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Private M.St.-Michel D-Day Omaha Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery
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Paris
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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...
Highlights
15 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
15 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
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
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Overlord Museum only passing by
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Private M.St.-Michel D-Day Omaha Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery
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About
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...
Highlights
15 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
15 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
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
Itinerary
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Paris
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.
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Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach
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 minutes
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Normandy Visitors Center
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).
1 hour and 15 minutes
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Omaha Beach
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 minutes
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Pointe du Hoc
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).
1 hour
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Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
15:30 - 18:15 Arrival at Mont Saint-Michel and visit of the Benedictine Abbey (tickets and audioguide included). Free time to enjoy Mont Saint-Michel.
After arrival at UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel, your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top. On the top of the Island, you can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey.
First settled by man in the year 709 it contains Medieval village & beautiful Abbey fortress dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The construction of the Benedictine Abbey started in the 700’s and continued through the 1200s. The whole island is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint-Michel remains the most visited site in France.
18:15 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Paris. One stop at the rest area will be made.
2 hours and 30 minutes
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Mont-Saint-Michel
18:15 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Paris. The back ride will take about 4 hours. One stop at the rest area will be made.
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Paris
22:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.