WWII Tour:
D-Day Beach Landings (Normandy)
No of nights: | 4 nights |
Key sites: | Pegasus Bridge |
Transport: | Car, minibus/coach & ferry |
Dates: | 2024 |
Cost: | £850pp |
* The 4- 8 June is a special 5 days, 4 nights tour for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
This 5-day tour will take in the major sites of the D-Day beach landings in France and give us chance to explore the history of the second World War.
With a maximum of 15 guests, you will have a truly personalised trip, getting the most from your own personal guide and meeting others that are passionate about World War 2 remembrance.
Your Guide
Hello, I am Andy Oliver, your guide.
I am now retired from 22 years in the military service which took me around the world and the battlefields of the Western Front and Far East.
I have studied, toured, and guided on the Western Front battlefields for the last few years since retiring from the Armed Forces. I have built up an extensive knowledge of the Great War and I look forward to sharing it with you.
Tour Highlights
Pegasus Bridge
Arromanches
Normandy American Cemetery
Pointe Du Hoc
National Memorial Arboretum
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - Meet and greet and overnight ferry over to Ouistreham
- Meet up at convenient location for you as we make our way down to Brittany Ferries terminal in Portsmouth
- Check into the Brittany Ferries, Portsmouth for the overnight ferry to Ouistreham
Day 2 - Britain’s D-Day: Pegasus Bridge & British & Canadian Beaches
- After breakfast on the ferry, we make our way to Pegasus Bridge to hear about the glider landings and the taking of the bridge
- We visit the beach landings of Sword beach were the BR 3rd Infantry Division landed
- Take in the beach landings of Juno beach were the Canadian 3rd Division landed
- We then head to the beach landings of Gold beach and take in the new British Normandy Memorial and were the BR 50th Infantry Division landed
- We finish off the day visiting the D-Day Museum in Arromanches
- Check into the hotel Mercure at Omaha Beach for a one-night stay
Day 3 - America’s D-Day: American Beaches & American Airborne
- After a good breakfast we make our way to Normandy American Cemetery for the American fallen
- Visit the American beach landings of Omaha beach and the museum at Omaha beach
- We visit Point du Hoc where the American Rangers scaled the cliff face before engaging the enemy then we move to the Maisy Battery which another objective on D-Day
- Head to the American beach landings of Utah beach, before heading on to the small town of Sainte – Mere – Eglise, location to the American Airborne landings
- We finish off the day making our way up to Brittany Ferries terminal in Cherbourg
- Check into the Brittany Ferries, Cherbourg for the overnight ferry to Poole
Day 4 - Make our way to the National Memorial Arboretum
- After breakfast on the ferry, we make our way to Staffordshire and visit the National Memorial Arboretum for the afternoon
- Check into the Chase Golf & Country Club near Cannock for a one-night stay
Day 5 - Drop off and return home
- After a good breakfast we make our way back towards home
- Drop off at convenient location for you as we make our way up Hull
Price Includes
5 days, 4 nights
- Services of a full-time guide
- Pick up & drop off from a convenient location
- All transportation and return overnight ferry crossing
- Plus 2 nights in 3* or 4* hotels (based on 2 sharing)
- Restaurant on night 1, 3 & 4
- Breakfast every day
- Any applicable entry fees
- Welcome drink on arrival in hotels only
Cost:
£850pp (Single supplement +£175)
Booking
To make a booking, contact me at 07947 362 747.
If these dates do not work for you or you would prefer to take a private tour, just get in touch with myself so I can make the arrangements for you.