Travel dates "D-Day in Normandy"
Travel dates:May 22 - May 29, 2006
September 18 - September 25, 2006
8-day trip to the landing beaches of Normandy
The classic WW II tour. Until now, however, no-one has been able to offer a comprehensive history of Operation Overlord in every detail from the British and American landing beaches to the hellish end in the narrow pass at Chambois. Your personal HQ for the week is the Grand Hotel situated directly at the beach in Cabourg.
| Day 1 |
Travel by "Coach of Excellence" from Cologne to Caen, Normandy Check into Hotel Moderne Dinner at hotel |
| Day 2 |
Excursion to the Merville battery and Pegasus bridge. Visit the grand bunker at Ouistreham. Walk along Sword Beach in Riva Bella. Travel to Juno Beach at Courseulles and visit the Canadian Juno Beach Centre Continue to Gold Beach near Vers sur Mer and Mulberry harbour in Arromanches. Visit the marine coastal battery in Longues sur Mer. View the WN 62 at Omaha Beach. Visit the US Memorial at Omaha Beach. Continue to Pointe du Hoc. Travel to Bayeux and the German radar position at Douvres. Dinner at the hotel |
| Day 3 |
Travel to Utah Beach. Walk along the beach and view W 5 and the Utah Beach Museum. Travel to St Mere-Eglise and visit the Allied Landing Museum. Travel to Azzeville and view the battery. Travel to St Marcouf/Crisbecq and go round the battery. Return via Carentan to Caen Dinner at the hotel |
| Day 4 |
Travel to Cherbourg via Carentan, Valognes, Maupertus and the coast near Fermanville. Visit the Hamburg battery and WN 203 which were part of the Cherbourg reinforcements. Continue to Fort du Roule overlooking the entire town and harbour, plus visit to the local museum. Boat trip round the docks, the arsenal, the harbour forts and fortifications. View of the atomic submarine Le Redoutable and Cité de la Mer. Return to Caen Dinner at the hoptel |
| Day 5 |
Travel to Tilly sur Seules and Villers Bocage. Excursion to Hill 112. Travel to Bourguébus, Operation Goodwood. Return to Caen Dinner at hotel |
| Day 6 |
Travel to St Lo. Investigate the Marigny-St Gilles section where two thousand bombers achieved a breakthrough. Travel to Mortain and the Sourdeval-Mortain section, site of the last big German tank attack, known as Operation Lüttich. Continue to Avranches and the bridge over the Selune river. Dinner on Mont St Michel Return to Caen |
7.Tag |
Travel to Cintheaux and Potigny, site of Operation Totalize. Continue to Falaise. Visit the museum at Falaise. Travel via Trun to St Lambert sur Dives and Chambois. Travel to Mont Ormel. Return to Caen Dinner at the hotel |
| Day 8 | Return to Cologne |