JEEP TOUR D-Day – 2h – Normandy Jeep Tours

Jeep tour from Sainte-Mère-Eglise to Utah Beach

Join us for an immersive adventure through the Normandy bocage, following in the footsteps of the 101st Airborne paratroopers, on their way to Utah Beach. During this jeep tour, you discover the key places in the history of D-Day, the paratroopers’ strategies and the decisive moments that marked the operation.

You explore the drop zones, cross the flooded marshes of 1944 and discover the remains of the Atlantic Wall, the imposing bunkers that bear witness to the past. The tour ends on Utah Beach, where 23,000 American soldiers landed on June 6, 1944.

It’s a moving and enriching experience that plunges you into the heart of history and the heroism of the men who changed the course of events.

Itinerary

The Normandy bocage

Immersing yourself in these hedged paths by jeep gives you an idea of the complexity of the American paratroopers’ missions.
Civilians at war

Between June 5 and 6, civilians were home. They were right in the front row for the parachute drops. They lived through the occupation, the landings and the liberation, and suffered alongside American soldiers.
Airborne zones

Each parachute division has three drop zones. During our tour, we’ll discover one of them, DZ A. American paratroopers have the mission of landing in the heart of the drop zone, to assemble and be close to the start of their missions.
Thomas Meehan's plane crash

Known from the famous Band of Brothers series, Thomas Meehan was Easy Company’s lieutenant. Discover the site of his plane crash, which led to Lieutenant Winters taking over command of the company.
The prisoner camp or Saint-Germain-de-Varreville

Discover Foucarville prison camp, set up by the Americans for German prisoners.

Saint-Germain-de-Varreville is the village where the first American paratrooper landed, at 00:16 on June 6, 1994: Franck Lilyman. Find out more about his mission and that of his men: the Pathfinders.
The marshes

On June 6, 1944, the marshes were flooded as a result of the Germans’ desire to reinforce the Atlantic Wall. Cross it by jeep, taking small paths to understand the impact of the landscape on the strategy adopted.
The Atlantic Wall

Bunkers, Rommel’s asparagus, Czech hedgehogs: for several years, the German forces involved worked to create these defenses along the coast. Discover the remains of the Atlantic Wall, silent witnesses of history.
Utah Beach

Its name resonates as the beach of Victory, which contrasts with Omaha Beach. 2 miles long, 23,000 men landed here on D-Day, and it served as a temporary artificial harbor until November 1944.