Normandy D-Day Beaches & American Cemetery Trip from Paris

Omaha Beach and cemetery at Normandy. Tour guide very informative along trip also. Very nice tour of three beaches.

The driver and guide were professional, the bus was comfortable and roomy, not oversold and crowded. Lots of history given by the guide, lots of stops to see related items, not long enough at the American Cemetery, wish there was more time there. lovely lunch stop on the coast.

It was a well- run tour. Murielle is charming and knowledgeable! It all ran like clockwork. We enjoyed it.

Our group of four had a great time on our trip to Normandy. I will say the bus ride is long, but the coach was pretty comfortable. Our tour guide, Amelie, was so knowlegable and spoke to the region itself and the events that took place in depth during our bus ride (she literally was able to speak about this for the trip there and back - about 6 hours - which was very impressive to us!). Normandy itself is just an incredible experience. We started the day with a stop at Omaha beach. Be prepared, you don't get too much time here, just to take a few photos and maybe walk to the shoreline and back. After this, we went to the cemetery. This was one of the most impactful experiences of the trip. We were able to walk the grounds, seeings the headstones of the men and women (there are three buried there) who gave their lives. It was beautiful to see how they honored each soldier with an appropriate headstone whether Christian or Jewish. There was also a small museum to see at the cemetery. We then traveled to a small town for lunch and had about an hour before we were back on the bus. We went to a restaurant called Beach and it was delicious - highly recommend. There are a few souvenir shops to buy from here. Following lunch, we went to a 360 museum to watch a short film on the events surrounding the war and D day. The trip finished at Juno beach - where the Canadians landed. As an American, it was cool to see this. This was the end of the trip, and we went back to Paris after. Pick up and drop off was at the Pullman Hotel - get there early because they start on time! It was a long day, but well worth it.

visiting the beaches was the highlight. knowledgeable guide, well-organized tour. perhaps a little less time in the town where we stopped for lunch and more time at the Canadia cemetery (guide kindly stopped and let us visit the Canadian cemetery but it was a quick visit).

Terrific moving experience brought to life by an outstanding tour guide. Also, the bus driver was friendly and more importantly an expert driver.

Bus tour was great. Would highly recommend. Was happy we did not have to drive. It was nice at the American, British and Canadian sites.

Omaha Beach, the cemetery, and Sargent Willys for Lunch. Walking on the beach, driving through the villages.

We were pleasantly surprised by this trip. I wasn’t sure of how much we would be able to accomplish during the time there, but the tour was extensive. They gave us ample time at each stop. Seeing the American cemetery was an amazing experience. And getting to have some time at the city center in Normandy, was beautiful. Our tour guide was very impressive, and she pointed out things constantly on the tour.

This trip had been on my bucket list for so long but in the end was very disappointing. First of all, you are asked to arrive 30 minutes before tour start but the guide only shows up ten minutes before. The bus ride is very long and for the first 90 minutes, the guide never stopped talking. Her strong French accent together with lots of interfering noises from the microphone made it very difficult to understand what was said. The guide was knowledgeable but because she talked so much her stories were confusing. The stops were very rushed. 15 minutes at the National Guard Monument Memorial near Omaha Beach but no stop at all at Les Braves Omaha Beach memorial was very disappointing. At least we got an hour to walk around at the American Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer which was very impressive. Lunch on our own in Arromanches was fine and so was the 360 degree movie experience there. The Juno beach stop with Juno Beach Center was again too short. The bus ride with approx. 7,5 hours return is very long. Too bad not even a bottle of water was included in the tour price. On the plus side I would like to mention the skills our busdriver Jack showed on the narrow roads of the beautiful villages. Very impressive!