Mémorial de Caen Museum Admission and Guided Tour of D-Day Sites
This tour includes a self-guided visit of the Mémorial de Caen and a guided tour of key D-Day sites. Visitors can spend as much time as they wish discovering the Mémorial de Caen (entrance tickets to the museum are valid for 24 hours from first entry). The Mémorial de Caen offers visitors the opportunity to take a historical journey through the 20th century, discovering major events from the end of the First World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has a whole section covering D-Day and is the only museum in Normandy to relate the intensity of the Invasion that followed and explain its preparation in both enemy camps. The Landing Beaches guided tour gives visitors the chance to learn the story of a day that changed the course of history. It's is a complete 5 hours round trip with a guide from Mémorial de Caen in an air-conditioned mini-van, and it includes the visit of the following sites: Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the American Military Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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D-Day Pass 2023
What's included in Mémorial de Caen Museum Admission and Guided Tour of D-Day Sites
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Memorial de Caen
The visit of the Memorial is self-guided and you can do it before the guided tour of the D-Day sites departs at 13h00, or the day after as the ticket is valid for 24 hours. The Mémorial de Caen offers its visitors the opportunity to take an unforgettable historical journey through the 20th century, discovering major events from the end of the First World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has a whole section covering D-Day and is the only museum in Normandy to relate the intensity of the Invasion that followed and explain its preparation in both enemy camps.
Pointe du Hoc
In World War II, Pointe du Hoc was the location of a series of German bunkers and machine gun posts. Prior to the invasion of Normandy, the German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day, the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs. United States generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower had determined that the place housed artillery that could slow down nearby beach attacks. (Wikipedia)
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors designated for the amphibious assault component of Operation Overlord during the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. "Omaha" refers to an 8-kilometer (5 mi) section of the coast of Normandy, France, facing the English Channel, from east of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to west of Vierville-sur-Mer on the right bank of the Douve River estuary. Landings here were necessary to link the British landings to the east at Gold with the American landing to the west at Utah, thus providing a continuous lodgement on the Normandy coast of the Bay of the Seine. Taking Omaha was to be the responsibility of United States Army troops, with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided predominantly by the United States Navy and Coast Guard, with contributions from the British, Canadian and Free French navies. (Wikipedia)
Inclusions
- Entrance to the Memorial de Caen Museum valid for 24 hours
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- 5-hour guided tour of D-Day sites (in English and French)
- Guided tour of the museum
- Audio guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour is not suitable for children under 3 years old
- You may use your museum ticket on the same day as your guided tour or on another occasion. Your museum ticket is valid for 24 hours from the first time of entry
- Prior to making your booking, please check Memorial de Caen opening times
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Directions: The museum can easily be accessed by car or by taking bus number 2 from the town center
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Please note: • The guided tour of the D-Day sites is bilingual in French and English. • The D-Day sites tour leaves at 1PM / 13.00 hours. Please be ready at least 15 minutes prior to departure time in the Memorial de Caen main hall.
