Top Normandy Day Trips - page 2

Mont Saint Michel tour was very well arranged. We were lucky to have the same guide, Manon, for the tour! The entire tour was indeed an unique experience in the medieval charm of the island and the abbey. We got enough free time to explore the area & grab lunch on the island before returning. Indeed worth visiting !!

Comfortable van ride to the Normandy D-Day sites and cemetery. Our guide was incredibly knowledgable about not only the sites we visited but additional French and European history relevant to the region. Our guide even pointed out sites in Paris while headed out of and back into the city; also providing some recommendations and site-seeing tips. We learned so much about the D-Day sites; it was exactly what we wanted. Our guide also selected a wonderful lunch in a small seaside town near the battlefields.

Adrian, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the many sites and details surrounding the D Day invasion. He told personal stories along with the details. We were late leaving Rouen so we emailed the company. We received an immediate response saying he would wait for us. We arrived and we then followed him via our car to park for free at the train station. He was very patient and understanding. Timing our arrival at the cemetery to coincide with the lowering of the flag made the visit especially poignant. To improve he might talk more about the cemetery before we arrived so we could experience it with more quiet time for reflection on the enormity of the locale.

Pierre-Alexandre was our tour guide. Pierre picked us up at the train station exactly on time. Since this was an all-day private tour, Pierre asked me if I had any special requests. I told him my father was a bombarder on a B-17 bomber and dropped bombs on Normandy on D Day in 1944. Pierre was immensely knowledgable on the events during the allied victory against the Nazi army during the war and the details of the fierce fighting men. My father left me the handwritten flight records of every mission he flow and the target locations. I gave Pierre a copy of those records since he was such an exceptional guide. I highly recommend this tour and especially Pierre. Ask for him when you book. You won't be disappointed!

This is a wonderful half day tour of Omaha Beach, the Normandy American Cemetery, and Point du Hoc. Our guide, Charlie, was very passionate about the war in his words, in his careful and deliberate depictions and sketches of what the Allied soldiers experienced on D day. I felt totally immersed and in the guide of an expert who truly made the experience worthwhile. You will have an opportunity to see the intimidating cliffs the US rangers had to scale to storm the German gun batteries and awe in just how difficult that feat would have been. You will see the American cemetery where the thousands of lives were given over the course of the war to fight tyranny. If you time it right, you will get to see the taps ceremony at 1600 which undoubtedly evokes a sense of admiration and sadness. Finally, seeing the same beach the thousands of Allied soldiers stormed under terrible weather conditions and sheer bad luck really gives you a perspective on what sacrifice truly means. I highly recommend the tour.

This was an excellent tour. Our guide, Bert, brought us back to 1944 with stories and pictures from the time. At each stop we were given an appropriate amount of information of what we were seeing and frequently were given a story of real people and what they went through. My uncle survived the invasion of Normandy and I went through quite a few tissues when we got to Omaha beach, but even if you don’t have a personal connection, you are very likely to become emotional. The sacrifice and the bravery of those soldiers was incredible. This tour was one of the best I have been on and cannot recommend it more highly.

Timely start Comfortable coach w/ restroom but NO USB charger Tour Guide knowledgeable about specifics of WWII & Operational Overload Lunch included & filling Not recommended to people w/ mobility challenges - lengthy walks, uneven grounds, stairs/steps Timely return to cruise ship w/ ample time left to board

Fredrick (Fred) guided us for the 8hr n 30 mins was excellent. His knowledge n jokes were right on. Not robotic or boring. Asked us for questions. Fred made the whole tour amazing very patient n offer tips on where to go for a quick coffee. We totally enjoyed our guide Fred n tour. Definitely recommend it.