Normandy D-Day Sites & Cemetery Day Trip from Paris with Lunch

Utah Beach to the American Cemetery: the five stops that frame D-Day's full story

This guided day trip from Paris visits five Normandy D-Day sites: Utah Beach and its museum, Pointe du Hoc's cliff-top bunkers, Omaha Beach's open shoreline, and Colleville-sur-Mer's American Cemetery. Your guide travels with you by coach, walking you through the strategic planning of Operation Overlord, the Rangers' assault on fortified heights, and the scale of the sacrifice, with a 2-course Norman lunch and museum entry included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Utah Beach D-Day Museum45m · entry included
2. Pointe du Hoc1h
3. Omaha Beach30m
4. Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial1h 15m

Explore Normandy D-Day sites from Paris

• Join guide in Paris on private coach
• Learn about Allied D-Day preparations en route
• Visit Utah Beach and D-Day museum
• Walk along Utah Beach coastline
• Enjoy pre-arranged lunch in port town
• Explore Pointe du Hoc cliffs and bunkers
• Visit and walk along Omaha Beach
• Tour American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer

The experience

You'll start in Paris and travel by air-conditioned coach to Utah Beach, where your guide begins the story of the largest amphibious assault in history. Utah was the westernmost landing site, and the Allies met lighter resistance here than at other beaches, allowing troops to move inland faster. You'll visit the D-Day museum set inside an old German bunker right on the landing beach: its collection includes an original B-26 airplane and soldiers' letters home, bringing both the scale and the personal cost of the operation into focus.

After the museum, you'll walk the vast stretch of Utah Beach itself, then head to a pre-arranged lunch in a charming port town where you'll have a 2-course Norman meal with a glass of local cider. This timing matters: dining options are limited in small towns, and with lunch booked ahead you don't lose hours searching for a restaurant. From there, the coach takes you to Pointe du Hoc, a heavily fortified German stronghold perched on 100-foot cliffs overlooking the English Channel. On June 6, 1944, the U.S. Army Rangers climbed those cliffs under relentless fire and took the position. The site remains largely untouched (original bunkers, bomb craters, and shattered fortifications still stand), and your guide will walk you through the terrain and explain what happened here.

Next is Omaha Beach, where you'll have free time to walk the shoreline and stand where the American troops met the fiercest resistance of the day. The vast expanse of sand makes the scale of the operation real in a way no museum alone can. The last stop is Colleville-sur-Mer's American Cemetery, overlooking Omaha Beach. Nearly 10,000 U.S. soldiers lie buried here beneath white crosses and Stars of David set in long rows. Your guide will lead you through the grounds, and you'll have time to reflect at the memorial and chapel. The coach then brings you back to Paris.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned coach from Paris to Normandy and back.
• an expert guide in English for the whole day.
• entry to Utah Beach D-Day Museum.
• guided tour of Pointe du Hoc battlefield.
• free time at Omaha Beach.
• a guided visit to Colleville-sur-Mer's American Cemetery, plus free time there.
• a two-course lunch served with a glass of Norman cider.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (15 and older) · Child (2 to 14 years) · Infant (under 2): free

GroupUp to 50

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by City Wonders Ltd

Is this one for you?The day covers five stops (Utah Beach's museum, the open coastline, Pointe du Hoc's bunkers, Omaha Beach's shoreline, and the cemetery's nearly 10,000 graves), so the full arc of the operation and its human cost stays with you instead of blurring together.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 14 years); Infant (under 2): free.

What exactly is the Utah Beach Museum and what will I see there?

The Utah Beach D-Day Museum sits inside an old German bunker right on the landing beach. The collection includes an original B-26 airplane, soldiers' letters home and other items that show both how vast the operation was and the personal sacrifice of those who fought there. Entry to the museum is included in the tour.

Why did the Rangers have to scale cliffs at Pointe du Hoc?

Pointe du Hoc was a heavily fortified German stronghold positioned on 100-foot cliffs overlooking the English Channel, and it was a serious danger to the Allied landings. On June 6, 1944, the U.S. Army Rangers had to take it by climbing those cliffs under relentless enemy fire. Much of the site is still as it was, with original bunkers and bomb craters in place, so you can see the terrain they fought through.

What's included in the lunch, and can I request dietary changes?

Lunch is a 2-course Norman meal with a glass of local cider, served in a charming port town. It's pre-booked as part of the tour. If you have specific dietary requirements, note them in the Special Requirements field when you book, and the operator will do their best to accommodate you.