Omaha Beach Sector Half Day Tour
Situated to the west of Omaha Beach, the first stop on this tour is La Pointe du Hoc.
In the early hours of the morning of the 6th of June 1944, 260 of the 2nd Battalion of the United States Rangers, stormed the headland with its 90 foot cliffs. Their mission, to capture and silence the German artillery battery of 6 long range guns that posed a significant threat to the American landing beaches, the remains of which can still be viewed today. A short drive from La Pointe du Hoc, is the tour’s 2nd stop, Omaha Beach. Here on D-day 33 000 American soldiers landed, the largest number of men to land on any of the 5 D-day landing beaches. An operation which unfortunately turned out to be the most costliest in terms of lives lost on D-day. The tour finishes rather poignantly at the US Military Cemetery at the eastern end of Omaha. This Cemetery is by far the largest of the 25 military cemeteries in Normandy from the 2nd World War and is a fitting tribute to the 9 387 servicemen buried there.
Tour information
- Private tour for between 2 and 7 people.
- Pickup from your accommodation in the Caen/Bayeux area or Caen or Bayeux railway station.
- Drop off at your accommodation in the Caen/Bayeux area or at Caen or Bayeux railway station.
- Suggested departure times 09h 00 or 14h 00.
- The duration of the tour is 4 hours approximately.
- Explication of the events on D-day at each of the sites visited.
- Admission to any museums en-route not included.
495,00€ TTC
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