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WW2 D-Day Tour to the Normandy Landing Beaches

Join us on this once in a life time tour to the D-Day Landing Beaches of Normandy. Guided by a professional historian, this unique and fascinating 4 day tour visits the landing beaches of Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno as well as the many bunkers, gun emplacements, monuments and museums that are dotted along the coastline. As you walk along these beaches and through the cemeteries and hear the stories of immense courage, bravery and sacrifice, the sense of history and the importance of the battles waged on these very beaches is inescapable and deeply moving.

Tour Dates	Duration	Price	Highlights
12 - 15 May 2012 23 - 26 June 2012 29 September - 02 October 2012	4 Days 3* Central Hotel	€697pps inc €105 taxes	Pegasus Bridge, Omaha, Utah and Sword Beach, Arromanches Landing Museum, St Mere Eglise, American Cemetery at St Laurent Sur Mer

Your Tour Guide:

Your professional tour guide Les has been offering in depth battlefield tours to the D-Day Landing Beaches of Normandy for many years and his passionate stories of the unwavering courage, bravery and honour of the men of D-Day are a fitting tribute to the many soldiers who still lie in the cemeteries overlooking these infamous beaches. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Your Tour Price Includes:

Return flights from Dublin to Paris including airport taxes, flight taxes and charges totalling €105.00.
Tour manager and professional historian guide for the duration of the tour.
Executive coach transfers throughout tour.
3 nights accommodation in the Mercure Caen Hotel. Includes bed and breakfast. Based on twin share (www.mercure.com).
Visit the D-Day Landing Beaches of Omaha, Utah, Sword, Juno and Gold
Visit Pegasus Bridge Memorial and Ranville Cemetery
Visit Le Cambe German Cemetery, St Mere Eglise and the American Cemetery at St Laurent Sur Mer including the exhibition centre
Visit Arromanches Landing Museum and Mulberry Harbour
Visit the Utah Beach Museum to learn of the Airborne operations of D-Day
Visit Bayeux Military Museum and Cemetery
Free time for sightseeing and shopping at leisure

Itinerary

Day 1
Fly from Dublin to Paris. Meet your Tour Manager on arrival and transfer by executive coach to Paris. Enjoy free time in this beautiful city. Continue on to Caen, situated in the heart of the Normandy D-Day Landings.

Day 2
Full day visits to the British / Allied D-Day Landing Sites including Pegasus Bridge, Ranville Cemetery, Sword Beach, Juno Beach, Courseulles, Longues Sur Mer, Gold Beach and the Arromanches Landing Museum.

Day 3
Visit to the American / Allied D-Day Landing Sites including la Cambe German Cemetery, Utah Beach and Museum, St Mere Eglise, Omaha Beach and the St Laurent-sur-Mer American Cemetery.

Day 4
Visit to the Bayeux Military Museum and Cemetery. Free time in Bayeux with option to see the famous Bayeux Tapestry (payable locally) before returning by executive coach to Paris Airport for your return flight to Dublin.

Booking Remarks

Return flights from Dublin to Paris including airport and flight taxes and charges of €105
Price is inclusive of 1 standard piece of hand luggage. Checked in luggage: €30 per 1 standard piece
Price based on twin share. If you are travelling alone and are willing to share a twin room with another group member of the same sex, we will do our best to accommodate this request although it cannot be guaranteed.
Single supplement: €110.00 per person per tour.
Optional insurance: €18.00 (conditions apply).
A non-refundable / non transferable deposit of €250.00 per person is required at time of booking (by laser, cheque or credit card).
Balance is due 8 weeks prior to departure.
A minimum number of 16 persons must book on this tour for it to proceed.
Flights, prices, taxes and itinerary are subject to change.