Highlights

Gain a more complete understanding of D-Day by visiting pivotal sites in the invasion.
Browse the Utah Beach D-Day Museum, which chronologically recounts the invasion.
View the steep cliffs that American troops scaled to neutralize a German artillery battery.
Visit the deeply moving Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach.

Description

This excursion is for guests that use a cane/walker, have limited mobility issues or for companions of those guest that have booked mobility equipment tour.

Those guests that are fully dependent on their mobility device please book: LEH_AC4 Accessible Mobility Equipment -Normandy D-Day Beaches And WWII Cemetery.

Tour includes step-free routes, shorter distances and no stairs. Accessible restrooms with wide doors for wheelchairs are present along the tour route. Vehicles are adapted with an access ramp (or lift where available) to accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs and/or mobility scooters. Guides are not allowed to push wheelchairs; therefore, guests needing special assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied.

Visit some of the most significant sites in the D-Day invasion at Normandy, which marked the beginning of the Allied liberation of northwest Europe. You will first see Utah Beach where more than 20,000 troops landed on D-Day. For a more comprehensive understanding of this watershed invasion, you will browse the Utah Beach D-Day Museum – whose exhibits chronologically recount the story of D-Day – and the Utah Beach Monument, a red granite obelisk that commemorates the U.S. troops. Continuing on to Pointe du Hoc, you will view the cliffs overlooking the English Channel that American soldiers climbed while suffering heavy losses to disarm a German stronghold. You will also have the opportunity to visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach. This is the final resting place of nearly 9,400 soldiers who died during the Normandy campaign. Traveling through the sea of marble crosses and Stars of David is a deeply moving experience.

Helpful Hints

Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Disclaimer:

This tour has a limited capacity; therefore, it is recommended that guests pre-book this tour as early as possible. This tour is designed to use the most wheelchair accessible routes possible. This includes step-free routes, shorter distances and no stairs. Accessible restrooms with wide doors for wheelchairs are present along the tour route. The vehicle used on this excursion is adapted with an access ramp (or lift where available) to accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs and/or mobility scooters. Guides are not allowed to push wheelchairs. Guests needing special assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied companion. Lunch/snack costs are not included. The number of accessible vehicles is extremely limited. Guests are encouraged to make their accessible shore excursion reservations as far in advance as possible. Guests wishing to utilize a wheelchair (manual or electric) on this excursion must provide the total dimensions (height, length and width) and weight of the electric scooter or wheelchair at the time of booking.

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