Experience the heartrending history of WWII on this all day tour of Normandy. Listen to expert commentary as you journey from Paris to Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the American cemetery in Coleville aboard a luxury minibus.

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Duration 12 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English
Pickup optional: Hotel pick-up is only available from the following districts: 75001, 75002, 75003, 75004, 75005, 75006, 75007, 75008, 75009, 75014, 75015, 75016 or 75017. No pick-up is offered from the city gates of Paris (except Porte Maillot) or from the following districts: 75010, 75011, 75012, 75013, 75018, 75019 or 75020.
Private or small groups available

Highlights

Enjoy a multilingual tour of Normandy’s WWII sites
Stop at Point du Hoc and hear about the role it played on D-Day
See Omaha Beach from the American Cemetery
Step back in time as you observe the intact German artillery battery at Longues-sur-Mer
Visit the American cemetery in Colleville

Full description

Meet your experienced driver-guide at your Paris hotel for a journey through the history of World War II. Travel to the Beach of Normandy aboard a deluxe air-conditioned minibus. First, visit Pointe du Hoc, one of the strong points of the German fortifications, taken by storm on the morning of June 6, 1944. Then, see Batterie de Longues, the only German gun battery to keep its guns intact. Overlooking Omaha Beach, stop at the American Cemetery, which contains over 9,000 white crosses perfectly aligned on 170 acres. A chapel and memorial add the finishing touches to this moving scene. After paying your respects at these famous WWII locations, return to your hotel in Paris.

Includes

Transportation by deluxe minibus
Tour guide

Lunch
Gratuities

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Meet 10 minutes ahead of the departure time in front of the LIDO Cabaret located at 116 Avenue des Champs Elysees PARIS 75008

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Important information

Know before you go

Hotel pick-up is only available from centrally located hotels within Paris. The duration of the tour is inclusive of the time it takes to collect all clients.
No cancellations, modifications or refunds 5 days prior to the scheduled date.

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 25 reviews

Review summary

Guide
5/5
Transportation
4.4/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Safety
5/5

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Great small group tour.

This tour was amazing! Very personal and small group, only 5 people including myself which was awesome. Location easy to find. If you can aim to go on a Saturday as the Paris traffic is almost nonexistent on the way there and not bad on the way back, leaving you with more time at each site.

May 27, 2018

The guide was exceptional.

My wife and I joined 5 other travelers (English speaking) for this historical, moving experience. Though the trip took 14 hours not a minute was wasted. Everything in the advertisement was covered, the guide was an art history major and explained in great detail the liberation of Normandy. I’m so glad we used the app.

May 22, 2018

Very interesting

We enjoyed the trip, everything worked out well. It would be perfect if they'd let us know in advance that the minibus isn't a minibus but rather a minivan with three 3-seat rows. Which is pretty uncomfortable. I was seated next to 2 men and pressed against the window, and I had to get off whenever someone from the last row wanted to get off. That's not fun when you're riding for 500 km, it would have been more comfortable to have gone on a bus. Maybe you could update the ad for this tour and correctly inform the participants. Otherwise everything was ok.

April 23, 2013

Normandy D-Day All Day Tour by Minibus from Paris

Normandy D-Day All Day Tour by Minibus from Paris

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Great small group tour.

The guide was exceptional.

Very interesting