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1: Take the high-speed Eurostar train from London to
Paris where you can either spend the day at your leisure or,
for a supplement, take a private guided tour of Paris. We
can organise your hotel in Paris. Your guide will collect
you at 07:30 on DAY 2 for your tour to Normandy.
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From
top: Eurostar from London to Paris, Normandy
countryside and villages, section from the Bayeux
Tapestry, Deauville and Honfleur.
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D-Day, great wines, William the
Conqueror, all are synonymous with Normandy, and on this
magnificent tour of this delightful region of France you
will sample a little of all of these things. Your tour will
take you past the sites of the major battles with their
remarkable history of the most crucial battle the world has
ever known, the Battle of Normandy.
Travel through the stunning Normandy countryside to
Ranville, a small unassuming place, where the famous
Pegasus Bridge is situated and where many British
soldiers lost their lives in a successful attempt to take
the bridge.
Then on to Longues, the site of the only German
coastal battery to have kept its guns, and then to
Arromanches where Mulberry Harbour, 'Port
Winston', protected the landings of the vast numbers of men
and vehicles involved in the invasion. Also visit
Bayeux with its perfectly preserved mediaeval
ensemble, magnificent cathedral and world-renowned
tapestry.
Omaha beach is a beautiful four mile stretch of sand,
which denies the ferocity of the fighting that befell it on
June 6th 1944. The Pointe du Hoc cliffs overlooking
Omaha beach are still deeply pitted with German
bunkers and shell holes and the coast line is dotted with
shrapnel. Close by is the largest of the wartime cemeteries,
the Normandy American cemetery, featured in the
opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan, where so many allies
are laid to rest.
After your tour the guide will take you back to Paris
Gare du Nord where you will return to London by
Eurostar.
DAY 3 (optional) Visit the lovely seaside towns of
Deauville famous for its race course and golf, and
Honfleur with its historic Old Dock that still
attracts painters now as it attracted the famous
impressionists Eugène Boudin and Claude Monet. On
your return to Paris visit the charming village of
Giverny and Monet's house and garden.
Remember to bring your passports. Tours ending on a
Sunday are not recommended due to increased traffic
on the return to Paris.
Eurostar with 1 Day Paris to Normandy tour (2 Days)
Includes
return journey from London to Paris, standard class, and 12
hour tour from Paris to Normandy visiting the D-Day sights*.
Does not include accommodation in Paris.
2
pax: from £520 per person
3 pax: from £375 per person
4 pax: from £315 per person
5 pax: from £270 per person
6 pax: from £250 per person
7 pax: from £225 per person
*
These train inclusive rates may not be available during peak
travel times.
Eurostar with 2 Day Normandy tour (3 Days)
Includes
return journey from London to Paris, standard class, 2 days
private touring with guide and transport in Normandy plus
Giverny*. Does not include accommodation. Recommended
hotels in Normandy
2 pax: from £840 per person
3 pax: from £585 per person
4 pax: from £475 per person
5 pax: from £420 per person
6 pax: from £365 per person
7 pax: from £325 per person
*
These train inclusive rates may not be available during peak
travel times.
Please email normandy@britishtours.com
or call us in London +44 (0) 207 038 0688 for
more information.
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