# Private tours from Paris to the D-Day beaches, battlefields and wine country

Source: https://www.privatetrip.fr/  
Updated: 2026-11-05

100% private, from your Paris hotel

Your own historian guide and spacious 8-seater van for the day, from your hotel door and back. Normandy, Belleau Wood, Bastogne, Champagne, Burgundy and the Loire, planned around your group and, if you wish, around a relative who served there.

- **Group**
  1 to 7 guests, never shared
- **Price**
  Per group, from €560€700 this winter
- **Guide**
  Historian & WSET sommelier
- **Reviews**
  [5.0 from 124 on TripAdvisor](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187145-d7040140-Reviews-Private_Trip-Fontainebleau_Seine_et_Marne_Ile_de_France.html)

## Private Trip France in short

- **Private Trip France** runs private guided day and two-day tours **from Paris** for groups of **1 to 7 guests**, with pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel.
- **Winter offer:** 20% off 14 of our 16 tours for tour dates from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027, from **€560 per group**. [Winter prices and what is open in winter](https://www.privatetrip.fr/winter-tours-from-paris/).
- **Normandy D-Day tours** from Paris cost **€1,600 per group** for a full day (about 13 hours, 3 h 30 drive each way) and €2,500 for two days.
- Other tours: **Belleau Wood, Bastogne, the Somme and Vimy Ridge**; **Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis and Loire Valley** wine tours; Giverny with Rouen, and Fontainebleau. From €700 to €2,500 per group.
- Guide **Jozef Prihoda** is a historian and WSET-certified sommelier with more than 10 years of guiding. **40+ families** have traced a relative’s war service with our [ancestry research](https://www.privatetrip.fr/ancestry-research/), in partnership with Ancestry®.
- Based in **Fontainebleau**, near Paris, since 2013 (SARL Prihoda Saulnier). Rated **5.0 from 124 reviews** on TripAdvisor.

## Winter in France, 20% off

Every tour that runs in winter costs 20% less for tour dates from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027. A full day on the D-Day beaches is €1,280 instead of €1,600 per group, and Champagne €880 instead of €1,100. Deborah applies the winter price when she confirms your booking, and short-notice dates are often still free.

- 10 November 2026 Marine Corps birthday, Belleau Wood
- 11 November 2026 Armistice Day, Compiègne and the Somme
- 13–15 November 2026 Hospices de Beaune wine auction, Beaune, Burgundy

### Christmas markets

- **Reims** 25 November – 27 December 2026
- **Rouen** 25 November – 27 December 2026
- **Dijon** 28 November 2026 – early January 2027 (expected)
- **Strasbourg** From 27 November 2026 (24 December was the last day in 2025)

## How far is it from Paris?

Approximate driving times from central Paris, without heavy traffic. Select a pin on the map to see the route.

| Destination | Drive | Distance |

|---|---|---|

| [Fontainebleau](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/fontainebleau-palace-tour/) | 1 h | 70 km |

| [Giverny](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/giverny-rouen-tour/) | 1 h 15 | 75 km |

| [Belleau Wood](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/belleau-wood-usmc-tour/) | 1 h 15 | 90 km |

| [Champagne (Reims)](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/champagne-tour/) | 1 h 45 | 145 km |

| [Rouen](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/giverny-rouen-tour/) | 1 h 45 | 135 km |

| [Somme](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/somme-vimy-ridge-ww1-tour/) | 2 h | 160 km |

| [Chablis](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/chablis-wine-tour/) | 2 h | 185 km |

| [Loire châteaux](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/loire-valley-castles-wine-tour/) | 2 h | 180 km |

| [Burgundy (Beaune)](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/burgundy-wine-tour/) | 3 h | 315 km |

| [Normandy D-Day beaches](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/) | 3 h 30 | 290 km |

| [Bastogne](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/bastogne-battle-of-the-bulge-tour/) | 3 h 45 | 380 km |

## Private Normandy D-Day tours from Paris

Four private ways to see the D-Day beaches from Paris with your own historian guide, from one long day to two days with a night in Bayeux. [All d-day tours](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/)

A private tour of the Normandy D-Day sites from Paris takes a full day of about 13 hours, with around 3 h 30 of driving each way and 6 hours at Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery and Arromanches. It costs €1,600 for up to 7 guests, about €229 each for 7. Two-day tours with a night in Bayeux cost €2,500 per group.

| Tour | Length | Drive from Paris | Best for | Price per group | Winter price, to 28 February 2027 |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| [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 | 3 h 30 each way | A first visit with one day to spare | €1,600€1,600 | €1,280 |

| [“All American” D-Day tour](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/all-american-d-day-tour/) | Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm | 3 h 30 each way | Families of US veterans and Band of Brothers fans | €1,700€1,700 | €1,360 |

| [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 | 3 h 30 each way | The full Battle of Normandy | €2,500€2,500 | €2,000 |

| [D-Day beaches & Giverny in 2 days](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/d-day-beaches-and-giverny-2-day-tour/) | 2 days, 1 night in Bayeux | 3 h 30 each way | D-Day plus Monet’s gardens | €2,500 | Not in the offer |

### [Normandy D-Day beaches private tour](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/normandy-d-day-beaches-private-tour/)

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

### [“All American” D-Day tour](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/all-american-d-day-tour/)

Built around the American sector only, from the 82nd and 101st Airborne drop zones to the 4th Division at Utah Beach, the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc and Omaha Beach.

- Sainte-Mère-Église (82nd Airborne)
- Angoville-au-Plain aid station
- Utah Beach
- Pointe du Hoc
- Omaha Beach
- American Cemetery

### [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/)

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

### [D-Day beaches & Giverny in 2 days](https://www.privatetrip.fr/d-day-normandy-tours-from-paris/d-day-beaches-and-giverny-2-day-tour/)

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.

- Airborne sector
- Utah & Omaha
- Pointe du Hoc
- American Cemetery
- Longues battery & Arromanches
- Pegasus Bridge
- Monet’s gardens at Giverny

## WWI and WWII battlefield tours from Paris

Where the US Marines, the 101st Airborne, the Canadians and the British fought, in one long day or two from Paris. [All battlefields](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/)

From Paris you can reach Belleau Wood in about 1 h 15, the Somme and Vimy Ridge in about 2 hours and Bastogne in about 3 h 45. Our private battlefield tours cost €1,000 to €1,600 per group of 1–7 for a day, and €2,500 for the two-day Battle of the Bulge tour with a night in Luxembourg.

### [Belleau Wood: the US Marines in 1918](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/belleau-wood-usmc-tour/)

Full day, 8 am to about 7 pm · drive 1 h 15 each way

Walk the forest where the 4th Marine Brigade fought in June 1918, then pay your respects at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery.

- Belleau Wood battlefield
- Hill 142 & the wheat fields
- Devil Dog fountain
- Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
- Château-Thierry & Hill 204

### [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

### [Battle of the Bulge in 2 days: Luxembourg & Bastogne](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/battle-of-the-bulge-2-day-tour/)

2 days, 1 night in Luxembourg · drive 3 h 45 each way

A Maginot Line fort and General Patton’s grave on day one, then the Ardennes front from Clervaux to Bastogne on day two.

- Maginot Line fort
- Patton’s grave in Luxembourg
- Luxembourg city
- Clervaux & Saint-Vith
- Malmedy
- Bastogne & Jack’s Woods

### [The Somme & Vimy Ridge: WWI in a day](https://www.privatetrip.fr/battlefield-tours-from-paris/somme-vimy-ridge-ww1-tour/)

Full day, 6:30 am to about 8 pm · drive 2 h each way

The preserved trenches of Beaumont-Hamel, the Lochnagar crater, the Canadian memorial at Vimy Ridge and Amiens cathedral.

- Beaumont-Hamel trenches
- Lochnagar crater
- Le Hamel memorial
- Vimy Ridge
- Amiens cathedral
- Compiègne Armistice site

## Private wine tours from Paris

Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis and the Loire with a WSET-certified sommelier who also drives, so everyone in your group can taste. [All wine tours](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/)

Champagne is the closest wine region to Paris, about 1 h 45 away; Chablis and the Loire are about 2 hours, and Burgundy about 3 hours. A private wine tour costs €1,000 to €1,500 per group of 1–7 for a day, and €2,200 for two days. Tasting fees, usually €20 to €50 per person for the day, are paid at each producer.

### [Champagne: Reims, Épernay & small producers](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/champagne-tour/)

Full day, 7 am to about 7 pm · drive 1 h 45 each way

A famous house and two independent growers, Reims cathedral, the Avenue de Champagne and Dom Pérignon’s abbey at Hautvillers, with a WSET-certified guide.

- Reims cathedral
- Taittinger cellars
- Two small producers
- Avenue de Champagne in Épernay
- Hautvillers & Dom Pérignon

### [Burgundy: Beaune & the Côte d’Or](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/burgundy-wine-tour/)

Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm · drive 3 h each way

Pinot noir and chardonnay at Château de Santenay and Château de Pommard, the grand cru villages of the Côte d’Or and the Hospices de Beaune.

- Château de Santenay cellars
- Château de Pommard
- Côte d’Or villages
- Hospices de Beaune
- Châteauneuf-en-Auxois

### [Burgundy in 2 days, with a night in Beaune](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/burgundy-2-day-wine-tour/)

2 days, 1 night in Beaune · drive 3 h each way

The Côte de Beaune on day one and the Côte de Nuits on day two, from Vosne-Romanée to the Clos de Vougeot.

- Pommard & Santenay
- Hospices de Beaune
- Night in Beaune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Clos de Vougeot

### [Chablis, Irancy & Burgundy crémant](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/chablis-wine-tour/)

Full day, 7 am to about 7 pm · drive 2 h each way

Northern Burgundy’s white wines at a family grower and La Chablisienne, red Irancy, and crémant made inside a hillside cave at Bailly.

- Premier & grand cru Chablis
- La Chablisienne
- Irancy pinot noir
- Bailly underground crémant cellars
- Chablis old town

### [Loire Valley châteaux & Vouvray wine](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/loire-valley-castles-wine-tour/)

Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm · drive 2 h each way

Chambord, then your choice of Chenonceau or Amboise, with tastings at a Vouvray producer and a small family winery.

- Chambord (outside)
- Chenonceau or Amboise
- Vouvray tasting
- Boutique winemaker
- Troglodyte villages

### [Loire Valley in 2 days, with a night at Fontevraud Abbey](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/loire-valley-2-day-tour/)

2 days, 1 night at Fontevraud · drive 2 h each way

Six châteaux in two days, a night in the 12th-century Royal Abbey of Fontevraud and tastings at Vouvray and Brézé.

- Chambord
- Chenonceau
- Amboise
- Vouvray
- Night at Fontevraud Abbey
- Château de Brézé
- Saumur & Azay-le-Rideau

## Private day trips from Paris to Giverny, Rouen and Fontainebleau

Shorter days for art, gardens and royal history, all within about an hour of Paris. [All day trips](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/)

Giverny is about 1 h 15 from Paris and Fontainebleau about 1 hour. Our Giverny and Rouen day costs €1,000 per group of 1–7 and lasts about 9 hours; the Fontainebleau half day costs €700 and has you back in Paris by mid-afternoon.

### [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

### [Fontainebleau Palace, half day](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/fontainebleau-palace-tour/)

Half day, 9 am to about 3 pm · drive 1 h each way

The palace of French kings and Napoleon, its gardens and the town of Fontainebleau, back in Paris by mid-afternoon.

- Palace interiors & royal apartments
- Napoleon’s apartments
- Royal gardens & carp pond
- Fontainebleau town
- Barbizon or the forest

## Visit where your relative served

Send us a name, unit or division. In partnership with Ancestry®, we research military records and unit war diaries, usually in 2 to 4 weeks, then take you to the ground your relative crossed. More than 40 families so far. [How ancestry research works](https://www.privatetrip.fr/ancestry-research/)

### Cpl. Sidney Talmud

38th Signal Construction Battalion

In the middle of March 1945, Corporal Sidney Talmud was approached by Lieutenant Shubow, the battalion’s Jewish chaplain. He planned to hold Passover services and, since Sidney was the only Jewish cook in the battalion, asked him to look after the food.

### Tech. Sgt. Elden R. “Dan” Burdin

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

With only four practice jumps behind him, Dan Burdin dropped into the darkness near Sainte-Mère-Église on the night of 5 to 6 June 1944, a .30 calibre machine gun strapped to his gear.

### Pvt. John Carl Strother Jr.

Company K, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division

The 39th Infantry Regiment landed at Utah Beach on 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day. Within days the 9th Division was fighting across the Cotentin peninsula to cut it off and take Cherbourg.

### Lt. Camille M. Lelong

BCRA, Jedburgh Team Bruce

The Jedburghs were small teams of British SOE, American OSS and Free French BCRA officers, parachuted in uniform behind German lines in 1944 to arm and lead the Resistance in coordination with Allied headquarters. About 100 teams were dropped into France, Belgium and the Netherlands between June and December 1944.

## Private tour or group coach tour?

| What | Private Trip France | Typical group coach tour |

|---|---|---|

| Group | Your group only, 1–7 guests | Shared with other travelers |

| Pickup | Your hotel door in Paris | A meeting point |

| Time at each site | As long as you want | Fixed schedule |

| Itinerary | Planned with you and changed on the day | The same for everyone |

| Guide | Historian and WSET sommelier who drives | Guide for a whole coach |

| Your relative’s story | Researched before the tour | Not possible |

## Our 8-seater van

You travel in our Citroën SpaceTourer, a spacious, dark grey 8-seater van used only for your group. With the driver’s seat, that leaves seven seats for guests, which is why every tour is for 1 to 7 guests.

It is air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter, with room for coats, bags and the bottles you buy at the cellars. Jozef drives it himself, so the guide telling the story is also the one at the wheel.

- Eight seats, seven of them for guests
- Air-conditioned in summer, heated in winter
- Fuel, tolls and parking included in the price

## How booking works

1. Send your requestUse the form or WhatsApp: dates, group size, interests, and any relative you want us to research.
2. Get your proposalWithin 24 hours you receive an itinerary and the price for your group.
3. ConfirmA booking fee secures the date. Our terms explain when it can be moved to a future tour.
4. Meet your guideJozef picks you up at your hotel, usually at 6:30 am for Normandy.

## Jozef and Deborah

Private Trip France is a small family company in Fontainebleau, run by Jozef Prihoda and Deborah Saulnier since 2013. Jozef guides and drives every tour; Deborah plans your trip, from the first message to restaurant and hotel bookings.

Jozef has guided for more than 10 years. Most guests are American families, many with a father or grandfather who served in France. He is just as at home in a Champagne cellar, which is why he leads the wine tours too.

- Historian guide specialising in the World Wars, the US Army and the US Marine Corps
- WSET-certified sommelier
- Languages: English, French, German and Slovak
- Military ancestry research for 40+ families, in partnership with Ancestry®

[More about us](https://www.privatetrip.fr/about-us/)

## What guests say

Page updated 5 November 2026. Prices and times are checked at every update.