My name is René van Oirschot and I grew up in The Netherlands. Way before establishing B&B La Haule and Bayeux Sightseeing Tours, from a very young age I have been interested in WWII history. I was fascinated as a child by the stories my parents and grandparents shared at home in Holland.
During Operation Market Garden, the 101st Airborne Division picked their drop zone in the vicinity of the village I grew up. This gave me the enthusiasm to research this and that is where I learned of this great military event.
I joined an association which is very active in keeping WWII history alive. This association made it possible to meet a lot of WWII veterans and I attended lots of battlefield tours with them telling us their stories. These stories we have heard first hand are part of our presentation and to share these on tour gives us great pleasure so we can honor the memory as the years go by. This decade we are in transition from remembering to history, and sharing these stories will keep the memory alive of “The Greatest Generation”!
Before being a D-Day tour guide in Normandy and having Bayeux Sightseeing Tours, I attended the jump school of “WWII Airborne Demonstration Team”, based in Frederick Oklahoma, USA. There I learned to jump. It was as close as I could get to the real experience of a WWII paratrooper. Today I'm still a qualified parachutist, jumping form a WWII C-47 during the festivities in the week of June 6th every year.
I moved to Sainte Mère Église and established Bayeux Sightseeing tours after I had been visiting the Normandy invasion beaches numerous times over the years to build on my knowledge and to see firsthand where and how the events happened here on the beaches. I established Bayeux Sightseeing Tours to give our clients information and an enjoyable experience walking the ground that those brave soldiers fought, over our most precious good: Freedom!
No others will join this D-Day tours, just your group. Fixed price for up to 8 persons.
You will visit:
Sainte Mere Eglise, Infamous hedgerow country site, Dick Winters' Leadership Memorial, Utah beach, Sainte Marie du Mont, Angoville au Plain, Deadman's corner, Purple heart lane, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery.
Or of course other places of your choice. Let us know what you would like to see.....
Bookable all year around!
For more information, visit our website: www.bayeuxsightseeingtours.com
SPECIAL WINTER OFFER:
December 1st till February 28th: 395 Euro. Excluding Dec 18th till Jan 9th, at 575 Euro.
November 1st - November 30th and March 1st - March 14th 450 Euro.
* Prices are not per person.
575,00 €
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Full day D-Day tours in a fixed format. Price per person. Up to maximum of 8 people can join this group. Minimum age: 8 years
You will visit:
Sainte Mere Eglise, Infamous hedgerow country site, Dick Winters' Leadership Memorial, Utah beach, Sainte Marie du Mont, Angoville au Plain, Deadman's corner, Purple heart lane, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery
Bookable from April 1st till October 31st.
For more information, visit our website: www.bayeuxsightseeingtours.com
110,00 €
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I'm a licensed guide and you are fully insured while on tour with us!
You will be very comfortable joining Bayeux Sightseeing Tours in our spacious 9-seater van (guide + a maximum of up to 8 D-Day enthusiasts). As Bayeux Sightseeing Tours want to keep her groups
small and as personal as possible, Bayeux Sightseeing Tours does not operate the 18-seaters or even larger vehicles!
Of course safety first! Bayeux Sightseeing Tours meets all European legal standards and requirements.
We do not have room for your luggage, to store or take it during the tour, other than our private tours.
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René van Oirschot, Phone: +33 6 70 35 72 10
E-mail: info@bnb-lahaule.com
Address: La Haule, 10 Rue Eisenhower, 50480 Sainte - Mère - Église
Normandy - France