Recommendation for D-Day Tour that accepts individual sign-ups

We did a half-day tour with Normandy Sightseeing Tours in July and were very happy with it. They also offer full-day tours. The full-day tour is 90euros per person.

http://www.normandy-sightseeing-tours.com/

I did the full day tour with Overlord (they do one for the Canadian/British beaches also). They use vans and small buses -- there were about a dozen in our tour. I can't see that the size of the group within reason makes much difference. There was plenty of time at the sites and excellent commentary.

Hi Leia,

I know you mentioned Bayeux, but just to give you more options.... - the Caen Memorial WWII Museum has a Day Pass that includes both access to tour the nice museum plus a mini-van guided tour (64 E if you take the 9am mini-van to the sites or 81E if you take the afternoon mini-van.) We took the morning tour, ate a quick lunch at the museum cafeteria, & walked through the museum in the afternoon. We felt like we were able to see & & had sufficient time to walk around everything that we wanted. You sign up individually & the mini-van holds 7 people max.

Thanks for the recommendations, I really appreciate it. I will look into both tour companies.

@Jean - We plan to spend several hours at the Caen Museum the day after the tour. Hubby could probably spend a week doing D-Day activities so our compromise was a full day tour and as many hours as he wanted at the Caen Museum. In return I get 2 days of caves in the Dordogne :)

Leia,

Overlord Tours is probably your best bet. They offer a good variety of tours and AFAIK they're able to accommodate shared tours with a small group (probably about eight max.).

Regarding using D-Day Historian (Paul Woodage), I noticed THIS page on his website, advertising group tours for €100 per person. There appear to be seats open for at least some of these full day tours. It might be worthwhile to send him an E-mail.

Another vote for the Overlord tours (8 people max but we only had 5 on our tour in a small van). My adult son (a WWII buff) and I took the full-day Band of Brothers tour in October 2012 with wonderful guide Olivier. He's a local and knows the area's history and stories. We visited the beaches, American cemetery, small towns, etc. If you're staying in Bayeaux, be sure to see the Tapestry and eat at the excellent La Rapier resto (we went for lunch so it was less expensive).

My daughter and I used Overlord. We were the only half day customers..so ended up hav
ing the van and the driver (Sean) to ourselves.

If you are staying in Bayeaux...I recommend Hotel Reine Mathilde. Quaint, clean rooms and an excellent restaurant...the hotel is less than a 1/4 Mile to the tour pickup spot. Also, it is right across from the Cathedral and within short walking distance to the Bayeaux Tapestry.