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Ordering: no personal contact when we had trouble with our charge card; hard to tell where the problem was. Excellent guides: knowledgeable , interesting, prepared you on the bus ride before arrival, which enhanced the experience. I am not a fan of military history, but I gained a whole new perspective and appreciation of it, due to both the guides and sites visited. Lunch was lovely, with great food, service, and speed of completion.nBus was okay; not the most comfortable.nFor the fees, you could have provided a bottle of water person...would be a nice touch!nWe would definitely recommend this to others.

Amazing tour!!!

We wanted to go to the beaches of Normandy since we were fairly close in Paris. This was the perfect tour for us! Felix was our guide and did a fantastic job giving us enough of a history lesson that it really took us back to that day and everything leading up to the battles. Honestly I feel that it gave me a better appreciation for the locations we visited because I hadn't learned about them since high school and being an adult gives you more of an appreciation for those events. The sights were breathtaking and emotional. The museum and movie was also well done. The break to go to a cider farm was also a nice break from the seriousness of d-day. The cider was AWESOME!!! The lunch was delicious and was at a Michelin star restaurant. Overall the only "negative" is that there simply was not enough time to take everything in, but this tour did a pretty good job at it! Highly recommend this tour.

The group consisted of only 12 people, our driver and our guide.

The guide, Manto Felix Zorich, was absolutely incredible. Feliz emigrated to France from Croatia, where he earned a degree in world history. His knowledge and understanding of world events gave him a rich perspective into the nuances of the Allies' invasion of the Normandy beaches.

I would imagine that visiting Normandy without a tour guide would give a visitor ample understanding of the historical relevance of that region.

However, this tour guide made our experience one of the best travel adventures ever.

Great job.

Rick Davis
Springfield, Illinois

I would skip the stop for cider.

Most memorable trip to Normandy seeing Utah and Omaha Beaches, Pointe du Hoc and the meticulously maintained American Cemetery. These sites will hold everlasting memories of so many who sacrificed so much during the D-Day Campaign in 1944.

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the campaign history and the cider tasting at a local farm was really nice.