7-Nights Treasures of France including Normandy from $2,795

Itinerary Details

Trafalgar Tours: Treasures of France including Normandy

Day 1 - Bonjour Paris
Bienvenue! The 'City of Light' welcomes you as you prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey through France. Join your fellow travelers and Travel Director this afternoon for an orientation drive to admire the glittering cityscape of Paris – past grand boulevards and iconic sites like the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe and get to know your traveling companions over dinner this evening.
Accommodations: Occidental Paris Levallois
Meals: Dinner

Day 2 - Admire Normandy’s Colorful Honfleur and the Notre Dame Cathedral Dive Into Culture
This morning, we depart Paris and venture to the city of Rouen, the tragic site where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. We travel to the enchanting harbor town of Honfleur – its narrow lanes and colorful shopfronts have long attracted artists who have immortalized its beauty on canvas. Arriving in Bayeux we visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux, with a Local Specialist. This evening, we dine at our hotel.
Accommodations: Mercure Omaha Beach
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3 - Explore the D-Day Landing Beaches
Today you'll explore the poignant D-Day Landing Beaches in the company of your Local Specialist. Begin with a visit to the American Rangers Memorial at Pointe du Hoc. Pay tribute to the brave souls who lost their lives at Omaha Beach, imagining the mingled sense of terror and triumph felt on the fateful day when Allied forces set foot on mainland Europe. We stop for lunch in the seaside town of Arromanches, the setting for the Mulberry Harbor, once at the heart of the Normandy landings.
Accommodations: Mercure Omaha Beach
Meals: Breakfast

Day 4 - Journey through Picturesque Normandy and Brittany
Travel through the Normandy countryside admiring the land of Calvados before exploring the UNESCO World Heritage-listed bay of the Mont-Saint-Michel. Your Local Specialist reveals the history of the impressive medieval Benedictine Abbey perched on the hilltop. In Brittany enjoy the afternoon your way or perhaps, discover the beauty of the port city Saint-Malo with a Local Specialist on an Optional Experience.
Accommodations: De l'Abbaye Le Tronchet
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5 - Continue to the Beautiful Loire Valley Connect with Locals Dive Into Culture
Journey onward through scenic countryside, stopping to Connect With Locals at a lunch with wine in a 17th-century chateau during a Be My Guest experience set within beautiful grounds. Later, continue to the beautiful Loire Valley, where we will spend the next two nights.
Accommodations: Novotel Amboise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6 - Discover the Stunning French Chateaux
In the morning, you are invited to taste hand-crafted chocolate at Maison Bigot for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Afterwards, you'll spend the day admiring the beautiful chateaux of the Loire Valley and join a Local Specialist for a visit to the Amboise Royal Chateau. It is here that King François I hosted Leonardo da Vinci, whose tomb now lies in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert adjoining the chateau. You will continue with a visit to Chateau de Chenonceau, built on the Cher River. The chateau is often referred to as the 'Ladies Castle', due to the many women who influenced its construction and development. Today it contains priceless collections, including Renaissance furniture, tapestries and masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto.
Accommodations: Novotel Amboise
Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 - Continue to Chartres and Paris
Your first stop today is the town of Chartres and its beautiful Roman Catholic cathedral, regarded as one of the most authentic and complete works of religious architecture from the early 13th century. You'll then journey back to Paris this afternoon and spend the rest of your day in the 'City of Light'. Celebrate with your Travel Director and newfound friends this evening at a dinner with local wines at a Parisian bistro.
Accommodations: Renaissance La Défense
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 8 - Farewell Paris
For now it's time to say a fond au revoir to France and your fellow travelers at the end of a memorable trip.
Meals: Breakfast