Description Travel through Normandy as far as Benouville where you will see the famous Pegasus Bridge and visit the "Cafe Gondree", which was the first house liberated in France. You then travel along the coast road past the Landing Beaches: Juno and Gold as far as Arromanches, where you'll see the ruins of its artificial harbor (built by the Allied Forces in less than 15 days). Lunch will be served in a restaurant in front of the sea. The afternoon begins with a visit to the Pointe du Hoc, then the American cemetery at Saint Laurent. You'll finally travel along the coast road past the Omaha beach (pit stop) before return to Paris.
New for 2008: New visitor center at Colville cemetery (Omaha Beach)
Notes
November 1st - March 31st Wednesday and Saturday; no tour between January 1 and January 24
April 1st - October 31st Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Departs at 7:00 am from 214 rue de Rivoli. Nearest metro: Tuileries (line 1). You are kindly requested to arrive 15 minutes prior to your excursion.
Child discount for ages 3-11; under 3 free on lap
Lunch at Arromanches in a restaurant with a view overlooking the sea is included.
Note: Tour guides are multi-lingual and the tour may be conducted in other languages as well as in English.
Restrictions
Pre-reserved tour; non-changeable and non-refundable once paid in full.
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