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Day trip from Paris to Sainte Mère Eglise aboard a Van - Private Tour (7 pax)

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Sainte Mère l'Eglise - Airborne Museum - A dummy paratrooper is still hung on top of the church 'steeple
Sainte Mère l'Eglise - Airborne Museum - Douglas C47 Dakota aircraft.
Normandy American Cemetery
Omaha Beach, Normandy. American Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.
Normandy American Cemetery

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Visit to Normandy D-Day battle sites and paratroopers drop zones from Paris (Including The Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Eglise and the Normandy American Military Cemetery).

Travel with your own group of passengers (2/7 participants) aboard a comfortable and air-conditioning Van.

Step back in time on a history tour, and learn about the events of June 6, 1944.

See the famous church in Sainte Mère l’Eglise (With a dummy american paratrooper still hanging onto the church steeple).

Live the history of the Normandy invasion at the Airborne Museum in Sainte Mère Eglise ( You will see an unique sample in France of a WACO Glider. Also in an airfield tarmac at the foot of a C-47 aircraft which was deployed in the D-Day parachute drop operations, review the troops with The General Eisenhower just before Invasion and the Battle of Normandyin an airfield).

Pay tribute to the fallen americans soldiers while visiting the Normandy American Military Cemetery which overlooks Omaha Beach.

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  • Private transportation
  • Hotel Pick up and Drop off
  • Admission ticket to the Airborne Museum, Sainte Mère l’Eglise
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
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Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off in the following listed Paris districts only: 75008, 75007 and 75016.Due to new traffic rules in Paris which ban on the majority of vehicular traffic crossing the city center in 2022 and if your hotel is located in others Paris districts (instead of the listed ones above), the meeting point for the tour (pick-up and drop-off) will be in front of the following adress: Lido de Paris, 116 Av. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris.

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La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike Monument

The Iron Mike memorial is a statue of an American paratrooper. It is named after St Michael, a saint of the Airborne. The memorial is a replica of the one at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning USA. The Iron Mike memorial was unveiled on June 7, 1997 by Major-General Kellogg, commander of the 82nd Airborne who made a jump with his men that day out of a plane.Jumping on the night of D-Day, the 82nd Airborne had to capture the town of Sainte-Mère-Église. Holding the town, however, would have meant little without also holding the roads to and from it. One such route had a bottleneck: the La Fière Bridge a small stone bridge at La Fière manor, 700 yards to the west of the outskirts. The manor itself was a small group of buildings a grenade-throw away from the bridge. On the far side of the bridge, the road led west, the small hamlet of Cauquigny standing by it two-thirds of a mile away.Securing La Fière Bridge fell to the 505th PIR. The 1st Battalion was one of the few units that night to jump on time and land in its designated drop zone to the east of the bridge, between it and the town. They quickly learned that things were not as expected: the Germans have flooded large areas of Normandy and the tiny Merderet River running north-south under the bridge was now a marsh 1,000 yards across at its narrowest. The elevated road between the bridge and Cauguigny became a causeway surrounded by water, providing no cover.
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Sainte-Mere-Eglise Church

Sainte Mere Eglise became known to the world after the film The Longest Day because of the paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.Steele indeed landed on the church's steeple and pretended to be dead in order to avoid being shot by the Germans.He stayed put, hanging in the air, for two long hours and watched helplessly as the Germans shot his comrades around him.Nowadays the Church is still standing in the middle of the town square.The municipality of Sainte Mère l’Eglise has hung a dummy US paratrooper and his parachute on the steeple of the church and so has found the finest tribute that could be given to John Steele and all his comrades who lost their lives under German bullets.In addition, two stained glass windows were created for the church, in order to commemorate the liberation of the town by 82nd Airborne Division on June 6,1944.One of them depicts the Virgin with two paratroopers and the second one is Private John M. Steele (1912–1969)
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Airborne Museum

Live the history of the Normandy invasion at the Airborne MuseumAt the heart of Sainte-Mère-Eglise, facing the church where John Steele famously was caught, hanging from the bell tower by his parachute. The Airborne Museum makes you live and understand the D-Day from the invasion preparations in England, through to the battles for liberation.Few miles from Normandy landing beaches, the Airborne Museum has become the largest museum in Europe dedicated to the american paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne engaged in the context of the Normandy invasion in 1944, during the Second World Word.Board on mythic planes and discover historic items which bring you in June 1944. Get into the minds of the troopers and feel the intensity of the combat.
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Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer

The guide is now taking you to visit the beatiful maintained American Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer which overlooks Omaha Beach nearby. The 180 acre site contains 9,387 perfectly aligned white crosses and a memorial chapel which adds the finishing touches to this moving scene, allowing visitors to reflect on the price of war.While walking along row upon row of white grave headstones, your historian guide will share with you stories of soldiers who fought in the vicinities and then were awarded for gallantry the highest miltary decorations.On the Walls of the Missing, in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.The memorial consists of 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 landings in Normandy. Facing west at the memorial, one sees in the foreground the reflecting pool; beyond is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the United States and France.
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  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operated by a business

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Day trip from Paris to Sainte Mère Eglise aboard a Van – Private Tour (7 pax)?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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