Normandy D-Day and Mont St. Michel Overnight
Visit the Normandy D-Day landing beaches with an overnight in Bayeux
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Tour the D-Day Beaches and Mont St. Michel
A two-day trip from Paris to Normandy to visit the American D-Day landing beaches, the abbey at Mont Saint Michel, and the medieval town of Bayeux—France’s first town liberated by the Allies in June 1944. Overnight in a charming 3-star hotel in the historic town of Bayeux. This is our most popular overnight tour from Paris. Book now and experience the best of Normandy!
Overnight Tours from Paris to Normandy
Price: $675 per person – charming 3-star Hotel ($782 with 2nd Class Rail, $840 with 1st Class Rail). Add $190 for a Mont Saint Michel visit on day two.
Train Departure Time: Before 7:00 a.m.
Duration: 1½ days
Meeting Point: Bayeux train station upon arrival
Group Size: 8-person maximum
Availability: Tours run seven days a week year-round, except Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Bastille Day. Weekend departures require a private guide based on train arrival. Arriving Friday night allows two full days of touring.
Tour Highlights
Day 1
- Pick-up at the Bayeux train station
- Lunch stop (cost not included)
- Full-day guided tour of the American landing beaches
- Drop-off and one-night stay in a charming 3-star Bayeux hotel
Day 2:
- Optional audio tour of the Bayeux Tapestry (cost not included)
- Visit to Mont St. Michel*
- Taxi transfer to the Bayeux rail station
*Mont St. Michel Tour Add-on: Shuttle with a driver-guide to Mont St. Michel (about a 90-minute drive each way), returning to Bayeux by 4 p.m. Cost is $190 per person. A private tour option is also available.
Normandy D-Day and Mont St. Michel Overnight Itinerary
Your Normandy adventure begins with a direct, two-hour train ride from Paris to Bayeux. Upon arrival, our guide will greet you right on the station platform. From there, you’ll follow the chronological story of June 6, 1944—starting at Sainte-Mère-Église (site of the pre-dawn parachute drops) and continuing on to Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Arromanches Harbor, and a pivotal German gun emplacement. A highlight is the famed Ranger climb at Pointe du Hoc. You’ll finish the day at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, timed for the playing of Taps whenever possible. After, you’ll be driven to your hotel in Bayeux.
Day One: The Normandy D-Day Tour
The D-Day landing beach tour lasts approximately 8–9 hours, with transportation provided in an air-conditioned minivan. Each van can accommodate up to eight people, and you’ll be led by a licensed, knowledgeable guide.
1. Arrival and Bayeux
Bayeux is a small town on the Aure River in Normandy, about 166 miles from Paris and 16 miles from Caen. Famous for its medieval tapestry, Bayeux is where your Normandy adventure begins. After arriving by train, you’ll meet your guide right on the station platform.
2. Sainte-Mère-Église
Though medieval and picturesque, Sainte-Mère-Église sits on the N13, a vital route for German counterattacks. In the early hours of June 6, the 82nd and 101st Airborne landed here in a first wave, ultimately securing the town for the Allies despite heavy losses.
3. Utah Beach
Utah Beach served as a pivotal link between airborne and infantry forces, uniting them in the push to secure the Cotentin Peninsula (also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula) and ultimately regain the crucial port at Cherbourg.
4. Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach was the code name for the main U.S. landing beach during the Normandy D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.
Securing the five-mile stretch of Omaha was imperative for linking the British landings to the east at Gold Beach with the American landing to the west at Utah Beach. The Allies faced the German 352nd Infantry Division, a mix of inexperienced recruits and seasoned veterans from the Eastern Front.
It took the entire day on June 6, with heavy loss of life, to secure just two footholds off the beach along that five-mile stretch.
5. The Pointe du Hoc
Commanding the cliffs between Omaha and Utah Beaches, Pointe du Hoc remains much as it was on June 6, 1944, when U.S. Army Rangers scaled its sheer walls under deadly fire to neutralize heavy German artillery.
The ground is still pocked with craters from naval bombardment, and many German bunkers remain intact. Today, the cliffside vantage reveals the coastline that saw some of the war’s fiercest fighting.
6. The American Military Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer
The most important stop on our Normandy D-Day tour is the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. It honors more than 9,000 servicemen who died during the summer 1944 campaign to free Normandy.
Though the 172-acre site lies on French soil, it is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Each grave is precisely mapped for visiting, and those whose remains were never identified are honored on the Wall of the Missing.
7. The Artificial Harbor at Arromanches
Arromanches, a modest fishing and resort town on what was code-named Gold Beach, served as a crucial toehold on June 6. Offshore, the remains of “Mulberry” harbors show how the Allies tamed rough seas to keep ships anchored and supply lines open. From its cliff-top vantage points, visitors can appreciate the invasion’s vast scale. Historically, Arromanches and its bay also saw waves of Celts, Gauls, and Vikings, reflecting the region’s enduring strategic importance.
Day Two: Tour Mont Saint Michel
Legend says the archangel Michael appeared in repeated dreams to Aubert, the Bishop of Avranches, urging him to build a church on the barren rock then called Mont Tombe. Aubert finally listened, and by 1144 the small original church was completed.
Through the centuries, Mont Saint Michel as it now stands took shape. The French government took control of the island in 1874.
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