Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles

Name: Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles
Brand: Cool Shore Excursions
SKU: 984252
Price: 1681.88 EUR
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Overview

Embark on the ultimate private 3-day odyssey through France’s most iconic regions: Normandy, Brittany, and the Loire Valley. Traveling in a premium Mercedes minivan, this exclusive tour offers a seamless blend of medieval history and Renaissance luxury. Explore the timber-framed houses of Rouen, the harbor of Honfleur, and the solemn D-Day beaches (Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery). Marvel at the "Wonder of the West," Mont Saint-Michel, before heading south to the "Garden of France." Here, you’ll enjoy skip-the-line access to the architectural masterpieces of Chambord, Chenonceau, and Amboise. With a private guide-driver at your service, this tour ensures a personalized pace, including 3*+ or 4* hotel accommodation and local tastings, providing an immersive and stress-free French experience.

What's Included

Visit of 3 Castles: Château Royal d'Amboise, Château de Chenonceau, Chateaux Chambord with tickets
Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Overlord Museum
Caen Memorial and Museum, Omaha Beaches and Singal Monument
Mercedes E220 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people
Wifi On Board
Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument, German Gun Batterie
Mont Saint-Michel Abbey visit including the entrance tickets
Hotel accommodation due to the chosen option in Double Rooms with breakfast
Walking tours in Rouen and Honfleur, Calvados tasting at a local Producer
Live-guided, Tiered pricing, Hotel Pick up & Drop off, All Fees and Taxes, Bottles Water

Gratuities and Souvenirs, Meals and Drinks
Single Room Supplement

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Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Pickup details

If the option is booked, pickup is always at the reception desk of your hotel. Otherwise the meeting point is Opera Garnier steps in Paris.

What To Expect

Day 1

Paris — Chambord — Blois — Chenonceau — Mont Saint-Michel

6 Stops

Paris (pass by)

07:30 Hotel pick up and departure to the Loire Valey. There are 180 km to drive on highway by our comfortable air conditioned Mercedes minivan to reach the first Castle Chambord. It takes about 2,5 hours with one stop at the rest area. The Guide will give You general Information about the French history connected to the Castles of the Loire Valley.

Admission Ticket Free

Chateau de Chambord

10:00 - 11:45 Visit of Chateau de Chambord. The Guide will tell You the history of the Castle and its construction. The Château de Chambord is one of the most popular castles because of its French Renaissance architecture. The building was constructed from 1519 to 1547 by Francis I (Francois 1-er) and is nowadays the biggest castle with its 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 84 staircases. The castle is also known because of its open double-spiral staircase. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting. Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase. 11:45 Departure to Amboise city. There is 1 hour drive (60 km).

1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Amboise

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch break in Amboise city where You'll find many restaurants and cafes. We can as well recommend You or make a table reservation at a good restaurant.

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Chateau de Chenonceau

15:20 to 17:00 Skip-the-line access to the Chateau de Chenonceau and its Gardens. The Guide will tell You the history of the Castle and its construction. You will get as well the brochure with explanations of each room. Chenonceau nicknamed the "ladies’ castle" is remarkable for its feminine history of famous women of France such as Catherine de Medici as well as for its stunning architecture as well as unique aches over the River Cher. The Renaissance-style gardens Gardens of Chenonceau with their more than 130,000 flowerings plants will impress You as well. 17:00 Departure from the Chenonceau castle destination Mont Saint-Michel. It takes about 3,5 hours (300 km).

1 hour 40 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Mont-Saint-Michel (pass by)

20:30 Arrival and accommodations at 3*+/4* hotel in Normandy close to Mont Saint-Michel. We can make for You restaurant reservation. Free time

Admission Ticket Free

Chateau Royal d'Amboise

13:45- 15:00 Chateau Royal d'Amboise Guided visit 15:10 Departure to Chateau de Chenonceau

1 hour 15 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Day 2

Mont Saint-Michel — D-Day Beaches — Pointe du Hoc — Omaha Beach — American Cemetery — Overlord Museum — Bayeux

7 Stops

Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel

08:00 Hotel check out. You can put the baggage to our Minivan which will be located near the hotel. 08:00 - 12:30 Visit of the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and its Benedictine Abbey. Your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top of the Island. You can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey. Entrance tickets into the Abbey include audio-guides in many languages. 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. Lunch break in Mont Saint-Michel 12:30 Departure from Mont Saint-Michel to Omaha Beaches. It will take about 1,5 hours (140 km) to reach the Omaha beaches Signal Monument.

4 hours Admission Ticket Included

Pointe du Hoc

14:00 - 15:00 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This point was important because it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could thus fire upon both of them. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defences. Visiting the Pointe du Hoc You will learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944. Many of the original fortifications and bunkers remain on the site and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate, on top of which there is a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion. 15:00 Departure to Omaha Beach Signal Monument. It takes 15 minutes (10 km). A 5 minutes ride (4 km) to Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Omaha Beach

15:15 - 15:40 Omaha Beach Signal Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches. 5 minutes ride (4 km) to Overlord Museum.

25 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach

15:45 - 16:15 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters away from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day. 16:15 Departure to the just few hundred meters locates Normandy American Cemetery.

30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Normandy American Cemetery

16:15 - 17:30 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center in Colleville-sur-Mer and 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. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. Free time to walk around the gardens. 17:30 Departure to to German Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer. It is a 25 minutes ride (15 km).

1 hour 15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Longues-sur-Mer battery

18:00 - 18:30 Stop at the German Gun Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer. Explore the remnants of history at the German Gun Batterie. You will visit this historic site, where remnants of World War II stand as silent witnesses to the past. Discover the military prowess of the German forces. 18:30 Departure to Bayeux. It takes 20 minutes (10 km).

30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Bayeux (pass by)

19:00 Hotel accommodation and overnight at a 3*+/4* Hotel in Bayeux.

Admission Ticket Free

Day 3

Bayeux — Caen Memorial and Museum — Honfleur — Calvados tasting — Rouen — Paris

5 Stops

Memorial de Caen

09:00 - 10:30 Visit of The Caen Memorial and Museum, located in the British Sword Beach sector. Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the Battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage. 10:30 Departure to Calvados Christian Drouin for Calvados tasting. It takes about 45 minutes (55 km) on the national roads crossing beautiful countryside and small villages.

1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Calvados Pere Magloire L'Experience

11:15 - 12:30 Arrival at Calvados Pere Magloire L'Experience in Pont-L'Eveque. You will learn how Calvados has being made for centuries and have afterwords the Calvados tasting with explanations. 12:30 Departure to Honfleur. It takes 25 minutes (15 km).

1 hour 10 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Honfleur

13:00 - 15:30 Arrival in Honfleur. The walking city tour takes about 1 hour. Walking tour of Honfleur 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, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027, when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred-Years War. In the XV century, there were French pirates, corsairs who ravaged the English coast. A little later, in the XVII-XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city's economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy. 14:00 - 15:30 Free time and Lunch break. There are many restaurants around the Medieval harbour. 15:30 Departure from Honfleur to Rouen. It takes 1,5 hours (90 km).

2 hours 30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Rouen

17:00 - 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. Here You will have the opportunity to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of the XIII - XVI centuries, known throughout the world in the paintings of Monet, the area of the Vieux Marché (Old Market), the place of execution of Joan d'Arc and the Church of Joan d'Arc, the Palace of justice of the XVI century, to see the old medieval clock Gros-Horloge on the pedestrian street. The walking tour lasts about 1 hour. Free time. 19:00 Departure to Paris. It takes about 2 hours (130 km).

2 hours Admission Ticket Free

Paris (pass by)

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

Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Frequently Asked Questions (7)

Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles?

A: This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles?

This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Apr 2025

Q: What's included in the price?

The following is included:

Visit of 3 Castles: Château Royal d'Amboise, Château de Chenonceau, Chateaux Chambord with tickets.
Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Overlord Museum.
Caen Memorial and Museum, Omaha Beaches and Singal Monument.
Mercedes E220 business class car for 2 - 3 people or Mercedes Minivan for 3 - 7 people.
Wifi On Board.
Pointe du Hoc Rangers Monument, German Gun Batterie.
Mont Saint-Michel Abbey visit including the entrance tickets.
Hotel accommodation due to the chosen option in Double Rooms with breakfast.
Walking tours in Rouen and Honfleur, Calvados tasting at a local Producer.
Live-guided, Tiered pricing, Hotel Pick up & Drop off, All Fees and Taxes, Bottles Water.

The following is NOT included:

Gratuities and Souvenirs, Meals and Drinks.
Single Room Supplement.

Apr 2025

Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?

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Q: Is this an accessible tour?

Accessibility information for the Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles is as follows:

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Apr 2025

Q: Where is the meeting point for this activity?

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Private 3-Day Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Castles

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Paris — Chambord — Blois — Chenonceau — Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel — D-Day Beaches — Pointe du Hoc — Omaha Beach — American Cemetery — Overlord Museum — Bayeux

Bayeux — Caen Memorial and Museum — Honfleur — Calvados tasting — Rouen — Paris

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