9Days Paris & Normandy Highlights
Price from $16,506 per person based on twin sharing basis
Departs: Private tour, can be customised
On this nine-day tour, you will discover Paris and Normandy. Explore back street of Paris, visit the Palace of Versailles, enjoy dinner at the Moulin Rouge, follow in the footsteps of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. Discover the legendary Mont Saint-Michel and its bay. Take a walk on the landing beaches of Omaha Beach and Arromanches.
Paris – Bayeux – Paris
Day 1: Paris
Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Paris (B)
This morning embark on a half-day tour of Paris, the City of Lights, Make your way to Ile de la Cite, the home to the cathedral of Notre-Dame. Visit In Le Marais district, a chic quarter is known for its food, After, make your way to see the courtyards of the world-famous Louvre, the largest palace and museum in Europe. Head up the Eiffel Tower.
Day 3: Paris (B)
Today visit the world's most illustrious monuments, the Palace of Versailles, which was the official residence of the Kings of France and their courts from 1682, until the French Revolution in 1789.
Afterwards, enjoy some free time to stroll through the palace's stunning grounds and formal gardens.
Day 4: Paris - Bayeux (B)
Transfer to train station for train to Bayeux. On arrival transfer to your hotel.
Day 5: Bayeux (B)
Full day tour to Normandy S D-Day Beaches, where you'll follow in the footsteps of the Allies during World War II. You will start with a visit to Arromanches, now home to the D-Day Landing Museum. Visit Omaha Beach, just over a mile west along the beach from Omaha is the American Military Cemetery.
Day 6: Bayeux (B)
Today you will explore into the World War II territory, focusing on strategic US sites. Visit Sainte Mere L'Eglise, these landings are commemorated in two of the stained-glass windows now to be seen in the town's church.
Day 7: Bayeux – Paris (B)
Full day tour of the majestic Mont Saint Michel also is one of the most visited sites in all of France.
Dating back to the year 708 AD, the abbey of Mont Saint Michel was one of the major pilgrimage destinations in medieval Christendom. You will also visit the Gothic and Norman Romanesque abbey.
Day 8: Paris (B/D)
The morning is at leisure. In the evening you will visit the world-renowned Moulin Rouge, where you'll sit back and be treated to dinner and grand spectacle: the dazzling song and provocative burlesque-inspired dance of the Feerie show.
Day 9: Paris (B)
Transfer to the airport.
Includes: Accommodation for 8 nights, meals as specified, private airport transfers, tours with a private driver-guide.
Prices quoted are valid till 30 September 2023. Cost above is indicative, based on Low Season in NZ Dollars and subject to change due to fluctuation in exchange rates. Please read T&C before booking. Call 09 410 5060 or 0508 EXOTIC (0508 396 842) or email info@exoticholidays.co.nz for more information.