Follow the Historic Route of D-Day
Discover the Normandy Landings
Learn about the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 and its importance in the Second World War.
Explore the Landing Beaches
Discover the historic beaches and key locations associated with the Allied landings and the soldiers who fought there.
Explore the American airborne landings and beaches
We visit Sainte-Mere-Eglise, La Fiere, Hiesville, Brecourt Battery and Utah Beach to examine the airborne operations and the advance inland. In The Footsteps Tours, we link the locations with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, glider landings and the crews involved. Our historian also discusses the stories behind familiar screen portrayals, using the sites themselves to distinguish the recorded events from later dramatic interpretation. We examine risks facing each unit.
Remember the British, Canadian and Ranger operations
The route includes Pointe-du-Hoc, Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery, the British Normandy Memorial, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, plus Pegasus Bridge. In The Footsteps Tours, we connect each stop with the units and actions associated with the landing areas. We also make time for memorial visits that acknowledge the people killed during the invasion, before the return journey to London via the Channel crossing. The memorials preserve shared memory.
Day 1: Outward Journey
Travel from London to Portsmouth for the 14:45 sailing to Ouistreham, then on to your Bayeux hotel. Dinner can be bought on the ferry (self-service or a la carte restaurant).
Day 2: The American Airborne and Utah Beach
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Sainte-Mere-Eglise, a town liberated, and the Airborne Museum (82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions)
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La Fiere bridge and causeway, and Private First Class Charles DeGlopper's Medal of Honor
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Picauville, remembering the US 9th Air Force and the C-47 crews
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Hiesville, where 101st Airborne gliders landed
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The Brecourt Battery, where Lt Dick Winters and Easy Company destroyed the German guns
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The Richard Winters Leadership Memorial
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Utah Beach and the leadership of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr
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La Cambe German Military Cemetery, where tank ace Michael Wittmann is buried
Day 3: Pointe-du-Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Memorials
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Pointe-du-Hoc and the assault by Lt Col Rudder's 2nd Ranger Battalion
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Omaha Beach (west) at Vierville-sur-Mer: the 116th Infantry Regiment and the story behind the opening of Saving Private Ryan
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St Laurent-sur-Mer and the origin of "Rangers lead the way"
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Omaha Beach (east): the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, First Lieutenant Jimmie Monteith Jr, and the 1st Infantry Division Memorial
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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
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The British Normandy Memorial near Ver-sur-Mer
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The German coastal battery at Longues-sur-Mer, with its guns still in the casemates
Day 4: The British and Canadian Beaches and Pegasus Bridge
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Gold Beach at Ver-sur-Mer and Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis, the the D-Day Victoria Cross recipient
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Juno Beach at Bernieres-sur-Mer
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Sword Beach at La Breche
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Benouville and Pegasus Bridge, and Major John Howard's glider assault, with the option of afternoon tea at Cafe Gondree or a visit to Memorial Pegasus
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Return via the 17:20 Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone, arriving back in London at about 19:00.
Itineraries are subject to change for operational reasons. Any changes will be advised before departure.
Price: From £895.00 GBP per person
Based on: pick-up and drop-off from your tour hotel; six people touring; a dedicated tour vehicle driven by an expert battlefield historian; two people sharing a twin room.
Notes: Costs may vary with hotel availability and selection. Single occupancy supplement £175.00. A supplement may apply for anniversary dates. Deposit is 30% or £200.00 per person, whichever is greater. Booking indicates acceptance of the Standard Terms and Conditions.