/
France
/
Normandy
/
Calvados
/
Caen
/
Tours & Activities
/
D-Day Tour Including Guided Visit of the Mémorial de Caen Museum, Lunch and D-Day Landing Beaches
1 day
Popular
Lunch
With guide
About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Memorial de Caen, Esplanade General Eisenhower, 14050 Caen France
Meet your guide at the train station in Caen – this location makes it easy for day trippers from Paris to catch a train over (own expense) in time for the tour. Then begin with a tour of the Mémorial de Caen museum, the exhibits of which spans the period from the end of World War I through the fall of the Berlin Wall. With the assistance of your guide (trained specifically by historians at the museum), you'll gain a deeper understanding of the lead-up to D-Day on both sides of the war, and just how important D-Day was to the eventual end of World War II. After your museum visit, enjoy a midday lunch break at La Terrasse, an on-site restaurant at Mémorial de Caen. You're welcome to ask questions of your guide as you dine on a 2-course lunch accompanied by a glass of wine and mineral water.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pointe du Hoc, 14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin France
In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, visit the site of Pointe du Hoc. Throughout your small-group tour, your guide will share stories that will humanize the stark statistics of World War II and D-Day.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Omaha Beach, Avenue de la Liberation, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France
In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, stop by Omaha Beach and listen to your guide recounting the events that happened there. By the end of this powerful tour of historic sites, you'll understand just how much was at stake on D-Day and have a new appreciation for the men who fought and died in the war.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France
Visit the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer to reflect and pay your respects to the men who lost their lives in the war.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema, Chemin du Calvaire, 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains France
From the top of the cliff where the Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema is located, admire the remains of the artificial port built by the allies at Arromanches-Les-Bains. Then watch a 19-minutes long film called "Normandy's 100 Days", which tells the story of the Battle of Normandy through archive images from around the world.
Your tour ends at Caen railway station in the evening so you can easily catch a train back to Paris (own expense) if you wish
Duration: 30 minutes
Read more
Show less
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Memorial de Caen, Esplanade General Eisenhower, 14050 Caen France
Meet your guide at the train station in Caen – this location makes it easy for day trippers from Paris to catch a train over (own expense) in time for the tour. Then begin with a tour of the Mémorial de Caen museum, the exhibits of which spans the period from the end of World War I through the fall of the Berlin Wall. With the assistance of your guide (trained specifically by historians at the museum), you'll gain a deeper understanding of the lead-up to D-Day on both sides of the war, and just how important D-Day was to the eventual end of World War II. After your museum visit, enjoy a midday lunch break at La Terrasse, an on-site restaurant at Mémorial de Caen. You're welcome to ask questions of your guide as you dine on a 2-course lunch accompanied by a glass of wine and mineral water.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pointe du Hoc, 14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin France
In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, visit the site of Pointe du Hoc. Throughout your small-group tour, your guide will share stories that will humanize the stark statistics of World War II and D-Day.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Omaha Beach, Avenue de la Liberation, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France
In the afternoon, as part of your D-Day Landing tour by air-conditioned mini-van, stop by Omaha Beach and listen to your guide recounting the events that happened there. By the end of this powerful tour of historic sites, you'll understand just how much was at stake on D-Day and have a new appreciation for the men who fought and died in the war.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France
Visit the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer to reflect and pay your respects to the men who lost their lives in the war.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema, Chemin du Calvaire, 14117 Arromanches-les-Bains France
From the top of the cliff where the Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema is located, admire the remains of the artificial port built by the allies at Arromanches-Les-Bains. Then watch a 19-minutes long film called "Normandy's 100 Days", which tells the story of the Battle of Normandy through archive images from around the world.
Your tour ends at Caen railway station in the evening so you can easily catch a train back to Paris (own expense) if you wish
Duration: 30 minutes
Included
- Guided tour of the museum
- 2-course lunch at La Terrasse
- 5-hour guided tour of D-Day sites (only in English and French)
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Entry/Admission - Memorial de Caen
- Entry/Admission - Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema
Not included
- Train ticket to and from Paris
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- The tour is not suitable for children under 3 years old
- If you are taking the train from Paris, you will need to make your own travel arrangements and buy your own train ticket. You should aim to arrive in Caen by 9am (10am Saturday and 11am Sunday and French public holidays).
- You will return to the station at around 6:30pm from October to March and at around 7:30pm from April to September to connect with trains back to Paris.
- On Sundays and French public holidays, the guided museum visit will only last 30 minutes as the first train from Paris arrives at 11am and the tour of the Landing Beaches starts at 1pm
- Please find note that the Memorial de Caen will be closed on Mondays in November and December and on 25 December
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Train times are subject to change on weekends and French public holidays and differ in summer and winter. Ensure you check prior to booking by contacting resa@memorial-caen.fr or + 33 (0)2 31 06 06 45.
- Most travelers can participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
90%
Reviews
Our guide Rosie was excellent, an experienced and professional guide who works for the Caen Museum. From the initial greeting at the Train station to the end good byes 8 hours later she was entertaining and wonderfully educational. The Museum was more than I expected, very big and filled with amazing visuals. It was very interesting to hear the French side of the war and the divisions within the country as well as the Europe events leading into and out of the war. The highlight was walking through the bunker. A very nice lunch was provided and then we were driven in a nice 8 person van to the first site Point du Hoc the area where the Rangers launched their landing, After an introduction by Rosie we were given ample free time to wander the area and explore the landscape and appreciate the task the rangers had in June 1944. The cliffs are huge! The 2nd stop was Omaha beach where a huge and impressive sandy beach remains. Again free time to wander and take in the views and flashback to the many war movies that showed the landing. Off on a nice beach road drive through the village to the American Cemetery - massive grave sight overlooking the Beach, with a memorial. Rosie provided some interesting facts and then we were given time to walk the area. From here were taken to the last stop where we watched an impressive 20 minute 9 movie screen in the round movie on D Day and the troop advances that finally made it to Paris. The visuals and the music was outstanding and again using film that I had never seen before. A full day with very good value and would recommend this to all of my friends,
As a student of history with a passion for the World Wars in particular, I wanted to take a tour of the D-Day sites while I was in Normandy. I chose this specific tour because it included not only the beaches, but also Pointe du Hoc and the Memorial de Caen Museum. The guide did fantastic job, and she presented a rich account of the Battle of Normandy without overwhelming the group. She also allowed us some free time at each site, which was very nice. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to visit the D-Day areas.
This was the best part of my family's 2 week stay in Europe! We took the morning train from Paris and our guide, Victoria, met us at the station. Everything was well done, professional and informative. Victoria was personable and enthusiastic about history and really made the tour so much more than we anticipated. There were seven of us and the van was comfortable, not cramped. The museum in Caen was a good starting place and the lunch was very good. The landing sites and American Cemetery were the highlights and the real reason for our trip to Normandy. Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend this tour and Victoria as a guide.
Since we visited on the busy weekend of the 75th anniversary, we unfortunately were unable to tour the Memorial de Caen Museum. The visits to the Landing Beaches were an extremely emotional experience. Overall the tour was worth every second and the lunch was delicious. Highly recommend this tour.
This was a well executed tour -- easy to find the tour start, guides were there waiting and were excellent. Museum -- would have liked more time there. Lunch was very good -- accommodated a gluten intolerance very nicely. Tour of the beaches two: Utah and Omaha was a little disappointing in that the locations did not convey the heroic difficulties the soldiers had to overcome. Perhaps this is because you can't get to the shores/cliffs that were crawled over and climbed up. Cemetery -- excellent. The guide gave a meaningful introduction and overview and then gave us plenty of time to walk through the cemetery.
If you have only a day as I did to visit the most popular sites at Normandy, then I would highly recommend this tour. Our guide,Marylynne hope I spelled it correctly! was absolutely the best - knowledgeable, polite, patient and encouraged questions. Our group was small, and having a driver who knew where he was going was a bonus.Being a first-timer, I could not have done this by myself in the allotted time without going nuts - this was the closest thing to a private tour I have ever experienced. WELL worth the money. If you are staying a Caen a couple of days, don't forget the Pegasus Bridge memorial and museum.
Best tour in our trip!
When you go on a guided tour, you get a lot of insight that you would not normally have received. On this particular tour, be ready for much driving, but well-chosen sights. Even on a cold, northerly wind day, with the Omaha Beach sand blowing through our teeth, it was worth it. Yes, you can take your car and drive to these places, but if you're visiting France without a car or you would simply like more information on the American sites, it's worth it. It's even fun for children and youth because of the bunkers and things to see and do. Originally wanting to see the British and Canadian sites as well, I now realize why it's better to split these into two days. There's a lot of land, and Operation Overlord covered quite a bit of territory. Special thanks to the tour guide and the driver!
Excellent guide, 2nd time Iv'e taken tour highly recommend
This tour is incredible. What an amazing in-depth experience that really immerses yourself in the history. Our guide Mario was extremely knowledgeable, fun and answered all our questions. The beaches and cemetery were somber but fascinating to see. Lunch was yummy. Take this tour!
Best tour of our trip. Our guide was knowledgeable and the day couldnt have been better. We learned causes of World War I and II. My husband and hi highly recommend this tour.
What a wonderful, informative and emotional tour. We had a very special, knowledgeable guide who made this trip extra special for all of us in our group.