Decision
Half Day or Full Day in Normandy: Which D-Day Tour to Book
Five hours or nine on the D-Day coast: which stops each one reaches, how long you get at them, what the extra four hours cost, and which to book.
Normandy Planning Guides
Guides that each make one decision for you. Five hours on the coast or nine. What honestly fits into a single day. Whether you need a guide at all, answered properly. What the fares are made of. And which month to come. Shorter pieces answering one question each live in the blog, and visiting Normandy has the admission prices and the hours.
Itinerary
Normandy in One Day: What Fits and What Does Not
What honestly fits into one day in Normandy, from Bayeux, Paris, Le Havre or Caen, with four worked plans and the distances that rule the rest out.
Guided or not
Do You Need a Guide in Normandy? An Honest Answer
The landing beaches are free and signposted, so a guided day is a choice. When self-drive is the right answer, and what a guide buys that a car cannot.
Costs
Normandy Tour Prices Explained: What You Are Paying For
Why the same coast sells at $105 and at $1,006: per person against per group, what each fare covers, and the arithmetic that decides which is cheaper for you.
Seasonal
The Best Time to Visit Normandy, Month by Month
The best time to visit Normandy, month by month: what is open, what is shut, when the abbey drops its price and why June books out a year ahead.
Where to start
If you have not booked anything yet, start with whether you need a guide at all, because the beaches are free and the answer is not always yes. If you already know you want one, half day or full day is the next fork. And Normandy Excursions lists every departure with its price and its cap.