Normandy / Saint-Malo / Mont Saint Michel and Chateaux Country (4 days)

Thursday : Rouen, Hongleur, Normandie, Landing Beaches, Caen

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.

Friday : Saint Malo, Mont Saint Michel, Angers

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 around 4.30 PM. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Mercure Lac de Maine at Angers.

Saturday : Angers, Langeais, Amboise, Clos Lucé, Villandry, Tours

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.

Sunday : Chenonceau, Cheverny, Chambord

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.

Included:

* Transportation in luxury air conditioned coach.
* Entrance tickets for the various monument visits
* 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.                                    
* Services of our licensed multilingual guide.

Information :

* An interesting programme to discover the most famous landmarks of 3 regions in 4 days : The Landing Beaches of Normandy, Saint-Malo, city of the pirates, Mont-Saint-Michel, 6 castles in the Loire Valley.
* Our free time lunch stops will give clients the chance to sample local culinary specialities and to be able to buy souvenirs in dfferent visited places.
* Comfortable cloth and good shoes recommended.