Fully Guided Tours throughout Europe for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
D Day Landings
Thursday 03 June to Sunday 06 June 2027
4-Day Fully Guided Tour To Normandy, France
Headlines
Outline: A 4-day tour in Normandy to discover the events of Operation OVERLORD of June 1944. We find Pegasus Bridge, the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise and the D Day Landing Beaches and Museums before paying respects at the Commonwealth Memorials.
Group Size: 8-14 motorcycles
Ride Rating: GREEN
Countries: Normandy, France
Tour Duration: 4 days, 3 nights
Hotels: 3 and 4 Star Hotels
Extras included: Dinner on 1st night, entry to all Museums
Distance: 535 miles
Start and End Point: Portsmouth, UK
Description
A fully-guided tour following the D Day Landings of Operation OVERLORD in Normandy.
This tour starts in Portsmouth early on Thursday morning where we meet up as a group a short distance from the ferry port and we take the ferry together as a group to Caen. Over the course of the 4 days we will follow the D Day Landings at Pegasus Bridge and the village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the Allied Landing Beaches and Ponte du Hoc. Our final day we visit the American and Allied cemeteries to pay our respects before returning home.
The hotel we chose is located in the middle of the beaches, with safe parking and good food found in several restaurants in the local town. The tour price includes the ferry crossings, hotels, entry to all museums and dinner on the first night.
We aim to be back in the UK by 9 pm on the Sunday evening, where the tour concludes as we disembark the ferry at Portsmouth.
Prices
- 1 Rider, 1 Bike, exclusively in 1 Room £1,140
- 2 Riders, 1 Bike, sharing 1 Room £1,370
- 2 Riders, 2 Bikes, sharing 1 Room (each) £750
Itinerary
Day 1 (Thursday 03 June)
The Tours starts early on Thursday morning as we meet to catch an early ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham/ Caen. Once disembarked we have a short ride to our hotel via a look around the German Defences which make up part of their Atlantic Wall. We aim to be at the hotel for 6 pm.
This evening we all dine together, the meal being paid by us.
Miles: 30 Meals included: Dinner Overnight: Port en Bessin
Day 2 (Friday 04 June)
We start the day at Pegasus Bridge crossing the Caen canal, vital to be held to stop any German counter offensive to the main force landings. We shall be stopping here for a coffee in Café Gondrée, the first building to be liberated by the Allies. Continuing on, we ride west to the UK and Canadian landing beaches of Gold, Juno, and Sword. We'll be stopping for lunch at Juno Beach, having stood on the beach itself to see the view faced by the Allies 82 years ago. Riding onwards to Gold Beach where we will stop of a coffee before taking the opportunity to see the remains of the Mulberry Harbour on rest on the sands at Gold Beach.
Miles: 64 What's included: Breakfast, museum entry Overnight: Port en Bessin
Day 3 (Saturday 05 June)
Today we study the American landings both by air and sea. Key to ensure the protection of the beach landings from counter-offensive, American paratroopers dropped onto key objectives of road and rail junctions, bridges and villages nearby. Sainte-Mere-Eglise is one such village, famous for the US paratrooper John Steele whose parachute was caught in the spire of the church. From here we to move to Utah Beach to stand on the beach, look around the museum and stop for lunch. This afternoon we go to Ponte du Hoc and Omaha Beach, the location of the bloodiest fighting of all D Day beaches
Miles: 88 What's included: Breakfast, museum entry Overnight: Port en Bessin
Day 4 (Sunday 06 June)
Today we will be visiting 2 cemeteries from the Normandy campaign and the Overlord Museum before heading back to the ferry at Ouistreham and home.
First we visit the American Cemetery on the cliffs overlooking Omaha Beach, before riding on to visit the British Cemetery where we shall pay our respects. From here we ride to the Overlord Museum, spending time here including lunch. We then ride on to visit the German cemetery before mounting up to ride for the ferry.
The tour ends as we ride off the ferry at Portsmouth.
Miles: 58 What's included: Breakfast, entrance to cemeteries Overnight: not applicable
Included in the Tour
- Outbound and return channel crossing
- 3* and 4* hotel accommodation
- Breakfast every day
- 1 evening meal on the first evening
- Entry to all museums
- Detailed daily routes planned
- Fully-guided Tour with an experienced Tour Leader
- Specific Tour T-Shirt
- Digital GPS files for your satnav (daily GPX1.1 files)
- Advice for riding in Europe
What’s not included….
- Fuel
- Parking charges away from the overnight accommodation
- Road tolls where payment is made at the time
- All other meals and drinks
- Recovery back to the UK in the event of a breakdown
FAQ for this Tour
Tour size: Our group sizes normally range from 10 to 14 motorcycles.
Typical day timings: We normally start riding at 8.30am. For this tour, Day One and Day Four are long riding days of approximately 6 hours and 200 miles. Days Two and Three are gentle, approximately 50 miles each day in total.
Hotels: We use a good quality 3 Star hotel for this tour where we are staying at the same hotel for all 3 nights.
What happens if it rains? We do ride in all weathers. During any exceptionally inclement weather, we may pull over for short periods. We could experience a range of different types of weather on tour, so bring waterproofs, just in case.
Payments – a deposit secures your place on the tour, with the balance to be paid in equal payments before the tour starts. If you prefer, you can pay the balance of the cost of the tour earlier than this.
Ride Rating: All our tours are rated for skill/difficulty and we have adopted the ski run colour system. This tour is rated GREEN so is similar to a day's ride out.
I'm worried about my dietary/ health requirements? We stay in reputable hotels which should be able to cater for all diets. Our riding should not be stressful and no more challenging than rides at home. If you have any specific requirements, please let us know.
What if I break down? Don't worry, we will always support you. 90% of all issues are tyres, battery or fuel related and we carry equipment to solve all these problems.
What if I become separated from the Group? Don't worry, if you're ever separated, pull over somewhere safe and turn on your location sharing in WhatsApp. We will come and find you.