Private DDay Beaches Tour from Paris: Normandy's Historic Sites with Bilingual Guide
4.9
57 Ratings
Paris
Embark on a private DDay Beaches tour from Paris and explore Normandy's historic sites with a knowledgeable bilingual guide. Discover remnants of battle, visit a genuine WWII bunker, and enjoy the stunning Normandy landscapes. Indulge in local products and customize your tour. Book now!
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Paris - We pick you up in front of your hotel in Paris and drive you to Normandy DDAy beaches. We bring you back in the end of the day. This is a private, tailor-made door-to-door tour.
- Sainte-Mere-Eglise - See the typical village of Sainte Mère Eglise where the US paratrooper John Steel got stuck during the night on a church tower
- Pointe du Hoc - Discover “Pointe du Hoc” where over 200 rangers scaled 90-foot cliffs on DDay. Visit a genuine bunker from WWII and see the craters formed by the bombs in June 1944.
- Utah Beach - With your knowledgeable private guide, discover Utah beach, the US D-Day beach where General Roosevelt landed with his troops in June 1944.
- Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer - American Cemetery with its 9000 aligned tombs, its memorial and museum + short film about DDay that helps you understand the context of the war.
You could attend the Taps with the flag ceremony at the cemetery which takes place at 4 pm (low season) and at 5 pm (high season). This can change depending on the dates.
- Omaha Beach - Walk on the beach where more than a thousand of brave soldiers gave their lives for our freedom
- Englesqueville-la-Percee - Meet a local producer of Norman cider, Pommeau, or Calvados – local spirits derived from apples. Your tasting experience will take place on the family farm that has been passed down from generation to generation since the First World War.
- Paris - We drop you off in front of your hotel in Paris at the end of the day. This is a custom private tour door-to-door.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Skip-the-line access
- Knowledgeable multilingual private guide at your service the whole day
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Lunch
Additional Information
Join us for a personalized private tour of the DDay beaches, departing from your hotel in Paris. Explore Omaha beach, Pointe du Hoc, and more, accompanied by a proficient bilingual guide for the day.
We’ll transport you through history, visiting the remains of historic battlefields. Along the journey, you’ll see war artifacts like Sherman tanks, cannons, and a genuine WWII Bunker.
Also, take in the stunning Normandy scenery as we travel, from apple orchards and pastoral landscapes to quintessential Norman villages.
When it’s time for lunch, we’ll suggest superior restaurants for you to savor local delicacies like Camembert cheese. Don’t worry about making reservations - we’ll handle that for you.
We provide hotel or airport pick up and drop off services. The tour is fully customizable.
If you’re interested, you can meet a local producer and sample their excellent products (Cidre, Pommeau, Calvados, and apple juice)
Discover more day-tours from Paris on the Finding France’s website.
Location
Paris
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(57 Ratings)
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780margeb
Apr 10, 2024
A wonderful and fun trip to Normandy - Gilles Lorand, with Finding France, was our tour guide for the DDay Beaches private tour of Normandy. Gilles was very knowledgeable of the region and provided an excellent historical account of the DDay invasion. He was knowledgeable, accommodating, and humorous which made our tour extremely enjoyable. Our minivan was comfortable and clean and Gilles provided us with water for our trip. In addition, he took us to a distillery for apple cider/ wine tasting which was great fun! We highly recommend Gilles if you are planning a trip to the Beaches of Normandy or any tours around Paris. Gilles prepares his presentation after extensive research which provides a more accurate account of the events of the DDay invasion. This tour exceeded our expectations!!
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Daniel_m
Apr 5, 2024
Worth spending the day - We appreciated the thoughtfulness of the tour. Agnes was a wonderful guide and host, providing a strong depth of knowledge on D-Day, the sites as well as the backdrop that led-up to the battles at and around Normandy. Her willingness to tailor the experience to the group was great for our 3 children.
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362hankc
Apr 1, 2024
Fantastic Normandy Tour! - We had an amazing tour of Normandy with our tour guide. She was so knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. She tailored our tour to exactly what we wanted to see. It was fantastic!
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Erinms9284py
Mar 29, 2024
Private tour with my son - Agnes was our guide - Agnes-was great! Very knowledgable and tailored the trip to our interest. Shared a lot of interesting information and had lots of additional books and pieces of history to share during our drive.
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L9275jestevenc
Mar 22, 2024
5-Star Normandy Tour with Giles - Our tour with Giles was very interesting and worthwhile. We are very interested in World War II history, and he gave a great tour with lots of information about the war, specific sites, and people. He took us to all of the most important sites of the area, often stopping to explain interesting facts. Giles was also a great guide apart from the history. We visited an awesome Cider tasting place, and the overall conversation all day was great. Overall, it was a very eyeopening journey through Normandy for us, and we would not have been able to learn as much without Giles!
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Cynthiaob6872po
Mar 14, 2024
Amazing time in Normandy - Our trip to Normandy was both educational and moving. Clement was a wonderful and very knowledgeable guide. We saw several of the beaches where the troops came ashore on DDay and visited the American museum and cemetery. Standing in the places where so many lost their lives fighting for freedom was an undescribable feeling. We also stopped at a local apple farm and sampled some delicious spirits that are made there. Our guide provided a couple locations for lunch to choose from. We really enjoyed our lunch and getting to visit with our guide and his team. I'd definitely recommend this tour if you are visiting France!
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X7334ffmichaela
Dec 31, 2023
A MUST TRIP WHEN VISITING FRANCE - My wife and I couldn’t have been happier with this trip to Normandy. Our driver Remy picked us up at our hotel in Paris 15 minutes before our scheduled trip, he was an absolute pleasure to talk to for the 2 plus hour ride there and back. Sarah our guide was extremely knowledgeable throughout the tour. Her explanation on all the details of what we’re seeing was truly amazing which included some fascinating personal insight from her 101 year old grandmother. HIGHLY RECOMMEND……..
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Soar101
Dec 27, 2023
Amazing Omaha beach/Normandy with a great tour guide = Agnes! - My wife and I celebrated a trip to Europe (2 weeks) for our 30th Anniversary. We ended with a tour of Normandy/Omaha beach/etc... As a US Army Veteran this tour was amazing. Agnes our guide was so lovely and so knowledgeable. She hit all the key spots. I didnt know what I wanted to see but in the end she hit exactly the areas i needed to see. That hallowed ground was so moving and her history and descriptions made the visit so much more meaningful. She also took us to a lovely port for a great lunch! And oh by the way its a 3+ hour drive one way, Agnes is a great driver! :) A great ending for our trip of a lifetime!
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Laura_f
Apr 4, 2024
Very moving visit to D Day beaches in Normandy. - We had a lovely driver and guide for our day trip to Normandy, Gilles. He gave us background on WWII, and details of the American invasion even before we got to the beaches. It was interesting to see the bunkers and barricades. Buy the most moving part was the visit to the American cemetery. Thank you Gilles for making this a pleasant and memorable day. I can't believe he drove us from our hotel to Normandy and back in one day, and was set to go again the next day. And he was a great driver and a delightful person to spend the day with.
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Valariewilliams1113
Jan 1, 2024
Remy our driver was... - Remy our driver was fantastic. He was early to pick us up, ready to go when we were completed at our places on the tour and on the return to Paris on New Year’s Eve was able to get us to our hotel even with many streets closed. Estelle was knowledgeable about the area. However, she did not take us to the church where the paratrooper was trapped all night nor to the family farm for cheese and cider tasting as the Viator website described —and we paid full fare.
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