France: Normandy & Brittany
7 Days
Starting From
$5,945.00
10 Days
Starting From
$7,645.00
per person, double occupancy
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As you step onto the causeway, the Benedictine monastery of Mont St. Michel rises like a pyramid from the sand flats ahead, its steeple piercing the midday sky. So continues the line-up of iconic sights on this Normandy and Brittany walking tour along France’s spectacular north coast. One day, you’re wandering Étretat’s seaside bluffs, taking in the spectacular rock arches straight out of a Monet painting. The next, your leader is bringing World War II history alive on the sands of Omaha Beach. Along the way, decadent picnics featuring local cheeses, pastries, and cider, as well as meals in out-of-the-way restaurants, showcase the breadth of Norman and Breton cuisine. A walk across tidal flats leads to hidden nesting grounds for egrets, ducks, and marine seagulls. Best of all: you’re exploring with warm and welcoming locals who call this exceptional region home.
Highlights
- Walk scenic coastal landscapes immortalized by French Impressionists and important D-Day beaches where World War II history was made.
- Stay in the historical departure ports of French explorers Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier.
- Explore the island monastery of Mont St. Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage site set in the postcard-perfect landscape of Northern France.
- Savor France’s delectable cuisine in stunning coastal settings, trying fresh oysters, locally caught seafood, and creamy handmade cheeses paired with delightful local wines.
Positive Impact
Country Walkers is proud to support Wine to Water with a donation on behalf of each guest on this tour. Wine to Water is an international organization providing access to clean drinking water and emergency supplies in water-challenged regions. We believe in giving back to the places that have enriched the lives of our guests. We’re committed to identifying and supporting sustainable initiatives in a variety of areas including education, world health, economic equality, safe drinking water, the environment, and the preservation of cultural traditions.
Accommodations
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2025 Pre-Trip Extension - Paris
- One night at the Hôtel L’Échiquier Opéra Paris, located on the Right Bank
- Airport car service for arrival
- Daily breakfast
- City information
1 Nights From
$
345
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $245
Your vacation is about to begin! Spend your first night aloft and arrive ready for an unforgettable trip.
A Country Walkers representative will greet you at the airport to start your first day in Paris off right. A complimentary car service will whisk you to your centrally located hotel. From here, you are perfectly positioned to explore this charming city at your leisure. Your hotel, located on the Right Bank, is situated close to many well-loved attractions and neighborhoods including Montmartre, The Louvre and Tuileries, Le Marais and Place de la Bastille.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Hotel l'Echiquier Opera Paris
2025 Post-Trip Extension - Paris
- One night at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse, located on the Left Bank
- Airport car service for departure
- Daily breakfast
- City information
1 Nights From
$
245
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $195
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries. On Paris’s Left Bank, you are well positioned to explore some of the city’s best attractions including the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Catacombs.
Included Meals: Breakfast
After your included breakfast this morning, complimentary transportation is provided to Charles de Gaulle International Airport based on your departure time.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Pullman Paris Montparnasse
Claire & Veronique are very good guides; Normandy beaches guide - Guilliam - was outstanding with wonderful depth of knowledge & great stories that made history come alive; also the guide at Mont Saint-Michel was very good; interesting destinations; would recommend another hotel in Honfleur - our room overlooked an air shaft; more lunches/dinners on our own than previous trips - if continue this, would recommend more restaurant recommendations & dinner ones that are available before 7:30p for those who want to eat earlier in anticipation of early hiking the next day
France: Normandy & Brittany
Walking Omaha and Utah beaches was truly memorable. This along with Luci's historical overview and Clarie's expert hiking guidance on the cliffs overlooking the beaches, was truly a D-Day experience.All the accommodations and meals were very first class. We stayed in a renovated school house overlooking a town square to a chic modern hotel overlooking the ocean. We also had a terrific group of walkers who were enthusiastic and supportive of us slower walkers.
France: Normandy & Brittany
Expert Local Leaders
Experience your destination like an insider with people who call it home.
Vero Marget
Born in Beauvais, north of Paris, Veronique Marget grew up spending a good deal of time on the coast, where her grandparents had a house on the cliffs of Normandy. Now living in Provence, Veronique has never tired of the many beautiful regions of France, so many known for their strong and unique culture and customs. Some of Vero’s many interests include knitting, sewing, gardening, calligraphy, ballet, bookbinding, and cooking for friends and family.
Corinne Jouin
Born in Rouen, Corinne Jouin has been working as a guide since 1994, including being certified as a hiking guide in the Chamonix Valley. In addition to fulfilling her career goal of working in the outdoors, she has traveled and lived abroad for part of her life, and especially enjoys returning to her roots to visit her family in Normandy & Brittany, where she boats along the Baie de Somme, bikes along the coast of Brittany, and hikes in Arromanches Bay with her husband and children. Originally trained as a graphic designer, she applies her creativity to the Swiss folk art of silhouette paper cutting, and also enjoys exploring the Alps and visiting historical sites throughout France with her family.
Claire Thioliere
A native of Chamonix, Claire Thiolière spent months during her youth vacationing in Normandy thanks to her parents’ passion for the local history of Honfleur, Mont Saint-Michel, and the Cotentin Peninsula. She also traveled extensively in her youth throughout Africa before returning to France where she received a Master’s degree in Geography and Geomorphology. She is a certified guide who has been leading people throughout the Alps for more than 25 years and has also led groups along the Norman coast when not sailing that same coast herself! An avid hiker and skier, Claire’s enthusiasm extends to the impressionist painters whose artistic movement was born in Le Havre, as well as French literature, architecture, and gastronomy.
Sophie Josse
Born and raised between Brittany and the Loire Valley. Sophie Josse attended university in Angers where she studied languages. With a goal of seeing the world, she has spent her adult life working in the travel industry in various capacities, including as a guide to English-speaking guests from around the world! When not leading trips, Sophie enjoys running, biking, and skiing with her husband.
Bruno Latulippe
Bruno Latulippe grew up in Canada and travelled the world after earning a degree in marketing and before settling down in France and marrying his wife, Sophie Josse, a fellow guide and native of Brittany. With over 20 years’ experience working in tourism, Bruno loves sharing his passion for history and culture with guests from around the world. When not on tour, you can usually find Bruno catching up on his reading, skiing, or riding his bike through the French countryside (with Sophie, of course!).