• Pointe du Hoc - With your driver-guide, you’ll journey to the Normandy beaches in an air-conditioned minivan. Upon reaching Calvados county in Normandy, you’ll stop at “The Pointe du Hoc,” a 100-foot high cliff situated between Omaha and Utah beaches.

In mid-1943, the German TODT organization installed six long-range artillery guns (155mm caliber) in concrete bunkers facing the English Channel atop the cliff.

“Pointe du Hoc” was one of the many German strongholds in Hitler’s plan to build a defensive wall along the European coast, known as “The Atlantic Wall.” This wall consisted of bunkers, gun batteries, and beach obstacles stretching from the Spanish border to Norway to thwart any Allied invasion.

On June 6, 1944, at 07:10 am, 225 US Rangers landed below the cliffs and scaled them using ropes to storm and destroy the gun emplacements. The remnants of blown-up bunkers, bomb craters, and battle traces are still visible today.

• National Guard Monument Memorial - The National Guard Monument is located at WN72, where the 29th National Guard Division broke through German defenses on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The monument and the original bunker it sits atop are maintained by NGEF to honor all National Guardsmen who fought in the European theater.
• Omaha Beach - In the Easy Green sector, two monuments were erected after the war and still stand facing the beach:

Monument “Signal of the Liberation” (photo stop on the spot)

This monument commemorates the Allied Forces’ landing on June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Europe. Two frescoes are displayed on either side of the monument, one dedicated to the 1st US Infantry Division and the other to the 116th Regimental Combat Team of the 29th US Infantry Division.

Monument “The Braves” (photo stop on the spot)

A monumental work by sculptor Anilore Banon that pays tribute to the courage of Allied Forces soldiers.

You’ll have some time to walk along the beach and perhaps collect a bit of sand as a souvenir.

• Memorial 1st US Infantry Division Omaha Beach - The monument of the 1st US Infantry Division (Red Sector / Easy) is a commemorative obelisk.

The obelisk stands in the area of Wiederstandsnest (WN62), one of the strongest defensive positions in that area.

WN62, or Widerstandsnest 62 (Resistance Nest 62), overlooks the Easy Red and Fox Green Sectors of OMAHA Beach at Colleville-sur-Mer. It was the most powerful resistance nest on the OMAHA beach coastline.

• Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach - The Overlord Museum chronicles the period from the Allied landing to the liberation of Paris. The collection was gathered by someone who witnessed the conflict and participated in the reconstruction of Normandy.

Personal items from individual soldiers and armored fighting vehicles from the six armies in Normandy are presented in a series of reconstructions, showcasing over 35 vehicles, tanks, and guns.

• Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer - Your guide will take you to visit the beautifully maintained American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach. The 180-acre site contains 9,387 perfectly aligned white crosses and a memorial chapel, providing a poignant scene for visitors to reflect on the cost of war.

As you walk among the rows of white headstones, your historian guide will share stories of soldiers who fought nearby and were awarded the highest military decorations for their bravery.

On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, 1,557 names are inscribed. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.

The memorial features a semicircular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and narratives of the military operations. At the center is the bronze statue, “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves.” An orientation table overlooking the beach depicts the Normandy landings. Facing west at the memorial, you see the reflecting pool in the foreground, the burial area with a circular chapel, and at the far end, granite statues representing the United States and France.

• Vestiges du Port de Mulberry - Arromanches is a historic site of the Normandy landings, particularly known for the Mulberry harbor artificial port. This port enabled the disembarkation of 9,000 tons of material per day.

During the Normandy Invasion, immediately after D-Day, the Allies established an artificial temporary harbor at Arromanches to unload heavy equipment without waiting for the capture of deep-water ports like Le Havre or Cherbourg. The port was operational by June 14, 1944.

Arromanches was one of two sites chosen to establish the necessary port facilities for the invasion in June 1944, with the other built further west at Omaha Beach. The British constructed large floating concrete caissons, which were towed from England and assembled to form walls and piers, creating the Mulberry harbor. These included pontoons linked to the land by floating roadways.

One of these ports was assembled at Arromanches, and even today, sections of the Mulberry harbor remain, with large concrete blocks on the sand and more visible further out at sea.

Some key figures: by June 12, 1944, over 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies had been landed.

• Admission tickets to Overlord Museum
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Driver Guide

• Lunch
• Gratuities (optional)