Caen & The Normandy D-Day landings

Originals Hotel Caen Mémorial

Ideally located in the historic city of Caen, The Originals City Hotel Caen Mémorial offers a warm welcome and a comfortable base for exploring Normandy’s famous D-Day sites and attractions. Combining modern comfort with a relaxed atmosphere, the hotel provides excellent facilities to ensure a pleasant stay. After a day of sightseeing, unwind in the hotel’s welcoming surroundings or enjoy a meal in the restaurant, making it the perfect choice for your Normandy break.

Hotel Facilities

• Restaurant
• Bar and lounge area
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Lift
• 24-hour reception
• Terrace and garden area
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Flat-screen TV in bedrooms

With its convenient location close to the Caen Memorial Museum and Normandy’s historic coastline, this friendly hotel provides an excellent base for discovering the rich history and charm of the region

Your Inclusive Excursions

With an expert guide bringing the history to life throughout the day, these memorable excursions offer a moving insight into the courage, sacrifice and determination of the Allied forces during one of the most significant operations of World War II.

Day 2 - Step back into one of the most significant chapters of history. We begin in Sainte-Mère-Église, famously associated with the airborne landings of June 1944, before visiting the nearby Bridge at La Fière, a key objective fiercely defended by American paratroopers. Pay tribute at the inspiring Dick Winters Memorial, dedicated to the legendary leader of Easy Company.

We continue to the sands of Utah Beach, where Allied forces came ashore in the opening hours of D-Day and reflect on the sacrifices made as you visit the beautifully maintained La Cambe German War Cemetery. Your tour concludes at the dramatic cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, where Rangers scaled under enemy fire in one of the most courageous operations of the invasion.

Day 3 - Explore some of Normandy’s most important D-Day landmarks and battle sites. We begin at the moving Normandy American Cemetery, overlooking Omaha Beach and the final resting place of thousands of American servicemen who gave their lives during the liberation of Europe.

We continue to the iconic sands of Omaha Beach, where fierce fighting took place on 6 June 1944, before visiting the Port-en-Bessin Memorial, which commemorates the vital role the harbour played in supplying Allied forces after the landings.

Travelling along the coast, we arrive in the picturesque seaside town of Arromanches-les-bains, home to the remarkable remains of the Mulberry Harbour, an incredible feat of wartime engineering. We then visit the British Normandy Memorial at Gold Beach, honouring the men and women who served under British command on D-Day.

We continue to Juno Beach, where Canadian forces came ashore, and Sword Beach, the easternmost landing beach, where British troops launched their assault to secure the route towards Caen.

Day 4 - Our first stop is the peaceful Ranville War Cemetery, the final resting place of many of the airborne troops who took part in the D-Day landings and one of the earliest areas to be liberated by Allied forces.

We then travel to the charming town of Bayeux, renowned as the first French town to be liberated following D-Day. Enjoy time to explore its beautiful medieval streets and historic atmosphere before visiting the nearby Bayeux War Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France, where thousands of servicemen are honoured and remembered.

Continuing through the Normandy countryside, we visit the Villers-Bocage Memorial, commemorating the fierce battles fought in this strategic area during the weeks following the landings. Our tour concludes in the vibrant city of Caen, where history and modern life sit side by side.

* Itinerary subject to your guides knowledge & local conditions