The itinerary: exploring the French countryside

Itinerary:

DAY & DESCRIPTION

1 LE HAVRE EMBARKATION

2 LE HAVRE

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Honfleur excursion

OR Full day Beaches of Normandy

3 CAUDEBEC-EN-CAUX

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Bayeux & Caen tours

OR Harcourt Arboretum, Chateau du Champ de Bataille and Le Bec Hellouin

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OR Scenic cruising

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Le Havre city tour

OR Bike tour

4 ROUEN and CAUDEBEC-EN-CAUX, FRANCE

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Medieval Rouen walking tour

OR Chateau de Vascoeuil and Lyons-la-Foret excursion

OR Tastes of Normandy

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Scenic cruising

OR Bike ride to Caudebec-en-Caux

OR Chateau d'Etelan

5  VERNON

 

Monet's home and gardens in Giverny

OR Bike tour

OR Chateau de Gaillon and Gardens d'Azquigny

 

6 MANTES-LA-JOLIE and LA ROCHE-GUYON, FRANCE

 

City tour with bee farm visit

OR Chateau d'Anet

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Bike ride to La Roche-Guyon

OR Scenic cruising

OR Farm visit with Calvados, cider and cheese tasting

7 PARIS, FRANCE

 

“The City of Light" tour

OR bike tour

8 PARIS DISEMBARKATION

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OPTIONAL:

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PRE-CRUISE 4-NIGHT ST. MALO EXTENSION:

Day 1 - Arrive. Travel to St. Malo with Fourgères visit in Brittany (a 13-tower Medieval fortress)

Day 2 - St. Malo, Dinard, & Dinan tours: piracy, villas, beaches, art galleries, & crafts

Day 3 - Mont St. Michel tour, inspiration for Disney's "Tangled" movie

Day 4 - Chartres Cathedral tour, travel to Paris, check into hotel

Day 5 - Embark on ship

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POST-CRUISE 2-NIGHT PARIS EXTENSION:

Day 8 Transfer to Paris, check into hotel

Day 9 - Hidden Paris tour and Montmartre (home to artists of Paris)

Day 10 - Atelier des Lumieres, Paris' "Workshop of Light" tour

Flight home