I need suggestions/recommendations for a half day tour of D-Day Beaches (with American influence). It would be a party of 4 on July 28th. Thanks!
Posted by
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
172 posts
Try www.ddayhistorian.com. Used them a few years ago but had a day long tour!
Posted by
Tallahassee, FL
177 posts
We are taking an Overlord Tour (all day) on May 10th this year. Here is there website. I know they have 1/2 day tours also.
Posted by
East Peoria, IL
800 posts
I just made arrangements for a half-day tour on June 13 with Jean-Marc Bacon -- www.normandy-landing-tours.com
Overlord would have been my first choice, but I waited too long because we weren't sure if we'd be able to make the trip -- www.overlordtour.com
Normandy Sightseeing Tours -- http://www.normandy-sightseeing-tours.com/ -- also has a half-day tour.
Since Overlord was already booked, I debated between the other two operators above. Normandy Sightseeing gets good reviews and its website seems more professional, but Jean-Marc responded to my inquiry warmly and immediately, while a Google search also yielded plenty of positive comments. It also appears to be extremely convenient. You get off the train, walk 50 yards or so across the street to Hotel de la Gare, and you're there.
There are plenty of other tour operators, but many of them were already booked or were far more expensive, as in 300+ euros in some cases. The three I list above are all in the 60 euros per person range.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32351 posts
leighty,
Overlord Tour is one that offers half-day tours, so I'd try them first. It would be a good idea to get a booking SOON though.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Thanks all, as it turns out we ended up booking with Bertrand @ Executive Tours.