WELCOME TO NORMANDY
4 days / 3 nights
Bus
Accommodation : Youth hostel
Thematic : History and traditionDécouvrez à travers ce programme les sites et lieux incontournables de la Normandie
Day 1 :
Morning
Arrival to the airport, or train station.
Departure by private coach in Normandy
Arrival in Caen.
Afternoon
Guided tour of the” Memorial”, an educational package offered to the group leader.
Optional: Educational workshop according to the following themes: duration 1h15 cost 3 euros in addition Participation in the workshops requires having studied the period in class - for middle school students: a family in war, Resisting and collaborating, The Shoah through testimonials, design a propaganda poster.
Departure to your youth hostel or centre
Welcome by the manager of the travel agency
Installation at your accommodation
Dinner and overnight
Day 2 :
Morning
After breakfast, excursion to the “Pays d’Auge and Falaise”
Departure and visit of an agricultural farm and a dairy dairy in the Pays d'Auge
Departure for Falaise.
Afternoon
Guided tour of the “Castle of William the Conqueror”.
or self-guided visit of the Civilian Memorial during the Second World War. Museum dedicated to the daily life of civilians during the war.
Return to the accommodation
Dinner and night
Day 3 :
Morning
After breakfast, excursion Landing Beaches;
Departure to Omaha Beach, visit to the American Cemetery in Colleville (possibility to attend a ceremony) and the German Cemetery in La Cambe
Afternoon
Visit of the Pointe du Hoc site
Return to the accommodation
Dinner and night
Day 4 :
Morning
After breakfast, excursion to the “Mont Saint Michel”;
Departure from Mont Saint Michel.
Guided and commented walk and hike in the Bay (duration 02h30)
Picnic for lunch
Afternoon
Visit of the medieval village and guided visit of the Abbey
Departure to the airport or ferry station.
End of the tour