Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
This is a unique opportunity to spend the morning day visiting Bayeux on a walking tour, and then in the afternoon visit spectacular examples of both German and Allies engineering and planning during WWII.
Transport in a comfortable vehicle with driver-guide. We guarantee professionalism, patience, and a “people-first” attitude.
What's included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Private guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Tickets to Bayeux Tapestry
A lunch break will be planned. Expect 20-25€ per person.
Gratuities
What to expect
Bayeux Tapestry Museum
1h · Admission ticket included
Our day will start at the Bayeux Tapestry where you will learn how William of Normandy became William the Conqueror King of England.
Closed until Spring 2027. We can propose a visit to the Baron Gerard Museum or the Battle of Normandy museum instead.
Bayeux
1h
We will continue our tour with a presentation of the Bayeux Cathedral, a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
Bayeux
1h 30m
During our walking tour of the old Bayeux, walk the medieval streets of the town, which did not get bombed in 1944 and where half-timbered houses were preserved, while private mansions rub shoulders with turreted manors.
Bayeux War Cemetery
1h
We will visit the BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France which contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
Bayeux
30m
Walk through The War Reporters' Memorial garden in Bayeux , unique in Europe, a landscaped promenade punctuated by white memorial stones bearing the names of over 2,000 journalists killed throughout the world since 1944.
Longues-sur-Mer
1h 30m
Visit The German gun battery of Longues-sur-Mer which formed a key part of the Atlantic Wall and remains one of the most spectacular sites along the D-Day Beaches. Consisting of 4 pillboxes - which today still house the original guns - the coastal defence battery played a highly strategic role on 6 June 1944.
Arromanches-les-Bains
1h 30m
Visit The Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches-les-Bains. It became known as Port Winston, after British wartime leader Winston Churchill, who was closely involved in its conception. A staggering 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles and four million tonnes of supplies arrived via Port Winston.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We will pick you up at your hotel or the address you provide in the Bayeux or Caen area.
We will have your names on a board if the location is a public place.
Additional information
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
