From Paris: Normandy Canadian D-Day Landing Beaches Full-Day Semi-Private Tour
Highlights
- Discover Canadian WWII battle sites and D-Day landing beaches on this full-day, small-group tour limited to 8 participants for a more immersive experience.
- Ride in a luxury, air-conditioned minibus while your expert guide animates history with detailed maps, photos, and captivating war tales.
- Gain special entry to two private German bunkers, usually off-limits to the public, for a rare look into the past.
- Visit significant locations, from the Juno Beach Centre's displays to Bény-sur-Mer Cemetery and Ardenne Abbey, where Canadian POWs were executed.
- Follow in the footsteps of soldiers on Juno Beach, where they charged ashore, and pay tribute at Canada House, the first home liberated on D-Day.
Take part in a compact-group World War II day trip departing from Paris to explore Canadian combat locations, with entry fees covered and exclusive entry into German bunkers.
Your experience
Step back in time
Depart from Paris on a full-day guided excursion that explores the powerful history of Canadian WWII battlefields and landing beaches. Traveling in a cozy, climate-controlled minibus, you'll step onto the historic sands of Juno Beach, where Canada fought bravely to free France.
The tour starts close to the Arc de Triomphe, then follows a picturesque two-hour drive through the French countryside to Normandy. When you arrive, you'll walk the same beach where history was made, stop at Canada House—the first liberated home in France—and discover genuine German bunkers that formed part of the Atlantic Wall.
A tribute to bravery
Visit the Juno Beach Centre, a museum that showcases Canada's vital contribution to the Normandy landings. You'll gain the uncommon chance to go inside two original German bunkers, usually closed to the public, for a close-up experience with history.
After lunch, pay your respects at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bény-sur-Mer, a moving memorial. Next, continue to Hell's Corner, the furthest point Canadian forces reached on D-Day, and finish with a heartfelt stop at Ardenne Abbey, where Canadian soldiers were executed in 1944.