The WWII D-Day Landings Experience
About this tour
Twenty years after the end of WWI, Europe was at war again.
Hitler’s early victories had led to the building of the Atlantic Wall to protect ‘Fortress Europe’. However, it would not be enough. On 6 June 1944, the forces of the British Empire and USA breached the Wall on the beaches of Normandy - ‘Operation Overlord’ had been launched and the liberation of Europe from the dark rule of the Third Reich had begun.
Join our expert battlefield guides as they take you back in time to honour those whose determination was to lead ultimately to the defeat of Nazism and the overthrow of the Third Reich
• Visit Pegasus Bridge and St Mere Eglise, where the first airborne troops landed in the early hours of D Day
• Stand with respect at the grave of the first man to die in the battle
• Trace the footsteps of those who landed at Juno and Gold beaches
• Scale the cliffs above Bloody Omaha
• Lay a wreath to the fallen in Bayeux
The Longest Day – when the course of World War II was finally changed.
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Itinerary, Rates and Schedule
Day 1; Departure
- Assemble at 12midnight on Waterloo Place, Edinburgh
- Ferry from Portsmouth to Caen.
Day 2; Beaches
- Arrive Caen and depart for Bayeaux
- Visit Dunkirk Beaches
- Arrive at hotel at 7pm
- Dinner (All dinners and breakfasts at the hotel are price inc)
Day 3; Beaches
- Breakfast in hotel
- Depart hotel to visit Pegasus Bridge, Merville Battery
- Lunch in Ouistreham*
- Visit to British and Canadian sector.
- Sword/Juno/Gold Beaches, Arromanches and Mulberry Harbours
- Dinner
Day 4; Beaches
- Breakfast in hotel
- Visit American Sector.
- German cemetery at La Cambe, St Mere Eglise.
- Lunch in St Mere Eglise*
- Pointe Du Hoc, Colleville- St Laurent/Omaha Beach
- Dinner
Day 5; Return
- Breakfast in hotel
- Depart hotel for Caen
- Visit to Ranville Cemetery
- Arrive Caen, ferry to Portsmouth.
- Travel to Edinburgh
Included
- A trained, experienced Mercat Tours International guide
- All transport to and from departure point
- All accommodation
- Dinner, breakfast and packed lunch options
- Free entry to all museums and sites on the itinerary
Tour Rates
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What our customers think
"A very interesting and moving experience leaving us all with much to think about and remember."
The variety of the visits and the personal stories made it even more memorable. the supporting materials of appropriate videos, songs and information booklets made us realise that much thought and preparation and enthusiasm had gone into the planning and execution of our Battlefields experience. Thank you very much.
Mrs Shiela Allan, The WWI Battlefield Experience,
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