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High-quality Live-guided day trip to: Rouen, Etretat and Honfleur as Your private Experience up to 6 persons by Mercedes Minivan. Calvados & Cider tasting.
Duration of 13 hours (longer as usual). Guided walking tours in Rouen, Honfleur and Etretat with Cheese and Calvados tasting.
We bring You to the local Calvados producer where You can get explanations how it is being made for centuries and taste the genuine Calvados & Cider of Normandy (included).
We want to stress that we offer one professional driver and one professional guide as well (by groups up to 4 persons we reserve the right to have one guide-driver). Minivan drives faster than a normal bus and is more comfortable for such trips compared with normal cars. You save up around two hours.
This tour is also offered in Small-group. 15 other day trips from Paris by Clewel Travel in Small-groups and Private offered.
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Duration: 13 hours
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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High-quality Live-guided day trip to: Rouen, Etretat and Honfleur as Your private Experience up to 6 persons by Mercedes Minivan. Calvados & Cider tasting.
Duration of 13 hours (longer as usual). Guided walking tours in Rouen, Honfleur and Etretat with Cheese and Calvados tasting.
We bring You to the local Calvados producer where You can get explanations how it is being made for centuries and taste the genuine Calvados & Cider of Normandy (included).
We want to stress that we offer one professional driver and one professional guide as well (by groups up to 4 persons we reserve the right to have one guide-driver). Minivan drives faster than a normal bus and is more comfortable for such trips compared with normal cars. You save up around two hours.
This tour is also offered in Small-group. 15 other day trips from Paris by Clewel Travel in Small-groups and Private offered.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
08:00 Departure from Opera Garnier in Paris. Pick up service from your hotel for those who have selected this option. The guide will welcome our guests and will give you general information about French history connected to Normandy: Rouen, Honfleur and Deauville.
There are approx. 122 km (about 2 hours) to drive on a highway from Paris to Rouen by our comfortable WiFi air conditioned Mercedes minivan.
10:30 – 12:30 Visit of Rouen – the capital of the Duke of Normandy. Sightseeing walking tour Rouen, famous for its Gothic cathedrals. Here you will have the opportunity to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of the XIII – XVI centuries, known throughout the world in the paintings of Monet, the area of the Vieux Marché, the place of execution of Joan d’Arc and the Church of Joan d’Arc, the Palace of justice of the XVI century, to see the old medieval clock on the pedestrian street of Gros-Horloge. The walking tour will last 1 to 1,5 hours.
12:30 Heading towards Etretat which is about 80 km.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
13:30 – 15:15 Arrival in Etretat. Walking tour.
Étretat is famous for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and the Needle, which rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the sea. Etretat was a popular spot in the past for impressionist artists including Claude Monet – the founder of French Impressionist painting. Today it is a classical seaside resort nestled between two sets of chalk cliffs. You can walk on the beach or climb for excellent views. Along the seafront there are many restaurants/cafés all of which do variations on a theme of Moules/Frites.
Free time. 15:15 Departure to Honfleur.
It takes about 45 minutes to drive 45 km (highway) from Etretat to Honfleur.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Stop At: Honfleur, Honfleur, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
16:00 Walking tour of Honfleur with its famous Port – the main defensive port of Normandy of the XV century, transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque Bay, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027 when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred Years War. In the XV century, there were French pirates – corsairs who ravaged the English coast. In the XVII-XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city’s economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy. The walking tour takes about 1 hour.
17:00 to 18:00 Cheese and Calvados tasting.
18:00 Head back to Paris. There are approx. 190 km. It takes 2,5 hours. One-stop will be made at the rest area according to your wish.
20:30 Drop-off at pick up places in Paris.
Duration: 1 hour
