HQ Company Tour

Even If You're Not A War Buff... As someone who is not a war buff, I was profoundly moved and thoroughly engaged throughout the tour. Yannick has an uncanny skill for bringing history to life. His passion and knowledge are extraordinary. One of the most meaningful trips of my life. Don't miss it. Highly recommend!!

Enchanting experience I highly recommend this tour with Yanick. He is an amazing tour guide. He is very thorough and detailed and very kind as well. Our visit to San Michel was spectacular….a once in a lifetime experience

Great DDay Tour We were lucky enough to have attended this wonderful DDay Omaha and Utah Beaches and US Airborne tour with Gwenaël as our guide. Unfortunately for me and my 2 adult boys we had only a single day in the area to take in the sites of DDay but the tour with Gwenaël provided the very interesting background/action to Operation Overlord along with fascinating small stories about various heroes involved. Gwenaël is a wonderful very knowledgeable guide that kept the pace and tour very interesting. I would highly recommend HQ Company Tour.

The Greatest Tour My wife and I were super fortunate to have booked an incredible tour! Gwen took excellent care of us and was extremely knowledgeable about Operation Overlord. We caught the 0600 train from Saint Lazare in Paris to Bayeux and showed up right on time. Gwen was great, HQ Company is the way to go. We hope to return with more of our family one day and do a longer tour! Thanks HQ!

An excellent introduction to the US invasion in June 1944 Gwen is an excellent tour guide who is very knowledgeable and responsive to diverse questions. He is also multilingual, which was good as we do not speak French.

Three-Day Tour Was AMAZING My girlfriend and I wanted to tour the areas fought over during Operation Overlord after completing university, and we could not have been more pleased with our experience with HQCompanyTours and our tour guide Yannick. I’ll be sure not to spoil any portions of the tour(s) as I continue below, because it was truly something special that should be experienced in person.We spent three days touring portions of the Normandy region: The first day covered Omaha Beach, The American WW2 Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc, a German WW2 cemetery, and numerous artillery bunkers; the second day covered Utah Beach, and the many villages and hamlets fought over by the 101st Airborne Division; we concluded with a day trip to Mont St. Michel on the third day. If possible, we would highly recommend a three-day private tour (it is what we chose), as it allowed for a proper experience at each of the historical sites. Again trying to avoid any spoilers, all I will say is that these tours left us feeling as though we walked in the footsteps of heroes during WW2, and were front row with the finest architects of France during the 9th-14th centuries for Mont St. Michel.This of course would not have been possible without our tour guide, Yannick. His English was excellent, and his knowledge of how to navigate the region was superb. We knew we were in for an amazing three days of tours when he told us that his passion for WW2 history stemmed from his days in Middle School. He certainly did not disappoint, and his historical recounting of the events that unfolded on and after D-Day, as well at Mont St. Michel, enriched the cultural experience we partook in. His dinner recommendations during our stay in Bayeux were also excellent. Overall, we highly recommend a tour of this nature over one that is self-guided, or one that only visits the many history museums around town, as it provided an elevated experience during our stay.

Amazing Informative Tour My family and I did the Omaha beach + Bayeux bunkers + American cemetery, and it couldn’t have gotten any better. Yannick, our guide, couldn’t have been more informative. With many other informative stops along the way between places, we all learned a lot. This information about inside D-Day was really eye-opening and we are so grateful to have done a tour.

Outstanding tour! We spent 2 days touring the beaches with Gwen from HQ Company Tours and could note have been more pleased. Gwen was punctual, friending and very knowledgeable. Since we had a private tour we were able to adjust our timing as needed, and Gwen was awesome at knowing and sharing sites that were off the beaten path. Still so much to see and we want to come back to see even more, and when we do we will certainly be using HQ Company Tours.

Great Tour We had a great experience. The tour guide was very informative and kept the tour interesting for everyone in our group despite the wide age range (11-82). It was the highlight of our trip! We wished we could have stayed longer at the Airborne Museum, but that’s because it was one of the best museums we have ever been to - and we couldn’t stay longer as they were accommodating our train schedule. Definitely worth it!

Our tour guide made it all come to life! We did two one-day tours with Yannick, our wonderful tour guide -- one to the D-Day beaches and the other to Mont St Michel. Both days were outstanding, thanks to Yannick. He's like that really cool teacher who not only knows the facts and figures, but makes it all come to life in a personal & memorable way. We did private tours with him so he picked us up directly at our hotel in Bayeux. We highly recommend HQ Company Tours!