Private Full-Day D-Day Tour for 2: Utah, Omaha, La Cambe & Sainte-Mère-Église

Exclusive Full-Day Private D-Day Tour for Two

Discover Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Sainte-Mère-Église, La Cambe German Cemetery and the Normandy American Cemetery on a full-day private D-Day tour designed for two guests. Departing from Bayeux or nearby, this itinerary combines the key American sites of the landings with the depth and nuance that both first-time visitors and well-read enthusiasts expect.

Your guide meets you at your hotel, accommodation or Bayeux train station so the day begins as soon as you step outside. You travel in a private, air-conditioned minivan with an onboard sound system, offering a comfortable setting where you can listen, ask questions and steer the discussion toward the level of detail you like. As you leave Bayeux and cross the Norman countryside, your guide sets the scene: the objectives of Operation Overlord, the American airborne drops, and how Utah and Omaha fit into the wider assault. 

The morning usually begins on the western flank at Utah Beach, where American forces landed on the Cotentin Peninsula. On the sand and dunes, you explore how currents, tides and last-minute decisions shaped the landings, why casualties here were lighter than at Omaha, and how the beachhead expanded inland. For newcomers, the focus is on a clear, chronological story of D-Day morning; for experts, your guide can dive into unit-level actions, strongpoints, and the role of naval and airborne support.

From the shoreline, you continue to Sainte-Mère-Église, one of the first French towns liberated on 6 June 1944 and a symbol of the American airborne operations. In the heart of the village, around the church square, you trace the night drop of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the famous story of the paratrooper caught on the steeple and the brutal street fighting that followed. Depending on your interests, the visit can emphasize the human stories of individual paratroopers, the strategic value of this crossroads, or the way the town has chosen to remember its liberation.

In the afternoon, the focus shifts to Omaha Beach, the most difficult of the American landing sectors. Walking the tidal flats, shingle and bluffs, you see how the German defenses were laid out and why terrain, visibility and misdrops made the first waves so costly. Your guide adapts to your background: offering a clear, structured introduction for less experienced visitors or a more technical discussion of defenses, units, timings and contested interpretations for specialists.

A short drive brings you to the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking the eastern end of Omaha. Among its perfectly aligned headstones, memorials and maps, you link names and units to the ground you have just walked. Some guests prefer an overview of how the cemetery fits into the wider story of the campaign; others choose to focus on particular regiments, decorations or personal stories that make the scale of sacrifice more tangible. There is time for reflection, photos and independent wandering if desired.

Later in the day you visit La Cambe, the largest German war cemetery in Normandy, where tens of thousands of soldiers are buried. Entering through a narrow passage, you emerge into a wide green expanse of low markers, dark stone crosses and a central burial mound containing a mass grave. The contrast with the American cemetery is striking and intentional.

Here the conversation naturally moves from operations to memory and reconciliation. Your guide explains how German graves from across Normandy were concentrated at La Cambe after the war, how the site’s design evolved and why it emphasizes humility and reflection. For those with a deeper interest, there is space to discuss German war graves policy, the ages and units represented, and the differing commemorative cultures on each side of the conflict. For visitors less familiar with the details, the emphasis remains on the shared human cost of the Normandy campaign.

Throughout the day, the tour is entirely private – just you, your traveling companion and your English-speaking guide. The pace is flexible: you can linger longer at a particular viewpoint or grave, shorten or extend a stop depending on how you feel, and adjust the balance between big-picture narrative and detailed analysis.

Between sites, the minivan offers a quiet, comfortable environment where questions are always welcome, whether you want to clarify the basic sequence of D-Day or explore advanced topics such as doctrine, logistics, command decisions and recent scholarship. This full-day itinerary gives you time to experience the terrain at Utah and Omaha, understand the role of Sainte-Mère-Église, and reflect at both Allied and German cemeteries – making it a rich, immersive option for newcomers and seasoned World War II readers alike.