Horse riding tour in NORMANDY : D-DAY BEACHES & MONT SAINT MICHEL

HORSE RIDING TRIP D-DAY BEACHES AND MONT SAINT MICHEL
INDICATIVE ITINERARY *

Day 1: Arrival in Bayeux. Presentations, dinner and night at the chateau, 4 * hotel in Bayeux.

Day 2: Colleville - Omaha beach. In the morning, about 2 hours on horseback. You start the ride on the Omaha Beach cliffs, and on the countryside side. View of the remains of the famous WWII battery. In the afternoon, about 2 hours on horseback: stroll on the beach depending on the tide. Visit of the American military cemetery. Gourmet dinner and night at the hotel La Marine *** in Port-en-Bessin.

Day 3: Omaha Beach - Arromanches. In the morning, about 2 hours on horseback. Start of the day by the beach or the cliff, depending on the tide. Lunch at the Port en Bessin golf restaurant. In the afternoon, about 2 hours on horseback: On the cliff, with a spectacular view of Arromanches and its famous Port Mulberry. Gallop on the beach if possible. Dinner and overnight at the hotel La Marine *** in Arromanches, with a magnificent view of the sea.

Day 4: Arromanches - Ryes - Creully. In the morning, about 2h30 on horseback. You go on horseback by the beach, according to the tide, then in the hilly landscape of Normandy. Lunch in a typical restaurant in Ryes, and visit of the 11th and 13th century churches. In the afternoon, about 2 hours riding in the countryside, and arrival on horseback in the old town of Creully. Visit of the Creully medieval castle, from where the BBC broadcast the news of the Normandy battle in 1944. Dinner and overnight at Saint Martin hostel, in the old halls from the 13th to the 16th century in Creully.

Day 5: Visit of Bayeux and Saint Lo. In the morning, visit of Bayeux Cathedral, a medieval and 18th century center, and the famous tapestry made in the 11th century, and classified "Memory of the World" by UNESCO. Lunch at the Bellefontaine hotel. In the afternoon, transfer to Haras de Saint Lo: the heart of the famous Selle Français horse breed. Visit of buildings and special courses by a French show jumping rider if possible. Transfer by minibus to the Manoir du Brion in the Mont Saint Michel bay. Gourmet dinner and night in the fantastic Gothic Manor of Brion, where the kings of France stayed during their pilgrimage to the abbey of Mont Saint Michel.

Day 6: Mont Saint Michel. About 4 hours on horseback: riding in the famous Bay of Mont Saint Michel. Lunch in a typical and local creperie. Night at the manor of Brion.

Day 7: Breakfast and departure. Transfer (not included) to Avranches or Rennes TGV stations.

Optional extra day for gallopers training and visit to Mont Saint-Michel:

Day 7 morning:
- Participation in the training of horses early in the morning, on the sand track next to the facilities.
- Breakfast around a coffee in the stables.
- Presentation of thalassotherapy treatments on the limbs on the beach and possibly in a footbath, massage, aromatherapy and phytotherapy-based treatments.
- Possibly participation in horse races.
Free lunch.
Day 7 afternoon:
- Visit of the Saint Michel Abbey on the Mont Saint Michel.
- Gourmet dinner and night at the Manoir de Brion.

Day 8: Breakfast and departure. Transfer (not included) to Avranches or Rennes TGV stations.

* Indicative program subject to modifications if necessary.