Omaha Beach Half-Day Morning Trip From Bayeux (A1)
Recommended by 93% of travelers
Bayeux, France
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Witness a profound side of French and American history with a visit to Omaha Beach from Bayeux. On this 3-hour small-group tour, you’ll stroll the Normandy beaches, explore critical wartime sites like Pointe du Hoc and the Normandy American Cemetery, and learn fascinating facts and histories about WWII from your guide. In the company of a small group, you’ll have the chance to personalize the journey, stopping to take souvenir photos and ask questions.
- 3-hour guided tour of Omaha Beach from Bayeux
- See the crater-riddled cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, a critical German outpost that was attacked by US forces
- Step upon the Normandy battlefield beaches and learn about the battles that ensued there
- Pay your respects at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
- Roundtrip hotel transport by minivan included
- Small-group format ensures personalized experience
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Pickup from Bayeux train station or Place de Quebec in Bayeux only
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Omaha Beach
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Pointe du Hoc
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Cimetiere Americain de Colleville-sur-Mer
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Please note that the tour departs from Bayeux - Normandy. There is no hotel pickup from Paris.
- Please note that our shared tours are subject to a 4 person minimum requirement.
- Please be aware that this tour retunrs to Bayeux around 12pm
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 344 reviews
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Diego_P, Jul 2026
This half-day tour was absolutely excellent! Our tour guide EMMANUEL was super kind, knowledgeable, and time oriented! We started on time, got back by noon, and still felt like we saw so much! Great tour, worth it! Do the full day if you have the time!
Stephanie_L, Jul 2026
The length of the trip was perfect for families traveling with kids. We had enough time at the sites to learn about them and do a quick walk around, but it wasn't so much that kids were bored. Great tour guide!
Kim_L, Jun 2026
It was a very informative half day tour for those who are short on time in the area.
Laurent provided us with an amazing insight on the area and you can tell he knows his subject well and is passionate about it.
Laurent made sure the tour schedule was kept and was so helpful to ensure we were able to catch our train back to Paris in time, with just 10 minutes to soare.
Merci beaucoup Laurent! Nous avons bien apprecie!
Jennifer_L, Jun 2026
David was an excellent guide! He spoke very good English and was incredibly knowledgeable. Above all he told great stories about different individuals that really made the experience even better.
mlevetc, Jun 2026
It was just ok, nothing remarkable.. I would prefer to make the experience more immerse not just giving facts that I could read with my AI. our guide was great but she was just giving us the info, no passion was transmitted and for the price I was expecting way more historical details.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your feedback and for joining our Omaha Beach Half-Day Tour.
We are pleased to hear that you found your guide professional. We are sorry, however, that the experience did not fully meet your expectations.
Our half-day morning tour is designed as an introduction to the D-Day sites and lasts approximately 3.5 hours. Within this limited timeframe, our guides aim to provide a balanced overview of the key historical events while allowing guests to visit several important locations. For travelers seeking a more in-depth and immersive experience, we generally recommend our full-day tours, which allow more time for detailed historical discussions, personal stories, and exploration of additional sites.
We appreciate your comments regarding the level of detail and immersion, as they help us continue improving our tours. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope to welcome you back to Normandy for a more comprehensive visit in the future.
Kind regards,
Jeroen_v, Jun 2026
Good and informed tour guide Corry…………. …………………..not okay that you want 100 characters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kimberly_C, Jun 2026
Extremely informative with time to visit each location. We learned so much about WWII that we didn’t know. To see each sight was amazing
Mike_M, May 2026
Very informative and efficient way to get the key points for understand the amazing operation that transpired here. Faustine did a wonderful job.
Scott_W, May 2026
A good balance of useful information and time to explore the sites on your own. Our guide was pleasant and kind.
Rebecca_B, May 2026
Faustin was an excellent guide and driver. He was patient with the couple that got lost on the way to the pickup point and his attitude was the reason the other passengers were also accepting of the situation. He was full of knowledge about the area and historical references. I would love to do another tour with him in the future.
MaryEllenP_D, Mar 2026
Absolutely terrific from start to finish. Emilie, who was my contact in setting up the trip, was great with good communication.
V, our guide, was equally wonderful. She was really well-prepared with a book of visual aids that really added to the information presented.
En route to Pont du Hoc, she laid out the war prior to D-Day, with the resistance and the Vichy government.
Katie_V, Mar 2026
The tour was fantastic. Jeremy was a very knowledgeable and charismatic guide. I will absolutely recommend this to others.
Cathryn_G, Mar 2026
This tour was excellent from start to finish. The pick-up was easy and everything was very well organised. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and clearly very passionate about the history, which made the experience even more meaningful. Visiting Omaha Beach and the cemetery was very moving, and the stories and context our guide shared really brought the history to life. A powerful experience and one I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Normandy.
Caroline_V, Jan 2026
Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic in his retelling and explanations of the D-Day landings. My three teens were engaged and interested and we all came away with a greater understanding of the region. Thanks so much.
Andrew_W, Nov 2025
We were not up with the d day history as much as we should have been and I think that if you are doing this a little prior knowledge would help… the guide was excellent and his English was excellent and he enthused us to read up more information on d day
Steven_C, Sep 2025
Only five people in our group. We had a wonderful guide who spoke flawless english. She answered every question with insight and used photos in her binder to illuminate her points. Both my father and father-in-law landed at Omaha and Utah beach respectively. She personalized the tour to reflect what our fathers would have experienced as they landed on each of the beaches. We started at Utah beach, and were the first group to arrive at Utah that morning. So, we had the entire beach to our ourselves. Our guide said that was very unusual. So, I would recommend an early morning tour with this small group tour.
Madeleine_R, Sep 2025
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us time to explore the areas on our own too would highly recommend this tour
Elyse_T, Jul 2025
Emilie did a good job handling an inconsistency between an agreed upon time of the tour and the time on the ticket. The tickets from the app did not reflect our rescheduled time, although they did reflect the rescheduled date. So we showed up at the ticketed time, and were accommodated by another group. More attention should be paid by Viator agents to the ticket details.
Anne_S, Jul 2025
This tour gave a thorough recount of what happened at Omaha Beach on D-Day. The guide was full of stories and anecdotes.
David_N, Jul 2025
David was a fantastic tour guide: knowledgeable, clear, and friendly. He provided a good amount of background information and interesting stories. We had a great experience and would definitely recommend this tour.
Mark_C, Jul 2025
Amazing experience lead by Louis!
Be prepared for the weather as the coast can get windy and a little chilly but not unbearable. We travelled with my 11 year old daughter and 65 year old parents and the tour length, locations and information provided was perfect.
Jennifer_M, Jun 2025
Our tour guide David did an excellent job! He was very Knowledgeable and personable! Would highly recommend this tour!
Annetta_R, Jun 2025
What a wonderful experience! David was a great tour guide. He had a wealth of knowledge of WW2 history, and was also welcoming and warm. His talk was full of personal stories of individual soldiers who fought, which made the past very meaningful and profoundly moving. David was also very respectful of our time as well as our comfort. He really made the whole experience come alive for us. Highly recommend.
Cara_B, Jun 2025
Our tour guide (we think his name was Jeremiah) was very knowledgeable about the area and History before D-Day. It was great hearing the "why" the US came to help the French before seeing the sites which were so moving. The a/c minivan was a welcome in this June heat. Would Highly recommend this tour. We were only in Bayeux for a 1/2 day so this tour was perfect. We even got so see part of the cute historic town of Bayeux on our way back to the Gare de Bayeux (drop off).
MIchael_C, Jun 2025
Although there was an original mistake in the booking, the company was able to source another guide to give us personal service and our tour guide was absolutely amazing!! Truly grateful for his knowledge, attention to time and attention to our very tight schedule!!
AnnChristine_I, Jun 2025
Very good guide, had lot of knowledge. We went on a morning tour and there was not so crowded. We were only four visitors so it felt like a private tour.
Steven_W, Jun 2025
It's fantastic very enjoyable and incredibly informative. A once in a life time experience. Never forget it.
paul_o, Jun 2025
Great experience. It is only a half day tour, but we still got a great amount of information and felt satisfied with what we got to see
Kathy_R, Jun 2025
What a moving experience! The D-Day site and the American Cemetery have got to be seen to understand the feelings they inspire. I wish we had more time, as we originally booked Band of Brothers tour but got kicked out/ cancelled. Our guide, Emma, was interesting and knowledgeable and we would definitely take another tour with her in the future. We highly recommend seeing the D-Day sites!
Patricia_M, May 2025
Very knowledgeable guide and the perfect introduction to the area. You don’t get a ton of time in each place, but as long as you understand that going in it is great!
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