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Band of Brothers Full Day Tour from Bayeux
Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe
$164.69
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Overview
Band of Brothers Full Day Tour from Bayeux offers an immersive journey into the history of Easy Company and their heroic actions during WWII. This 8.5-hour experience takes you through significant sites in Normandy, revealing the stories of the brave soldiers who fought on these grounds.
- 🏖️ Start your day at Omaha Beach, where the 1st and 29th US infantry divisions landed, with detailed insights from guides using maps and pictures to illustrate the events of “bloody Omaha”.
- 🪦 Visit the Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer, the resting place of over 9,000 American servicemen and women, located just a 5-minute drive from Omaha Beach.
- 🗻 Explore Pointe du Hoc, where the 2nd US Ranger Battalion scaled cliffs to neutralize a German gun battery, witnessing bomb craters and bunkers that tell the tale of this fierce battle.
- 🏙️ Drive to Sainte-Mère-Eglise, the first town liberated by American paratroopers, and hear about the operations that took place here, including the story of a paratrooper stuck on the church tower.
- 🍽️ Enjoy a 60-minute break for lunch, giving you time to relax and reflect on the morning’s experiences before continuing your journey.
- 📜 Follow in the footsteps of Easy Company as you learn about the D-Day plans and visit Marmion’s farm, the site where the first newsreel pictures of the invasion were captured.
- ⚔️ Discover the battle of Brecourt Manor, a pivotal moment depicted in the TV series, where Easy Company took out four guns firing at Utah Beach.
- 📍 Conclude your tour in Carentan, a strategic crossroad captured by Easy Company, and see the roads featured in the “Band of Brothers” series.
- 🚐 Enjoy round-trip transportation from central Bayeux in a comfortable minivan equipped with air conditioning, ensuring a pleasant journey throughout the day.
- 👨🏫 Benefit from an experienced and certified guide who will share their knowledge and insights, enhancing your understanding of this historic campaign.
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Band of Brothers Full Day Tour from Bayeux
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes
- Round trip from central Bayeux in a minivan with A/C
- Experienced and certified guide
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Your guide will pick you up at the excursions parking space ("excursions" painted in yellow on the asphalt), in front of the white sign saying "pick-up for excursions"
Return details
Your guide will pick you up at the excursions parking space ("excursions" painted in yellow on the asphalt), in front of the white sign saying "pick-up for excursions"
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Omaha BeachAfter a 30-minute drive from Bayeux, you will start the day on Omaha beach where the 1st and 29th US infantry divisions landed. With the help of maps and pictures, our guides will explain to you all the details of “bloody Omaha”. From the layout of the German defenses to the plight of the first waves, we will share with you the stories of these brave Gi’s who conquered the beach.
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Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-MerAfter a 5 min drive, your guide will show you the American cemetery behind Omaha beach. the resting place of more than 9,000 American servicemen and women. This sacred place, run by the American Battle Monuments Commission, is the most visited D-Day site in Normandy.
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Pointe du HocWe will drive 20 minutes to our next stop: the unique site of Pointe du Hoc. Follow the footsteps of the 2nd US Ranger Battalion led by the famous Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder who scaled the cliffs to destroy a German gun battery threatening the whole US landing operation. Bomb craters, bunkers, dugouts, come and see this outstanding battlefield.
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Sainte-Mere-EgliseWe will then drive 30 minutes to Sainte-Mère-Eglise. In the heart of the Airborne operation, it was the first town to be liberated by the American paratroopers. One of them got stuck up on the church tower during that night. Your guide will share with you the details of this crucial operation and many stories of these brave men. We will make a 60 min break with free time for the lunch
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RavenovilleAfter lunch you will follow Easy Company led by Richard “Dick” Winters. You will learn in detail D-day plans concerning the different regiments of the 101st airborne division for their very first actions during WWII. Discover Marmion’s farm and stand where the first newsreel pictures of the invasion were taken. Men from Easy Company stayed there for a while.
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Manoir de BrecourtThe battle of Brecourt manor is the most famous action seen in the second episode of the TV show. The group took out four guns firing at Utah Beach. From the Easy company monument your guide will tell you everything about this exceptional battle.
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CarentanThe tour will end at Carentan. The town was a strategic crossroad that Easy Company captured. See the road used by these men in the third episode of the show “Band of Brothers” We will then drive 30 minutes back to Bayeux where we started the tour.
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Band of Brothers Full Day Tour from Bayeux
Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe
$164.69
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!