D-Day Normandy Beaches Day Trip From Paris Tour

Celebrating the victory and honoring the sacrifices of D-Day

  • When 7:30 AM Wednesday and Saturday
  • Duration 13 hours
  • Meeting Point Musée de l'Homme

€149 per adult

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  • Local experts
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€149 per adult

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  • Local experts
    Personal stories and insider travel tips
  • Top-rated
    Thousands of reviews averaging 4.9 stars
  • Worry-free booking
    Flexible scheduling and refunds

Highlights

  • Visit the top D-Day sites in Normandy on a relaxing, curated guided tour from Paris.
  • Engage with your expert tour guide for historical context and interactive trivia.
  • Learn about the battles and their key moments as you walk the historic sands of the Normandy beaches.
  • Experience our exclusive wreath-laying ceremony as you reflect on the sacrifices of the Allied forces.
  • Explore the exhibits and stories at the Normandy Visitor Center at Omaha Beach.
  • Take advantage of our Paris shuttle, included with your tour, for convenient transportation during your visit to Paris.

What you'll do

Take a day trip from Paris to Normandy to discover its moving history and hear stories from your guide that enrich your visit. We take care of all the details so you don’t have to.

Start by meeting your expert tour guide at Musée de ...

Take a day trip from Paris to Normandy to discover its moving history and hear stories from your guide that enrich your visit. We take care of all the details so you don’t have to.

Start by meeting your expert tour guide at Musée de l’Homme in Paris. Here, you will board your comfortable, climate-controlled vehicle along with your group. We will drive for about an hour and a half and then have a short break at Bosgouet, where you’ll have the chance to stretch your legs and grab a snack or drink. 

Upon our arrival at our first stop, Utah Beach, you will have a break to enjoy lunch at Le Roosevelt Restaurant. The cost of lunch isn’t included in your tour price, but you can order anything you’d like from the menu. 

Afterward, visit the Utah Beach Landing Museum inside a well-preserved German bunker. Learn how the United States armed forces stormed the beaches and successfully took this beach, codenamed “Utah,” with relatively few casualties.

You’ll also see the Higgins Boat monument commemorating the amphibious landing craft and have the opportunity to pay your respects at the Utah Beach Memorial.

It’s a short ride to our next destination: the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach. You can explore the visitor center and see the permanent exhibition, including a film that shows the role of the American forces in World War II.

Next, we have a special opportunity to view the wreath-laying ceremony in the American cemetery, a site of peaceful remembrance. Take time to reflect and honor the service and sacrifice of WWII veterans. Your group may even be chosen to participate in the ceremony!

After you’ve had time to explore the beach, we will start our journey back to Paris. Take this time to reflect on everything you’ve seen before we arrive back at Place du Trocadéro, where we started from.

Itinerary

  • Musée de l’Homme

    Outside the anthropology museum where your tour begins

  • Aire de Bosgouet

    Where we’ll break to enjoy a snack or just stretch our legs

  • Le Roosevelt Restaurant

    Lunch on your own before we explore Utah Beach

  • Utah Beach

    The westernmost D-Day landing beach, code-named “Utah”

  • American Cemetery at Omaha Beach

    The first American cemetery on European soil

  • Wreath-laying

    A special ceremony honoring the fallen soldiers

  • Aire de Bosgouet

    A quick stop on your way back to Paris

  • Musée de l’Homme

    Where we’ll end our trip, convenient for nearby dining and sparkling photos of the Eiffel Tower at night

Plan your trip

Tour ending point

This tour ends at the meeting point, Musée de l’Homme.

Refund policy

We offer a 100% refund up to 48 hours before the start time.

Reviews

Imad was our tour guide and did a wonderful job. His historical knowledge of WWII was amazing! His outline from the rise of the Nazi party through the end of the war was highly educational for my teenage daughters. I highly recommend this tour.

— Jennifer
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Great D-Day experience, full of history
Excellent tour. Imad, the tour guide, was very knowledgeable and engaging. He had a great depth of understanding of the events of WWII and set the stage for the visit very well during the drive time. He also had visual aids to help enhance the experience. Highly recommend!

Julie

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Significant and Impactful tour
Anjaly was very kind and well-spoken. She was very knowledgeable about the history of D-Day and Normandy along with many other historical, regional, and culinary topics about France.

JW

Meeting point

Meet your guide outside Musée de l’Homme at 7 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris. Your guide will be holding an orange sign with “ExperienceFirst” written on it. Please arrive 20 minutes before your tour time.

For easier navigation, you can paste these coordinates into Google Maps: 48.862410, 2.287418

FAQs

How much walking is there?

The transportation is by bus, but we will have up to two miles of leisurely walking throughout the day. If mobility is an issue, please arrange for a private tour.

What is the rescheduling policy?

We understand plans change. We offer a 100% refund or the option to reschedule up to 48 hours prior to your tour start time. Within 48 hours of your tour, we would have incurred hard costs and therefore cannot allow rescheduling or cancellation.

When should I get there?

Plan to show up 20 minutes early. The tour starts promptly, and you may miss the bus if you arrive late.

What if it rains?

Our tours run rain or shine. If there’s extreme weather and we have to cancel, you’ll get a full refund.

Are gratuities included?

Tips aren’t included but are always appreciated by our guides. If you think your guide did an outstanding job, a tip is a great way to show that.