D-Day Landing Beaches (4 H)

Explore strategy, sacrifice, and legacy along the Normandy Coast

Step back into one of the most pivotal chapters of modern history on this private 4-hour tour of the Normandy landing beaches. This concise but powerful journey traces the British sector of the D-Day invasion, shedding light on the immense courage, strategy, and sacrifice that marked June 6th, 1944.

Your day begins with pick-up from your accommodation in Bayeux. Your tour begins at Longues-sur-Mer, one of the most evocative German artillery batteries along the Atlantic Wall. Positioned between Omaha and Gold beaches, this site remains strikingly intact, with original gun emplacements still standing sentinel over the sea. As your guide unpacks the strategic role these guns played in the Allied landings, and how they were neutralized, you’ll gain a vivid sense of the battle’s scale and complexity.

Continue to Arromanches-les-Bains, where the remains of the Mulberry Harbour rise eerily from the waves. This remarkable feat of wartime engineering enabled the Allies to rapidly offload troops, vehicles, and supplies onto the beach, sustaining the momentum of the invasion. At the museum, exhibits and films bring to life the story of how ingenuity and improvisation secured victory.

Your journey then takes you to Gold Beach, where British troops came ashore under fierce fire. As you walk this historic stretch of sand, your guide will recount stories of bravery, resistance, and the critical objectives that were achieved here, paving the way for the liberation of Normandy.

Conclude your tour with a moment of reflection at the Bayeux War Cemetery, the largest British military cemetery in France. Here, over 4,000 Commonwealth soldiers are laid to rest, their headstones bearing quiet witness to the cost of freedom. The site offers a solemn but essential pause to honor those who never returned home.

Throughout the tour, your knowledgeable guide will offer compelling narratives, personal stories, and historical context that turn these landscapes into living memorials.