# “All American” D-Day private tour from Paris Source: https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/all-american-d-day-tour/ Updated: 2026-11-05 The American D-Day story from start to finish, from the paratroopers at Sainte-Mère-Église to Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery. - **Length** Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - **Drive** 3 h 30 each way - **Group** 1 to 7 guests - **Winter price** €1,360 winter price, instead of €1,700€1,700 per group ## At a glance The “All American” tour covers only the American sector of D-Day. It leaves Paris at 6:30 am and returns between 7:30 and 8 pm, visiting the 82nd and 101st Airborne drop zones, Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery. It costs €1,700 for up to 7 guests and suits families of US veterans and Band of Brothers fans. - Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - About 3 h 30 drive each way from Paris - €1,360 winter price, instead of €1,700€1,700 per group of 1–7 (about €194€243 each for 7), 20% off for tours until 28 February 2027 - Pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel - Best for: Families of US veterans and Band of Brothers fans ## About this tour This tour focuses on the American effort on 6 June 1944. It starts where the invasion started, with the airborne drops behind Utah Beach in the night, and follows the American story west to east, to the beach assaults at Utah and Omaha and the Rangers’ climb at Pointe du Hoc. Many of our guests on this tour come with a father or grandfather who served in the 82nd or 101st Airborne or the 1st, 4th or 29th Infantry Divisions. Tell us the unit and we will research it before the tour. ## Itinerary A typical day. As the tour is private, every stop can be changed. 1. 6:30 am**Pickup in Paris** At your hotel or apartment, with a coffee and croissant stop on the way. 2. Airborne sector**82nd and 101st Airborne drop zones** Angoville-au-Plain, the church where two US medics treated wounded of both sides; Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, an objective of the 101st featured in Band of Brothers; and Sainte-Mère-Église, the 82nd Airborne’s objective, with its famous church steeple. 3. Atlantic Wall**German coastal defences** Bunkers and gun positions of the Atlantic Wall along the coast. 4. Utah Beach**The 4th Infantry Division** Where the 4th Division, led ashore by Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., landed with far fewer losses than at Omaha. 5. Lunch**In a local village** A traditional Norman lunch, or sandwiches in the van to keep moving. 6. Pointe du Hoc**The US Rangers’ cliff assault** Bomb craters and German bunkers where 225 Rangers scaled the cliffs. About 1 hour. 7. Omaha Beach**Dog Green and Charlie sectors** The German defences, the landing and the fighting of 6 June, on the beach itself when the tide allows. About 1 hour. 8. American Cemetery**Colleville-sur-Mer** 9,387 American servicemen rest above Omaha Beach. About 1 hour. 9. On the way**Tanks, guns and viewpoints** Short stops at tanks, artillery pieces and viewpoints linked to the landings. 10. 7:30–8 pm**Back in Paris** Drop-off at your hotel, depending on traffic. ## What’s included ### Included - Spacious air-conditioned 8-seater van for your group only - Professional English-speaking guide who also drives - Pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel or apartment - Fuel, tolls and parking - Itinerary planning and changes on the day - Hotel and restaurant suggestions and bookings - Passenger insurance while you are in the vehicle - All taxes, no hidden fees - Family or military history research for your relative ### Not included - Meals and drinks - Entrance fees to museums, châteaux and monuments - The guide’s lunch (up to €20) - Personal purchases and gratuity (optional) - Your own travel insurance ## Practical information ### What to wear Walking shoes and a wind and waterproof jacket. In winter bring extra layers. ### Weather We go in rain, wind or fog. If the forecast is severe we suggest another date, so do not leave Normandy to your last day. ### Drive About 3 h 30 each way, with a break each way. The van is spacious and comfortable. ## This tour in winter 20% off for tours from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027: **€1,360** instead of €1,700 per group of 1–7. - The Normandy American Cemetery is open every day in winter from 9 am to 5 pm, except 25 December and 1 January, with the flag lowered at 4 pm. - With about eight hours of daylight in December, we start in the airborne sector and at Utah Beach and reach Omaha and the cemetery before it closes. - Sainte-Mère-Église and the drop zones are far quieter in winter than in June, which leaves more time at the places your relative’s unit fought. [Winter prices, events and opening times for all our tours](https://www.privatetrip.fr/winter-tours-from-paris/) ## Did a relative serve here? Send us a name, unit or division. In partnership with Ancestry®, we research military records and war diaries, usually in 2 to 4 weeks, and build the day around the ground your relative crossed. More than 40 families so far. ## Questions about this tour **Can you find where my grandfather landed?** Usually, yes. Send us his name, unit and, if you have them, his service dates. Research takes 2 to 4 weeks, and we then build the day around his unit’s positions. **Do we see the British and Canadian beaches?** Not on this tour, which stays in the American sector. The Normandy D-Day beaches tour includes Arromanches and Pegasus Bridge. **Is this tour suitable for children?** Yes. Jozef adapts the stories to younger guests. Children stay in their parents’ care during the day. **What is your cancellation policy?** The booking fee is non-refundable. For one-day tours cancelled more than one month ahead, it can be used for a future tour; for multi-day tours, more than three months ahead. If we cancel for safety reasons, such as severe weather, we refund it in full. [Read the full terms](https://www.privatetrip.fr/terms/). **Is the tour really private?** Yes. It is for your group only, from 1 to 7 guests, with pickup at your Paris hotel, and the itinerary can be changed on the day. ## What guests say Page updated 5 November 2026. Prices and times are checked at every update. **Winter offer** For tours from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 €1,360€1,700 instead of €1,700 per group of 1–7 guests about €194€243 per person for 7 Deborah applies it when she confirms your booking. [Offer terms](https://www.privatetrip.fr/winter-tours-from-paris/#terms) - Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - Pickup at your Paris hotel - Reply within 24 hours [Rated 5.0 from 124 TripAdvisor reviews](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187145-d7040140-Reviews-Private_Trip-Fontainebleau_Seine_et_Marne_Ile_de_France.html) ## You may also like ### [Normandy D-Day beaches private tour](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/normandy-d-day-beaches-private-tour/) Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm · drive 3 h 30 each way The essential D-Day day trip from Paris, from the Ranger cliffs at Pointe du Hoc and the sand of Omaha Beach to the American Cemetery, Arromanches and Pegasus Bridge. - Pointe du Hoc - Omaha Beach - American Cemetery - Arromanches Mulberry harbour - Pegasus Bridge ### [Normandy in 2 days: D-Day to the Falaise Pocket](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/normandy-2-day-tour-d-day-to-falaise-pocket/) 2 days, 1 night in Bayeux · drive 3 h 30 each way The whole Battle of Normandy, from the landings of 6 June 1944 through the hedgerow fighting to the Falaise Pocket, where the German armies were encircled in August 1944. - Airborne sector & Utah Beach - Pointe du Hoc & Omaha Beach - Hedgerows & Saint-Lô - Mortain - Falaise Pocket & Mont-Ormel - Tiger tank at Vimoutiers ### [Bastogne & the Battle of the Bulge](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/bastogne-battle-of-the-bulge-tour/) Full day, 6:30 am to about 8 pm · drive 3 h 45 each way The siege of Bastogne, December 1944, with the Easy Company foxholes from Band of Brothers, Foy and the Mardasson Memorial. - Easy Company foxholes in Jack’s Woods - Foy - Bizory chapel - McAuliffe Square - Mardasson Memorial - Bastogne War Museum