Seeing the landing beaches of Normandy can almost be seen as an obligation for American citizens. If at all possible, I’d recommend adding a Normandy D-Day tour to your France travel plans.

The beaches and museums are great, but it is the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer that will leave you with goosebumps. It is truly hallowed ground. Below are reviews of our Normandy tours from Paris.

We hope to see you in Normandy soon.

John Romano, President, LinkParis.com

If you have a comment to add please email us at blog@linkparis.com, we’d love to hear from you.

• Jeff D.
  September 29, 2011 – 1:33 pm Hello, I finally have a chance to write you after my D-Day / Normandy Beach tour on Sept 12, 2011.All I can say is WOW!From the ease of booking, and every step along the way – it was flawless.  Thank you so much!I was a bit apprehensive about catching the train from Paris, but your instructions (including the note saying, “your train may be marked as XXX instead of Caen”) were perfect.  Our tour guide picked us up at the train station just as promised.  By the way, Theiri (I apologize for possibly mis-spelling his name), our tour guide was fantastic.  He was exceptionally knowledgeable, and his delivery/presentation was just super.  I really enjoyed spending the day with him.  And – the idea of using mini-vans rather than a 60 passenger tour bus is fantastic.  It allowed us to talk on the way, but there wasn’t so much chatter that we couldn’t hear the guide.  What a great idea.I could go on and on about how wonderful the experience was.  The best explanation that I have been giving my friends is, “awe inspiring.”The only thing I wasn’t prepared for was how long the day would be.  I suppose my own fault for not doing the math, based on the printed itinerary I received.  I left my hotel room to go to the train station at 6:00 a.m. and returned at 11:00 p.m!!  A full day indeed, and worth every penny.  I will recommend your service to all of my friends who are looking for a D-Day tour.Thank you again!
  Jeff Duncan
  Rochester, MN

• Alan and Laura M.
  September 13, 2011 – 5:37 pm  My wife and I completely enjoyed our tour of the museum and battle sites on 9/5. Our guide was named Lena and she was terrific. She was knowledgable, informative and attentive to the needs of our entire group. Things went smoothly and the weather and conditions were perfect. Thanks again to LinkParis and Lena, in particular!!Sincerely,
  Alan and Laura M.

• Bob S.
  May 23, 2011 – 3:54 pm Had our tour yesterday and just wanted to tell you that it was a great success. Our guide, Lena, was wonderful. She spoke wonderful English, had great knowledge of the sites and went out of her way to make things pleasant for us.   Obviously, I booked the tour on line, and had some reservations about whom to pick, but this trip was great. The train ride from Paris saved so much time and was very comfortable, and the size of our group was perfect, 7 people total, all very enjoyable and pleasant. Nice job! Thanks for a great day at a wonderfully historic location. This is a must see day for anyone planning time in Paris. Regards, Bob S

• Mark S.
  January 31, 2011 – 1:23 pm Dear Laura, We recently had the privilege of touring Normandy sites with one of your guides: jean Marie Ceccaldi. This was one of the most memorable days of our lives.   Mr Ceccaldi (or Sean as he preferred to be called) was absolutely first class, knowledgeable and wonderful.    He met us at the train station and we immediately felt at ease.  He doesn’t waste time,,,,and started an in depth talk-a-thon. Telling us some of the most minute and remarkable details.  We were enthralled.  He had a very organized and sequential trip planned that took in all the important sites/ memorials.  His insight is remarkable.  I highly recommend Mr. Ceccaldi and hope that you continue to use his services. We have already recommended your service to some friends and clients. Thank you for a wonderful day in Normandy and surrounding areas.   Made us even more proud to be Americans. Regards, Marc S**** – Pittsburgh

• Chris S.
  January 31, 2011 – 1:23 pm The D-Day tour was very well run and our tour guide “Sandy” was the best
  guide I’ve ever had.  Very knowledgeable, organized, well paced, in tune with her group.

• Cliff G. – Private Normandy Tour Review
  December 15, 2010 – 9:26 pm Laura,Just a note to tell you our journey was incredible, and to let you know that David, our guide and driver in Normandy, was fantastic. He was knowledgeable, patient and had great suggestions for dining and an additional side venture to Deauville for lunch after Honfleur.  We all enjoyed being with him and would highly recommend him for future tours.Cliff

• Tom Schull
  August 3rd, 2010 – 3:45 am I highly recommend the Normandy D-Day tour through LinkParis. I called on Sunday for a tour on Friday, and I had my rail and tour tickets in hand by Tuesday – well done! The tour was awesome! Taking the train from Paris to Caen (rather than going by tour bus or some other means) is faster and very comfortable. Plus it was a great way to enjoy the popular European rail system. Our tour guide, Lena from Nuremburg, was excellent (very friendly and knowledgeable, spoke perfect english) – thanks Lena! The tour was wonderful – very extensive with visits to all of the major sites (the museums, the beaches, the cemetery) and a comfortable amount of time to freely roam at each site. Definitely felt I got my money’s worth. This tour was well designed LinkParis!Thanks again!Tom

• Mike S.
  August 2nd, 2010 – 10:43 pm Laura:D-Day Tour was great. Our tour guide Louisa was very knowledgeable and quite pleasant to be with. Caen Memorial was very nice and the small group was so much better than a large bus excursion. I will be returning one of these days and am hopeful to go. Train connections went without a hitch as did finding our guide at the station in the first place. This was the first of 2 trips we took with you (the other was the Chateau trip) and they mad for a great break in our stay in Pairs. I will book your overnight stay next time or arrange to go on out to St. Mere Eglise and Utah beach as well. Keep up the good work. Well worth the time and money.

• Ed and Kevin
  July 11th, 2010 – 9:06 pm Sandine-Iwas the “old guy” on the D Day tour on July 7,2010. The tour was the highlight of our trip. I did not mention it that day, but it was my 81st birthday. You are a superb guide and a great lady. Your knowledge of the area and the events of June, 1944 is great. I would not hesitate to reccommend this tour to anyone. Our tour grou[ melded well, we all went out for dinner after the tour. (the driver of the van was also very competent)

• Nancy B.
  May 18th, 2010 – 7:59 pm Laura, I wanted to thank you for organizing a wonder tour and for answering all my questions. The Normandy tour was outstanding, and I am appreciative of the clear directions regarding the train and pick up sites, the competency of the guide, and the history provided by the guide. I really want to revisit the region on my next trip to France. I have recommended this tour to others- which is the best compliment I can give! Thanks-Nancy

• Stephen D
  April 20th, 2010 – 9:22 pm I wanted to report back to you that my family’s trip to the D-day beaches on April 2 went flawlessly. The weather was cold, wet, and blustery. Exactly the right weather to help the family understand the environment our brave soldiers had to fight in. Our guide, “Karine” was perfect. Friendly, knowledgeable, comprehensive. I would highly recommend her for your other clients. The driver, Michel, was courteous and safe. Thank you for your organization and helping to make our day special.Stephen

• Don and Robert Costa
  March 13th, 2010 – 10:08 pm Hello:
  My son Robert and I utilized your services on 1/29/10. Thank you so much. The entire experience was tremendous !!!. From the time we were picked up until they dropped us off it was a nice day. Our tour guide , Sandrine Lepetit , was professional and knowledgeable. The planning, tickets and experience went without a hitch. That is a nice thought when you plan on the web and from so far away. Thank you all for this wonderful experience.
  Don and Robert Costa

• Kevin Keim
  September 24th, 2009 – 12:48 pm This was our first trip to France and my wife and I had a wonderful time on our D-Day Beaches Tour! I am a big history buff and I was very impressed with our young tour guide Lisa. Lisa was extremely nice and knew her history of all the sites around the D-Day Beaches. My wife and I would highly recommend this tour! Laura was also wonderful and a lot of help when booking this trip! Kevin & Diane Keim
  Fort Worth, Texas

• Scott and Susan
  September 14th, 2009 – 3:02 pm To Laura and our friends at LinkParis,We just returned from our trip to Paris which included our LinkParis.com planned visit to Caen, Normandy and the D-Day memorial tour. The trip to Normandy went perfectly and without a hitch. During our stay in Paris the day trip to Normandy was a perfect addition to our travels and a most memorable experience. The travel arrangements were perfect, the train trip was beautiful, the tour guide was intelligent, articulate and a great source of help, information with an interjection of humor every now and then. It was a perfect experience!Thanks again!Scott and Susan

• Cynthia & Tom M.
  August 24th, 2009 – 6:00 pm I must admit, I was a bit leery of booking our trip to Normandy through LinkParis since I had never heard of the company before and didn’t know what to expect in terms of tour quality and organization. In the past, we have gone through larger tour companies with anywhere from 30-50 people crammed in a large bus. We were always left feeling frustrated with the sheer number of people and their “I’m going to be first no matted what” attitude and accompanying rude behavior. Our D-Day tour of Normandy was nothing like our past experiences. From the beginning stages of booking the tour via e-mail to our final goodbyes at the Caen station, our tour was professional, friendly, and well organized. Our group had 8 people and they were all very nice. Our guide, Sylvain, was charming, knowledgeable, and very personable with our group. Luisa (I think this was her name), whom we were only with during the transfer from the station to the Memorial Museum, was very friendly and organized. If you are in the process of researching companies for an excursion to Normandy (such as Cityrama or Paris Vision), I highly recommend going through Link Paris. Considering the high level of customer service we received and the number of sites we visited, they are very reasonably priced. Above all, they made our trip to Normandy one of the best memories of our stay in France. We will definitely use them again during future trips.

• LinkParis.com
  August 22nd, 2009 – 7:25 am A recent client wrote a review and published it on their own blog (www.roseyland.com), please visit here: LinkParis.com DDay Tour Review

• Howard and Stephanie
  July 30th, 2009 – 8:04 pm Hello Laura and John,Our D-Day tour yesterday was terrific. Thanks for getting us in.Also our guide, Karine, was truly superb (aka “vachement chouette”!).
  She was very knowledgeable, flexible, charming and even adapted well to
  our desires to chat in our fractured French instead of her own
  excellent English. Please forward this message to Karine and to your
  contacts at the Memorial. We really want to express our appreciation
  to you allThanks againHoward and Stephanie K

• Nathan M
  July 29th, 2009 – 3:53 am Laura,I have recovered from my trip and settled back into my regular routine (drats). I wanted to send you a note and thank you for the arrangements you made. All of the accomodations we made with you were top notch and went perfectly. The train rides were excellent and we loved the countryside.I want to single out our tour of Normandy and the tour guide. The tour was wonderful – from the beaches to the bunkers to the US Cemetary it was an incredible experience. Additionally, Rosine (our tour guide) was extremely knowledgeable and made the entire trip something my mother and I will never forget. The tour campany also helped us out with a small problem we had – my briefcase with our tour tickets was lost by the airline and they worked with us to make sure we still were on the tour and keep our experience from hitting any snags.Once again thanks to Rosine, the tour company, and to you for making this trip something that we will never forget. I will be traveling back to France with my wife in a couple years and you can bet that my first call for any arrangements will be Link Paris!Best Regards,Nathan M

• Loudon
  July 11th, 2009 – 9:49 pm I wanted to follow up with you on our Normandy Tour.This tour was wonderful, and we enjoyed it very much. It was a highlight of the visit for us and for my 14-year-old twin grandchildren. Our tour guide was terrific–a young woman named Marylin–she was very knowledgeable and personable.I also got some informal advice when I talked with you on the phone, which was appreciated very much.Very best wishes for continued success in your business!-Marc Loudon

• Trish Marino
  July 7th, 2009 – 12:11 pm My husband and I truly enjoyed our Normandy tour on June 28, 2009. The tour guides were friendly and knowledgeable..and even impressed my husband a World War 2 history buff! Thank you for a wonderful time in Caen and Normandy. We have already recommended this tour to others.

• Pete
  May 22nd, 2009 – 1:48 pm Laura, Just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful trip with Francois. He was a great guide. We took the train to Carentan, and he was right there to pick us up. We had a wonderful lunch in St. Mere Aglise, We enjoyed all the scenery small town. All of the sights he took us were just what we wanted to see. We were able to get an early train back to Paris as all of the restaurants would not open till later that night. Thanks for making all the arrangements. Pete and Barb<

• Doug Man
  April 30th, 2009 – 11:55 pm Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the tour of the Normandy beaches with
  your tour guide last week. She was very knowledgeable, and a joy to be with. As for
  myself, it was a wonderful experience. Thank you so much. I would gladly recommend
  your tour to whomever would visit Normandy…Again thanks so much…. Doug S.

• Jeanette
  February 9th, 2009 – 9:57 am Laura, we just arrived back home and getting over jet lag!! Wanted to thank you for a most wonderful Normandy D-Day tour last Wednesday that we arranged through you. You were right about the train to Caen, very easy to access from St.Lazare. Our tour guide and museum staff member Arnaunt was great and when you next speak to the museum please tell them how pleased we were with him as our guide.By the way, even though our hotel was located at the plaza Republique it still gave us full access to the transit system and we got around everywhere in just a short ride. The advantage to the neighborhood was we had the convenience of the local stores and a laundromat!!!!Thank you for a great trip down history lane, it was everything we had hoped it would be!Warmest Regards!Jeannette

• Elizabeth
  August 11th, 2008 – 10:33 pm Hello, I wanted to let you know that the tour of the Dday museum and
  beaches were the highlight of our trip! The tour guide was terrific, met us
  as planned and gave us a very thorough and enlightening tour. I just
  recommended you to a friend, also!Thanks so very much for all of your information and advice!
  Elizabeth
  F.

• nick117
  November 15th, 2007 – 7:55 pm I wanted to take the time to thank you for a great day during our recent tour of
  Normandy. Our day trip went seamlessly and our tour guide was very informative and
  professional. The young lady exceeded our expectations, please pass this on.Thanks again!Regards,Nick & Pam P.

• Hart
  August 8th, 2007 – 1:02 pm Dear Laura
  Just wanted to get back with you guys to let you know how much we
  liked our stay in Caen and the Hotel you picked for us. It was a lot
  of fun and I will certainly recommend you outfit to anyone
  interested. If you are interested in seeing it, I am including a link
  to my blog, even tough due to limitation during our trip in Europe it
  is not completely up to date yet.