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Private Day Tour including Normandy Landing Beaches & Battlefields from Caen

Caen, France

Private Tour Normandy Landing Beaches Battlefields Museums and Cemeteries from Caen

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore some of the most famous battlefields of World War II during this private Normandy tour from Caen. Visit the D-Day beaches, where Allied soldiers invaded northern France on June 6, 1944. See the landing beaches and battlefields of Normandy, pay homage to the fallen at national cemeteries and visit area museums. Your expert guide can personalize this private tour to suit your interests.

Private tour from Caen to WWII sites in Normandy
Personalize this tour to visit the D-Day sites that interest you!
Visit battlefields and landing beaches, including Utah Beach, Omaha Beach and Sword Beach
Spend time reflecting at the American, Canadian and Commonwealth cemeteries
Spend time reflecting at the American, Canadian and Commonwealth cemeteries
Private tour ensures a more personalized experience
Wonderful tour for history buffs!

What's Included

Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan (maximum 8 people)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Guide's lunch (approximately €25)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Caen city center.

What To Expect

This private Normandy tour from Caen allows you to choose what World War II sites you visit and how long you spend at each one. There are many D-Day sites to visit, and your expert guide offers unique insights into each one, no matter what sites you choose.

The beaches of Normandy – now known as the D-Day beaches – were invaded by more than 16,000 Allied troops on the nights of June 5 and 6, 1944. Soon, the beaches along the coast of Normandy saw heavy fighting between Allied forces and the Germans. These brutal battles helped lead to the eventual end of the war.

During this private Normandy tour, choose from a number of potential sites to create your own itinerary.

See the most famous landing beaches, such as Omaha Beach – which saw some of the deadliest fighting – or Utah Beach, the first the Allies secured. Pay your respects at the American Cemetery near Omaha Beach, where more than 9,300 soldiers are buried, or the Airborne Museum of Saint-Mere-Eglise.

See Sword Beach, where British and Free French soldiers made their advances, moving from there to capture Pegasus Bridge. Pay your respects at the Commonwealth Military Cemeteries, tour the Merville Battery Museum, or visit the Hillman Bunker Complex near the town of Colleville-Montgomery.

Head for Juno Beach, where the Canadian forces invaded, to see the Juno Beach Center and the Canadian Cemetery near Reviers and Veny-sur-Mer. Visit Ardenne Abbey, a 12th-century abbey where 11 Canadian prisoners of war were executed.

The itinerary is yours to sculpt, with each option offering wonderful opportunities to put history in context and honor those who fought and died on these beaches in Normandy.

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
NST provides you with masks as well as hydroalcoholic gel. Our vehicles are disinfected after each use and the distance is respected.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
Any changes made less than 6 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.

If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Excellent

Paul_L, Apr 2024

Everything was perfect. In the lead up the office was very flexible and engaged in helping us work out a bespoke itinerary to take in aspects of both the American and British sectors. Emmanuel, our tour guide, was very friendly and hugely knowledgable. Because there were only two of us (my son and I) it was very relaxed and we never felt overwhelmed with information. We could also be flexible on the day and Emmanuel gently suggested a couple of additional things to visit - which we are very glad we did. It was hugely enriching and certainly the best tour I've been on.

D Day tour Normandy

christopher_p, Oct 2023

Great tour of D day beaches! Our guide was very knowledgeable and made sure our tour covered everything we wanted to see. What was extra special was the little details our guide was able to point out during the tour. Would recommend booking this tour to see the D Day beaches in Normandy.

Great Private Tour

Susana_R, Oct 2023

This Private Tour was excellent, our tour guide/driver Laurianne was so knowledgeable and passionate about it. She did such a good job. We went to all the USA sites and the Cemetery was the highlight of our tour. I really recommend this tour to anyone.

Memory making

Barry_C, Sep 2023

J B our guide made this a wonderful experience. Only so much you can find out from film and print. He really painted a complete picture. Will highly recommend him to others.

Great spot.

RENO_R, Jun 2023

Our guide picked us up at our hotel on time. He spoke to us about what we wanted to see and our plan for the day was made. He was very helpful and knowledgeable as we were moving around. He took us to a few places that he thought we would like and was very helpful in filling in the day with great sites. We spent some time at Utah and Omaha however Juno was our main interest. Money well spent on this tour.

Great Trip to the Normandy D-Day Beaches.

Charles_H, Apr 2023

We had a great local tour guide who knew the history and the background stories really well. The ride in the coach was very comfortable.

Great way to experience the landing area

Ken_P, Jan 2023

Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and did a great job of making sure that these weary travelers made the most of our time in the landing region.

Wonderful experience

James_M, Oct 2022

Celine was an excellent guide, knowing key historic places and had had details and maps/pics to put them in context. We threw her a curve asking for a place for Calvados and she knew a small farm built in 12th century. All we hoped for. Thank you!

Wow!

Emily_S, Jun 2022

Loved the history. The overlord museum was fantastic! We had a picnic on Utah beach. The American cemetery was beautiful.

Excellent

Trek34573321280, Jul 2019

Our tour guide was Caroline. She was fantastic! We learned so much throughout the day that we hadn't known prior to the tour. I would definitely recommend this tour. It was well worth the money and time we spent.

Great family experience

William_L, Jul 2019

The tour was very nice. Saw Utah and Omaha beaches and both the German and American Cemeteries. Our guide, Antoine was superb. Not only told the stories well, but with enthusiasm that brought the history to life. Nice day for the entire family

THE BEST

Desiree T, Jun 2019

We had a private tour and it was the best way to spend our day. Our guide was very knowledgeable of everything and definitely made sure we were getting to see everything we wanted. It was a once in a lifetime experience

Outstanding guide!

Joan W, Mar 2019

We would follow Adrien and his illuminating stories anywhere as he made each place come alive. First class!

Visit to Normandy

Kenneth_L, Aug 2018

Oliver was wonderful. He has a wealth of knowledge and shared this with our family. He was very polite and enthusiastic. Our family appreciate his guidance.

Mr Lemele was super!

Dennis_J, Jul 2018

Very good tour, Mr Lemele our guide was a great guy, extremely knowledgeable, gracious and accomodating. Tour was extremely interesting and sobering.

I was disappointed with our guide...

lajhokie, Aug 2017

I was disappointed with our guide. It was expensive since we had a private tour . I asked our guide about seeing the city where the paratroopers first landed , he said we couldn't do that right from the start. Then when I asked him about seeing some museums, again he said that would be a waste of our time. I know we couldn't do everything in a day , but he was average at best. To the point that i will not recommend Viator to others if this is the type of guides you have. He was interested in scheduling lunch. He was checking his phone throughout the day,which i feel was all personal business. I would recommend that he study up more on his subject before leading people especially for the high fee. As a final note he handed me his review and asked me to fill it out right in front of him. I rated him high marks since he was looking at me while I did it, I was at his mercy to get us back to our train station so I gave him a good review. Please disregard that review.

Everything that Romain, our tour guide...

Ashley L, Apr 2016

Everything that Romain, our tour guide offered was absolutely professional and top-drawer!

Gwen was a wonderful tour guide! His...

Duane T, Sep 2015

Gwen was a wonderful tour guide! His english was excellent and he explained, in detail, the many events leading up to as well as the D-Day invasion. My wife and I had a D-Day tour of Normandy in 2011 that we thought was excellent- but Gwen's tour was by far and away the best! He took us to a lovely hotel near Omaha beach for lunch and the food was exceptional! I would recommend Gwen and the Viator Normandy D-Day tour to all. Duane

Excellent tour. Tour guide was...

Richard P, Sep 2015

Excellent tour. Tour guide was efficient, courteous, knowledgeable.

Our tour was made so excellent...

Donna W, May 2015

Our tour was made so excellent thanks to the expertise and enthusiasm of our guide, Roman. From the moment he picked us up until he left us at the train station, he filled us with interesting background information and answered all of our questions knowledgeably. He made the sequence of events of the time logical and able to be understood and he gave a human perspective that made the day very moving and memorable. We would highly recommend this tour to all Americans visiting France.