London, Normandy & Paris

Board your overnight flight to London today.

Welcome to England! Meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at tonight’s welcome dinner.

View the regal landmarks of England’s vibrant and cosmopolitan capital on a guided sightseeing tour.

• Pass the grand Trafalgar Square and Baroque-style St. Paul’s Cathedral, perched atop Ludgate Hill
• See Westminster Abbey, the setting for royal coronations, weddings, and funerals
• View icons like Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, and the UNESCO-recognized Tower of London
• Stop by Buckingham Palace, where you may catch the Changing of the Guard

Enjoy a free afternoon in London or add an excursion.

Spend a free day in London or add an excursion.

Board the famed, high-speed Eurostar train and ride beneath the English Channel as you journey to Calais, France. Then, travel through historic cities and pristine port towns on your way to the Normandy coast.

Please note: Depending on train schedules, you may have a connection in Paris.

• Enjoy a tasting of Calvados, the region’s distinctive apple brandy, with local cheese
• See the untouched Honfleur harbor, once an important port

Later, sit down for an included dinner with your group.

Dive into World War II history with your Tour Director during a visit to Normandy, where the Allied troops landed in June, 1944.

• Travel to the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, the burial place for more than 9,000 American soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Normandy
• Walk along Omaha Beach, the landing site of American troops on D-Day
• Visit Pointe du Hoc to view the granite monument that honors the American 2nd Ranger Battalion, which seized German cannons here before they could be used to fire on American troops
• Stop in the seaside town of Arromanches, home to one of the main Allied landing harbors, and enjoy free time to explore
• Pay a visit to Juno Beach and the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery (time-permitting)

Travel to the Brittany coast today, making several stops en route.

• Visit the Bayeux Museum to view the famed Bayeux Tapestry
• Explore the striking 8th-century island monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel on a guided sightseeing tour
• See how the UNESCO World Heritage-recognized monastery, perched high on a granite rock, is surrounded by water at high tide and quicksand at low tide
• Enter the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel with your local guide

Then, continue your journey toward seaside Saint-Malo, located on the Brittany Coast and sit down for an included dinner.

See Saint-Malo’s narrow streets, tall granite homes, and medieval ramparts on a guided walking tour.

• Walk along the old walls of the port city, which was once home to many privateers
• View the burial site of the French writer Chateaubriand on the tidal island of Grand Bé

Enjoy a free afternoon in Saint-Malo or add an excursion.

Travel through the French countryside to Paris today, stopping en route to visit the town of Chartres.

• Enter the impressive Chartres Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Explore the surrounding square and medieval houses that line the streets of the old city on your own

Later, arrive in Paris and enjoy a free evening or add an excursion.

A guided tour introduces you to the architecture, scenery, and history of the City of Light’s many neighborhoods, called arrondissements.

• Drive down the sycamore-lined Champs-Élysées to view the Arc de Triomphe
• Pass Pont Neuf and the legendary Notre-Dame Cathedral, located on an island in the Seine River
• See the Eiffel Tower, the Palais Garnier opera house, and Place de la Concorde, the city’s grandest square
• Marvel at the iconic architecture of the Louvre and Hôtel des Invalides

Spend a free afternoon in Paris or add an excursion.

Explore Paris on your own today or add an excursion.

Then, join your group at a farewell dinner this evening.

Transfer to the airport for your flight home or extend your stay to continue exploring Paris.