TOUR NBC4
NORMANDY/ST-MALO/MONT-ST-MICHEL/CHATEAUX COUNTRY - 4 Days
THE TOUR :
Discovery
of three contrasting French regions and the opportunity to visit some of the
country's most famous landmarks with changing landscapes of luscious green
countryside, long sandy beaches, elegant seaside resorts, orchards and
gardens, peaceful and flowery villages and rivers...Our itinerary and the
constant presence of our guide ensures that clients gain, not only a rich
experience of this area, but of the French people, and their regional
customs and traditions.
ITINERARY :
Day 1: 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 pass by the American Landing Beaches of
Omaha. Visit
to the American Cemetery of Saint Laurent, then stop in Arromanches.
Dinner and overnight stay at Novotel Caen.
Day 2 : We leave Caen at 7.30am 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 the Brittany and Normandy regions) for a
guided visit of the Abbey followed by free time. Dinner and overnight stay at
Hotel Mercure Lac de Maine in Angers.
Day 3 : We leave Angers at 8am (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. At last, visit to gardens of Villandry and
visit to the historic districts of Tours. Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel
Mercure Tours Nord (or similar) in Tours.
Day 4 : 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. Return to Paris around 7pm.
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RESTAURANTS, HOTELS & MENUS:
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 in north of Tours with spacious bedrooms and
nice fittings.
Dinner at Caen
: Salad followed by roasted veal with calvados sauce and vegetables, cheese and
apricot tart.
Dinner at Angers : Leek tart followed by tarragon flavored poultry with
vegetables, cheese and dessert.
Dinner at Tours : Mushroom savory pastry, salmon cutlet with garniture, cheese
and caramelized pear pastry.
Lunch at Cheverny : Salmon pastry, veal cutlet with apple sauce, cheese and
dessert.
LANGUAGES :
Available at
each departure : English, French, Spanish and Italian.
DEPARTURE TIMES :
* Summer season only(4 May to
19 Oct.) : Every Thursday
except on June 7th
at 7:15am.
Reserve this tour
$1,297.00 per adult.
$1,167.00 per child between 4
and 17 years old.
Free for any child less
than 4 years old.
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE :
* Transport in luxury air conditioned coach.
* Entrance tickets for the various monument visits
* Services of our licensed multilingual guide.
* 3-night accommodation 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.
* Single supplement: $50.00 per night.
INFOS :
* For clients on longer stay trips this itinerary offers a perfect complement to
any Paris stay.
* Comprehensive itinerary offering clients a range of visits and contrasting
landscapes.
* Our free time lunch stops will give clients the chance to sample local
culinary specialties.