Private D-Day Tour from Bayeux: Normandy Beaches & Battlefields

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Duration8h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · FR

PickupAt your hotel

Walk the D-Day landing beaches and stand at the clifftop gun positions where the invasion turned.

A private eight-hour tour from Bayeux to the Normandy D-Day sites with a guide who speaks English or French and hotel pickup included. You choose how long to spend at each stop—the landing beaches, the clifftop fortifications, the cemeteries and museums—and the guide tailors the route to what matters most to you. Maximum eight people per minivan; suitable for all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Normandy D-Day Beaches and Battlefields

Depart from Bayeux
Visit Sainte-Mère-Église
Explore German Cemetery
Tour Pointe du Hoc
Stop at Omaha Beach
Visit Normandy American Cemetery

The Experience

Eight hours gives you room to move through the invasion story without rushing. The tour picks you up from your hotel in Bayeux and heads out in an air-conditioned minivan to the sites where the Allied landings unfolded on June 6, 1944. Sainte-Mère-Église, where paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines; Pointe du Hoc, the clifftop German position the Rangers had to scale; Omaha Beach, where the American assault faced the heaviest resistance; and the Normandy American Cemetery, where 9,387 soldiers are buried. The guide walks you through what happened at each place—the British, American, Canadian and French troops, the decisions made, the ground itself—and you decide how long to linger.

Because it's private, the route bends to what you want to see. If the cemeteries matter most, you spend the time there. If you want to visit the German Cemetery as well, that fits. Museums near the beaches can be added in, though entry fees are separate. The guide speaks English or French and knows the sites well enough to answer questions that go beyond the standard narrative. The minivan holds a maximum of eight people, so it's either your group alone or a small cluster of travelers, not a coach full of strangers.

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bayeux are included, and the minivan is air-conditioned. The day is long enough to absorb the scale of what happened here without feeling crammed. Bring water and comfortable shoes—there's walking at each stop, and the clifftops and beaches are exposed to weather. Museum visits and meals are on your own, but the guide can point you toward options.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bayeux.
eight hours of transport in an air-conditioned minivan for up to eight people.
a guide fluent in English or French who leads you through the landing beaches, clifftop fortifications, cemeteries and battlefields.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Normandy Sightseeing Tour

Is this one for you?Move through the D-Day beaches and battlefields at your own pace with a private guide, lingering where the story resonates most and exploring the sites that matter to you.