the Walls of the Missing.
This tour makes extra time for you to be able to explore the Visitor's Center. -
Omaha Beach
2 hours
Omaha Beach was part of the invasion area assigned to the U.S. First Army, under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley. The assault sectors at Omaha were code-named (from west to east) Charlie, Dog (consisting of Green, White, and Red sections), Easy (Green and Red sections), and Fox (Green and Red sections).
We will have one or two stops on Omaha Beach, at either Vierville, St Laurent and/or Colleville. -
2 hours
Visit the farm Cidrerie Lebrec. In a historical place, the domain welcomes you to discover its productions: Calvados, Cider, Aperitifs ... A welcoming place to taste the local specialities of a family business.
You will then enjoy a picnic lunch in the vicinity. -
Pointe du Hoc
1 hour 30 min
Pointe du Hoc is a high point between two of the five D-Day landing beaches, Utah and Omaha. It is renowned for the daring assault conducted on 6 June 1944 by the 2nd U.S. Ranger Battalion in an effort to neutralise the German artillery battery there.
Start your visit at the Visitor's Center. -
Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
1 hour
The Bayeux Tapestry or the story of the conquest of England in 1066, told in embroidery
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the epic story, in wool thread embroidered on linen cloth, of William, Duke of Normandy who became King of England in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Times are local to the experience (Europe/Paris).
Additional Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 8 travelers per booking
FAQs about Private Normandy Tour DDay, Cider Farm, Lunch and Bayeux Tapestry
Can I cancel Private Normandy Tour DDay, Cider Farm, Lunch and Bayeux Tapestry for free?
No. All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
How long does it take?
It takes about 8 hours.
Is pickup offered?
Pickup is offered for all travelers.
What's included?
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Entrance to museums
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's not included?
- Gratuities
Which places does it visit?
It visits Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
What fitness level is needed?
It is suitable for all physical fitness levels.
Operated by Destination Normandy - Dominique Fiquet
