one day tours in Normandy

Hi everybody,this is Jane in a quandary!!!

need real insight what could be seen with some good lunches in one day?!

our cruise arr.Le Havre on August 9 at 7:00am and lv. 8:00pm. We have 12-13 hrs.

Next day, Monday. August 10 arr.7:00am to Cherbourg and leaves 6:00pm sharp. We are very interested in Normandy -Honfleur,Dauville, Trouville, Bayeux, Calvados etc. Any help would be appreciated+thanked.

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Hi -

I would say that the first step is to find out what tours are available through your cruise. That will tell you what%26#39;s possible in terms of time and distance from each port. Then, you%26#39;ll have the information that will allow you to decide whether or not to tour on your own.

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The cruise ships at La havre do trips to the d-day beaches. There are two formats depending on the cruise line.

I think the ship you%26#39;re on the Exuinox does Point du Hoc, Omaha, brief stop at Arromanches then lunch at the Memorial and visit.

They also do trips to Honfleur but not Trouville Deauville.

There are usually trips to a distillery as well.

The day at Cherbourg is limited in time.

If you want to get several different sites in you must go for a private driver guide.

At Omaha beach there%26#39;s the %26#39;Omaha%26quot; restaurant which is a fine restaurant.

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THX all of you. We`ve been on the beaches and now just want a nice day, take it easy, enjoy the plage and perhaps a good lunch in Honfleur or Dauville. We found nothing from the ship, so we`d ready for a bus but can`t find the schedule for Sunday!

Thanks and regards, Jane

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Public transport outside of towns or non intercity is practically non existant in France.

Your best bet is to rent a car from Rent a car Le Havre %26lt;le_havre@rentacar.fr%26gt;

Then you can visit Honfleur, Trouville, Deauville, Beuvron en Auge, Lisieux.

Honfleur has plenty of choice of restaurants around the port.Trouville aswell.

For a Calvados visit there%26#39;s Père Magloire at Pont L%26#39;Eveque or Château du Breuill near Lisieux.

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cpmac, I was just starting to do some research for my 19 yr old son who would need public transportation. I thought there was the BusVert system that he could use to sightsee on his own? What would be the best way to tour the area for a few days? He%26#39;s been in Arles for a 6 wk French summer program, so he should be able to communicate pretty well. Thanks for any advice. BB

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THX to all of you for trying to guide us. It is not easy, I know, done search to figure out Sunday bus schedule from and back to LeHavre from Honfleur or Dauville. Our ship stays 7am to 9pm in LeHavre. So, we are still working on it. Best regards to everyone.Jane

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BB

the site for bus vert is

http://www.busverts.fr/

The site is quite good. You can download the timetables in pdf. The problem is the buses pass once every 2, 3 or sometimes 5 hours, so you waste so much time and can visit so few sites. Your son should take a minibus d-day tour from Bayeux and use the buses or trains to get to towns for day or half day visits.

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cpmac,

Sorry for the delay in thanking you for the bus information. As it turns out my son will spend a few days in Paris and is then heading to Munich. I hope he makes it to Normandy someday since it%26#39;s so beautiful. Best, BB

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Hello. I am in similar situation to Jane except our cruise ship arrives Honfleur on Friday 4 September. I wanted to hire a car to drive to Bayeux and the Normandy Beaches but I can%26#39;t find a company that rents cars in Honfleur.

Does anybody know of one or could suggest a private guide?

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I know rent a car supplies cars at the Le Havre pier I don%26#39;t know if they can do the same thing at Honfleur. Ask them at

le_havre@rentacar.fr

At Honfleur there%26#39;s MAry location (peugeot garage)

groupemary.fr/groupemary/groupe_mary_implant…

I can send you a list of driver guides in a PM.