Private Tour to Normandy D-Day Beaches from Le Havre: Relive History with Chauffeur & Pickup
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33 Ratings
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Relive history on a private tour to the Normandy D-Day beaches from Le Havre. Explore Point du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the Normandy American Cemetery with a knowledgeable chauffeur.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pointe du Hoc - After driving for 2 hours at the Normandy countryside, your first stop is at Pointe du Hoc, where you will see numerous bomb craters that have remained untouched since the war. Climb through the various bunkers to witness how the Germans used the cliffs to their advantage and imagine how the Americans attacked and captured the battery after scaling the cliffs.
  • Omaha Beach - Afterwards, head to Omaha Beach and pass through 8 km of the coast facing the English Channel. Ashore, you will find a sculpture called Les Braves ‘The Braves’ in honor of the soldiers who fought in the war. There will be an opportunity to stop for a quick lunch near Omaha Beach.
  • Cimetière Américain de Colleville-sur-Mer - Next, continue the tour to the Normandy American Cemetery to pay tribute to the fighters of the battle. The visitor center offers a detailed exhibition about the war. This will be our last stop before heading on a 2-hour drive back to the port or your hotel.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to sites and museums not included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Your personal driver will greet you at the Le Havre/Honfleur Cruise Terminal. Enjoy the comfort of your private mini-van during the two-hour journey, absorbing the rural landscape along the way.

You’ll reach your first destination, Point du Hoc, where the impact craters from war bombs remain preserved. Traverse through multiple bunkers to gain an understanding of how the Germans utilized the cliffs strategically, and try to envision the American’s cliff-scaling capture of the battery. Continue your journey to Omaha Beach, travelling 8 kilometers along the coast facing the English Channel. Once you arrive on shore, you’ll encounter a sculpture named Les Braves ‘The Braves’, a memorial tribute to the war’s combatants. The option to visit a nearby museum exists, if interested. Finally, proceed to the Normandy American Cemetery, to honor the participants of the battle. A detailed exhibition on the war can be found in the visitor center.

Location
Pointe du Hoc
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Polly_m
May 24, 2024
Our trip to Le Havre - The American cemetery. And the cliffs the climbed. And all the life's lost for our freedom our driver was Mo/Mohamed. He was the best, very kind. Ask for him on your next adventure. If we asked questions he was very informative. Felt safe with him driving.
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Z7827rxkarenc
May 23, 2024
Ahmed is Great - We had the pleasure of having Ahmed, as our driver, for private tour of Normandy. He was very helpful in helping us to arrange our day, to be able to see the different sites. Very accommodating to our schedule. And he made numerous stops one at Harley Davidson so I could get a T-shirt any offered to stop so we could have lunch very very professional and he has a great personality and you should be very glad to have him working for you thank you so much.
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Michael
May 20, 2024
Excellent and moving experience. Well organized from the time we walked off the ship and we met Lorna our guide. - Very well organized as we were met at our ship by our guide Lorna. She was informative and easily responded to any question.
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Mary_j
May 15, 2024
Great experience - The entire experience is awe inspiring. Worth what we paid to not have to figure it out on our own. Our driver was great
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Donna_l
May 14, 2024
Normandy - Our driver Terry and tour guide Phillip were great. Philips subject matter knowledge far exceeded our expectations. Both were professional and friendly. We had a wonderful day.
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Mark_m
May 10, 2024
Awesome Normandy Beach Experience - Last week, 6 of us took this private tour from the cruise port at La Havre. The driver and guide were right there to pick us up and provided a great day. We visited Pointe du Hoc, several stops along Omaha beach and finally, the Normandy American Cemetery. Our guide was a history professor who was a walking encyclopedia (in a good way) of the history and events. He had a number of pictures and maps to go along with his descriptions. He accompanied us at each location and was really great. The only area that could have been improved was he was difficult to hear in the back seat of the minivan. Overall, it was a tremendous and moving experience.
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Alan_r
May 10, 2024
Moving & Memorable! - From start to finish this tour was simply excellent. Our driver Tiery was spot on time and our tour guide, Adriane (who spoke perfect English) made the whole experience come alive. He demonstrated deep knowledge of the entire invasion, the materials he used helped us visualize the landing and struggles the allied forces faced and the respected and reverence that he showed while at the American cemetery was truly moving.
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Michael_s
Oct 30, 2023
Wonderful Normandy D Day Experience - The visit to Pont du Hoc was incredible. I had always wanted to see the cliffs ascended by the Army Rangers on D Day. Seeing the American Cemetery was extremely moving especially seeing the Medal of Honor graves. Our driver Thierry was waiting for us in Le Havre when we got off the ship. Olivier provided a lot of new information about D Day that I was not aware of from previous reading especially details regarding Pont du Hoc. On the way back to the ship Thierry took us on a fabulous drive around Le Havre.
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Matthew_s
Oct 5, 2023
Family trip - It was an interesting day. I thought the price was plenty high, but I booked it short notice and everything worked out, so I can't complain.
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Terry_w
May 14, 2024
Customized Normandy tour - They were able to accommodate customized requests to tailor the tour to our preferences. However, the driver did get lost trying to find the Mulberry. He should have known where it was. I ended up navigating with my phone. Other than that, it was great. Everyone was happy.
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