Private M.St.-Michel D-Day Omaha Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery

Overview

Private Full-day trip for 2 to 7 persons to the UNESCO listed Mont Saint-Michel and D-day beaches by Mercedes E220 business-class car if only 2 people or Mercedes minivan from 3 people. Tiered pricing. Hotel Pick up and Drop off included. Live guided from 4 participants. Duration of 15 hours. In Mont Saint-Michel you'll visit the city and the Benedictine Abbey (tickets & audioguide included) and have some free time. We visit the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer, Monument SIGNAL of Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, make a short stop at the Overlord museum to see the WWII tanks, D-day landing bridges etc. We visit as well Point du Hoc with its bunkers and guns on the top of the rocks. Minivan drives faster than a bus and is more comfortable as normal cars. You save up around two hours. 15 other day trips from Paris in Small-groups and as Private experiences by Us.

What's included

• ✓Professional Guide-Driver
• ✓Mercedes E220/E300 business class car or Mercedes Minivan
• ✓Entrance tickets to the Abbey Mont Saint-Michel with Audioguide
• ✓Bottled water
• ✓Visit of the Normandy American cemetery and museum, stop at Omaha Beaches Memorial
• ✓All Fees and Taxes
• ✓Visit of American Battle Monument Point du Hoc

• ✕Gratuites & Souvenirs
• ✕Meals and drinks

What you'll do

1. 1

   07:00 Hotel Pick up and departure to Normandy by Mercedes E220/E300 business class car for 2 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 to 7 people. It takes about 3,5 hours (280 km) to reach Collville-sur-Mer with American Cemetery. One stop at a rest area will be made.

2. 2

   10:30 - 10:45 Short stop at the Overlord museum close to Normandy's American Cemetery for taking pictures of WWII Tanks, Guns etc.

   ⏱ 15 min
3. 3

   10:45 - 12:00 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. 12:00 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 10 minutes (5 km).

   ⏱ 1h 15m
4. 4

   12:10 - 12:30 Arrival at the Monument SIGNAL of Omaha Beaches. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. 12:30 Departure to Point du Hoc. I takes 20 minutes (13 km).

   ⏱ 20 min
5. 5

   12:45 - 13:45 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This point was important because it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could thus fire upon both of them. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defences. Visiting the Pointe du Hoc You will learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944. Many of the original fortifications and bunkers remain on the site and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate, on top of which there is a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion. 13:45 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel. It takes 1 hour 45 minutes (140 km).

Availability & pricing

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Good to know

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Overlord Museum only passing by

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.