10 days · 9 nights
France

Mont-Saint-Michel, Brittany, the Loire and Paris

Ten days in western France: Verdun and Reims, Caen and the D-Day beaches, Bayeux and Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, Carnac and the Gulf of Morbihan, the Loire châteaux and Paris.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Luxembourg

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Verdun and Reims — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Lorraine, Douaumont Ossuary and the Verdun battlefield, Reims Cathedral, night in Reims
2. Day 2Caen — champagne cellar in Reims in the morning, drive through Picardy and Normandy, Caen Memorial, night in Caen
3. Day 3D-Day beaches — Arromanches and the remains of the Mulberry harbour, Omaha Beach, American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, night in Caen
4. Day 4Bayeux and Mont-Saint-Michel — Bayeux Tapestry, crossing to Mont-Saint-Michel, abbey and Grande Rue, night in Saint-Malo
5. Day 5Saint-Malo and Dinan — ramparts and corsair city of Saint-Malo, half-timbered houses and harbour of Dinan, crêpes and cider, night in Saint-Malo
6. Day 6Carnac — drive through inland Brittany, Brocéliande Forest, Carnac standing stones, night in Vannes
7. Day 7Gulf of Morbihan — cruise on the gulf with a stop on the Île aux Moines, ramparts and old town of Vannes, night in Vannes
8. Day 8Nantes and Saumur — Castle of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, drive along the Loire, Saumur and its troglodyte cellars, night in Tours
9. Day 9Loire châteaux — Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher, Château de Chambord, drive to the Île-de-France, night in Paris
10. Day 10Paris — panoramic tour of Paris, Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées and Notre-Dame, drive through Champagne, return to Luxembourg, 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.