8 days · 7 nights
Belgium, France

Flanders, Normandy and Mont-Saint-Michel

Eight days from Flanders to Brittany: Bruges, Ypres and Vimy, the Somme, the D-Day beaches, Bayeux, Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, Honfleur, Étretat and Rouen.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

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 and Vimy — In Flanders Fields Museum, Menin Gate, Tyne Cot war cemetery, Canadian National Vimy Memorial, night in Arras
3. Day 3Arras and the Somme — Wellington Quarry and baroque squares of Arras, Thiepval Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, night in Caen
4. Day 4D-Day Beaches — Mulberry harbour at Arromanches, Omaha Beach, American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, night in Caen
5. Day 5Bayeux and Mont-Saint-Michel — Bayeux Tapestry and cathedral, abbey and Grande Rue of Mont-Saint-Michel, night in Saint-Malo
6. Day 6Saint-Malo and Dinan — ramparts and walled town of Saint-Malo, medieval town of Dinan, Cancale oysters, Pointe du Grouin, night in Saint-Malo
7. Day 7Honfleur and Étretat — Old Harbour and St Catherine’s Church in Honfleur, cliffs and arch of Étretat, night in Rouen
8. Day 8Rouen — Notre-Dame Cathedral, Gros-Horloge, Place du Vieux-Marché and the memory of Joan of Arc, 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
• 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.