Private Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy D-Day Express trip from Paris

Es war eifach alles super, der ganze Tag! Der Fahrer (Alex) und der Guide (David) haben uns überpünktlich abgeholt. Zuerst waren wir beim Le Mont-Saint-Michel, einfach nur wow! Danach ging es zum Omaha Beach und zum Friedhof, sehr eindrücklich! Sowohl Fahrer als auch Guide haben ihren Job super gemacht und uns einen unvergesslichen Tag beschert, herzlichen Dank dafür!

16 April 2025

Highly recommend this excursion if you want to squeeze these two amazing sites into a single day. While it was a very long day, it was absolutely worth it, especially if you do not have the time to do each site on separate days. However, due to the compacted schedule you will not have very much time at each of the D-Day sites. If those sites are really important to you then I would recommend doing a D-Day only tour. Another thing to keep in mind is the driver is just a driver and not a tour guide. Our driver was Ivan and he was fantastic. Took great care of us, got us to and from all the sites safely and connected us with all the site tour guides effectively. It's important to understand that other tours will have a driver and a licensed guide or a driver that is also a licensed guide that spend the entire drive time talking about the surrounding areas and destination. This excursion is not that. We got a fantastic driver who connected us up with the sites and the guides there (including a private guide at Mont St Michel). Highly recommended if you understand the structure of the excursion.

15 April 2025

We had an amazing day in Normandy and Mont St Michel. Our driver, Alex, was timely and great. our was very comfortable and clean. Our tour guide, Ilya, was knowledgeable, fun and worked within our schedule. He had so much great historical information and made sure to cover the parts of the DDay tour that were important for us. I highly recommend Clewel and our tour team. It was an amazing experience!

14 April 2025

We had a great experience with David. He did a great job keeping us on schedule. He spent
time to answer all of our questions and explained everything we saw. Omaha
Beach/Normandy and Mont Saint Michel were both great.

8 April 2025

Wonderful driver, Roman was extremely professional, timely didn’t rush. Explained how to
connect with various other (out of his control) aspects of the tour or locations. Battle
monuments and Mt St Michel are worth the time and cost. Excellent experience.

5 April 2025

Highly recommend visiting both locations! We were able to do it in one day and we did
not feel like we lost out on time at any one place. Roman was very thoughtful and
considerate to give us the time needed but keep us on track. Highly recommend.

4 April 2025

It was wonderful to be able to do these two huge bucket list items in one single trip. Normandy was phenomenal and Mont Saint Michel was amazing! The road trip was smooth and easy while Ivan was very accommodating to our needs. It makes for a very long day but 100% worth it!

26 March 2025

The American Military Cemetery Was particularly moving. There were several visitors there when we arrived and they were obviously moved. Mont Saint Michel Is spectacular and much more impressive than portrayed Very very nice In pictures. My wife and I have Ismobility issues and only visited Iower portions Mont San Michel. There were plenty of things to see and do at that level.

Our tour guide Ruzty was phenomenal. We spent The entire day from 7:30 a.m. To 10:00 p.m. with him. He clearly knew The history And understood Some of the subtleties Of the D-Day invasion. He brought The history of Mont San Michel to life.

We selected this tour because we knew there was limited time for us to visit the destination sites. The day was long but more than well worth it.

Ruzty made the day enjoyable!

23 March 2025

This trip was a 10/10! 5 star all around! David and Vadim were amazing. David was knowledgeable, thoughtful, friendly, kind and very funny!! He even brought us cookies.
David was our tour guide and Vadim was the driver.
David added great insight to our two tours. Vadim, our driver, made us feel very safe and the van was impeccably clean. Both are very professional!
We wish they were able to stay with us for our entire trip to Paris. I wishI had booked them for all of our tours! Will definitely use them again for next visit!

19 March 2025

Trip was everything we had hoped for. Roman, our driver was punctual and thoughtful, providing water and umbrellas, and made sure we got to the right places at the right times. The car was very clean and comfortable. Doing the trip enabled us to see both Mt st michael and D day sites in 1 day, so worth the splurge.

10 March 2025

Viator review: Private Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy D-Day Express trip from Paris
This was a great trip, even if it made for a very long day. Our guide, Helen, communicated with me the day prior to confirm the tour and to ensure I had her contact info. We got picked up promptly at the agreed upon time. Had plenty of stops for bathroom and snacks. Started at the Overlord Museum, Omaha Beach, and the American Cemetery. Helen was happy to answer questions but mostly allowed us to take it all in - the museums have a lot of good info. Then we headed to Mont Saint-Michel, with a lunch stop on the way. Here, Helen really brought the space to life and provided tons of interesting information. We stopped again on the way back to Paris for bathroom and snacks. Great tour - would recommend.

3 March 2025

Visiting Normandy was so humbling and the history of St. Michel is fascinating. Roman was
a great guide.

18 December 2024

Normandy and Mont Saint-Michel should not be missed. Wonderful places in France and a
Must Do. We were supposed to have an English speaking guide which we did at Mont
Saint-Michel but the driver and Normandy - No. That was a little disappointing.

12 December 2024

Ivan, our trip guide was professional and friendly. Great tour with plenty packed in for the
day. Private ride let us relax and enjoy the road. The activities were timed perfect with plenty
to explore.

11 November 2024

Our driver/guide, Rusty was phenomenal. He filled the long drive with informative videos and insights to all the places we were going to visit. He gave us an amazing recommendation for lunch at a farm to table restaurant outside of Mont Sainte Michel. It was one of our best meals during our stay in France. A lot was squeezed into a single day, but I was well worth it!

6 November 2024

Roman made our long trip there and back very comfortable. Had a very lovely day and wow so glad we visited Mont Saint-Michel. I wish we could have spent another hour there.

31 October 2024

Our driver Igor was a wonderful driver and very attentive to our family’s needs. There is little time on your own to meander, but that makes sense given the number of things and the miles to drive in one day. Dmitri the guide at the Abbey was also excellent and knowledgeable. It was totally worth it if you only have a day and may not be back again! We were also lucky with excellent partly sunny and crisp weather. It is a very long day but my parents were able to sleep on the way home.

4 October 2024

What a perfect day from start to finish! Everything was communicated very clearly about the entire trip. Alexander picked us up at our hotel, and made sure my Mom and I were happy and taken care of all day. You are packing a LOT in, in one day, but you know that going in. This is the perfect trip for people on time constraints who still want to check these places off their bucket list. Such a beautiful, historic experience. Honored to have visited on the 80th anniversary. Thank you again to Alexander, the most wonderful guide!!

21 August 2024

This was a long but very enjoyable and fun day ! We left our hotel .. 7:30 am .. ( promptly picked up in a beautifully clean car - Mercedes - ) by Rusty .. our driver and guide .. and returned back to the hotel at 10:30 pm .. It was just my husband and I .. Rusty was very knowledgeable, efficient, professional and fun ! He was always asking if we were ok, if we needed anything Thanks so much Rusty for showing us some of Normandy - the drive was lovely.

16 August 2024

What a beautiful trip this is! There is always more to learn about the past and our experience in WW2 is filled with touching and tragic moments I hope no one forgets, lest we end up down such a path again. Being on the beaches where our troops landed and fought, and seeing the bunkers where they kept watch and were fired upon was intense. Our guide Rusty was attentive, informative. and professional. A must do excursion for those enjoying history!

29 July 2024

We knew that signing up for this would be a long day because there is so much to see and there is a lot driving. We are grateful they offered this tour though since we had only one full day in France and this tour allowed us to see two things we wanted to see (Normandy and Mont St. Michel. And we were able to do that. In reality you could spend a lot more time at each location, but we didn’t have the time so this tour worked great for us. The driver (Garry) was great. He was part guide as well as driver and helped us keep on pace. He would let know about how time we should take and then let us explore on our own during that time and yet lead us to the next place to go if we were not sure. We really enjoyed the tour and Garry’s efforts. He got us some nice photos also.

15 July 2024

We really enjoyed the day seeing both places, but if I had to do it again, I think I would stick to one place at a time, so that I would have more time to explore. It gave a great taste of Normandy and Mont Saint Michel! I just wish I had more time to spend at each one, but that is not the tours fault. They did a great job of fitting the most in the schedule we had! One was so somber and one so majestic but both made you think about our how we live our lives today!

24 June 2024

Normandy D-Day and Mont Saint Michel Private Day Trip from Paris
Driver was highly professional, courteous, kind and knowledgeable about the areas we
visited. He made us very comfortable and spoke English very well. Driver gave us a first
class, luxurious tour of Normandy and Mont St Michel.

11 June 2024

Viator review: Normandy D-Day and Mont Saint Michel Private Day Trip from Paris
Harry was a great guide, and driver. Although shaky in English, he pushed us to the front of experiences in many instances, and looked out for us. I would've rated it 5 stars, but we couldn't get to Omaha beach as it was extremely crowded. A long day, but a memorable day.

8 June 2024

Viator review: Normandy D-Day and Mont Saint Michel Private Day Trip from Paris
The entire trip was amazing !!!! I selected it because I wanted to do both excursions on the
same day due to lack of time!!!!! It was amazing and I highly recommend this trip!!!!!

6 June 2024

Tripadvisor review: Normandy D-Day and Mont Saint Michel Private Day Trip from Paris
Truly appreciate our guide Helen for her knowledge of the tour. She was informative and did not hesitate to share all that she knows with us. She was helpful and very understanding towards a little crisis that my family faced during the tour. Helen’s kindness is commendable! Thank you so much Helen!

5 June 2024

Viator review: Normandy D-Day and Mont Saint Michel Private Day Trip from Paris
Our driver Rusti was very professional and informative. We enjoyed the museum at Normandy. Mont St
Michel was extraordinary and the view was breathtaking. Memories for a lifetime

20 May 2024

With one day in Paris, this was the best way to see both Mont Saint Michel and the
American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach. It was a long day (7:30 am - 9:30
pm); but we had an excellent driver (Alexander) and are so glad we went!

21 August 2023

I can't recommend Clewel Travel enough.
If you are on a tight timeline they are fantastic at putting together a package for you.
We had one day to see Mont St Michel, Omaha Beach and the US Cemetery. I reached out and Cyrus put this package together for us.
There was an issue with the payment that was entirely my fault. Cyrus was very kind and told me not to worry that everything was booked and we were able to work out the payment.
Or driver Alexi was very safe and our guide Valerie was fantastic.
It is a very tight timeline if you book this particular tour but that's because we packed so much into the trip in one day. But every American should goto the Normandy cemetery if only for 1min to grasp the totality of the US sacrifice and the beauty of what the French have done to honor the US soldiers that died in Normandy.
Two tips:
-GET WHATSAPP!!! - it's how people best communicate there and easier communication to solve problems.
-Request to leave as early as possible on this trip. You can sleep in the nice van,

19 July 2022