Final-year school trip to Normandy: the D-Day beaches, the Caen Memorial, Arromanches, Omaha Beach and Bayeux (4 days)
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Reference RTO-04-536
- Duration 4 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
The Caen Memorial, Arromanches, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc and Bayeux: four days to understand 6 June 1944 where it happened.
Walking on Omaha Beach, standing at the edge of the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, seeing the remains of the artificial harbour at Arromanches: in Normandy, the history of the Second World War learned in class becomes real and moving. The Caen Memorial provides the keys to understanding, the American and British war cemeteries recall the price of freedom, and Bayeux, the first town liberated, offers a lovely old town. The date and time of departure are set with your school in the quote; the journey is made by day, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Caen
- Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, daytime drive to Normandy (about 6 hours from Brussels, excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Lunch at your own expense on the way.
- Arrival in Caen in the afternoon: walk on the ramparts of William the Conqueror's castle and past the Abbaye aux Hommes.
- Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and quiet evening.
Day 2: The Caen Memorial and Bayeux
- Visit to the Caen Memorial: the Second World War, D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, then the Cold War.
- Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Bayeux (about 30 min), the first town in mainland France liberated in 1944.
- Discovery of the old town and Bayeux Cathedral.
- Moment of remembrance at the Bayeux War Cemetery and stop at the Reporters' Memorial.
- Return to Caen, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: The D-Day beaches: Arromanches, Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc
- Drive to Arromanches (about 40 min) and discovery of the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbour from the beach and the cliff; visit to the Arromanches D-Day Museum (on request).
- Stop at the German battery at Longues-sur-Mer and its guns still in place.
- Lunch at your own expense, then Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, above the beach.
- Visit to Pointe du Hoc, scaled by the US Rangers on 6 June 1944, with its bomb craters.
- Return to Caen, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Pegasus Bridge and return to your school
- Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
- Drive to Bénouville and stop at Pegasus Bridge, the first place liberated on the night of 5 to 6 June 1944; visit to the Pegasus Memorial (on request).
- Departure in the late morning, daytime drive back to Belgium with regular stops.
- Arrival at your school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group's disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver
- 3 nights in a hotel or youth hostel in or around Caen, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 4
- Admission to the Caen Memorial
- The coach excursions to Bayeux, Arromanches, Longues-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer and Pointe du Hoc
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Visit to the Arromanches D-Day Museum
- Visit to the Pegasus Memorial
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card or passport, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), to be requested from your health insurance fund a few weeks before departure.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions). In the war cemeteries and memorial sites, calm, respectful behaviour and appropriate clothing are required; at Pointe du Hoc, pupils stay on the marked paths, away from the cliff edge.
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school's online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: March to June or September–October; avoid the days around 6 June, which are very busy with ceremonies. The Bayeux Tapestry Museum is closed for renovation until around the end of 2027, so the Tapestry is not part of the programme. Bring a raincoat and good shoes for the beaches and cliffs; France uses the euro and lunches are not included (budget of around €10–15 per pupil per day).
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- From 20 participants
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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Final-year school trip to Normandy: the D-Day beaches, the Caen Memorial, Arromanches, Omaha Beach and Bayeux (4 days)
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- From 20 participants
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