We understand that not everyone can take two weeks off at a time, which is why we are excited to announce a new option for our D-Day 80th Anniversary tour. You can now choose to do just the second half of the tour. This means that you can still experience the history and beauty of Normandy, even if you have limited time. Don't miss out on this opportunity to walk in the footsteps of heroes and witness the sites that changed the course of history. Book your half-tour option today! 

This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy and the beginning of the liberation of Europe during WWII.  The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has designed a tip that will to explore the museums, beaches, and historic sites of Normandy to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.  The tour will take our group to all five landing beaches and the historic sites of Normandy.

Saturday, October 19, 2024 

Participants will arrive at Heathrow Airport – London where they will be met by a representative from the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force with signage and be taken to the MacDonald Windsor Hotel. 

You will have the opportunity to explore the village of Windsor after check-in prior to a cocktail reception & welcome dinner, where you will meet the other tour participants and have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have about the itinerary. 

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Our D-Day journey begins at the fabulous D-Day Story in Portmouth which tells the story of the city of Portsmouth and the contributions that were made to the success of the Allied Invasion of Europe.  

A private lunch at the Southwick Golf Club will be followed by a tour of Southwick House, General Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters during the Normandy Invasion.

Dinner will be at the MacDonald House Hotel - Windsor.

 Monday, October 21, 2024

Our group will depart the MacDonald House - Windsor and head towards Dover where we will take the Channel Tunnel across to France.  We will make our way to 

our base hotel, the Grand Hotel du Luxembourg in Bayeux, France.  

After a long day of travel, we will enjoy a relaxing meal at the hotel.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Morning tour of the "D-Day Experience" at "Dead Man's Corner" - Carentan.  

The afternoon will allow our guests to explore the ancient city of Bayeux, France on your own.

Day 5 - Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - Airborne Museum/Utah Beach/Brecourt Manor

Our D-Day experience begins at the superb Airborne Museum in St. Mere Eglise where we will explore the history of the 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne Divisions.  

After delicious lunch at a nearby French bistro we will tour the Utah Beach Museum followed by a private tour of Brecourt Manor with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - "Easy Company" destroyed the German 105 mm guns on the morning of June 6th, 1944.  

Our evening meal will be at the hotel.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Our group will tour Pointe Du Hoc where the 2nd Rangers scaled the cliffs on the morning of June 6, 1944 to destroy the German guns embedded concrete bunkers.  We will then journey to the cemetery at La Cambe where the graves of 21,222 German war dead rest today.

After a lunch at a French bistro, we will explore the Omaha Beach and the Overlord Museum, finally ending our afternoon at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mere, the final resting place of 9387 American servicemen and women.  A special ceremony will held at the cemetery for our group. 

Our evening meal will be at the hotel.

Day 7 - October 25, 2024

We will take a leisurely drive along the French coastline to see the remainder of the Mulberry Harbor.  We will continue towards the city of Caen where we will see the German gun battery emplacements at Longues-Sur-Mere and the famous Pegasus Bridge Museum. 

Dinner will be at the hotel with a free evening in Bayeux.

Day 8 - Saturday, October 26, 2024 -  Travel back to England / Musee of the Atlantic Wall

We say farewell to Normandy and travel back to London via the Channel Tunnel.

We will make a stop at the Musee du Mer de l'Atlantique (Museum of the Atlantic Wall).

Our group will be taken directly to Heathrow Airport for accommodations at the MacDonald House  where we will have our final farewell dinner.

Our guests will have an easy check-in process the next morning for their flights back to the United States. 

Sunday, October 27, 2024 

Our guest will have an easy check-in process for their flights back home to the United States.