Top Normandy Bus Tours - page 3

Holy smokes this was awesome!! Theo did a truly PHENOMENAL job being our guide. He is very knowledgeable and could answer every question my dad and I asked. Theo is also very personable which made for super easy and fun conversations. This trip and Theo made my time in France with my dad, honestly, one of the best times of our lives. I cannot recommend this experience enough.

We consider ourselves really blessed to have chosen Neptune Battle Tours for our visit to Normandy. Our guide was "Boy". (He is also the owner of Neptune Tours!!) Boy was phenomenal! I couldn't imagine a more professional, flexible, or knowledgeable guide for our visit to Normandy. We (my wife and I) started the day by getting off our train from Paris in the wrong town!! (Caen instead of Bayeux!!) Boy didn't hesitate at all. Once we realized why we couldn't find each other outside the Bayeux train station, he was immediately back on the road, headed to Caen to find his lost clients! No recriminations, no smirking, just polite and efficient flexibility to make things feel seamless to us. Some skills and traits that Boy has that we felt at EVERY stop on the day: Knowledgeable - Boy knows the Normandy Campaign. Not just D-Day...but the Normandy Campaign. He opened our own perspectives to understand a much larger picture than we had when starting the day. Personal Knowledge - Boy has met people. Veterans of D-Day. Veterans of the Campaign. Historians. Family members. Foundation leaders. His gentle manner and genuine interest has helped him to accumulate a TON of information, background, personal anecdotes, and different perspectives on the history all around you in that area. Manner - Boy shares his wealth of knowledge without ever appearing to lecture or seem to be reading any type of script or check-list. He truly shares what he knows in a way that makes what could be an overwhelming flow of info become a series of personal observations about what we were seeing. Pleasant - Boy is just a nice guy! He never forced conversation, or allowed awkward silences. It was just a fun day with someone we felt we could call "friend" by the time we said good-bye at the train station. (On time, and at the correct station!!!) It was our very first private tour, 1-on-1 with a guide. We were a bit nervous and wondering about spending a day with a stranger. Well, that "stranger" thing stopped about 5 minutes after he picked us up. And it never felt forced. We felt all of those skills throughout the very full, but unhurried, day. I understand why his reviews are all so positive. We strongly recommend planning your trip to the D-Day beaches so that you can engage Boy for a day.

Our Norwegian cruise ship got out of Belgium late because of dock workers strike so we were late getting to the Paris port. I called Vexperio the moment we found out and they just found out. Vexperio had great communication by sending texts and emails letting me and everyone know that the new arrival time of our ship was 9 and the shore excursion would start about 9:30am . The meeting point was easy just outside the terminal on the opposite side of the parking lot. This excursion was fantastic, Peter our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very funny. Highly recommend this excursion.

If you’ve already gone or simply have no interest in going to Normandy, this is the trip for you! Although Deauville was lovely and worth the trip/stop, it was Honfleur that stole the show. It was both charming and beautiful not to mention a history/culture worth hearing. Indulging in a glass of rose’, a plate of delectable cheeses and fresh roles was a perfect afternoon snack at a sidewalk cafe. And we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Laurence was fantastic! He was extremely informative and had a great sense of humor. If the rain had held off just a bit longer, it would have been an absolutely perfect day!

This day was an amazing experience, it was so well organized and our guide Mathieu was extremely knowledgeable and kept us interested all day. He was personable and shared so much, answered questions, provided stories about events as well as facts . He was willing to expand on areas our group had the most interest in. He joined us at our table for lunch and that was wonderful, most guides have not in my experience but we found it to be a great personal touch. Our day of exploration of the D day events , beaches and the visit and impact of the American Cemetery was even more than we expected it could be.

We were collected at Bayeux train station by Emanuel and were lucky enough to be the only people on the tour. As we were talking about history in the minibus, Emanuel made an extra stop and showed us where William the Conquerer was buried. We then continued to the Pegasus bridge and museum and it was completely up to us how long we stayed there. We visited the war burial sites and the landing beach. Emanuel had photos to show us and lots of knowledge and we all had an enjoyable afternoon. We also asked to be dropped back into the centre of Bayeux so we could have a look around, which he was happy to do - great service and excellent English

The experience was fantastic! Antoine got very detailed which I wanted and answered all my questions about D-day the players, battles, weapons and impact it had on the men who fought as well as the macro picture of the war. His politeness, knowledge and enthusiasm was top notch! I would recommend this tour for casual observers or big time WW2 buffs.

Excellent tour! Our guide, Pascal was very knowledgeable, so interesting. We not only visited all the D-Day sites, but we were able to understand so much more from Pascal. The tour was amazing, moving, and the all day tour was the perfect length. Also, I had the best almond eclair at our lunch stop at a boulangerie.