Friday : Visit Mont Saint Michel
We cross the western districts of Paris and take the Normandy motorway to reach the Mont Saint Michel. Around 12am, we stop for lunch (drinks included).
Menu* at Relais Saint Michel: Vegetable soup / Salmon with rice and vegetables / Apple pie / 1 bottle of cider for 6 persons / 1 bottle of mineral water for 6 persons / Coffee or Tea.
Vegetarian menu* : Vegetable soup / Tagliatellis with vegetables or omelet with vegetables / Apple pie.
Children menu* (under 12 years old): Tagliatellis with ham or ground beef with french fries or 'moules marinières"" with french fries / Apple pie or chocolate mousse or ice cream vanilla-strawberry / Soft drink.
* Exemple of menus, subject to modification
* The menu is not available in english
We begin our afternoon by ascending the monument to reach the Abbey which is located on the top of the mount.
Guided visit of the Abbey's interior, the gothic "Marvel", and the romanesque areas followed by free time for exploring the rest of the mount and the village, until 04.30pm.
Departure for Angers. Dinner and overnight stop at a 3 star hotel.
Saturday : Visit the Loire Valley Castles
Departure with short stop at the Château d'Angers after your breakfast.
Departure for the Castle Langeais passing by Cunault and Saumur (this route is likely to change). Guided visit of the Castle of Langeais followed by free time for lunch in the town Amboise.
In the afternoon, we continue with a guided visit of the Château de Chenonceau. Then, your visit of the Loire Valley ends with a guided visit of the Château de Chambord* (the largest and most imposing Royal residence) surrounded by an immense park.
We leave Chambord and return to Paris around 9pm.
* In October, the visit of Chambord is replaced by the one of Cheverny
Meeting/pick-up point: 2 rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris.
Duration: 2 days.
Start/opening time: 7:15 am.
End/closing time: 7pm on the 2nd day.
Others: Includes transportation in luxury air conditioned coach, entrance tickets for the various monument and museum visits, accommodation in 3*** hotel (double room occupancy with private bathroom, triple room unavailable), lunch and evening meal on day 1 and buffet breakfast on day 2.