8 days · 7 nights
Belgium, France

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

Eight days from Bruges to Normandy: Ypres and the Great War, Paris, the châteaux of Chambord and Chenonceau, Mont-Saint-Michel, the D-Day beaches and Rouen.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Belgium, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Bruges — welcome of your group at the airport or station, boat trip on the canals, Belfry and Markt square, Beguinage and Minnewater lake, chocolate makers, night in Bruges
2. Day 2Ypres — In Flanders Fields Museum, Menin Gate, Tyne Cot war cemetery, night in Paris
3. Day 3Paris — Eiffel Tower, Seine cruise, Notre-Dame and Île de la Cité, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, night in Paris
4. Day 4Chambord and Blois — Château de Chambord and its double-helix staircase, royal château of Blois, old town on the Loire, night in Tours
5. Day 5Chenonceau, Amboise and Villandry — Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher, Château d’Amboise and Leonardo da Vinci’s tomb, gardens of Villandry, Vouvray wine tasting, night in Tours
6. Day 6Mont-Saint-Michel — abbey and Grande Rue of Mont-Saint-Michel, views over the bay, ramparts of Saint-Malo, night in Saint-Malo
7. Day 7D-Day Beaches — Mulberry harbour at Arromanches, Omaha Beach, American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, night in Caen
8. Day 8Rouen — Notre-Dame Cathedral, Gros-Horloge, Place du Vieux-Marché and the memory of Joan of Arc, return to Amsterdam, 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
• 7 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.