Colin McGarry's Guestbook

Frank Hawkins

One of the items on my bucket list was to take my two grandsons to Normandy with a top level historian and guide to give them a real sense of what happened.
After reviewing a number of guides, we selected Colin McGarry. It turned out to be an excellent choice. We spent five days touring the beaches and the battlefield sites. I am an amateur historian and have learned quite a lot about what happened. But Colin was able to provide extensive material that filled in many gaps in my knowledge of D-Day.
What was particularly welcome during our tour were the extensive books of photos taken at specific places and Colin's ability to match those photos with what we were seeing.
Colin was very good about adjusting the tours to our specific needs and interests. It was wonderful experience that the boys and I will remember for a long time to come. Colin, thanks again for a truly memorable time!

Daryl Kendrick

Yes I agree with some of the other comments Colin was very good and also really accommodating with how long we chose to each place and showed us some extremly superb and sad places.was great trip.Thanks

Andrew Washburn

Colin was outstanding and a real student of D-Day events. His demeanor was engaging and he was very easy to talk to. He was also quite flexible. We toured the American sites and he took us to see the site of the battle of Brecourt Manor after hearing us discuss its events while in the car. It was not on the original itinerary. I highly recommend Colin and believe you will enjoy your day with him as we did.

Erin Callahan

Colin was a fountain of information, he could answer EVERY question that we asked him he not only knew about the area, but while driving to each area knew about the homes that we passed, by far one of the best tour guides we had on our 13 day vacation, really flexible when we had to cut our time short! Couldn't have asked for a better guide!

Dany Ashcroft

We enjoyed our tour with Colin very much. He took the 3 of us, my wife and 17 year daughter to all the sites. He brings a binder of information with him to explain some of the details as they pop up during the tour. He lead us to small sites in the near by towns as well that had battle activity and history tid bits. I feel I am very well read and informed about WWII, but Colin added much new information. I would not recommend touring the beaches without a guide. There is much to be learned.

Phyliss Thompson

Colin is an excellent guide, He is knowledgeable, prompt and pleasant to be with for long stretches of time and a very competent driver. We were with him for two days and he proved to be the key to our seeing Mont St Michel and getting to our cruise's departure dock in Honfleur. Other than renting our own car, and stressing ourselves to find our own way in a timely manner, there was no other way to accomplish what we did in our limited time. A total success -- highly recommended!

Kieth McCown

Our nine-hour tour of the American Sector of the Normandy Invasion went by extremely fast and that was due to the skill and knowledge of our guide Colin. Colin has a huge compendium of facts to tell, he tells them well, and he knows when to stop talking and let one's own thoughts take over. I highly recommend Colin to anyone.

Heather Pruett

Colin was fabulous, professional and incredibly knowledgeable. What a treat he is to see Normandy with.

Georges Fox

We had a fabulous tour with Colin around the Normandy area. He is incredibly knowledgeable of the battles during WWII. He took us to the normal tourist sites in the area (Omaha Beach, cemeteries, etc.). But he also took us to little villages and told stories of individual soldiers and what happened in those villages. He was also knowledgeable about other times in history and taught us about other events that occurred in that area in the past. We highly recommend this tour.

Christina Guyette

Colin was very nice and well spoken. We learned so much and loved every minute of it. He made it more interesting than I thought it could be and showed us more than we expected. He made it a great day for our whole family. They thought it was one of the best days in France. Tina