Ages 3+ • 1 hr & 30 mins • In the path of the 101st Airborne!
Step into history aboard a restored 1940s Dodge and follow the 101st Airborne along Normandy’s bocage. This one-hour, small-group tour from the Normandy Victory Museum brings battlefield terrain, hedgerows, and eyewitness stories into sharp focus.
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Difficulty
easy
Duration
1–1.5 hours
Fitness Level
Minimal physical exertion; suitable for most fitness levels but requires climbing into a vintage vehicle
Wildlife
History
Carentan and the surrounding bocage were pivotal in June 1944 when the 101st Airborne fought to link Utah and Omaha Beaches; the Normandy Victory Museum serves as the tour meeting point.
Conservation
Stay on marked roads and avoid trampling hedgerows or field margins; the bocage is working farmland and fragile habitat that benefits from low-impact visits.
World War II Veterans' Memories
Ages 3+ • 1 hr & 30 mins • In the path of the 101st Airborne!
World War II Veterans' Memories operates in Bayeux, Normandie, offering guided vehicle tours that focus on the events, places, and people of 1944 Normandy. The company runs a collection of tours that use authentic-style military jeeps and a vintage 1944 Dodge to transport visitors through key historic landscapes including Omaha Beach, hedgerow roads, marshes, and coastal views.
Tours range from short 40-minute rides to two-hour and half-day excursions, and include themed specials timed to important anniversaries. Guided narratives accompany each route, with stories about D-Day landings, the 101st Airborne, the Atlantic Wall, Operation Cobra, and local wartime sites such as Veys Bay, Graignes, and the A10 airfield. Several experiences combine history and sensory elements—scenic stops, wartime relics, and in one offering, local tasting of cheese and cider.
Special-event tours (for example D-Day Special on June 4–7 and Cobra Special on July 25–26) visit marshes, hedgerows, airfields and reenactment areas, and include short walks at significant sites. Each tour emphasizes place-based storytelling and direct encounters with Normandy’s landscape to help visitors understand the scale and human impact of wartime operations. Departures and specific itineraries operate from Bayeux, providing convenient access to major WWII sites along the Normandy coast and countryside.
Location
Bayeux, Normandie
Tours depart from Bayeux
Vehicles
Jeep & Dodge
Authentic 1940s military vehicles
Tours Offered
7 tours
Durations 40 min to half-day
Focus
WWII History
D-Day, 101st Airborne, Cobra
Reserve a Jeep or Dodge tour from Bayeux to explore Omaha Beach, hedgerows, and historic airfields—spaces are limited on themed specials.
Check in early
Arrive at the Normandy Victory Museum - Musée de la bataille des haies at least 10 minutes before departure to complete check-in.
Dress in layers
Bocage lanes can be cool and windy even in summer—bring a windproof layer for the open‑top vehicle.
Camera ready
Battery and memory full: frequent pullovers offer crisp photos of hedgerows, memorials, and the vintage Dodge itself.
Accessibility note
The vehicle is not wheelchair accessible; contact the operator via the booking link for alternatives.
Windproof jacket
Keeps you warm in the exposed vehicle and in changing bocage weather.
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Comfortable shoes
Stable footwear for stepping on uneven pull‑over spots and museum floors.
Camera or smartphone
Capture hedgerow compositions, memorials, and the restored Dodge.
ID / passport
Required for travel and often checked at museum check-in or ticketing.