France Escorted Tour
2010

NORMANDY  - SAINT-MALO - Mt. SAINT-MICHEL - and the Loire Valley CHATEAUX

 4days/3nights
6 May-14 Oct 2010

ITINERARY

Day 1:  Departure from Paris: 4 Place des Pyramides/ Palais Royal at 7: 15 am. We take the Normandy motorway. Guided walking tour of the old center of Rouen (Gros Horloge, Cathedral and the Square where Joan of Arc was burnt at the Stake). View the newly built Normandy bridge. Honfleur : free time for lunch. Deauville. Pegasus Bridge. The British Landing beaches (Sword) Caen (visit to the American cemetary of Saint Laurent). Dinner and overnight at Novotel Caen (or similar).

Day 2 : We leave Caen at 7:30 am in the direction of Brittany. Visit to Saint-Malo, city of pirates. Free time for lunch. Guided visit to the abbey of the Mont-Saint-Michel. Dinner and overnight in Angers at the Mercure-Lac de Maine hotel (or similar).

Day 3 : We leave Angers at 8am  (short stop at Chateau d'Angers for taking photos). Pass by Cunault and Saumur. Guided visit to the castle of Langeais. Amboise : lunch on your own. Guided visit to the Clos-Lucé, Leonardo da Vinci's final dwelling place. Visit to the gardens of Villandry. Dinner and overnight in Tours at the Mercure Tours Nord Hotel (or similar).

Day 4 : Guided visit to the castles of Chenonceau and Cheverny. Farewell lunch at Hotel Saint-Hubert. Guided visit to Chambord castle. Return to Paris around 7pm.

Tour includes :

* Transport in luxury air conditioned motor coach. 
* Services of licensed multilingual guide. 
* Entrance tickets for the various monuments visited. 
* Accommodation (3 nights) in 3*** hotels (double room accommodation with private bathroom). 
* Dinner on evenings 1, 2 & 3, buffet breakfast on mornings 2, 3 & 4 and farewell lunch on day 4. 
* Porterage service on hotel arrival and departure. 
 

Hotels used for the tour:

NOVOTEL DE CAEN*** modern spacious bedrooms, hotel bar, restaurant, garden area and outdoor swimming pool.

MERCURE LAC DE MAINE*** comfortable bedrooms with TV minibar, hair dryer. Hotel bar, fitness club and restaurant.

HOTEL MERCURE TOURS NORD*** located North of Tours with spacious bedrooms and nice fittings.