# D-Day beaches and Giverny: 2-day private tour from Paris Source: https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/d-day-beaches-and-giverny-2-day-tour/ Updated: 2026-11-05 Day one in the American sector, a night in medieval Bayeux, then the British sector and Monet’s gardens at Giverny on the way back to Paris. - **Length** 2 days, 1 night in Bayeux - **Drive** 3 h 30 each way - **Group** 1 to 7 guests - **Price** €2,500 per group ## At a glance This two-day private tour combines D-Day with art. Day one covers the airborne sector, Utah, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha and the American Cemetery, with a night in Bayeux. Day two visits the Longues-sur-Mer battery, Arromanches, Pegasus Bridge and Monet’s house and gardens at Giverny. It costs €2,500 for up to 7 guests. - 2 days, 1 night in Bayeux, with a night in Bayeux - About 3 h 30 drive each way from Paris - €2,500 per group of 1–7 (about €357 each for 7) - Pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel - Best for: D-Day plus Monet’s gardens ## About this tour Day one is devoted to the American landings of 6 June 1944, from the airborne drop zones to the beaches and the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach. Day two moves from military history to art. After the German battery at Longues-sur-Mer, the Mulberry harbour and Pegasus Bridge, you finish at Giverny, where Claude Monet painted his water lilies, on the way back to Paris. ## Itinerary A typical programme. As the tour is private, every stop can be changed. ### Day one – the American sector 1. 6:30 am**Pickup in Paris** At your hotel, with a coffee and croissant stop on the way. 2. Airborne sector**Sainte-Mère-Église and Brécourt Manor** Sites of the 82nd and 101st Airborne, including the Easy Company action at Brécourt Manor, La Fière bridge and the church at Angoville-au-Plain, where two US medics treated the wounded. 3. Utah Beach**The 4th Infantry Division** Where the first Americans came ashore by sea on D-Day. 4. Lunch**Norman lunch** In a village restaurant or sandwiches in the van. 5. Pointe du Hoc**The Rangers’ cliffs** Bomb craters and bunkers where the Rangers scaled 30-metre cliffs under fire. 6. Omaha Beach**Dog Green and Charlie sectors** The bloodiest American beach. 7. American Cemetery**Colleville-sur-Mer** 9,387 American servicemen rest above the beach. 8. 5 pm**Bayeux** Check in for the night. The evening is free to see the Bayeux Tapestry or the cathedral. ### Day two – the British sector and Giverny 1. 9 am**Leave Bayeux** After breakfast. 2. Longues-sur-Mer**German coastal battery** The only German battery in Normandy that still has its guns in their casemates. 3. Arromanches**The Mulberry harbour** The concrete caissons of Port Winston still lie in the bay. 4. Pegasus Bridge**The first objective of D-Day** Taken by British glider troops minutes after midnight on 6 June. 5. Lunch**On the way** Lunch in a riverside town or a picnic. 6. Giverny**Monet’s house and gardens** The water lily pond, the Japanese bridge and the flower garden, at your own pace. Open from spring to early November. 7. 7–8 pm**Back in Paris** Drop-off at your hotel or airport. ## 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 - The guide’s hotel, breakfast and dinner ### Not included - Meals and drinks - Your own hotel room for the night - 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 ### Overnight We suggest and book a hotel in Bayeux for you. The guide’s hotel and meals are included in the price; your own room is not. ### Season Monet’s gardens are open only from spring to early November. Outside the season we replace Giverny with Rouen. ### What to wear Walking shoes and a waterproof jacket; the coast is windy even in summer. ## This tour in winter This tour is not part of the winter offer. - Monet’s house and gardens at Giverny close for the winter and usually reopen on 1 April, so this tour runs again from spring 2027. - For a winter Normandy trip, the two-day tour from the D-Day beaches to the Falaise Pocket is 20% off until 28 February 2027. [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 **Is the hotel in Bayeux included?** The guide’s hotel and meals are included. Your own room is not, but we suggest hotels to suit your budget and book them for you. **What if we travel in winter?** Monet’s gardens are closed from early November to spring. We then end the tour in Rouen, with its cathedral and the square where Joan of Arc died. **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. €2,500 per group of 1–7 guests about €357 per person for 7 Not part of the winter offer. [Why](#winter) - 2 days, 1 night in Bayeux - 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 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 ### [Giverny & Rouen: Monet’s gardens and the medieval city](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/giverny-rouen-tour/) Full day, 8 am to about 5 pm · drive 1 h 15 each way Monet’s water lilies at Giverny in the morning, then Rouen, the cathedral he painted more than 30 times and the square where Joan of Arc died in 1431. - Monet’s house & gardens - Giverny village - Rouen cathedral - Joan of Arc’s square - Rouen’s old town ### [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