Items | D-Day Discovery: British Sectors, A 9 hour tour for 1-4 people
D-Day Discovery: British Sectors, A 9 hour tour for 1-4 people
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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Led by Rodolphe Rutman—a French documentary filmmaker and WWII historian—this British Sector D-Day Discovery Tour offers a powerful, in-depth experience you won't find anywhere else. Rodolphe has written and directed historical documentaries broadcast on France 2, ARTE, and ZDF, including "Big Red Omaha" and "Destins Croisés", both focused on the Normandy landings. His storytelling expertise brings each site to life with rich detail and personal accounts.
What truly sets this tour apart is its focus on the British airborne missions that unfolded in the first hours of D-Day. You'll visit Pegasus Bridge, Café Gondrée, the Merville Battery, and the British Normandy Memorial. Our small group si...
Highlights
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Lunch
Musee de la Batterie de Merville; 10–15 EUR, payment at location, varies by age.
Memorial Pegasus: 10–15 EUR, payment at location, varies by age.
Meeting Points
Departure
Parking gare de Caen - EFFIA
Return
D-Day Discovery: British Sectors, A 9 hour tour for 1-4 people
About
Led by Rodolphe Rutman—a French documentary filmmaker and WWII historian—this British Sector D-Day Discovery Tour offers a powerful, in-depth experience you won't find anywhere else. Rodolphe has written and directed historical documentaries broadcast on France 2, ARTE, and ZDF, including "Big Red Omaha" and "Destins Croisés", both focused on the Normandy landings. His storytelling expertise brings each site to life with rich detail and personal accounts.
What truly sets this tour apart is its focus on the British airborne missions that unfolded in the first hours of D-Day. You'll visit Pegasus Bridge, Café Gondrée, the Merville Battery, and the British Normandy Memorial. Our small group si...
Highlights
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 9 hours
Offered in English & French
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Lunch
Musee de la Batterie de Merville; 10–15 EUR, payment at location, varies by age.
Memorial Pegasus: 10–15 EUR, payment at location, varies by age.
Meeting Points
Departure
Parking gare de Caen - EFFIA
Return
Itinerary
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Memorial Pegasus
Arrival at the Pegasus Bridge Memorial at 10:30 a.m.
This museum recounts the events that took place on the night of June 5-6, 1944, around the Bénouville bridge. It tells the story of the capture of this bridge by British commandos who arrived by air in gliders. The action was swift and the bridge was renamed “Pegasus Bridge” in 1945 by the authors of this glorious and spectacular episode of D-Day.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Stèle Lieutenant R.A. SMITH
Visit to the “Glider Marker 1 & Marker 2” memorial stones, duration 25 minutes
The memorial stones mark the location where the gliders landed.
25 minutes
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Café Gondrée
Visit to Café Gondrée for 15 minutes
This café went down in history as the first house in France to be liberated by the Allied forces on June 6, 1944.
15 minutes
4
Benouville
A 60 minute break for lunch at any of the restaurant/food outlets in the town.
1 hour
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Museum and the Merville Battery site
Arrival at 2 p.m. at the Merville Battery Museum for 120 minutes
This reinforced German position was an artillery position belonging to the “Atlantic Wall.” A visit here provides insight into the coastal defense systems deployed by German forces to prevent an invasion by Allied armies from the sea. Visitors can also learn about the lifestyle of the German occupation troops.
A visit to the Merville Battery will also provide insight into the assault on this position on the night of June 5-6, 1944, by British paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division, who arrived by air.
2 hours
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Sword Beach
As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.
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Juno Beach
As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.
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Gold Beach
As we head towards the British Normandy Memorial, we will pass through the Sword, Juno and Gold D Day sectors.
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British Normandy Memorial
Arrival at the British Normandy Memorial at around 5:15 p.m.
Inaugurated on June 6, 2021, this memorial site pays tribute to the 22,442 British soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy, which took place between June 6 and August 31, 1944.
