7 Nights
June 16 &
September 8, 2025
June from: $3,799*
per person
Sep from: $3,829*
per person
This immersive adventure is packed with experiences relating to the history of this monumental day, you’ll see Britain and France as it was then – and is now
Explore Winston Churchill’s cabinet rooms and the secret underground War Rooms with an exclusive dinner in the Harmsworth room. Visit the Allied headquarters at Southwick House featuring the famous map wall. Cross the English Channel and see Juno, Gold and Omaha beaches in Normandy, site of the D-Day landings. Explore the D-Day Museum and see the remnants of the artificial port in the bay of Arromanches. Visit important towns like Sainte-Mere-Eglise, one of the first liberated towns before ending your epic march in Paris. Enjoy a free day while in Paris to explore how you wish. This is a moving and memorable experience, and we hope you will join us!
* Rates are per person, land only, based on double occupancy. Deposit of $200 per person is Non-Refundable. Rates do not include airfare, air taxes. Hotels, events and itinerary are subject to change. Transfers are included from Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle only on the first and last day of the tour. Events and inclusions listed may be substituted/eliminated based on passenger participation and have no cash value. Passports are required for US citizens and must be valid 6 month beyond return date of tour. This tour requires average physical activity. You should be in good health, able to climb stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven grounds. On day 5, one wreath will be laid on behalf of the group. Change and Cancellation fees apply. Contact your AAA Travel Advisor for full details. The Auto Club Group is not responsible for errors or omissions in promotion of this tour.
DAILY ITINERARY:
Upon arrival at London Heathrow Airport, you will have a private transfer to your hotel. Today is at your leisure to relax or explore on your own. This evening, join your Travel Director for a Welcome Reception at your hotel. (WR)
Hotel: Park Plaza London Riverbank or similar – 2 nights
Today visit the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon. Explore the new innovative galleries including the multi award-winning First World War in the Air Galleries, Historic Hangars and Bomber Command Hall.
Later this afternoon, explore Winston Churchill’s underground cabinet rooms and dine in the iconic Harmsworth room. The Harmsworth Room is packed full of history, with electric generators full of dials and switches! The room holds the atmosphere of a wartime bunker yet has all the comforts of a modern venue, making it the perfect space for our memorable dinner! (B, D)
Today, travel to Portsmouth and visit the Southwick House to see its famous Map Wall. In 1944, in the months leading up to D-Day, the house became the headquarters of the main allied commanders, with General Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay and General Montgomery all based here.
Continue onto the D-Day Museum to see through personal accounts of people who were there and brought to life through stunning audio-visual presentations. (B)
Hotel: Portsmouth Marriott or similar – 1 night
Travel in the footsteps of the soldiers as you cross from Portsmouth into Caen, France by ferry. Continue to your hotel, near the historic coast where the D-Day landings took place. (B)
Hotel: Novotel Caen Cote de Nacre or similar – 2 nights
This evening enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. (B, D)
Then with a Local Expert, spend a few reflective moments at the American Military Cemetery of Saint-Laurent near Omaha Beach before following the route of the Rangers and visiting the bunkers and the Rangers Memorial at Pointe du Hoc. Continue onto your hotel in Paris. Enjoy dinner tonight to relive the memories of this week. (B, D)
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Paris Porte De Versailles or similar – 2 nights
Join your Travel Director this morning for a tour of this mesmerizing city. View the grand Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe, built for Napoleon in the 19th century.
The rest of the day is free for you to explore on you own, before your Farewell Dinner cruise on the Seine. (B, D)
Today, after breakfast you have one group transfer to the Charles de Gaulle Airport. What amazing memories you will take home with you on this once in a lifetime experience. (B)
AAA EXCLUSIVE HIGHLIGHTS:
- 7-nights hotel accommodations
- All transportation by exclusive air-conditioned, restroom equipped motorcoach
- Private Transfers on Day 1 and one group airport transfer on Day 8 only
- Ride the London Eye
- Visit the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon
- Explore Winston Churchill’s Cabinet Rooms
- Visit Southwick House
- Visit the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth
- Visit the Airborne Museum in Sainte Mere-Eglise
- Visit the D-Day Museum and see the bay of Arromanches
- Enjoy an orientation tour of Paris and cruise on the Seine
- 11 Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 1 Welcome Reception & 4 Dinners
- Services of an Expert Travel Director and Driver
- Services of AAA Tour Manager
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