2-day Private Mont Saint-Michel, D-Day, Normandy by Mercedes｜France

DAY 1: PARIS — ETRETAT — HONFLEUR — NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY — OVERLORD MUSEUM — OMAHA BEACH — MONT SAINT-MICHEL

07:30 Hotel pick up and Departure destination Etretat by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes. It takes up to 3 hours (213 km). One stop at a rest area will be made. This trip is Live guided.

10:30 - 12:00 Arrival in Etretat. Walking to the Cliffs.
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. Free time.
12:00 Departure Honfleur. It takes about one hour drive.

12:45 - 14:30 Arrival in Honfleur. The walking city tour takes about 1 hour.
Honfleur Walking tour 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.
13:45 - 14:45 Free time for Lunch.
14:45 Departure from Honfleur to Collville-sur-Mer. It takes 1,15 hours (110 km).

16:00 - 17:15 Arrival and Visit to the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, 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.
17:15 Departure to the close located Overlord Museum.

17:20 - 17:50 Overlord Museum visit. Located close to the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts.
16:45 Departure to Omaha Beach. It takes just 5 minutes (5 km).

18:00 - 18:30 Arrival at Omaha Beach Signal Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day.
18:30 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel area. It takes about 1,45 hours (150 km).

20:15 Arrival and Hotel accommodation (Hotels are priced separately).


DAY 2: MONT SAINT-MICHEL — CAEN MEMORIAL — ROUEN — PARIS

08:00 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel Island and Abbey. It takes about 20 minutes.
Please check out beforehand and put the luggage into the Mercedes.

09:00 - 12:00 Visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and its Benedictine Abbey. 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.

14:30 - 16:00 The Caen Memorial and Museum visit, located in the British Sword Beach sector. Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France.
16:00 Departure to Rouen. It takes 1,5 hours (130 km).

17:30 - 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.
19:00 Departure to Paris. It takes about 2 hours (130 km).

21:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.

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