Highlights
- 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!
Useful Information
American Cemetery, Normandy
This flexible private tour from Caen allows you to personalize your own itinerary – see the sites and attractions you want for however long you want! Visit the famous landing beaches, like Utah Beach (the first beach secured by the Allies) and Omaha Beach (where some of the heaviest fighting took place, giving it the nickname Bloody Omaha). You can also visit the Airborne Museum of Saint-Mere-Eglis or the American Cemetery, on the eastern end of Omaha Beach, which commemorates the US soldiers who died in this battle. This expansive space of reflection is the final resting place of 9,387 soldiers.
Or maybe you’d rather spend time at Sword Beach, where the British, along with Free French soldiers, began their invasion of Normandy and quickly moved to capture Pegasus Bridge. You’ll have the opportunity to visit the Hillman Bunker Complex, outside the village of Colleville-Montgomery; the Merville Battery Museum; and the Commonwealth Military Cemeteries, where messages and epitaphs bear testament to the lives lost during the Normandy invasion.
If you’re interested in the Canadian participation around Juno Beach, visit the Juno Beach Center and the Canadian Cemetery near the villages of Veny-sur-Mer and Reviers. You can also choose to see the 12th-century Ardenne Abbey, initially the main point of French resistance and the site where 11 Canadian prisoners of war were executed.
However you choose to customize your private tour, you are sure to have a fascinating and interesting day at the D Day sites of Normandy.
Reviewed by John L, April 2013
Our tour guide Jonathan was fantastic! He was knowledgable, personable and really made this tour an unforgettable experience. We visited Omaha and Utah beaches, Point du Hoc, the American, Allied and German cemeteries, St. Mere Eglise, and several unexpected highlights. We will remember this once-in-a-lifetime experince for many years to come!
Reviewed by Vincent J T, March 2013
Excellent job by guide, Olivierre. Super organization taking us to the farthest point by Utah Beach then working back to Caen. He did a super job of monitoring our group of 7 to move at just the right speed through the various sites then concluding at the day at the American Cemetary at Omaha Beach. Our only suggestion was to get some type of electronic means to amplify his voice to those in the 3rd row of seats in the van. He has so much excellent knowledge, we all wanted to hear every word. We would highly recommend this tour especially those from countries whose soldiers fought to free France and died on the beaches and area of Normandy. Very emotional.
