10 days · 9 nights
France

Brittany, Vendée and Bordeaux

Ten days along the Atlantic: Honfleur, Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, the Pink Granite Coast, Finistère, Carnac, Guérande, the Marais Poitevin, La Rochelle, Cognac and Saint-Émilion.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Charleroi

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Honfleur — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Picardy and Rouen, Old Harbour and St Catherine’s Church in Honfleur, night in Honfleur
2. Day 2Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo — bay and abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, ramparts and corsair city of Saint-Malo, night in Saint-Malo
3. Day 3Cancale, Dinan and the Pink Granite Coast — oyster tasting in Cancale, medieval old town of Dinan, customs officers’ path at Ploumanac’h, night in Perros-Guirec
4. Day 4Finistère — parish close of Saint-Thégonnec, village of Locronan, cliffs of the Pointe du Raz, night in Quimper
5. Day 5Concarneau, Pont-Aven and Carnac — walled town of Concarneau, galettes and mills of Pont-Aven, Carnac standing stones, night in Vannes
6. Day 6Guérande and Noirmoutier — ramparts of Vannes, salt marshes and fleur de sel of Guérande, Passage du Gois to the island of Noirmoutier, night in Les Sables-d’Olonne
7. Day 7Marais Poitevin and La Rochelle — boat trip through the Green Venice at Coulon, old harbour and towers of La Rochelle, seafood platter, night in La Rochelle
8. Day 8Cognac and Saint-Émilion — visit to a cognac house, medieval village and vineyards of Saint-Émilion, tasting at a château, night in Bordeaux
9. Day 9Bordeaux — Place de la Bourse and Water Mirror, Chartrons quarter, drive through Poitou, night in Tours
10. Day 10Tours — old Tours and Place Plumereau, drive through the Beauce and Île-de-France, return to Charleroi, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.