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Private American Landing Beaches Tour
5.0
23 Ratings
Guéron
Explore Normandy’s historic landing beaches in a private tour from Bayeux. Customize your journey and uncover personal stories with a local guide.
Explore Normandy’s historic landing beaches in a private tour from Bayeux. Customize your journey and uncover personal stories with a local guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sainte-Marie-du-Mont - Explore this quintessential Norman village, a key junction between Utah Beach and Carentan.
- Major Richard Winters Memorial - A tribute to Major Winters, famed from the Band of Brothers series.
- Utah Beach - Learn about the Atlantic Wall’s construction, the German forces, and the events of June 6 at Utah Beach….
- Sainte-Marie-du-Mont - Explore this quintessential Norman village, a key junction between Utah Beach and Carentan.
- Major Richard Winters Memorial - A tribute to Major Winters, famed from the Band of Brothers series.
- Utah Beach - Learn about the Atlantic Wall’s construction, the German forces, and the events of June 6 at Utah Beach. Visit the landing site of General Theodore Roosevelt Jr and monuments like the one for the first special engineering brigade, erected post-1945.
- Bayeux Shuttle - Meehan Memorial - A memorial honoring Thomas Meehan and his men who perished in their C47 plane crash on June 6, 1944.
- Bayeux Shuttle - Hedgerows Battle - Discover the Normandy countryside, where paratroopers landed and fought on June 6, 1944.
- Sainte-Mere-Eglise - Visiting Sainte-Mère-Eglise and its surrounding paratrooper sector offers insights into the 101st and 82nd airborne divisions, popularized by Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers.
- Pointe du Hoc - The American rangers’ mission to capture and destroy the German battery atop Pointe du Hoc’s cliff. Explore the battle’s history, the bomb craters, and the German bunkers.
- Omaha Beach - Visit Omaha Beach, known as “Bloody Omaha,” where many American soldiers fell, famously depicted in “Saving Private Ryan”.
- Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer - This vast cemetery is the resting place for 9,388 American soldiers who died in the Battle of Normandy. Reflect on their stories and their eternal rest in the land of freedom.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
Additional Information
Aboard a comfortable 9-seater van, discover the Normandy landing beaches with a local guide. From Utah Beach to the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery, via the areas where the American paratroopers landed, it’s a real trip back in time to discover these historic and moving places while receiving many personal anecdotes. of Norman soldiers and civilians. The…
Aboard a comfortable 9-seater van, discover the Normandy landing beaches with a local guide. From Utah Beach to the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery, via the areas where the American paratroopers landed, it’s a real trip back in time to discover these historic and moving places while receiving many personal anecdotes. of Norman soldiers and civilians. The proposed route includes important sites of the landing, it is possible to modulate, shape your discovery, or other historical sites (Artificial port of Arromanches, Cambe Cemetery, Brécourt Battery, Longues-sur-Mer Battery. ..). The list of sites to visit is large, and this tour is completely flexible if you wish.
Location
Aire de Covoiturage de Montmirel
If you do not need support, we can meet you at the carpool parking lot in Guéron (exit 37) (GPS: 49.256065, -0.722331)
We can also meet you in Carentan, Ste Mere Eglise, Ste Marie-du-Mont.
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
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Meegan_b
Jun 22, 2025
Great tour - Incredibly informed guide who loves everything Normandy. His van was new, clean and spacious - enough room for everyone in our family. We would highly recommend.
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Nomad53359414988
Jun 21, 2025
Normandy Immersion 2025 - Our family of 6 opted for the private van tour with Noe. As he lives locally, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of Normandy, the battles, the places, the history. Noe recounts these stories with such deep appreciation that it made us feel like we immersed in the experience.
We stayed in Paris, took the train from St Lazare to Bayeux, where Noe picked us up at the station. What an amazing experience!
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Stephenby2245nk
Jun 5, 2025
An amazing tour with Noé!! - We were absolutely impressed with this tour. Noé was incredibly insightful and knowledgeable across every location. He was an excellent guide - he was always engaged in answering questions and providing additional context for our curious group. We would highly recommend this tour! We had an unforgettable day
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Linda
Jun 2, 2025
Two days on the Normandy landing beaches brought history to life for our family. - Our wonderful guide, Raphaelle, picked us up at our hotel and took us to the American beaches & the American cemetery on the first day. Day two included the British landing beaches and the remarkably moving memorial field, “Standing with Giants.” Raphaelle not only made us appreciate the enormity of the undertaking, the strategic brilliance and the stunning obstacles overcome by paratroopers, glider pilots, frog men, and the brave soldiers and sailors who stormed to the beaches, she showed us with pictures and in words the personal stories of heroism that made us appreciate both the sacrifices and the victory that changed the course of history. Two full days was a lot for our teenage grandchildren, but they stayed engaged throughout. It included an hour jeep tour with Thomas and Flavie, also wonderful, which we reviewed separately.
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Briansb3091te
Jun 1, 2025
Outstanding experience with Normandy Discovery Tours and our guide Noé - A complete immersive experience that no one in my family will ever forget. Noé, our guide, was impossible to stump and a great story teller and guide. We learned so much and saw even more. I would highly recommend this experience.
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Karlyn
May 14, 2025
Phenomenal experience in Normandy! - We had an absolutely fabulous experience - Noe’s knowledge of history and the events of WW2 were encyclopedic!! What a day - we could not recommend this trip more.
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Owenb
Apr 4, 2025
A knowledgeable guide... - A knowledgeable guide like Raphaelle makes you experience what it was like on that day both historically and emotionally.
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Janetsmcewen
Mar 28, 2025
Thrilled with our WWII battlefield tour with Normandy Discovery Tours - Outstanding tour of Utah and Omaha beaches, Pont Du Hoc, the American Cemetery, Sainte Mare Eglise and more. Our guide, Raphaelle, was passionate about WWII and we learned so much - even my husband, who reads a lot of WWII books, learned a lot. The full day was incredible. So glad we went with Normandy Discovery Tours!
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Donps4006di
Feb 23, 2025
Buitengewoon goed! - Today, we had a D-Day tour in Normandy with Thomas as our guide, and what a great experience! Thomas shares stories, takes you to key locations, and even shows real wartime photos taken at those exact spots – details you won’t hear about or see anywhere else. He brings history to life with so much passion and authenticity. His knowledge and enthusiasm made the day. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and highly recommend this tour to anyone eager to learn more about the history of D-Day. An absolute must-do!
P.S. His English, especially for a Frenchman, was exceptionally good!
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Johnvv601pw
Jan 5, 2025
Book this tour with Thomas! - Our guide, Thomas, could not have been better, nicer, or more knowledgeable. We had unseasonably cold weather and he perfectly adjusted our itinerary. Excellent with kids and adults. An outstanding experience with the best guide imaginable.
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