3-day Private D-Day, Giverny, Honfleur, Rouen, Mont Saint-Michel Trip by Minivan.
About This Tour
Discover some of northern France’s most memorable historic and cultural landmarks on this private 3-day journey from Paris by minivan. Travel through Normandy’s...
Duration: 3 Days · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Caen, Rouen, Paris, Giverny, Honfleur, Mont-Saint-Michel, Cancale · Languages: English
Know before you go: Confirmation will be received at time of booking after Your online payment (Credit cards, bank transfers); Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.; Comfortable shoes are recommended.; Not wheelchair accessible, some stairs to access the underground Wine cellars.; Children must be accompanied by an adult.; Most travelers can participate.; Near public transportation
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What's Included
- Mont Saint-Michel with entrance tickets to the Abbey and audioguide
- Arromanches-les-Bains & American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer visit
- Lunch in Arromanches-les-Bains
- Caen Memorial, Omaha beaches & Pointe du Hoc visits
- Calvados & Cider tasting during a local distillery visit
- Entrance tickets to Claude Monet's House in Giverny
- Walking tours in Honfleur, Rouen
- Visit of the cities Cancale and Dinan
- Hotel accommodation in Double Rooms for two nights
- Mercedes E220 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people
- Professional Live Guide
- Bottled water
Not Included
- Meals
- Gratuities
- Souvenirs
Itinerary
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1Day 01
07:30 Departure from Paris to Caen 07:30 Departure from Your hotel in Paris destination Caen by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes minivan. 10:00 Calvados, Pommeau & Cider tasing in Normandy 10:00 After approx. 2,5 hours drive we will make a stop for Calvados, Pommeau & Cider tasing by a local producer. You will learn the traditional technology how Calvados is being produced for centuries and afterwards have a tasting with explanations. 10:45 Departure to The Caen Memorial and Museum. There are about 50 km ride. 11:30 Arrival The Caen Memorial and Museum 11:30 - 13:30 Visit of The Caen Memorial and Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector. Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage. 14:00 Arrival in Arromanches-les-Bains. 14:00 Arrival in Arromanches-les-Bains. The way from Caen Memorial to the Arromanches-les-Bains is 26 km and takes just half an hour. Arromanches is a small seaside town famous for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the Gold Beach landing zone it played an invaluable role in the D-Day landings. The Allies built here an artificial temporary harbour for unloading of vehicles, materials, and people. Mulberry Harbour had, by June 12, 1944, helped bring 300,000 men, 54,000 vehicles, and 104,000 tons of supplies to Europe. 14:00 - 15:30 Stop for Lunch (included) and visit of the city. 15:30 Departure to the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center. It is just half an hour drive (20 km). 16:00 Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer 16:00 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 10 minutes (5 km). 17:30 Arrival at Omaha Beaches. 17:30 Arrival at Omaha Beaches. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. 18:30 Departure to Pointe du Hoc. I takes 15 minutes (10 km). 18:45 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc 18:45 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This point was important because it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could thus fire upon both of them. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defences. Visiting the Pointe du Hoc You will learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944. Many of the original fortifications and bunkers remain on the site and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate, on top of which there is a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion. 19:45 Departure destination Mont Saint-Michel. It takes about 1 hour to reach Your hotel on the way to Mont Saint-Michel. 21:00 Arrival at Saint-Lo 21:00 Arrival at Saint-Lo which is located one hour drive to Mont Saint-Michel. Accommodation at the hotel.
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2Day 02
08:00 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel 08:00 Departure from your hotel in Normandy to Mont Saint-Michel. It takes about 1 hour. The guide will give you general information about the French history connected to Normandy, Brittany, especially Mont Saint-Michel. 09:00 Arrival at Mont Saint-Michel. 09:00 - 12:30 Arrival at Mont Saint-Michel and visit of the Benedictine Abbey. 09:00 - 13:00 Arrival at the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and visit of the Benedictine Abbey. Your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top of the Island. You can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey. Entrance tickets into the Abbey include audio-guides in many languages. The whole island with the Bay is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France. Free time for Lunch and visiting of the city and the Bay. 13:00 Departure from Mont Saint Michel to Cancale (50 km).It takes about one hour going driving by national roads. 14:00 Arrival in Cancale. Oysters Tasting. 14:00 Arrival in Cancale (Brittany) - the Oysters capital of France. Oysters Tasting on the local fishermen's market. You can buy a tray from a stallholder to take away to eat them at place admiring the bay of Cancale. If You mention Cancale to a Frenchman he well say "oysters", which have been cultivated in this fishing village for hundreds of years. In Cancale You enjoy also breathtaking views over the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel. Time for Lunch. 16:00 Departure to Dinan. It takes about half an hour. 16:30 Arrival in Dinan 16:30 Arrival in Dinan, a walled town in Brittany the river Rance. 17:30 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel. It takes about 1 hour drive (60 km) 18:30 Arrival in Mont Saint-Michel. Hotel accommodation 18:30 Arrival in Mont Saint-Michel. Hotel accommodation.
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3Day 03
08:00 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Honfleur 08:00 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Honfleur. It takes about 2 hours (190 km). One stop will be made at the rest area. 10:00 - 12:00 Arrival and visit of Honfleur 10:00 - 12:00 Arrival in Honfleur. Walking tour of Honfleur with its famous port. Honfleur - the main defensive port of Normandy of the XV century, transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque Bay, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027, when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred Years ' War. In the XV century, there were French pirates - corsairs who ravaged the English coast. A little later, in the XVII—XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city's economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy. The walking city tour takes about 1 hour. Free time for Lunch. 12:00 Departure from Honfleur to Rouen. It takes about one hour (90 km). 13:00 Arrival in Rouen 13:00 Arrival in Rouen Arrival at Rouen and Sightseeing Walking tour of Rouen starts. Rouen is the capital of the Duke of Normandy, the city of a hundred bell-towers, famous for its Gothic cathedrals. Here You will have the opportunity to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of the XIII - XVI centuries, known throughout the world in the paintings of Monet, the area of the Vieux Marché, the place of execution of Joan d'Arc and the Church of Joan d'Arc, the Palace of justice of the XVI century, to see the old medieval clock on the pedestrian street of Gros-Horloge. The walking tour lasts about one hour. Free time. 15:00 Departure from Rouen to Giverny. It takes 1 hour drive (70 km) 16:00 Arrival in Giverny 16:00 Arrival in Giverny 18:30 Departure to Paris. It takes about 1,5 hours. 20:00 Coming back to Paris. 20:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop Off at Your hotel.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Pickup service provided in Paris. · Tour start: Pickup service provided in Paris. — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
