17 Activities
Go Back in Time to Normandy 6 June 1944
Starts from
Rennes
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
17
Duration
2 days
Length
181 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Rennes
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
2 days
Length
181 mi
Stuart Biggs
Travel Expert
- Imagine running up these beaches under machine gun fire.
- Venture deep into the German bunkers and view the big sea guns.
- Experience realistic waxwork scenes of D-Day equipped with lights, sounds, and smells.
- Ride a C47 flight simulator and drop down over Normandy like a US paratrooper.
Take a trip to the Normandy beaches on the coast. This is the scene of one of the most iconic battles of the Second World War. 6 June 1944 is known as D-Day. It was the day that the most ambitious and biggest amphibious assault ever was carried out. You're about to take a trip back in time to one of the turning points of the Second World War.
During this two-day trip, you'll have ample opportunity to take in the coastline where these scenes unfolded. You'll visit the bunkers, machine gun posts, and defensive lines of the Germans. You'll take a quiet moment in the vast military cemeteries nearby. And you'll visit a handful of fantastic museums, equipped with memorabilia that looks like it's been taken straight off the beach in 1944. The D-Day Experience Museum also offers realistic waxwork re-enactments and a flight simulator to really make you feel like you're in the heat of battle.
During this two-day trip, you'll have ample opportunity to take in the coastline where these scenes unfolded. You'll visit the bunkers, machine gun posts, and defensive lines of the Germans. You'll take a quiet moment in the vast military cemeteries nearby. And you'll visit a handful of fantastic museums, equipped with memorabilia that looks like it's been taken straight off the beach in 1944. The D-Day Experience Museum also offers realistic waxwork re-enactments and a flight simulator to really make you feel like you're in the heat of battle.
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Take a trip to the Normandy beaches on the coast. This is the scene of one of the most iconic battles of the Second World War. 6 June 1944 is known as D-Day. It was the day that the most ambitious and biggest amphibious assault ever was carried out. You're about to take a trip back in time to one of the turning points of the Second World War.
During this two-day trip, you'll have ample opportunity to take in the coastline where these scenes unfolded. You'll visit the bunkers, machine gun posts, and defensive lines of the Germans. You'll take a quiet moment in the vast military cemeteries nearby. And you'll visit a handful of fantastic museums, equipped with memorabilia that looks like it's been taken straight off the beach in 1944. The D-Day Experience Museum also offers realistic waxwork re-enactments and a flight simulator to really make you feel like you're in the heat of battle.
During this two-day trip, you'll have ample opportunity to take in the coastline where these scenes unfolded. You'll visit the bunkers, machine gun posts, and defensive lines of the Germans. You'll take a quiet moment in the vast military cemeteries nearby. And you'll visit a handful of fantastic museums, equipped with memorabilia that looks like it's been taken straight off the beach in 1944. The D-Day Experience Museum also offers realistic waxwork re-enactments and a flight simulator to really make you feel like you're in the heat of battle.
Stuart Biggs
Travel Expert
- Imagine running up these beaches under machine gun fire.
- Venture deep into the German bunkers and view the big sea guns.
- Experience realistic waxwork scenes of D-Day equipped with lights, sounds, and smells.
- Ride a C47 flight simulator and drop down over Normandy like a US paratrooper.
Travel itinerary
9 Activities
Day 1
93 mi0.2 mi
Honouring History: Exploring Omaha Beach and Beyond
Prepare for an engaging, thoughtful, and deeply moving day as you visit one of the most iconic battlefields in history and the turning point of the Western European theatre of the Second World War. Begin at Omaha Beach, where you'll witness the stark contrast between past and present and reflect on the bravery of the soldiers who fought here. After a poignant visit to 'The Braves' sculpture, enjoy a satisfying lunch surrounded by D-Day memorabilia. Then, delve into the rich history of the war at the D-Day Omaha Museum before paying your respects at the Normandy American Cemetery, a solemn reminder of the sacrifices made for freedom.
8 Activities
Day 2
88 mi
Through Enemy Lines: Discovering Normandy's Bunkers and Interactive Exhibits
Today you're going to visit some of the bunkers and defensive emplacements from the German side. It gives a realistic perspective of just how tough a job the Allies had to break through these defences.
Two museums today will give you a feast of waxwork scenery re-enactments, accompanied by lights, sounds, and smells. 3D movie theatres will make you feel like you're right in the heat of the action. Then take a flight simulator onboard a C47 Skytrain and follow in the footsteps of US paratroopers as they landed over Normandy.