3 days Ultimate Normandy D Day Mont Saint Michel Guided Tour
3 days (ID: 167734)
DAY 1 Paris — Rouen — Etretat — Honfleur — Bayeux
07:30 Hotel pick up and Departure to Normandy
07:30 Hotel pick up and departure destination Normandy. There is 2 hours ride (130 km) on a highway from Paris to Rouen.
10:00 - 12:00 Rouen Walking tour
10:00 - 12:00 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.
12:00 Departure to Etretat. It takes 1,15 hour (90 km).
13:15 - 15:45 Etretat. Walking to the famous Chalk cliffs. Lunch break
13:15 - 15:45 Arrival at Etretat. Walking to the famous Cliffs. You will enjoy breath taking views and relax. Walking to the beach & Cliffs and Free time for Lunch. Étretat is famous for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and the Needle, which rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the sea. Etretat was a popular spot in the past for impressionist artists including Claude Monet - the founder of French Impressionist painting. Today it is a classical seaside resort nestled between two sets of chalk cliffs. You can walk on the beach or climb for excellent views.15:45 Departure to Honfleur. It takes less than 45 min (45 km) mostly on the national roads crossing the country side of Normandy.
16:30 - 18:00 Walking tour and Free time in Honfleur
16:30 - 18:00 Walking tour in 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. 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.
18:00 Departure from Honfleur to Bayeux. It takes 1,15 h (90 km).
19:15 Arrival in Bayeux
19:15 Arrival in Bayeux and hotel accommodation for 2 nights.
DAY 2 Bayeux — Caen Memorial — 360 Circular cinema — German Gun Battery— Overlord Museum — Normandy American Cemetery — Omaha Beach Monument — Pointe du Hoc — Bayeux
08:30 Departure to Caen
08:30 Departure destination Caen Memorial. It takes 30 minutes (28 km).
09:00 - 11:15 Visit of The Caen Memorial and Museum
09:00 - 11:15 Caen Memorial and Museum visit. Caen Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector, 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.
11:15 Departure to Arromanches-les-Bains. It takes about 0,5 hour (30 km) on the national roads crossing beautiful countryside and small villages.
12:00 - 12:45 360 Arromanches-les-Bains Circular Cinema
12:00 - 12:45 "360* Circular Cinema" visit. It is located on the top of the hill with the best Viewpoint over the bay of the former artificial harbour. You will watch a very impressive documentary bout 100 days of the Battle of Normandy learning in details Operation Overlord.
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch break in Arromanches-les-Bains
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch break and visit of Arromanches-les-Bains town. Arromanches is a small seaside town famous for its former artificial Mulberry Harbour. Located in the center of the British 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.
13:45 Departure to German Gun Battery. It takes 15 minutes (8 km).
14:00 - 14:30 German Gun Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer
14:00 - 14:30 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.
14:30 Departure to Overlord museum. It takes 20 minutes (15 km).
15:00 - 15:45 Overlord Museum visit
15:00 - 15:45 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters 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.
15:45 departure to the close located Normandy American Cemetery.
15:50 - 17:00 Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer
15:50 - 17:00 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located 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. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy.
17:00 Departure to Omaha Beach.
17:10 - 17:20 Omaha Beach
17:10 - 17:20 Arrival at Omaha Beach. 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. 17:20 Departure to Pointe du Hoc. I takes 15 minutes (10 km).
17:30 - 18:30 Pointe du Hoc
17:30 - 18:30 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.
18:30 Departure to Bayeux. It takes about 0,5 hours (30 km).
19:00 Arrival in Bayeux
19:00 Arrival in Bayeux. You stay at the same hotel.
DAY 3: Bayeux — Utah Beach — Landing Museum — Mont Saint-Michel — Paris
08:00 Departure from Bayeux to Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien
08:00 Departure from Bayeux to Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain. It takes 40 minutes (50 km).
08:40 - 09:00 Stop at Church Saint-Come-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain
09:10 - 09:40 Utah Beach and its Monuments
09:10 - 09:40 Arrival at Utah Beach. Free time for learning on Utah Beach. Utah Beach is the next to Omaha Beach and the westernmost of the Five Normandy D-Day Beaches containing nowadays many museums, memorials and monuments. Utah Beach was the first beach to be stormed by 23,000 American soldiers on 6 June 1944 in order to capture the town of Cherbourg and its deep water port. Utah Beach casualties were relatively light with 197 (including 60 missing). The units that landed on Utah Beach include: 82nd Airborne Division, 101stAirborne Division, VII Corps, 4th Infantry Division, 90th Infantry Division, 4th Cavalry Regiment and 70th Tank Battalion.
Near the UTAH BEACH Landing Museum You can discover many important monuments. Normandy’s Utah Beaches are wide and clear and make it easy to imagine the events of 1944. You can spend here some time strolling the beach, thinking about the events of WW2. In the same general area at the Landing Museum you’ll find a collection of monuments:
1. Higgins Boat Monument. On D-Day, Americans landed in amphibious crafts used for all ladings and known as Higgins Boats, named for its inventor.
2. U.S. Navy Monument, the only outside the US consisting of three figures meant to represent: leadership, sailors, and combat units. Inscribed on the base of this statue are the names of the American ships that participated in Operation Overlord.
3. 90th Infantry Division Monument. After landing on Utah Beach, the 90th continued inland through Northern France, then onto Belgium, the Ardennes and helped liberating the Nazi concentration camp at Flossenbürg in Bavaria.
09:40 - 11:00 Utah Beach Landing Museum visit
11:20 - 11:50 Short stop in Sainte-Mère-Église. Milestone of Freedom
13:20 - 17:00 Mont Saint-Michel. Lunch break and Abbey tour
13:20 - 17:00 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
17:00 Departure to Paris. It takes 4 hours (360 km).
21:00 Coming back to Paris
21:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.
- Caen Memorial and Museum, Omaha Beach and Singal Monument
- Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Overlord Museum
- Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument, German Gun Batterie
- Utah Beach and Utah Beach Landing Museum
- 360 Circular Cinema in Arromanches les Bains
- Mont Saint-Michel Abbey guided visit including the entrance tickets
- Walking tours in Rouen and Honfleur, Etretat Chalk cliffs visit
- Mercedes E220 or Mercedes Minivan
- 3*+/4* Hotel accommodation in Double Rooms with breakfast
- Live-guided, Tiered pricing, Hotel Pick up & Drop off
- All Fees and Taxes, Bottles Water
Exclusions
- Gratuities and Souvenirs
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Meals and Drinks
- Single Room Supplement