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TOUR PRICE $3,189 Double Occupancy $3,689 Solo Travelers Groups 8+ Groups 4+ GROUP DISCOUNT PRIVATE TOUR NORMANDY TOUR TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL Guaranteed Small Group Tours No More Than 14 Travelers | Starting / End Point: CDG - Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris | NORMANDY 7 DAY TOUR What's included • 2 Local French Tour Guides • 7 Nights in Hotels • 7 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 7 Dinners • 1 Dinner at the Guide's Family Home • Daily Water and Snacks • Pick up & Drop Off to/from CDG Airport • Transportation to All Sites and Activities • All the Entry Fees for the Visits • Cheese Tasting & Calvados Tasting • Phone + Sim Card to Call us 24/7 • Personal Help With Your Pre/Post Tour, Travel Plans & Flight(s) Booking TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL Julia and Stephane’s tour is a perfect combination of historical sites and experiencing the French lifestyle with two passionate local tour guides. No lines, no tourist traps, no hassle. It is a one-of-a-kind insider tour of Normandy that those who partake in the journey will never forget. Day 1- Pick up from CDG, Check-in your hotel in Rouen, City Tour or Relax in Mercure Hotel Rouen We will be picking you up from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris in the morning and then drive to Rouen, capital of Normandy, for our 1st day of the tour! You will check in to your fabulous 4 star hotel located right in Rouen's downtown and then use the afternoon time as it pleases you. Full of energy? Follow us for a city tour of Rouen (Abbatiale St Ouen, Aitre St Maclou). Jet lagged? No problem, sit back, relax and even take a nap before we all meet again for our welcome dinner and go to watch the annual light show on the Rouen Cathedral. The city of Rouen To Book a Tour > Call 703-485-6894 Online at TripUSAFrance.com Meet Your Local Guides > TripUSAfrance.com Day 2- Rouen, Beaux-Arts Museum, Chateau Martainville, Dine at the Guide's Home, Mercure Hotel Rouen We will start our day in Rouen by visiting the fabulous Musée des Beaux Arts, home of one of the most outstanding public art collections in France. It features paintings, sculptures, drawings and objects of art from many periods ranging from the 15th century to the present day. We will then walk through the city toward the Place du Marché (marketplace in the city square) and have lunch at La Couronne, the oldest inn of France (1345) where in 1948 Julia Child ate her first French meal which she later declared to be the “most exciting meal of her life." Afterwards we resume our city tour with a visit of the magnificent Rouen Cathedral which inspired Monet to paint his Rouen Cathedral series. After some free time to rest at the hotel, we will head to the Chateau Martainville where you will be able to learn about the medieval Normandy lifestyle and finish the day with a stop at the guide's family home for a delicious homemade dinner catered by Stephane's mother! What a treat! Beaux-Art museum in Rouen The magnificent chateau Martainville Rouen, Abbey St Ouen 1h45 1h

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Page 1: 7 Day Tour Normandy France - 2018 Brochure · Travel Plans & Flight(s) Booking TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL Julia and Stephane’s tour is a perfect combination of historical sites and experiencing

TOUR PRICE$3,189 Double Occupancy

$3,689 Solo Travelers

Groups 8+

Groups 4+GROUP DISCOUNT

PRIVATE TOUR

N O R M A N D Y   T O U RT R A V E L L I K E A L O C A L

Guaranteed Small Group Tours No More Than 14 Travelers

| Starting / End Point: CDG - Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris | NORMANDY 7 DAY TOUR

What's included• 2 Local French Tour Guides

• 7 Nights in Hotels

• 7 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 7 Dinners

• 1 Dinner at the Guide's Family Home

• Daily Water and Snacks

• Pick up & Drop Off to/from CDG Airport

• Transportation to All Sites and Activities

• All the Entry Fees for the Visits

• Cheese Tasting & Calvados Tasting

• Phone + Sim Card to Call us 24/7

• Personal Help With Your Pre/Post Tour,

Travel Plans & Flight(s) Booking

TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL

Julia and Stephane’s tour is a perfect

combination of historical sites and

experiencing the French lifestyle with two

passionate local tour guides. No lines, no

tourist traps, no hassle. It is a one-of-a-kind

insider tour of Normandy that those who

partake in the journey will never forget.

Day 1- Pick up from CDG, Check-in your hotel in Rouen,City Tour or Relax in Mercure Hotel Rouen We will be picking you up from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris in themorning and then drive to Rouen, capital of Normandy, for our 1st day of the tour!You will check in to your fabulous 4 star hotel located right in Rouen's downtownand then use the afternoon time as it pleases you. Full of energy? Follow us for acity tour of Rouen (Abbatiale St Ouen, Aitre St Maclou). Jet lagged? No problem,sit back, relax and even take a nap before we all meet again for our welcomedinner and go to watch the annual light show on the Rouen Cathedral.

The city of Rouen

To Book a Tour >

Call 703-485-6894 Online at TripUSAFrance.com

Meet Your Local Guides > TripUSAfrance.com

Day 2- Rouen, Beaux-Arts Museum, Chateau Martainville,Dine at the Guide's Home, Mercure Hotel RouenWe will start our day in Rouen by visiting the fabulous Musée des Beaux Arts,home of one of the most outstanding public art collections in France. It featurespaintings, sculptures, drawings and objects of art from many periods ranging fromthe 15th century to the present day. We will then walk through the city toward thePlace du Marché (marketplace in the city square) and have lunch at La Couronne,the oldest inn of France (1345) where in 1948 Julia Child ate her first French mealwhich she later declared to be the “most exciting meal of her life." Afterwards weresume our city tour with a visit of the magnificent Rouen Cathedral whichinspired Monet to paint his Rouen Cathedral series. After some free time to rest atthe hotel, we will head to the Chateau Martainville where you will be able to learnabout the medieval Normandy lifestyle and finish the day with a stop at theguide's family home for a delicious homemade dinner catered by Stephane'smother! What a treat!

Beaux-Art museum in Rouen The magnificent chateau Martainville

Rouen, Abbey St Ouen

1h45

1h

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Day 5- D-Day History, American Cemetery, Bayeux's Tapestry, Hotel Balladin Caen We start our day visiting Longues-sur-Mer, one of the locations of the deadly battle of D-Day in WWII and see the German Artillerybattery which is one of the most well-preserved wartime sites in France. After lunch we then visit Omaha beach to see theMuseum and American Cemetery which stands as a memorial to the thousands of American troops who gave their lives that day,a truly moving experience. Onward we go to the Bayeux's Museum where will see a 70 meter long, 1000 year old tapestry wovenwith pictures telling the story of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, a fascinating experience with audio translation of theart. 

Most of our day will be spent at one of the world's most stunning attractions, Mont St Michel. This city on a rock dramatically soars intothe sky just off the coast of Normandy in a shallow bay. We will start by making our way to the top of the hill to tour the Abbey. At thetop we are rewarded for our climb with spectacular views and Gothic architecture dating back to the 11th-century, definitely thehighlight of the trip.  After a typical Normand lunch you will have some free time to explore the streets and shops of the medieval town.

Longues -sur-Mer, the German Artillery battery

Day 3- Honfleur, Deauville, Cabourg's Horse Race, Hotel Balladin Caen Today you will discover the coast of Normandy with first a city tour of Honfleur, where for more than a thousand years sailors haveenjoyed the ideal location of Seine River meeting the English Channel. Also called "The city of the artists", Honfleur had along history with impressionist painters, including Monet. During the walking tour you will see the gorgeous port area and understandwhy artists came here from all over to paint. Another stop is the largest and oldest wooden church in France: St Catherine's Church.Then we will head to the nearby town of Deauville where you will see its famous beach. Finally after checking in to our hotel in Caenand having a little break we will enjoy an evening at the Hippodrome of Cabourg where you will experience a horse race right from yourseat in the gourmet restaurant!

The beautiful island of Mont-Saint-Michel The Mont Saint Michel Abbey

Honfleur's port area Deauville, colorful umbrellas on the beach

Colleville-sur-Mer, The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Day 4- Mont St Michel, Hotel Balladin Caen

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Day 6- Cheese Factory, Crepes & Cider, St Germain de Livet, Lisieux, Pétanque, Hotel Acadine After breakfast we will check out of our hotel and head straight to a Camembert factory to learn about one of the most famous cheesesof France. After the tour and trying the cheese, the next stop is a creperie where you will be able to enjoy a delicious crepe and sip onsome regional cider, another favorite of the North. We continue our day by stepping into a fairytale for a while with a visit of the ChateauSt Germain de Livet, a magical site complete with multi-colored Castle, Moat, and wandering wildlife in the gardens! Before dinner wefinish our afternoon with a tour of a Calvados Distillery where they make the famous Normand Drink and we may have some time for alittle game of Pétanque, the favorite picnic game of the French!

Day 7- Giverny, Chantilly Castle,  Hotel Ibis CDG Airport Early morning we will arrive at the House and Gardens of Claude Monet, the legendary founder of French impressionist painting. Youwill be able to see the property as it was when he was alive and see reproductions of his works in his studio and home. We will alsowalk through the gardens to see lilies, dahlias, irises and hundreds of other flowers blooming.  Next we will stop by the hotel to drop offour bags near CDG airport and have lunch. From there we take a short drive to Chantilly to see this historic Chateau full of royalsplendor and a fascinating art collection. We will then drive back to the hotel and have our farewell dinner. The time for us toremember all the marvelous places and fun times that we had together. 

Day 8- Departure for your train or plane before noonUnfortunately it is time to leave the Normandy region. You will leave on your own to CDG with the free shuttle service offered by yourhotel located near CDG airport. We will help make sure that everything is well coordinated for you to travel stress free. We hope we willhave succeeded our mission: sharing our culture and region for a week full of memories and smiles.

Camembert soft cheese production factory

Giverny, Claude Monet's garden Chantilly Castle

Chateau St Germain de Live

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Normand Crêpe Fresh OystersMont St Michel

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• BILINGUAL FRENCH LOCAL TOUR GUIDES • SMALL GROUPS FOR AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE • EXPOSURE TO THE BEST OF NORMANDY CULTURE • LOCAL RESTAURANTS TESTED & SELECTED BY US • INCREDIBLE SITES, BOTH WELL-KNOWN & OFF THE BEATEN PATH • IMMERSIVE TOUR: DINNER AT THE GUIDE'S HOME, PETANQUE,

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CHEESE FACTORY, CALVADOS DISTILLERY, LOCAL RESTAURANTS & MORE

$3,189/person Double Occupancy

$3,689/person Solo Traveler

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What's Included • 2 Local French Guides • 7 Hotel Nights • 7 Breakfasts • 7 Lunches •

• 7 Dinners including 1 Dinner at the Guide's Home • Water & Snacks • • Transportation To/From CDG and to All Sites • All Entry Fees •

• 1 Cheese Tour + Tasting • 1 Calvados Distillery Tour + Tastings • • Horse Race Entry • French Language Tips • Phone + Sim Card •

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