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Mont Saint Michel & D-Day Tour: Immersive History Experience from Paris with Tour Up
4.5
32 Ratings
Normandy
Immerse yourself in World War II history and explore the iconic Mont Saint Michel abbey on this immersive tour from Paris. Skip the lines, enjoy comfortable transportation, and listen to fascinating stories from a professional guide.
Immerse yourself in World War II history and explore the iconic Mont Saint Michel abbey on this immersive tour from Paris. Skip the lines, enjoy comfortable transportation, and listen to fascinating stories from a professional guide.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Normandy - Pick-up from Your hotel. 3 hours drive, it’s possible to stop on the way at a rest area.
- Normandy American Cemetery - It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain…
- Normandy - Pick-up from Your hotel. 3 hours drive, it’s possible to stop on the way at a rest area.
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Normandy American Cemetery - It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers.
At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations. - Omaha Beach - Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches.
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Mont-Saint-Michel - Mont Saint-Michel and visit to the Benedictine Abbey Our guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the mediaeval village towards the top to the Abbey. Usually we manage to join the Guided visit which is led by an expert on Mont Saint-Michel and its history. When it is not possible for some reason we provide the audio-guides for the Abbey’s visit. First settled by man in the year 709 it contains a Medieval village and beautiful Abbey fortress dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The construction of the Benedictine Abbey started in the 700’s and continued through the 1200s. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it continues to be the goal of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France with around 4 million tourists per year.
After the Abbey visit You’ll have free time to enjoy Mont Saint-Michel city and time for lunch. - Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel - The tour around the abbey
- Normandy - 17:00 Departure from Mont Saint Michel back to Paris It takes about 4 hours. One stop will be made at the rest area.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- Tickets to Mont Saint Michel
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entry to the American cemetery
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- Tickets to Mont Saint Michel
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entry to the American cemetery
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
TOUR UP IN EUROPE will make sure to leave the best memories from your travel to France.
Visit the 2 must-see locations in one day with Tour Up in Europe!
During the first part of the trip immerse yourself in World War II history for a day and feel the suffering and sorrow of the most devastating war in human history. During the second part of the trip…
TOUR UP IN EUROPE will make sure to leave the best memories from your travel to France.
Visit the 2 must-see locations in one day with Tour Up in Europe!
During the first part of the trip immerse yourself in World War II history for a day and feel the suffering and sorrow of the most devastating war in human history. During the second part of the trip discover the UNESCO World-Heritage-listed island and its iconic Gothic abbey, with a guide, and listen to fascinating history and legendary stories about the site.
Our professional guide and driver will do everything possible and impossible to make your experience unforgettable. You will have Comfortable air-conditioned cars during the pick up from the hotel or even the airport.
OUR VEHICLES
We offer a selection of vehicles to suit your needs:
• Comfort Cars: Hyundai Tucson SUV, Renault Talisman, Lexus IS
• Luxury Cars: Mercedes E-class W213 restyling, BMW 5 Series
• Mini-vans: Mercedes V-class Minivan
Location
Normandy
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(32 Ratings)
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Bazzntess
Apr 24, 2025
Well worth the money to have a private guide/driver. A brilliant tour. - This was hands down one of the best days of our 7 week holiday of Europe. It was a long day, but worth it and worth every dollar we paid. We were transported by a private driver in a Mercedes van - very comfortable for the long day. Our guide Danila was great - young, knowledgeable, engaging and friendly. Was worth the money to go as a small group, we were able to ask questions and chat as we walked. Such a privilege to walk on Omaha Beach and pay our respects to those fallen US servicemen. Mont Saint-Michel was an absolute treat. What a magical place - almost straight out of Harry Potter. If you’re thinking of a day trip from Paris - do this one!!
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Jamese5v
Apr 6, 2025
An amazing experience - Amazing experience! The tour was well-organized, and our guide shared fascinating stories about World War II and Mont Saint-Michel. It felt personal and special. I highly recommend it for anyone visiting Paris who wants to explore more of France’s history in comfort.
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26amaliaq
Mar 11, 2025
A wonderful experience - This experience is exciting!
The abbey is amazing, feelings came out in the cemetery because we had time to see a short film where they recount the lives of the soldiers. Simply recommended!
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Annelissev2025
Feb 26, 2025
I recommend this tour! - Good decision! Too much history, it is amazing to know this type of heritage, literally a well chosen tour! The views are beautiful but I recommend you to store the phone and get carried away by the charm of the Abbey.
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Mobile19346118294
Jan 29, 2025
Do it in winter - This is yhe tour you cannot miss
It at a wonder
The best time to visit is winter because there was noone
Our guide Helen was amazing
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Voyage45298443570
Jan 27, 2025
We did Mont Michelle and Calvados - This is a nice activity for a day. We were not interested in the American cemetery so we spent all the day at Mont Saint Michelle and even tried some calvados. Our guide Helen and driver Ibrag couldn't be more welcoming. The organisation was top thank you guys!
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Barigovi
Dec 17, 2024
Mont Saint Michel - Great day the tour was incredible I had an excellent day I recommend 100% the place and the decor was great I really liked Mont Saint Michel
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Nataly
Dec 17, 2024
Great way to see something exceptional ! - It was really a nice trip. We managed to see one of the most tragic places in the world - Omaha beach and the 7th miracle of the world - Mont Saint-Michel and all that in 1 day. There are no other tours like that, so it is highly recommended !
The team was just great, very professional guide and driver.
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442maryiad
Dec 17, 2024
An amazing experience in Normandy - We had a fantastic experience visiting Normandy! We traveled with our family and opted for a comfortable minivan. We had a wonderful guide who shared fascinating insights about the attractions. Everything was incredibly interesting, and I'm still going through photos from these beautiful places. Highly recommend it!
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Gregmx205gl
Dec 14, 2024
Worst experience in my travel career - I seldom give negative reviews. However this experience was absolutely unacceptable. We booked this trip while in paris and per trip advisor we needed to wait for the status to change from pending to confirmed. The next day it was confirmed. Pickup was at our hotel which was listed on their Pickup locations at 7am. 7am no driver. 715am I called and spoke with valerie. She says if it says your booked the driver will be there no problem. She said she would call back and confirm. 30 mins go bye no response. Called back, she would not answer. I then receive a text stating they didn't get the reservation yesterday but magically they received it this morning. They would need 1 hour to get a driver on site for pickup. I tried calling again. No answer. The hotel staff who I did not solicit asked if they could call valerie. I gave them the number and she answered. She blamed tripadvisor for not receiving the request and insisted on the driver to arrive in 1 hour. 1 hour goes by no driver. I called again and still not answering my calls. She finally answes a plea from a text messages asking for a status update. She says they will need another hour. We again wait and 2 hours now goes by no driver. The hotel manager is now in the building and becomes angry with the situation. He calls valerie direct and explains how this is unacceptable and not how to conduct business. She insists a translator will be to the hotel with a driver in 30 mins. She then text me the driver and translators numbers. 45 mins go by and the translator shows up apologizes. Then we are informed the driver is stuck in trafficking and will be another hour....wow. We then asked if we would even have time to see all the sites on this tour. The honest response was NO. We called tripadvisor asking to cancel and you would think that would be a no brainer given the circumstances. It wasn't. First attempt the call was "disconnected" after holding 10 mins. Second attempt we held another 10 mins waiting on a response. I had to threaten to dispute the charge with american express in order to facilitate a response. Ultimately a refund was issued. (still waiting but I'm sure it's coming) so we know have 4 hrs wrapped up into this while we are in paris. Such wasted time and so much aggravation. Not to mention the international calls that we will obviously be paying for to attempt to correct their mistakes. Shame on tripadvisor and shame on valerie and this third party company. Absolutely unacceptable. Couldt recommend enough. DO NOT BOOK THIS PERIOD!
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