3 day Normandy History & Culture D Day Live Guided Small Group15

Day 1: Paris — Giverny Claude Monet— Etretat Chalk Cliffs — Honfleur harbour city— Bayeux

1. Paris
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   07:00 - 07:30 Boarding and Departure to Giverny
   
   MEETING POINT N 1: 07:00am to 07:10am boarding at our Mercedes bus at the OPERA GARNIER STEPS, it is a main facade of Opera building in front of Metro OPERA
   
   MEETING POINT N 2: 07:20am to 07:30am boarding at our Mercedes bus at the Arch de Triumph Etoile, first 10 meters of the avenue FRIEDLAND
   
   07:30 Departure destination Giverny, the country home of Claude Monet. Our Guide will welcome You and give on the way general Information about the French history and Impressionism. It takes about 1,5 hour (70 km).
   
   IMPORTANT NOTICE All entrance tickets and visits are included. Regarding Hotel accommodation you can reserve it Yourself or purchase Hotel Accommodation Package on our web of a 3 or 4 star hotel in Bayeux for 2 overnights.
2. Fondation Claude Monet
   2h · Admission ticket included
   09:00 - 11:00 Arrival in Giverny and visit to Claude Monet's historic house to admire the nature that inspired one of the most famous French painters and founder of Impressionism. Step into Claude Monet’s studio, where the magic of his artistic genius came to life, wander through the enchanting Norman flower gardens, marvel at the iconic water lilies in the picturesque Pond.
   11:00 Departure to Etretat. It take about 2,5 hours (155 km)
3. Etretat
   2h 30m
   13:30 - 16:00 Arrival at Etretat. Walking to the famous Cliffs. You will enjoy breath taking views and relax. Walking to the beach & Cliffs and Free time for Lunch. Étretat is famous for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and the Needle, which rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the sea. Etretat was a popular spot in the past for impressionist artists including Claude Monet - the founder of French Impressionist painting. Today it is a classical seaside resort nestled between two sets of chalk cliffs. You can walk on the beach or climb for excellent views.
   
   16:00 Departure to Honfleur. It take about 1 hour (45 km)
4. Honfleur
   1h 30m
   17:00 - 18:30 Walking tour in Honfleur with its famous port. Honfleur - the main defensive port of Normandy of the XV century, transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque Bay, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027, when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred Years War. In the XV century, there were French pirates - corsairs who ravaged the English coast. Later, in the XVII—XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city's economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy.The walking city tour takes about 1 hour.
   
   18:30 Departure to Bayeux. It take 1,5 hour (95 km).
5. Bayeux
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   20:00 Arrival in Bayeux.
6. Omaha Beach
   20m
   17:10 - 17:30 Arrival at Omaha Beach Signal Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches.
   
   17:30 Departure to German Gun Battery. I takes 40 minutes (20 km).
7. 30m
   18:10 - 18:40 German Gun Battery
8. Bayeux
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   19:00 Arrival in Bayeux

Day 2: Utah Beach Museum — Airborne Museum — Pointe du Hoc — Normandy American Cemetery — Overlord — Omaha — Germ Gun Battery

1. Bayeux
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   07:30 Departure from Bayeux to Utah Beach It takes one hour (60 km).
2. 30m
   08:30 - 09:00 Arrival at Utah Beach. Free time for learning on Utah Beach. Utah Beach is the next to Omaha Beach and the westernmost of the Five Normandy D-Day Beaches containing nowadays many museums, memorials and monuments. Utah Beach was the first beach to be stormed by 23,000 American soldiers on 6 June 1944 in order to capture the town of Cherbourg and its deep water port. Utah Beach casualties were relatively light with 197 (including 60 missing). The units that landed on Utah Beach include: 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division, VII Corps, 4th Infantry Division, 90th Infantry Division, 4th Cavalry Regiment and 70th Tank Battalion.
3. 1h 20m · Admission ticket included
   09:00 - 10:20 Visit at Utah Beach Landing Museum, created atop a former German bunker. Having a big collection of historical artifacts, military vehicles and the original B26 bomber — one of only six left in existence.
   10:20 Departure to Sainte-Mère-Église town and Airborne Museum. It takes just 20 minutes (13 km).
4. 1h 50m · Admission ticket included
   10:40 - 12:30 Arrival at Airborne museum. This visitors of Normandy favourite museum is dedicated to the U.S. paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. The Airborne Museum comprises five separate buildings, two of which resemble open parachutes. Inside you’ll find an incredible collection of World War II aircraft and thanks to the touch pad You will experience the highlights of the Normandy landings.
   The first WACO building of the Museum is dedicated to the gliders and presents the only copy of a WACO glider in France. You will join a dozen soldiers in the glider few moments before the take off. More than 500 gliders were deployed to carriy on About 4 400 soldiers, vehicles, ammunitions and other equipments.
   The C-47 building with the original legendary C-47 aircraft sits proudly at the centre of a spectacular scenography made of deployed parachutes, suspended mannequins and realistic statues that question the visitor!
5. Sainte Mere Eglise
   45m
   12:30 - 13:15 Lunch break in Sainte-Mère-Église in front of the Airborne Museum.Departure to Pointe Du Hoc. It take 45minutes (40 lm)
6. Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument
   45m
   14:00 - 14:45 Arrival at Pointe du Hoc, a prominent cliff between Utah and Omaha Beach. This point was important because it was the highest land between Omaha and Utah beaches and could thus fire upon both of them. The site was a gun battery, fortified with concrete casemates and gun pits, forming part of Hitler’s Atlantic Wall defences. Visiting the Pointe du Hoc You will learn about the 2nd Ranger battalion sacrifice to take this crucial gun battery on the cliffs of Omaha Beach on June 6th 1944. Many of the original fortifications and bunkers remain on the site and are open to the public, including the fire control casemate, on top of which there is a monument to the 2nd Ranger Battalion.
   14:45 Departure to Normandy American Cemetery. It takes about 25 minutes (14 km).
7. 1h
   15:10 - 16:10 Arrival and Visit of the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers.
   At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations; and the most beautiful, idyllic spot on Planet Earth. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy.
   16:10 Departure to the close located Overlord Museum.
8. Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach
   45m · Admission ticket included
   16:15 - 17:00 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters away from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day.
   16:45 Departure to Omaha Beach. It takes just 10 minutes (5 km).

Day 3: Bayeux — Mont Saint-Michel — Cancale Oysters Capital — Pointe du Grouin — Paris

1. Bayeux
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   07:30 Departure from Bayeux to Mont Saint-Michel. There are 130 km to drive on a highway from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel. It takes 2 hours (120 km).
2. 3h · Admission ticket included
   09:30 - 12:30 Arrival at Mont Saint-Michel. As a rule we manage to join the Guided visit organised by the Abbey itself. When ii is not possible we provide audio-guides for the Abbey's visit.
   Our guide-driver bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top to the Abbey. On the top of the Island, you can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay. First settled by man in the year 709 it contains Medieval village & beautiful Abbey fortress dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The construction of the Benedictine Abbey started in the 700’s and continued through the 1200s. It remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France.
   After the Abbey visit You'll have free time to enjoy Mont Saint-Michel city and time for Lunch.
   12:30 Departure to Cancale. It take 1 hour (45 km)
3. Cancale
   1h 45m
   13:30 - 15:15 Lunch break in in Cancale, Oysters Capital of France.
   15:15 Departure to Pointe du Grouin. It takes 15 minutes (5 km).
4. Pointe Du Grouin
   30m
   15:30 - 16:00 Arrival at Pointe du Grouin
   16:00 Departure to Paris. It takes 5,5 hours (430 km). One stop at a rest area will be made.
5. Paris
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   21:30 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Arc de Triumph Etoile.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels