France Escorted Tour
2012

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

 4days/3nights
1Apr - 31 Oct 2012

ITINERARY

Day 1 Thursday:

Departure from Paris: 2 rue des Pyramides/ Palais Royal at 7: 15 am. We take the Normandy motorway and make our first stop at Rouen for a walking tour in the old town before continuing to Honfleur. On the way between Rouen and Honfleur, view of the newly built Normandy bridge.
In Honfleur : free time for lunch. We continue to the beaches of Normandy and the American Landing Beaches of Omaha. Then visit to the American Cemetery of Saint-Laurent. Arromanches (Stop). Dinner and overnight stay at Novotel Caen.

Day 2 Friday :

We leave Caen at 7.30 AM in the direction of Brittany. Guided visit of St Malo (ramparts, the cathedral etc). After lunch (free time) we depart for Mont-Saint-Michel (frontier between Brittany and Normandy regions) for a guided visit of the Abbey followed by free time. Departure arount 4.30 PM. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Mercure Lac de Maine at Angers.

Day 3 Saturday :

We leave Angers at 8 AM (short stop at Château d'Angers for taking photos) and pass by Cunault and Saumur. Guided visit to the castle
of Langeais before lunch (free time) at Amboise. In the afternoon, we visit the Clos-Lucé, last dwelling of Leonardo da Vinci. Then visit of the Gardens of Villandry castle. Visit to the historic districts of Tours. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel Mercure Tours Nord (or similar) in Tours.

Day 4 Sunday :

For our final day in the Loire Valley, our itinerary includes guided visits of Chenonceau, Cheverny and Chambord châteaux with a farewell lunch at the Hotel Saint-Hubert at Cheverny. Departure from Chambord around 4.30 PM. Return to Paris around 7.00 PM.

 

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.