D-day Landing tours

Half day American Tour

Useful information

  • Half day
  • 8 people maximum
  • mandatory reservation
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Pointe Duc Hoc, 2/1260. One of D-days most dangerous assaults. Hear how the 2nd Ranger Battalion scaled the cliffs to assault the German gun battery and capture the important road , secure the western flank of the Allied landings in Calvados. This is one of Normandy’s most spectacular sites with many German bunkers and the only truly cratered landscape along the D-day landing sites.

Omaha beach, Stopping Dog Green section . Omaha Beach suffered D-days heaviest casualties, as the 29th Infantry Division and 1st Infantry Division stormed ashore. This stop helps you truly understand the value of ground held , geography. The battle for the beach lasting many hours ”Bullets like rain”. Learn how the Americans overcame the German determined defence to push inland.
American Cemetery. Overlooking Omaha beach, it is a truly humbling experience to walk amongst the 9387 graves of American servicemen and women who gave their lives during the Normandy campaign. Beautifully laid out in 172 arces . The perfect ending to a days tour.
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D-day Landing tours
Eric TURNBULL
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