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France group tour itinerary: Paris, Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel and the Loire

11 days, 10 nights. Arrive Paris, depart Paris. France's most popular coach loop: Paris and Versailles, Normandy and the D-Day beaches, Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo, then the châteaux of the Loire Valley. A private coach and an English-speaking tour leader travel with the group throughout.

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France's most popular coach loop: Paris and Versailles, Normandy and the D-Day beaches, Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo, then the châteaux of the Loire Valley. A private coach and an English-speaking tour leader travel with the group throughout.

11 days, 10 nights Paris (3) · Bayeux (2) · Saint-Malo (2) · Tours (2) · Paris (1) Arrive Paris, depart Paris
  1. Day 1
    ArrivalCoach transfer from the airport, free afternoon, welcome dinner
    Paris
  2. Day 2
    ParisCity tour, the Eiffel Tower and a Seine cruise
    Paris
  3. Day 3
    VersaillesCoach to Versailles (40 min) for the palace and gardens; evening in Montmartre
    Paris
  4. Day 4
    Paris → Rouen → Honfleur → BayeuxRouen (1 hr 45), lunch in Honfleur (1 hr), then Bayeux (1 hr)
    Bayeux
  5. Day 5
    D-Day beachesOmaha Beach, the American Cemetery and Arromanches
    Bayeux
  6. Day 6
    Bayeux → Mont-Saint-Michel → Saint-MaloCoach to Mont-Saint-Michel (1 hr 30), then Saint-Malo (1 hr)
    Saint-Malo
  7. Day 7
    Saint-Malo and DinanWalk on the ramparts, afternoon in medieval Dinan (30 min)
    Saint-Malo
  8. Day 8
    Saint-Malo → Loire ValleyCoach to Tours (3 hrs 15) with a lunch stop
    Tours
  9. Day 9
    Châteaux of the LoireChenonceau and Amboise, with a Vouvray wine tasting
    Tours
  10. Day 10
    Tours → Chambord → ParisChâteau de Chambord (1 hr), then Paris (2 hrs 15); farewell dinner
    Paris
  11. Day 11
    DepartureCoach transfer to Paris airport
    Departure
  • The Bayeux Tapestry can be added on Day 5.
  • Coaches park on the mainland at Mont-Saint-Michel, with a free shuttle to the island.
  • Variation: continue south to Bordeaux instead of returning to Paris.

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