Link Paris Normandy Tour

I have never heard of the Link Paris tour, so can only comment on the Battlebus tours. They seeem to be the big time favorite on here and I have never heard a bad word about them. Outstanding guides, never boring, interesting personal stories, and really worth every cent.

I used to live in Bonita Springs back in the 70's! Worked at the dog track. Is it still there?

On this site we've had 50+ reviews of Battlebus tours in the last couple of years and, as Jo said, the reviews have been 100% positive. To browse these reviews, search on Battlebus using the search box, upper right.

Thank you!

The Link-Paris tour is also excellent!

The guides are vastly knowledgable and most have relatives who actually fought in the liberation of France. The tour and lunch at Memorial de Caen was amazing.

When walking the grounds at the American cemetary at St. Laurent I felt I was truly walking on hallowed ground.

When walking along Omaha beach, and seeing the Point du Hoc I felt like I was the star in "Saving Private Ryan."

I highly recommend this tour!

Thank you, Fort Myers. There is a considerable price difference between these 2 tours. Do you recall if the guide remained with the group through out the Caen Museum or was it self guided? If the guide remained, was his/her presence of value. Did your price include lunch..... Thank you so much.

Ok, I have just looked at the Link-Paris website. I first went to the wrong one as there is also a French Link Paris website. Boy, was that one expensive. Got to say, this Link-Paris tour looks like it cannot even compete with the Battlebus tours. I am sure it is fine and interesting, but it just doesnt sound very exciting or appealing. I am gonna stick with voting for Battlebus. Once you read all the comments on here, you might agree.

For 120 €, you tour for two days from 0800 to 1700, entrance to the museums, American cemetary and museum, German cemetary and museum, the beaches, two different churches, drives through hedgerows, personal stories, the bunkers, the snipers emplacements, and on and on and on. This just seems like a bargain.

Without doubt some of these posters on here own shares of stock in Battlebus tour company.

The Link-Paris tour is actually provided by the Memorial de Caen. When I purchased my tickets I bought them directly from the Memorial web-site.

The guide remains with you during the Museum tour. In my opinion it was essential. It really made all the difference in making the tour "come to life."

The lunch at the Memorial is included in the price, and it was fantastic.

I really cannot give enough praise and gratitude to the Memorial de Caen for this fine, fine tour. Anyone who is familiar with the actual D-Day history surrounding the village of Caen, will understand why the local touch is so important.

Bon Voyage.

Bill, if there was a way to buy stock in this company, I would. If I could get so lucky!

Actually, for us to try and compare two different tours without any of us taking both tours, is futile. One does not usually take the exact same tour over again. I guess the only way is to look at their schedules, what people say, what each tour has to offer. I dont believe any tour is "bad" or they would not stay in business for long. But I do think there are exceptional tours and I firmly beleive Battlebus is one of them. Link Paris can also be exceptional, but since I havent gone on their tour, I can't vouch for them. I had just never heard of them before.

I've certainly one that has enthusiastically recommended BattleBus tours and NO, I don't own stock in the company. I recommend them as I was so enormously pleased with the tours they provided. The knowledge of the Guides was outstanding, and this included first-hand accounts of many veterans who have taken tours with them. Some of the Guides have a military background, so can provide a more detailed description of the tactics and weapons used (Dale's estimate on the amount fire directed down on Omaha Beach was astounding!). They really seemed to have a passion for the history of the D-Day events, and enjoyed imparting this knowledge to visitors.

One of the reasons I chose BattleBus was because of the wide variety of tours they offer. I was definitely interested in visiting some of the U.S. landing sites, but I also wanted to get a Canadian perspective and I found Paul's tour to be excellent (and quite moving, especially the visit to the Abbaye d'Ardenne).

I've also never heard of the Link-Paris Tours, but based on Bill's post they also seem to provide an interesting tour. However, I know from speaking with other travellers in Normandy that not all the tour companies that provide D-Day tours are in the same "league".

I'm definitely planning to take further tours with BattleBus on my next visit to Normandy.

Cheers!