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D-Day Beaches Tour: History from Le Havre
4.7
49 Ratings
Cricqueville-en-Bessin
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.
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:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Expert English-speaking guide with deep historical knowledge
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Expert English-speaking guide with deep historical knowledge
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees
- Meals
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees
- Meals
- Gratuities
Additional Information
D-Day Beaches Private Tour — Departing from Le Havre Cruise Terminal
Disembark your ship and step into history. A private minibus will collect you directly from Le Havre Cruise Terminal — ensuring a stress-free experience without shared buses.
- Pointe du Hoc — Explore original bomb craters and bunkers, preserved since 1944. Stand where U.S. Army…
D-Day Beaches Private Tour — Departing from Le Havre Cruise Terminal
Disembark your ship and step into history. A private minibus will collect you directly from Le Havre Cruise Terminal — ensuring a stress-free experience without shared buses.
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Pointe du Hoc — Explore original bomb craters and bunkers, preserved since 1944. Stand where U.S. Army Rangers bravely scaled the cliffs under enemy fire.
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Omaha Beach — Travel along the iconic 8km coastline, facing the English Channel, where the most intense D-Day landings took place.
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Normandy American Cemetery — Honor nearly 10,000 American heroes who sacrificed everything for Europe’s freedom.
Your Cruise. Your Schedule. Our Commitment.
- Direct pick-up & drop-off at Le Havre Cruise Terminal or Hotels.
- ⏱️ Guaranteed on-time return to your ship.
- Private, personalized experience — no shared buses, no rushing.
- Expert English-speaking guides with extensive historical knowledge.
Location
Pointe du Hoc
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(49 Ratings)
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Brenda_s
Sep 16, 2025
Wonderful Tour - Ann Sophia was very knowledgeable, interesting and entertaining. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed all the sights.
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Holly_p
Jul 8, 2025
Must see the American Cemetery - This is a very moving and emotional excursion. The memorial takes your breath away. Dress for the weather. It was quite windy and cold. Our guide Monique and our driver Thierry were amazing.
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W817zistephenh
May 24, 2025
Excellent trip with a great driver - We had a terrific time. Our driver Jilani was excellent. Very professional, on time and extremely courteous. Would highly recommend.
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Doug_m
Apr 24, 2025
Memorable Day in Normandy - We arrived on the Viking Jupiter. They offered a Normandy tour but we decided to splurge and get the private tour instead. There we six of us and the money spent was well worth it. Our driver was right on time, very friendly and knowledgeable. We picked up our guide near our first destination of Pointe Du Hoc. He was just great. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I am slowed down by bad knees and our guide went out of his way to make sure I was able to keep up and stay involved along the way. I really appreciated his effort.
He also made arrangements for us to stop in at a nice restaurant fora french lunch and guided us through the menu selections , ordering and payment at the end which was not only very helpful but it saved us more time for our tour visits.
While at the American Cemetery, we saw the Viking tour unloading their 50-some passengers off of the bus. We were all in agreement that booking the Viator tour was a smart decision.
One suggestion, it yeah you almost have to cause you get once you’re out there you’re stuck, but the wind supposed to be yesterday. We were out there quite a hawk and it was cold and windy but then by the time we got to Omaha Beach and then the sun came out. It was just beautiful how we started when the driver showed up. We started start raining on us. It’s gonna be rain all day walking stick. I took the Viking umbrella and use that as that way I was covered either waywould have been to to use the VOX system while walking around. Especially at the American cemetery where they ask you to keep your voices down a bit.
Highly recommend this tour.
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Mark
Jan 1, 2025
Not to miss. - Sunny put together a great tour of Normandy and articulated the History of WWII with the backdrop of how the architecture played a role in the war. She was very good.
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Lissaholland
Oct 20, 2024
Great tour worth every penny - Our driver Thierry picked us up on time and took us to meet with our tour Guide. Anne Sophie was our tour guide and after talking to us customized a tour that would take us to see everything we wanted. She was very knowledgeable and we left feeling that our day was well spent learning about Normandy in a way we didn’t before. Thierry was a great driver and even though he didn’t speak English we managed to communicate quite well.
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Joe_b
Oct 8, 2024
Norman from Normandy a great tour guide - Our tour guide, Norman from Normandy, was great as well as our driver. Timing was perfect and we were able to see all areas of Normandy with in depth information.
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Charlie_a
Oct 6, 2024
The guide was extremely... - The guide was extremely knowledgeable, driver was excellent.
Would have given 5 stars if guide had been provided a microphone as the folks in the back could not hear
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Paulandcarrie
Jun 9, 2025
VERY disappointed. Guide was 'distracted' at best (hungover at worst). - VERY disappointed. Our driver (who was quite pleasant) spoke minimal English. We had to drive an hour to pick up our guide (Philip), who was late and appeared a bit hungover (he noted he had "stayed up a bit late celebrating a friends birthday" the night before, and we must say it showed). When we had his attention he appeared knowledgeable and answered all our questions, but he frequently just engaged in French with our driver or did not talk at all. When we got the American Cemetery, he gave us some insight and a general description of the layout, then gave us 45 mounts to "explore on our own" and headed off to find someplace to vape. For the price we paid, we expected that he would've stayed with us as we strolled the grounds to answer questions rather than telling us that we could "ask me any questions when we get back together". This same strategy was repeated at our last stop as well (Pointe du Hoc). So... while we paid for 6 hours of his time, we really got about half that. Then we dropped him off near his home and drove back the hour to our ship (actually hour plus due to traffic, but this is not the fault of the tour company or our driver).
Overall, as noted in our opening, we were VERY disappointed and cannot recommend this tour or tour company.
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James_r
Sep 3, 2024
Visitor did NOT give us what we paid for. - I asked for a driver/ guide who could discuss the History of the area and of the Normandy invasion with us. Our driver was a nice young man but he did not say much at all. We paid a lot of money for this personal driving tour and we did not get what we requested of Viator nor what we expected. We had requested a driver who knew the History and we did not get what we wanted. James Resnick
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