Caen Mémorial de Caen Museum Admission and Guided Tour of D-Day Sites
by Memorial de Caen
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Caen hosts the Mémorial de Caen, a museum focused on major 20th-century events including World War I, the D-Day invasion, and the Cold War. This tour includes entry to the museum with a ticket valid for 24 hours from first use, allowing a self-paced visit. Visitors can explore exhibits on the buildup to D-Day from both Allied and Axis perspectives. The museum visit can be done before or after the guided D-Day sites tour. The guided part of the tour lasts about five hours and travels by air-conditioned minivan from the Mémorial de Caen. It covers key locations from the Normandy landings, including Pointe du Hoc, where US Army Rangers scaled cliffs to neutralize German artillery positions; Omaha Beach, the site of one of the main amphibious assaults on June 6, 1944; and the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, which honors American soldiers who died in World War II and features a visitor center and memorial statue. The full tour lasts around seven hours, combining the museum visit and the guided D-Day sites tour. The museum tour is self-guided without a dedicated guide or audio. The D-Day sites tour is conducted in English and French by a guide. Transport is provided by air-conditioned minivan. Food, drinks, gratuities, hotel pickup, and a museum guided tour or audio guide are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Memorial de Caen
Visitors can explore the Mémorial de Caen on their own for up to two hours. The ticket allows entry within 24 hours of first use, so the visit can be done before or after the guided tour. The museum covers key 20th-century events from the end of World War I to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It includes a dedicated D-Day section showing the invasion’s intensity and preparations on both Allied and German sides.
120 min
Pointe du Hoc
This site features German bunkers and machine gun posts fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits before the invasion. On D-Day, the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group scaled the cliffs and captured Pointe du Hoc, which housed artillery that could threaten nearby beach landings. The area was strategically important to US generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower.
60 min
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach is an eight-kilometer stretch of Normandy’s coast where Allied troops landed during Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944. The site marks the American landing sector, linking the British landings at Gold Beach to the east with the American Utah Beach to the west. The assault involved US Army troops, naval bombardment, mine sweeping, and support from British, Canadian, and Free French navies.
30 min
Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
This World War II cemetery honors American soldiers who died in Europe. It contains a memorial with maps and details of the Normandy landings and related operations. At its center stands the bronze statue Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves. The cemetery includes flagpoles where flag-lowering ceremonies occur. Opened in 1956, it is the most visited American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery, with a visitor center opened in 2007 explaining Operation Overlord’s significance.
75 min
Meeting point
Directions: The museum can easily be accessed by car or by taking bus number 2 from the town center
End point
Directions: The museum can easily be accessed by car or by taking bus number 2 from the town center
Languages
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund. If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Caen Mémorial de Caen Museum Admission and Guided Tour of D-Day Sites
by Memorial de Caen
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€384.62Overview
Caen hosts the Mémorial de Caen, a museum focused on major 20th-century events including World War I, the D-Day invasion, and the Cold War. This tour includes entry to the museum with a ticket valid for 24 hours from first use, allowing a self-paced visit. Visitors can explore exhibits on the buildup to D-Day from both Allied and Axis perspectives. The museum visit can be done before or after the guided D-Day sites tour. The guided part of the tour lasts about five hours and travels by air-conditioned minivan from the Mémorial de Caen. It covers key locations from the Normandy landings, including Pointe du Hoc, where US Army Rangers scaled cliffs to neutralize German artillery positions; Omaha Beach, the site of one of the main amphibious assaults on June 6, 1944; and the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, which honors American soldiers who died in World War II and features a visitor center and memorial statue. The full tour lasts around seven hours, combining the museum visit and the guided D-Day sites tour. The museum tour is self-guided without a dedicated guide or audio. The D-Day sites tour is conducted in English and French by a guide. Transport is provided by air-conditioned minivan. Food, drinks, gratuities, hotel pickup, and a museum guided tour or audio guide are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Memorial de Caen
Visitors can explore the Mémorial de Caen on their own for up to two hours. The ticket allows entry within 24 hours of first use, so the visit can be done before or after the guided tour. The museum covers key 20th-century events from the end of World War I to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It includes a dedicated D-Day section showing the invasion’s intensity and preparations on both Allied and German sides.
120 min
Pointe du Hoc
This site features German bunkers and machine gun posts fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits before the invasion. On D-Day, the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group scaled the cliffs and captured Pointe du Hoc, which housed artillery that could threaten nearby beach landings. The area was strategically important to US generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower.
60 min
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach is an eight-kilometer stretch of Normandy’s coast where Allied troops landed during Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944. The site marks the American landing sector, linking the British landings at Gold Beach to the east with the American Utah Beach to the west. The assault involved US Army troops, naval bombardment, mine sweeping, and support from British, Canadian, and Free French navies.
30 min
Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
This World War II cemetery honors American soldiers who died in Europe. It contains a memorial with maps and details of the Normandy landings and related operations. At its center stands the bronze statue Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves. The cemetery includes flagpoles where flag-lowering ceremonies occur. Opened in 1956, it is the most visited American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery, with a visitor center opened in 2007 explaining Operation Overlord’s significance.
75 min
Meeting point
Directions: The museum can easily be accessed by car or by taking bus number 2 from the town center
End point
Directions: The museum can easily be accessed by car or by taking bus number 2 from the town center
Languages
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund. If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund. If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.