From Cherbourg: D-Day Beaches Shore Excursion
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Join our shared shore excursion, tailored for cruise ship passengers docking in Cherbourg.
Travel comfortably in our modern bus as our passionate guide brings history to life, providing insights and answering your questions throughout the day. Visit Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery, where you’ll learn about the pivotal events of the D-Day landings.
This tour includes direct pickup and drop-off at Cherbourg port, perfectly timed with your cruise schedule. Rest assured, you’ll return to your ship on time after a memorable day exploring these historic sites.
Please note that food options in the area are limited. We will stop at a local bakery near the beaches for you to pick up food, but you are welcome to bring your own meal, especially if you have specific dietary needs or restrictions.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
No meal provided. Stop at a local bakery for fresh pastries or bread, but no time for a seated meal.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Stop at Local Bakery
Expert tour guide for the day
Pick-up and drop off at Cherbourg Port
Time for seated meals.
Gratuities
What To Expect
Our journey begins with a seamless pick-up in the cruise ship port of Cherbourg, where our experienced guide will meet you at the cruise port or at your hotel.
Sainte-Mere-Eglise
Place that holds a special place in history as one of the first towns liberated during D-Day in World War II. Known for its iconic church, visitors are captivated by the story of paratrooper John Steele, whose parachute became entangled on the church steeple during the Allied invasion. We will stop at a local bakery there for you to pick up food, but you are welcome to bring your own meal, especially if you have specific dietary needs or restrictions
Options
Ticket for a shared tour
Shared Tour
Duration: 8 hours
No Meals Included: : Stop at a local bakery for fresh pastries or bread, but no time for a seated meal.
Fully Private Tour From Port
Private Tour: Private, Local, English Speaking Driver Guide
Private Car/Van: Private Comfortable Vehicle
7 Hours Shared Tour
Guaranteed return to your ship
Duration: 7 hours: The tour includes direct pick-up and drop-off at Cherbourg port, carefully timed with your ship’s schedule
Lunch not Included : Enjoy a short stop at a local French bakery where you can purchase fresh snacks or pastries, or you’re welcome
Make the most of Your Time: : D-Day Beaches & American Cemetery
Air-conditioned Coach
Excludes Pointe du Hoc: Allowing for a slightly earlier return to port while maintaining the heart of the D-Day experience.
Reviews
25 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Excellent experience. Everything is taken care of for you.are for you.
Larry W,
Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very reliable tour operator, informational. Reasonable prices. Good tour guides. Punctual times and transportation vehicles, buses etc.
Excellent tour.
Melanie H,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It is much walking, but most surfaces were flat and worked for us. I use canes for mobility. Walked just shy of 7 miles. It was a very informative and moving experience for us. Viator’s tours are among the best we have done.
Worth the trip—-even the third time
MaryG152,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Anne-Sophie is a wonderful guide. She is animated and tells history with feeling. This is a great tour to hit the D-Day highlights. This was our third trip to Normandy and we learned several new bits of history.
Laurence is a great guide and the sites were amazing!
L2768DFrandyg,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I agree with the other reviewers. Laurence was fantastic. Explains the history behind each place of interest and also the build up of why it occurred. I would definitely seek him out when doing a tour. Sites were remarkable and moving. Difficult to image the fear and sacrifice these young men and women faced to offer us our freedoms.
Great D-Day shore excursion
Deborah L,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00One day tour visiting Saint Mere-Eglise, Utah and Omaha beaches, and the Normandy American Cemetery. We had a wonderful tour guide and the day flew by. There is really no time to visit museums, other than a short amount of time at the American Normandy cemetery. The tour picked us up just outside the port, and brought us back to the ship with a couple hours to spare. This tour was perfect for us, and we would highly recommend to those that only have a day to spend learning about D-Day.
Great tour
Sharon R,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Laurence was an excellent guide. He was knowledgeable and personable. He kept the tour going smoothly and on time. He was easy to understand and ran a very enjoyable tour
Wonderful Normandy tour & guide
19bertr,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative. Laurence gave us lots of history and little known details about the war, and French cities and the locals.
Great trip - Great Guide
trinap257,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great trip. Laurence was an excellent guide, he *knows* his history and delivers it in a way that brings it to live. The stops we made were perfect and there was an ideal mix of guided/alone time. Definitely a must do tour!
Amazing experience!!!
twhite0001,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour from the ship. So much history. It’s a long emotional day but wow so glad I did it. Our guide Laurence was absolutely amazing and incredibly knowledgeable. Would absolutely do a tour with him again
Omaha beach tour
N2848VBjamesf,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour. Very informative. Laurence was very knowledgeable and informative. I recommend very highly. I would do this tour again. A must see. The American cemetery was fantastic. You can see what the soldiers saw. I had a great experience.z,z,,zz,,,,,,,,,zzzzzzzzzzz,zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzźźzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz,,,
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