I want to hire a private tour guide for a half day or full day for exploring the WWII sites of Normandy and the prehistoric art caves of Dordogne. My 14 year old son will be with me. Any recommendations for great guides?
Posted by
TX
515 posts
For Normandy, Battlebus does private tours if you want, but there are only 7-8 folks on the regular tours in their little mini-bus, so it's almost like a private tour. Check them out. They're great.
Posted by
OP
Los Angeles, CA, USA
24 posts
Will do. Thank you!
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Lisa, I'm not quite sure what you mean by a "private tour guide for ... the prehistoric art caves ..." The Lascaux cave (or replica, to be precise) allows entrance in groups only, accompanied by a Lascaux guide. Were you thinking you would have a private guide in the cave?
Posted by
Rochester, MN, United States
11 posts
The Caen Peace Museum also has tours of the D-Day sites. You can spend half a day touring the museum, then half day on a mini-van tour. Our guide was young, but adequate. It was convenient as we were staying in Caen, and tour departed and returned right from the museum. Here is a link to my blog posting where I have pictures of the D-Day sites, and other tour recommendations from Rick. Be sure to watch the video at the end "France Will Never Forget"
http://enchantedtraveler.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/d-day-june-6-1944/
It's an incredible, must see sight.
Posted by
Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
108 posts
I second the vote for Battlebus--our guide was terrific. We spent a full day, and there were only 6 people in our group.