Spend a day exploring the dramatic settings where key battles unfolded during the Allied invasion on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. Get up-close looks at Normandy beaches where thousands of troops lost their lives to German forces and visit the cemeteries and memorials set up to honor their sacrifice.
Ride out of Paris and enjoy watching pastoral scenes blur past the window of your comfortable small bus. Reach France's northern shore in the late morning and make your first stop at the German Battery of Longues sur Mer located to protect the Gold and Omaha landing beaches.
Enjoy a guided tour of this strategic site and then continue on to the Normandy American Cemetery to spend moments of reflection among fields of white marble headstones.
Make your way to Arromanches-les-Bains to snap photos of the remains of artificial piers used to unload Allied equipment and enjoy some free time for lunch. Visit the beaches where Canadian troops made their own landing on D-Day at Juno Beach and then climb back on your comfortable coach for your return ride to Paris.