Omaha Beach, Normandy American Cemetery & La Cambe – Exclusive Tour for 2

Exclusive Half-Day Private D-Day Tour for Two

Explore Omaha Beach, La Cambe German Cemetery, and the Normandy American Cemetery on an intimate half-day private tour crafted for two guests. Departing from Bayeux, this experience blends clear, accessible storytelling with the depth and nuance that World War II enthusiasts appreciate.

Your guide meets you directly at your hotel, accommodation, or the Bayeux train station, so the tour begins as soon as you step outside. You travel in a private, air-conditioned Mercedes minivan equipped with an onboard sound system, creating a comfortable space where you can listen, ask questions, and guide the level of detail. As the countryside opens toward the coast, your guide introduces the wider context of Operation Overlord, from planning and deception to the landings and the wider Battle of Normandy.

At Omaha Beach, you walk the same tidal flats and bluffs where American forces faced some of the heaviest resistance of the invasion on 6 June 1944. First-time visitors receive a clear, structured explanation of how the German defenses were organized, why the early waves suffered such heavy casualties, and how small groups of soldiers ultimately broke through. More experienced visitors can explore unit-level actions, terrain analysis, command decisions, and the way Omaha has become a symbol of the entire D-Day operation.

From the shoreline, you continue to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, set on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach and the Channel. Thousands of white headstones arranged in perfect lines, together with the memorial, chapel, and maps, help you connect the peaceful landscape with the intense fighting that took place below in June 1944. Your time here can focus on an overall narrative of the campaign or on specific units, decorations, and personal stories that bring individual names and headstones into sharper focus.

The tour then turns inland to La Cambe, the largest German war cemetery in Normandy and the final resting place for tens of thousands of soldiers who died mainly in the summer of 1944. Entering via a narrow path, you come into a broad, grass-covered landscape of low, flat markers, small clusters of dark stone crosses, and a central burial mound that contains a mass grave of both identified and unknown soldiers.

Here, the focus broadens from operations to memory, responsibility, and reconciliation. Your guide explains how German graves from across Normandy were brought together at La Cambe, how the site developed after the war, and how its design encourages quiet reflection rather than monumental display. For specialists, there is room to discuss German war graves policy, the range of ages and units represented, and contrasts with Allied cemeteries; for newcomers, the emphasis remains on the shared human cost of the campaign.

Throughout the half day, the tour is entirely private: just you, your traveling companion, and your expert English-speaking guide. The flexible format means you can slow down to absorb the atmosphere, spend longer at a particular grave or viewpoint, or steer the conversation toward tactics, leadership, memory culture, or ethical questions raised by the war.

The minivan offers a quiet, comfortable environment between sites where questions are always welcome, whether you are clarifying the basic sequence of events or exploring advanced topics such as doctrine, logistics, and recent scholarship on the Normandy campaign. This balance of accessibility and depth makes the tour engaging for first-time visitors to the D-Day beaches as well as well-read specialists keen to experience the terrain firsthand.

Don’t leave your visit to the D-Day beaches to chance—book your exclusive half-day tour now and experience Omaha and Colleville with a dedicated WWII specialist