Private Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy D-Day Express trip from Paris
14 hours 30 mins (ID: 167740)
Private Full-day trip to the UNESCO listed Mont Saint-Michel and 3 Top D-Day Normandy sights by Mercedes. Tiered pricing. Live guided: always from 4 pple and Live Guided option for 2-3 pple. Hotel Pick up and Drop. Duration 14 hours.
Mont Saint-Michel island and the Benedictine Abbey visit including the tickets and English guided tours made by the Abbey's guides.
Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, Overlord Museum with big collections of WW2 artifacts, Omaha Beach Signal Monument.
07:30 Departure from Your Hotel in Paris destination Mont Saint-Michel
07:30 Pick up from Your hotel in Paris (it can be as well Caen, Bayeux, Honfleur) and departure destination Normandy by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes E220 business-class car or by Mercedes minivan. It takes about 3,5 hours (280 km) to reach Normandy American Cemetery in Collville-sur-Mer. One stop at a rest area will be made.
11:00 - 11:30 Overlord museum visit
11:00 - 11:30 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day.
11:30 Departure to Normandy American Cemetery
11:40 - 12:40 Normandy American Cemetery visit
11:40 - 12:40 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy.
12:40 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 10 minutes (5 km).
12:50 - 13:10 Omaha Beaches Signal Monument
12:50 - 13:10 Arrival at the Omaha Beach SIGNAL Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches.
13:10 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel. I takes 1 hour 45 minutes (150 km).
15:00 - 18:00 Mont Saint-Michel Abbey and Island visit
15:00 - 18:00 Arrival at the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel & the Benedictine Abbey. Tickets included. As a rule we join the English guided tours made by the Abbey's guides. Audioguides can be offered as alternative if the guided tour is not available. From 4 participants Live guide is with You during the whole trip. After arrival we will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village to the Abbey on the top where from You can admire panoramic views over Atlantic Ocean.
First settled by man in the year 709 it contains Medieval village & beautiful Abbey fortress dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The construction of the Benedictine Abbey started in the 700’s and continued through the 1200s. The whole island is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage remaining practically the same since the Middle Ages. Free time to enjoy Mont Saint-Michel.
18:00 Departure to Paris. The back ride will take about 4 hours. One stop at the rest area will be made.
22:00 Coming back to Paris.
22:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at your hotel.
- Normandy American cemetery & museum visit
- Overlord Museum visit
- Stop at Omaha Beach Signal Monument
- M. St-Michel Abbey tickets & guided tour by Abbey's guide. Audioguides can be offered as alternative
- Mercedes E220 or Mercedes Minivan
- Live guided from 4 people, Live guided option for 2-3 people, Experienced Driver
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled Water
Exclusions
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Gratuities and Souvenirs
- Meals and Drinks
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
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