Small group trip for 4 to 7 people to Normandy D-Day Top 5 sites by Mercedes. Tiered pricing. Live-guided. Pick up option from Your hotel. Best anti-war Caen Memorial and Museum, 360 Circular Cinema with very impressive documentary, Arromanches-les-Bains Viewpoint over artificial D-Day harbour, Omaha Beaches with Signal Monument, Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer with very nice Museum, Overlord Museum with big collections of WW2 artifacts. Private D-day trips customised and Live guided are available as well. 15 other day trips from Paris in Small-groups and as Private Experiences offered by Clewel Travel.
No Hotel Pick up
07:30 Departure from Paris. It takes about 3 hours (240 km) to reach the Memorial of Caen. One stop at the rest area will be made.
10:30 - 12:00 Caen Memorial and Museum visit. Caen Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector, is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the Battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage. 12:00 Departure to Arromanches-les-Bains. It takes about 0,5 hour (30 km) on the national roads crossing beautiful countryside and small villages.
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break and visit of Arromanches-les-Bains town. Arromanches is a small seaside town famous for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the British Gold Beach landing zone it played an invaluable role in the D-Day landings. The Allies built here an artificial temporary harbour for unloading of vehicles, materials, and people. Mulberry Harbour had, by June 12, 1944, helped bring 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies to Europe.
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Main Meeting Point for all our Experiences in Paris is Opera Garnier Steps Pick-up if option booked is always at the Reception desk of Your Hotel.