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 Region : Lower Normandy Major access city, Caen Major city for return; Bayeux or Carentan. For pre or post tour accommodations, please check our web site (French chateaux hotels section, Normandy region) Grade : 3 Tour description : D1: Arrival at CAEN. Visit of the memorial museum (History to understand the world) Lodging and Breakfast in a 2-star hotel D2: MERVILLE - OUISTREHAM (10,5 miles) Transfer by taxi from Caen to the Merville battery-museum. Walk by the Merville beach, the mouth of the Orne River, Pegasus Bridge and the great Ouistreham bunker. Dinner, lodging and breakfast in a 2-star hotel D3: OUISTREHAM --COURSEULLES SUR MER (10,5 miles) Sword beach (English), Juno Beach (Canadian). Walk along the beaches of Colleville and Lion sur Mer, the Confessionaux cliffs and St Aubin sur Mer beach Dinner, lodging, breakfast in a two star hotel D4: COURSEULLES- ARROMANCHES (9,5 miles) Gold Beach & Port Winston (British) Walk along beaches of Graye sur Mer, Asnelles and remains of Port Winston artificial port in Arromanches. Dinner, lodging, breakfast in a two-star hotel. D5: ARROMANCHES - PORT EN BESSIN (9 miles) Through the coastal trail via Manvieux cape, cliffs, Longues sur Mer German batteries and command post, the semaphore, Port en bessin fisherman harbor. Tour of Museum. Lodging and dinner in a comfortable hotel in Port en Bessin D6: COLLEVILLE SUR MER POINTE DU HOC (10,5 miles) OMAHA BEACH (American) Transfer by taxi from Port-en-Bessin to the American Cemetery of Colleville. Visit of this cemetery then walk along Omaha Beach and discovery of the Norman "bocage" via Vierville, Englesqueville la Percee, Criqueville and the Pointe du Hoc. Transfer by taxi from the Pointe du Hoc to Grandcamp-Maisy Dinner, lodging and breakfast in a 2-star hotel in Grandcamp-Maisy D7: UTAH BEACH - STE MERE L'EGLISE. (11 miles) Transfer by taxi from Grandcamp-Maisy to Utah beach. Visit of the museum. Walk alongside Utah beach and to Ste Mère l'Eglise through the marshes and the Norman countryside by Pont les Hays, Hameau Vigier, Beuzeville au Plain. Dinner, lodging and breakfast in a 2-star hotel D8: STE MERE L'EGLISE. Transfer by taxi to the Carentan station. End of the hike. This tour includes: Not including: Lunches, drinks Entrance fees Laundry, phone calls and other items of personal nature
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