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Bus Tours hosted by HQ Company Tour

8 hours and 30 minutes (approx.)

Up to 7 travelers

Meet everyone at the start point

Mobile ticket

Offered in English

About

The book written by Stephen Ambrose and the famous 2001 TV series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks has been a great success and left so many people with a desire to learn more about Easy Com...
  • Experienced and certified guide
  • Round trip from central Bayeux in a minivan with A/C
  • What's not included

  • Gratuities
  • Lunch

    Pickup point

    Multiple pickup locations offered. During checkout you will be able to select from the list.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Itinerary

    This is a typical itinerary for this product

    Stop atOmaha Beach

    After 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.

    1 hours and 5 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atCimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer

    After 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.

    1 hours and 5 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atPointe du Hoc

    We 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.

    1 hours and 20 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atSainte-Mere-Eglise

    We 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

    2 hours and 30 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atRavenoville

    After 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.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atManoir de Brecourt

    The 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.

    30 minutes (approx.)No admission tickets required

    Stop atCarentan

    The 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.

    1 hour (approx.)No admission tickets required

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

Free Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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In thé wake of Richard dock winters!

lucvandenborretelene, Dec 2024

Very good and enthusiastic guide Sophie who knows a lot about D-day. In was saying for years that i would visit thé beaches of D-day. Finaly it happend.

A most memorable day

Rae_W, Dec 2024

We were met at the allotted time and location by Sophia, who was charming and exceptionally knowledgeable about not only the Band of Brothers locations shown, but also the British and Canadian Beaches further east.

We were taken to and explain bed the background to St Mere Eglise, the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach and other notable battle locations. It was great.

I would have no hesitation in recommending this tour, and will go on others in the future. Thanks for a great day.

A must see of history!

James_M, Dec 2024

Of all the Viator tours I've done, this one is my favorite. What made it especially amazing was our Tour guide Sofi. She had a great knowledge of each location, pictures and maps to support the details and stories, and easily related the stories back to the Band of Brothers series. She even added a couple other quick stops that made it that much more satisfying. Thanks again!

wonderful tour

Olivier30-01-1955, Dec 2024

We had a wonderful tour thanks to our guide Sophie. She was amazing, well prepared, well educated and with lots of humor. You could not ask for a better guide. Along the lines of the Gilbert Bécaud song we called her "Nathalie". Thats how good she was. Regards Olivier & Susan Lindeman - Bienfait

Beyond Expectations

B125HVroberth, Dec 2024

Mickael our guide had super knowledge about D-Day and the Band of Brothers. Would recommend Mickael for tour group. He makes it so interesting. He does an excellent job of telling history. Thank you Mickael

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