Top 4 Battlefield & WWII Tours in France

1.Normandy Battlefields Tour – American Sites (A3)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 876 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $161Our pick

Spend about nine hours visiting Sainte-Mère-Église, the Airborne Museum, La Cambe, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the American Cemetery from Bayeux. A guide such as Sophie, David, Jack, or Noemi may lead your small group of up to eight. Hotel pickup is offered for the 8:30 am departure, with food not included.

“I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to visit so many of the sites in just 1 day. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable of each of the locations and was a local to the area. Thank you for an awesome time.”

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2.Somme Battlefields Small-Group Day Trip with John Monash Centre from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 270 reviews · from $294

Leave Paris early for an 11-hour Somme battlefield tour in an air-conditioned minibus. Visit Delville Wood, Pozières, Thiepval, Lochnagar Crater, Beaumont-Hamel, Villers-Bretonneux, and the Sir John Monash Centre. Guides such as Regis and Honoré bring strong local knowledge, though the full schedule leaves little spare time.

“From start to finish we had a great day. Saw so much more than we expected and our guides commentary was wonderful - brought home to us the realities of that terrible time in history”

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3.Normandy Battlefields D-Day Private Trip with VIP Services from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 240 reviews · 12 to 13 hours (approx.) · from $967

Leave Paris at 7:00 am in a private, air-conditioned minivan for a full day at Normandy’s D-Day sites. Guides such as Hervé, Ryan, Fabrice, Fred, and Marius tailor the day to your interests, covering Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, and Arromanches. Expect a long but moving day, with lunch arranged separately.

“Good tour with Fred. We enjoyed getting picked up at our hotel; seeing the American, British, and Canadian beaches; seeing the American cemetery; a German bunker; a lunch reservation by the beach; and learning many new things.”

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4.Somme Battlefields from Paris with Australian memorial & Amiens Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 228 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $278

Spend about 11 hours tracing the Somme battlefields from Paris in an air-conditioned minivan with up to eight people. You’ll see Thiepval, Lochnagar Crater, preserved Newfoundland trenches, Australian memorials, the Sir John Monash Centre, and Amiens Cathedral. Guides including Aaron, Etienne, Philip, and Oliver have brought strong military knowledge to past departures, though guide quality can vary.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and allowed us time to visit the number of places - and see the world war one locations with the Battle of the Somme. To see what the soldiers went through and the conditions they lived in and their fight to win the war, was an incredible experience. To imagine what they went through and how brave they were was something that will stay etched in our memories. The only disappointing experience was the food we ordered was poor quality at Le Tommy at Poziers - (Maybe it was a bad day) - 4 out of 8 people chose the steak and could not eat,…”

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