07:30 Departure from Paris destination Normandy
07:30 Pick up from Your hotel in Paris (it can be as well Caen, Bayeux, Honfleur) and departure destination Normandy by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes E220 business-class car or by Mercedes minivan. It takes about 3,5 hours (280 km) to reach Normandy American Cemetery in Collville-sur-Mer. One stop at a rest area will be made.
11:00 - 11:30 Overlord museum visit
11:00 - 11:30 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters 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.
11:30 Departure to Normandy American Cemetery
11:40 - 12:40 Normandy American Cemetery visit
11:40 - 12:40 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.
12:40 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 10 minutes (5 km).
12:50 - 13:10 Omaha Beaches Signal Monument
12:50 - 13:10 Arrival at the Monument SIGNAL of Omaha Beaches. 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.
13:10 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel. I takes 1 hour 45 minutes (150 km).
15:00 - 18:00 Mont Saint-Michel Abbey and Island visit
15:00 - 18:00 Arrival at the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel & the Benedictine Abbey. Tickets included. As a rule we join the English guided tours made by the Abbey's guides. Audioguides can be offered as alternative if the guided tour is not available. From 4 participants Live guide is with You during the whole trip. After arrival we will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village to the Abbey on the top where from You can admire panoramic views over Atlantic Ocean.
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. The whole island is classified by UNESCO as a world heritage remaining practically the same since the Middle Ages. Free time to enjoy Mont Saint-Michel.
18:00 Departure to Paris. The back ride will take about 4 hours. One stop at the rest area will be made.
22:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop Off at Your hotel.
22:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at your hotel.
