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High quality 3-day Live-guided Private trip for 2 to 6 people by Mercedes. 4 stars hotels and 11 attractions included. Hotel Pick up. Tiered Pricing. You will learn UNESCO listed Mont Saint-Michel, Top 6 D-Day Beaches sights, Normandy's capital Rouen and Medieval Harbour city Honfleur, Calvados tasting, 3 Top Loire Valley castles Chambord, Amboise and Chenonceau. All entrance tickets included. By D-Day Landing Beaches You will visit: Normandy American Cemetery with a very nice Museum, Omaha Beach, Caen Museum and Memorioa, Pointe du Hoc Memorial, Overlord Museum, German Gun Batterie.
Mercedes E220 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people. Mercedes minivan or E220 car drives faster than a bus, so you save up a lot of time for sightseeings. This Experience can be customised.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
If the option is booked, pickup is always at the reception desk of your hotel. Otherwise the meeting point is Opera Garnier steps in Paris.
Itinerary
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1Paris
07:30 Hotel pick up and departure to the Loire Valey. There are 180 km to drive on highway by our comfortable air conditioned Mercedes minivan to reach the first Castle Chambord. It takes about 2,5 hours with one stop at the rest area. The Guide will give You general Information about the French history connected to the Castles of the Loire Valley.
Admission ticket free -
2Chateau de Chambord
10:00 - 11:45 Visit of Chateau de Chambord. The Guide will tell You the history of the Castle and its construction. The Château de Chambord is one of the most popular castles because of its French Renaissance architecture. The building was constructed from 1519 to 1547 by Francis I (Francois 1-er) and is nowadays the biggest castle with its 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 84 staircases. The castle is also known because of its open double-spiral staircase. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting. Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase. 11:45 Departure to Amboise city. There is 1 hour drive (60 km).
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3Amboise
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch break in Amboise city where You'll find many restaurants and cafes. We can as well recommend You or make a table reservation at a good restaurant.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
4Chateau de Chenonceau
15:20 to 17:00 Skip-the-line access to the Chateau de Chenonceau and its Gardens. The Guide will tell You the history of the Castle and its construction. You will get as well the brochure with explanations of each room. Chenonceau nicknamed the "ladies’ castle" is remarkable for its feminine history of famous women of France such as Catherine de Medici as well as for its stunning architecture as well as unique aches over the River Cher. The Renaissance-style gardens Gardens of Chenonceau with their more than 130,000 flowerings plants will impress You as well. 17:00 Departure from the Chenonceau castle destination Mont Saint-Michel. It takes about 3,5 hours (300 km).
1 hour 40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5Mont-Saint-Michel
20:30 Arrival and accommodations at 3*+/4* hotel in Normandy close to Mont Saint-Michel. We can make for You restaurant reservation. Free time
Admission ticket free -
6Chateau Royal d'Amboise
13:45- 15:00 Chateau Royal d'Amboise Guided visit 15:10 Departure to Chateau de Chenonceau
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
7Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
08:00 Hotel check out. You can put the baggage to our Minivan which will be located near the hotel. 08:00 - 12:30 Visit of the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and its 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 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. Lunch break in Mont Saint-Michel 12:30 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Omaha Beaches. It will take about 1,5 hours (140 km) to reach the Omaha beaches Signal Monument.
4 hours • Admission ticket included -
8Pointe du Hoc
14:00 - 15:00 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. 15:00 Departure to Omaha Beach Signal Monument. It takes 15 minutes (10 km). A 5 minutes ride (4 km) to Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
9Omaha Beach
15:15 - 15:40 Omaha Beach Signal Monument. 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. 5 minutes ride (4 km) to Overlord Museum.
25 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach
15:45 - 16:15 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters away from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day. 16:15 Departure to the just few hundred meters locates Normandy American Cemetery.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
11Normandy American Cemetery
16:15 - 17:30 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. Free time to walk around the gardens. 17:30 Departure to to German Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer. It is a 25 minutes ride (15 km).
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Longues-sur-Mer battery
18:00 - 18:30 Stop at the German Gun Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer. Explore the remnants of history at the German Gun Batterie. You will visit this historic site, where remnants of World War II stand as silent witnesses to the past. Discover the military prowess of the German forces. 18:30 Departure to Bayeux. It takes 20 minutes (10 km).
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Bayeux
19:00 Hotel accommodation and overnight at a 3*+/4* Hotel in Bayeux.
Admission ticket free -
14Memorial de Caen
09:00 - 10:30 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. 10:30 Departure to Calvados Christian Drouin for Calvados tasting. It takes about 45 minutes (55 km) on the national roads crossing beautiful countryside and small villages.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
15Calvados Pere Magloire L'Experience
11:15 - 12:30 Arrival at Calvados Pere Magloire L'Experience in Pont-L'Eveque. You will learn how Calvados has being made for centuries and have afterwords the Calvados tasting with explanations. 12:30 Departure to Honfleur. It takes 25 minutes (15 km).
1 hour 10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
16Honfleur
13:00 - 15:30 Arrival in Honfleur. The walking city tour takes about 1 hour. 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. 14:00 - 15:30 Free time and Lunch break. There are many restaurants around the Medieval harbour. 15:30 Departure from Honfleur to Rouen. It takes 1,5 hours (90 km).
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
17Rouen
17:00 - 19:00 Arrival in Rouen. Walking tour. 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 (Old Market), 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 Gros-Horloge on the pedestrian street. The walking tour lasts about 1 hour. Free time. 19:00 Departure to Paris. It takes about 2 hours (130 km).
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
18Paris
21:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.
Admission ticket free
Paris — Chambord — Blois — Chenonceau — Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel — D-Day Beaches — Pointe du Hoc — Omaha Beach — American Cemetery — Overlord Museum — Bayeux
Bayeux — Caen Memorial and Museum — Honfleur — Calvados tasting — Rouen — Paris
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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