7-Nights Paris, Normandy And The Loire from $1,799

Itinerary Details

Paris, Normandy And The Loire

Day 1ARRIVE IN PARIS, FRANCE Check into your hotel and use your CosmosGO app to explore the French capital. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and travel companions.



Day 2PARIS Enjoy a full day exploring the “City of Light,” known in the world for its fashion, art, museums, cuisine, and joie de vivre. Enjoy included sightseeing with a local expert to see many of the best-known Parisian iconic sights. Feel the joie de vivre with your choice of optional excursions, s’il vous plait! (B)



Day 3PARIS–GIVERNY–ROUEN–HONFLEUR–DEAUVILLE Start the day with a visit to Giverny*, home of impressionist painter Claude Monet. The famous water garden at Giverny was the inspiration behind some of Monet’s finest works (gardens open from April to October). Continue to Rouen to visit its great cathedral. Next, enjoy a stop in lovely Honfleur, situated on the Seine estuary, and then continue to the seaside resort of Deauville.
Today’s Distance: 208 mi/ 335 km (B,D)



Day 4DEAUVILLE–NORMANDY LANDING BEACHES–MONT ST. MICHEL Embark on an emotional journey to the legendary beaches where the Allied troops landed on D-Day, June 6,1944, and experience the most moving site of the American Cemetery at Omaha. Travel through the Normandy countryside to the coast to discover spectacular Mont St. Michel, which stands on an island accessible by a causeway.
Today’s Distance: 186 mi/ 300 km (B)



Day 5MONT ST. MICHEL–ST. MALO–CHaTEAUX COUNTRY Drive along the Brittany coast to the fortified seaside resort of St. Malo to admire its cathedral and ancient walls. Enjoy beautiful landscapes on the way to the enchanting Chateaux Country.
Today’s Distance: 261 mi/ 420 km (B)



Day 6CHaTEAUX COUNTRY Spend the day at leisure or follow the steps of French royalty with an optional visit to the Loire Valley castles. If these walls could talk, they would tell the intriguing tales of kings, ladies, and lords who called these sumptuous palaces home. (B,D)



Day 7CHaTEAUX COUNTRY–CHARTRES–PARIS Take a stroll around Chartres, home of the famous Gothic cathedral with its magnificent stained-glass windows. Arrive in Paris with time to enjoy an optional excursion in the City of Light this evening.
Today’s Distance: 180 mi/ 290 km (B)



Day 8PARIS Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)