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D-Day Private Shore Tour from Cherbourg: Omaha to Pointe du Hoc

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Price is AU$655 per adult
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Features

  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Step ashore at Cherbourg and trace the pivotal D-Day storey on a 7-hour Private Shore Tour with a local professional guide. Stand on Omaha Beach where the 1st and 29th US Infantry Divisions landed, then honour the fallen at the American Cemetery above the shore.

Continue to Pointe du Hoc to walk among bomb craters and bunkers where the 2nd Rangers scaled the cliffs. Pause in Sainte-Mère-Église for lunch (own expense), see the church’s paratrooper windows, and browse the Airborne Museum gift shop. Timings are adapted to your ship; comfortable vehicle, expert commentary, and seamless pickup at the Cherbourg Cruise Port.

Activity location

  • Irish Line | Cherbourg
    • Terminal Transmanche Quai de Normandie
    • 50100, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Irish Line | Cherbourg
    • Terminal Transmanche Quai de Normandie
    • 50100, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandie, France

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Driver-Only Tour

  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

No guide, fixed 7:30 AM pickup: Private transport only. No guide, no entry tickets. Available on Tuesdays with a fixed 7:30 AM pick-up.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 AM
Price details
AU$3,533.78 x 1 AdultAU$3,533.78
Total
Price is AU$3,533.78

Private Tour for 1 passenger

  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

Private transfer: Includes private transport to and from the Cherbourg Cruise Port.
Private guide: enjoy the company of a private guide
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 AM
Price details
AU$3,926.42 x 1 AdultAU$3,926.42
Total
Price is AU$3,926.42

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick up and dropp off at your cruise ship terminal
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Irish Line | Cherbourg

  • 1h 30m
Meet your guide at the terminal, settle into a comfortable vehicle, and enjoy a scenic briefing drive along the Normandy coast towards the landing beaches.

Omaha Beach

  • 1h
Stand on the sands where the US 1st & 29th Infantry Divisions landed. Your guide uses fascinating stories to bring “Bloody Omaha” to life and points out key sectors and monuments.

Normandy American Cemetery

  • 45m
Walk the serene grounds overlooking Omaha, with rows of white crosses, the Chapel, and Garden of the Missing. A powerful, dignified tribute to more than 9,000 fallen.

Pointe du Hoc

  • 1h
Explore bomb craters, casemates, and cliff-top positions stormed by the 2nd Rangers under Lt. Col. Rudder. Sweeping Channel views frame this dramatic battlefield.

Sainte-Mere-Eglise

  • 1h
Pause in the famous Airborne town to see the church’s stained-glass paratroopers and the effigy recalling the “Longest Day” storey. Time for lunch at a café or bakery (own expense) and a quick browse of the Airborne Museum gift shop if desired.

Irish Line | Cherbourg

  • 1h 45m
Relax on the ride back across the Cotentin Peninsula while your guide recaps the day’s highlights, arriving with a comfortable buffer for all-aboard.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Irish Line | Cherbourg
    • Terminal Transmanche Quai de Normandie
    • 50100, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandie, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Irish Line | Cherbourg
    • Terminal Transmanche Quai de Normandie
    • 50100, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandie, France

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