Normandy D-Day Battlefields and Beaches Day Trip

Paris, France

Take a poignant, memorable day trip from Paris to visit the Normandy battlefields and landing beaches of World War II. You'll visit famous wartime sites and the American cemetery, spend time on the historic beaches and gain invaluable insights into the wartime experience of the Allied soldiers and the French citizens they liberated.

Your drive through the picturesque Normandy countryside takes you to the Caen Memorial, devoted to illustrations and films about the Second World War and the Normandy landings of June 1944.  

After lunch at the Memorial, visit the Pointe du Hoc, a German defense position that was heroically taken by US soldiers during World War II. Continue to the American cemetery of  Saint-Laurent, the final resting place of almost 10,000 soldiers. You will also have free time at Omaha Beach to reflect on the site's moving history and visit the Omaha Beach Visitor Center, which describes the American soldiers' operations on the famous beach in June 1944.

Before returning to Paris, stop at the Canadian Memorial at Juno beach and Arromanches to see the remains of the artificial landing harbor that was built by the Allies in less than 15 days.

USD $219.61

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Andy	April 2012
of course the sites chosen were more American than Canadian, however stapping at the Canadian cemetry would have been nice.

Review by: Catherine K	April 2012
Great tour guide. Everything went as planned. The lunch was wonderful also.

Review by: KATHLEEN M	April 2012
Wonderful trip that exceeded my expectations. The guide was very knowledgable and friendly. The itinerary was very inclusive and I was pleased with the amount of time allowed at each stop. I highly recommend this memorable tour and the travel through the French country-side is an added plus.

Review by: Stephen F	April 2012
Nice bus, knowledgable tour guides, beautiful day, all add up to a very good trip! I felt we spent too much time at the Memorial Museum in Caen. This was not as nice a display as the Military Museum in Paris, and we were there for two hours and lunch. Lunch was very nice, though! The afternoon activities were rushed. I would have like more time at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach. Their visitor center displays were wonderful. All in all, though, it was a memoral day that was well worth the time and expense.

Review by: Mary Jane K	April 2012
The small-group day trip was perfect for us. Eliza was a wonderful guide. Knowledgeable, friendly, on-time. Lunch at Le Ferm was perfect.

Review by: Rabbidal	April 2012
This was a phenomenal experience. Our guide was incredible, the tour was amazing and the lunch was one of the best I had in France. I wasso move by this expereince that I was sad when it was over. The guide was entertaining and veyeasy to understand. Greatest tour ever!

Review by: James B	April 2012
Great tour! Caen War Memorial was the perfect place to start the tour, to re-fresh your memory and learn a bit more about the landings and the rise of the Nazis. Highlight of the tour was the landing area at Pointe du Hoc. Would recommended the tour to any one with a spare day in Paris.

Review by: Gerard R	April 2012
A must see for those from the U.S. The American Cemetery was stunning. To read the stories in the welcome center brought tears to mine and others that were there. To see that almost 10,000 American soldiers are buried there. Many unknowns and 41 brothers really hits home. Our guide was well versed and helped to make the ride pleasurable. We covered a lot of ground and saw the best there was to see.

Review by: Sharon W	April 2012
Incredibly powerful and emotion evoking, the beaches, Peace museum, cemetery and monuments and experience were all quite unforgettable. The return trip was quiet and reflective.

Review by: Pat	April 2012
Remarkable experience. Every person should see these places.

Review by: Elizabeth T	March 2012
Great Day, lunch was great and the guide was very informative

Review by: Robert L	March 2012
The trip was great! Our guide was just what you want in a guide, he knew what everything was but was not pushy, he gave us ample time to explore on our own.

Review by: William B	March 2012
Well worth the time and effort - - excellent tour guide.

Review by: Dietsch	March 2012
We really enjoyed this trip. However, make sure you plan for a very long day - bring reading material, snacks, and drinks. While a lovely lunch is provided at the museum in Caen, dinner is a gas station stop! While we enjoyed the museum at Caen, this museum really encompasses all of WW2. We actually liked the museum at the American Cemetary, as it was strictly focused on the D-Day Battlefields. I could have used less time in Caen, and more time at the Cemetary to visit the Cemetary grounds and museum.

Review by: Amy F	March 2012
Very touching and informative tour.

Review by: Munro B	March 2012
Very informative and just the right amount of time at each stop. Lunch was wonderful.

Review by: Richard	March 2012
great tour guide and great luinch.

Review by: Larry T	March 2012
This was a great trip for my wife and I. Our guide did a great job of narrating and helping us to visualize what we saw. I would recommend this tour to anyone that only has a day to see a lot of history!!

Review by: GERALD G	March 2012
March 2012 - It was a grat trip. I met nice people had a great lunch and most of all I saw and touched the place that shaped the life of my father. One of the poignant memmories is that our knowledgable guide observed that when she started conducting this tour year ago the participants were the men that were there now they are motly replace by the childeren who are drawn to this plac.e to honor the men.

Review by: Jeff H	March 2012
Very informative and good tour good. Her aceent was a little difficult at time but overall definitely worth checking out.

Review by: Michael N	March 2012
Excellent guide, well organized and great meal!

Review by: Katherine A	March 2012
I highly enjoyed my trip. Everyone was friendly and the day was well-planned. I would certainly book with Viator again.

Review by: Michelle P	February 2012
Although it was a long day, I would have liked to have spent more time at the English artificial harbor. I noticed some people down on the beach and we were unable to get that close. Otherwise, the trip was very good and informative.

Review by: Lauren D	February 2012
I went on this trip alone figuring it was something I needed to see at some point in my lifetime. The museum was the first stop and we had an hour to walk through the different exhibits. I felt like I had enough time to see everything I wanted to see there. Lunch was tasty and we were given 2 bottles of wine per table.

Review by: Martin F	February 2012
Enter your review hereHighly recommend the tour. Our guide was very informative between locations with a lot of knowledge about the old history of Normandy such as the Vikings and William the Conqueror.

Review by: Randi P	January 2012
This was a very good trip. The best part was the museum. I could have used more than an hour there. The lunch served was not very good though. The guide was very informative and the sites were amazing.

Review by: Anisa V	January 2012
HIghly knowledgable guide. Regret how rushed it felt. Was a very full day. The Memorial museum of Peace deserves more time as does the Cemetary. Will go again but on my own - each spot deserves more time. Very thoughtful places were visited.

Review by: Mark W	January 2012
This was an awesome adventure. Our guide was wonderful, very entertaining and informative. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to learn American history.

Review by: DON P	January 2012
This day trip was amazing. The smaller group in the minivan made it possible for us to learn so much of the history and have all of our questions answered. Our guide was phenomenal! I enoyed this more than anything else I did in France. It is well worth it. You are forever changed by visiting these historic sites.

Review by: Bernard O	December 2011
Fantastic day very infoirmative great guide and driver and would highlky recommend very touching day trip.

Review by: Barbara C	November 2011
My expectations were met. The day was well organized, and the tour guides provided good information and were attentive to our needs.

Review by: The Pier	November 2011
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. A big day, but well worth it. Tour guide was very knowledgable and friendly. We loved driving through all the coastal villiages also. A very, very good tour. Thank you.

Review by: Jersey Ralph	November 2011
Guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Beach tours were impressive. Lunch at memorial was somewhat drawn out and could have been shorter to spend more time at beach sites and areas just of beaches. Would have liked to see more of immediate areas around beaches like paratrooper drop areas, etc. We passed some small museums that had what looked like original warfare equipment but did not stop. Overall very good tour.

Review by: Paul M	November 2011
(1) Not enough time allowed at the War Memorial because we had to rush to an ordinary country inn where we were served a less than ordinary lunch. A simple box lunch that could have been eaten at any of the sites would have provided the additional time needed at the War Memorial. (2) We were in the back of an 8 person van, and could not hear the guide. To "correct" the problem, he had to have one hand on microphone and one hand on the steering wheel. Driving at 60 to 70 miles an hour with one hand on the wheel is dangerous and UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

Review by: Elizabeth R	November 2011
Fabulous day with very knowledgeable tour guide and fabulous included lunch.

Review by: Carl C	November 2011
I would highty recomment this tour. To my husband and I it was possibly the hightlight of our trip. The bus was very comfortable, and the tour guides were very knowledgeable. The Viator office to pick up the tour was easy to locate in Paris. It was a all day tour, however the bus ride allowed some nap time. I have taken many tours through Viator, and will continue to use them through my European trips.

Review by: William C	November 2011
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip, and our tour guide was exceptional!!!!

Review by: randy m	November 2011
Loved it! Could spend days there! Would love to go back again someday.

Review by: foxylady	November 2011
Very informative, attached itself to the facts quite well and gave me a sense of place. I was a little disappointed at the short time spent at the museum, but overall it was good including the lunch.

Review by: Nancy Fire B, United States of America	July 2010
Vinny was AMAZING, great tour guide! This trip was fantastic!

Review by: Chris P, United States of America	July 2010
I took the half day tour which departed/returned from the Bayeux train station. Our tour guide did a great job. His knowledgeable and enthusiastic commentary was the highlight of my trip to Paris. I'd highly recommend him to future visitors. Thanks!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
very touching trip, makes me proud to be an American.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
Overall, it was a great trip the tour guide was very knowledgeable and Normandy is a must-see sight in France. Viator allowed everyone in our group to relax and have a great time. Driving through the countryside was also very beautiful and something we would have missed had we just taken the train to Caen or Bayeux.

Review by: Larry C, United States of America	June 2010
Our tour to Normandy far exceeded our expectations. Christian was an amazing tour guide. Her knowledge on everything from cows to all things in France was incredible. The lunch was the only thing that left a lot to be desired - I recommend that Viator find a better restaurant. But this tour is truly one of the highlights of our trip.

Review by: Ron T, United States of America	June 2010
Our guide, Vincent, was very knowledgeable and helpful. The van was comfortable, the scenery great, and the battlefieldscemetery were touching. Lunch at an old inn was excellent, the wine was great, and the day was highlight of our trip.

Review by: Robert T, United States of America	June 2010
Great museum in Caen. Magnificent views , very informative guide gave us plenty of time at each location to go off on our own. Loved it.

Review by: James K, United States of America	June 2010
Was a long day but a great experience. Our guide was very good. This is a must see if you come to France.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	June 2010
Fantastic

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	May 2010
outstanding - great tour guides

Review by: John B, United States of America	May 2010
Comfortable bus transportation with narration. Provided time to visit memorials and beaches.