10 days · 9 nights
Belgium, France

Bruges, Normandy, Brittany and Paris

Ten days heading west: Brussels, Bruges, Rouen, Étretat, Honfleur, the D-Day beaches, Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, the Pink Granite Coast, Quimper, Carnac, Chartres, Paris and Reims.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Belgium, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Brussels and Bruges — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Grand-Place in Brussels, drive through Flanders, canals and belfry of Bruges, night in Bruges
2. Day 2Rouen — boat trip on the canals of Bruges, drive through Picardy, cathedral and Gros-Horloge in Rouen, night in Rouen
3. Day 3Étretat and Honfleur — cliffs and arch of Étretat, Pont de Normandie, Old Harbour and St Catherine’s Church in Honfleur, night in Caen
4. Day 4D-Day Beaches — Arromanches and remains of the Mulberry harbour, Omaha Beach, American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, Bayeux Tapestry, night in Caen
5. Day 5Mont-Saint-Michel — abbey and village of Mont-Saint-Michel in its bay, corsair city of Saint-Malo and its ramparts, night in Saint-Malo
6. Day 6Pink Granite Coast — medieval town of Dinan, Cap Fréhel, pink rock formations of Ploumanac’h, night in Perros-Guirec
7. Day 7Finistère — village of Locronan, cathedral and old town of Quimper, walled town of Concarneau, Carnac standing stones, night in Vannes
8. Day 8Vannes and Chartres — ramparts and old town of Vannes, drive through Upper Brittany and Maine, Chartres Cathedral and its stained glass, night in Paris
9. Day 9Paris — Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées, Louvre, Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, Seine cruise, night in Paris
10. Day 10Reims — Reims Cathedral, drive through the Ardennes, return to Cologne, 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.