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Private Mont Saint-Michel, Honfleur Trip
4.6
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Paris
Experience the beauty of Mont Saint-Michel and Honfleur on a private day tour from Paris. Travel in luxury with our fast driving Mercedes Minivan and enjoy a comfortable and efficient journey. Explore the iconic Mont Saint-Michel city and Benedictine Abbey, and take a walking tour of the historical center of Honfleur. Book now for a unique and personalized experience.
Experience the beauty of Mont Saint-Michel and Honfleur on a private day tour from Paris. Travel in luxury with our fast driving Mercedes Minivan and enjoy a comfortable and efficient journey. Explore the iconic Mont Saint-Michel city and Benedictine Abbey, and take a walking tour of the historical center of Honfleur. Book now for a unique and personalized experience.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Paris - 07:30 Welcome at the hotel entrance. The journey begins in a comfortable, air-conditioned Mercedes. The drive from Paris to Honfleur covers 190 km on the highway and takes approximately 2.5 hours. A brief stop for a coffee break will occur after about 1.5 hours.
This tour includes live guidance throughout the trip, starting with a minimum…
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Paris - 07:30 Welcome at the hotel entrance. The journey begins in a comfortable, air-conditioned Mercedes. The drive from Paris to Honfleur covers 190 km on the highway and takes approximately 2.5 hours. A brief stop for a coffee break will occur after about 1.5 hours.
This tour includes live guidance throughout the trip, starting with a minimum of 4 participants. -
Honfleur - 10:00 Arrival in Honfleur. Enjoy a walking tour of the famous old harbor. Honfleur, once the main defensive port of Normandy in the 15th century, has transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque bay, beloved by 19th-century artists. First mentioned in 1027, it was owned by Norman Duke Richard III. Ownership changed several times during the Hundred Years’ War. In the 15th century, French corsairs raided the English coast. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the city prospered through trade with American colonies. After the port closed, the economy declined, and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today, it is one of Normandy’s most popular tourist destinations. The walking tour lasts about 1 hour.
11:00 Departure for Mont Saint-Michel, a 2-hour 15-minute drive (190 km). - Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel - 13:15 - 17:15 Explore the island and the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. Typically, the guided tour is conducted by local Abbey guides. Alternatively, audio guides are available. At the island’s summit, enjoy panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay. First settled in 709, it features a medieval village and a stunning Abbey fortress dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The construction of the Benedictine Abbey began in the 700s and continued through the 1200s. It remains largely unchanged since the Middle Ages, attracting pilgrims worldwide. Mont Saint-Michel is France’s most visited site. After the Abbey tour, enjoy free time in Mont Saint-Michel city.
- Mont-Saint-Michel - 17:15 Departure for Paris. The return journey takes about 4 hours, with one rest stop.
- Paris - 21:30 Return to Paris. Drop-off at the hotel.
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Experienced Driver
- Live Guided during the whole trip starting with 4 participants
- Hotel Pick up & Drop off
- Mercedes E220 or Mercedes Minivan
- Honfleur harbour-city visit
- Mont Saint-Michel Abbey entrance tickets
- English guided tour by Abbey’s Guide / Video guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Experienced Driver
- Live Guided during the whole trip starting with 4 participants
- Hotel Pick up & Drop off
- Mercedes E220 or Mercedes Minivan
- Honfleur harbour-city visit
- Mont Saint-Michel Abbey entrance tickets
- English guided tour by Abbey’s Guide / Video guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities and Souvenirs, Meals and Drinks
- Gratuities and Souvenirs, Meals and Drinks
Additional Information
Private Full-Day Excursion to Mont Saint-Michel & Honfleur by Mercedes. The trip lasts 14 hours and includes hotel pick-up and drop-off. Pricing is tiered, with a live guide available starting from 4 participants. An English-guided tour of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey is conducted by the Abbey’s guide.
The tour includes a one-hour stop in the renowned city…
Private Full-Day Excursion to Mont Saint-Michel & Honfleur by Mercedes. The trip lasts 14 hours and includes hotel pick-up and drop-off. Pricing is tiered, with a live guide available starting from 4 participants. An English-guided tour of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey is conducted by the Abbey’s guide.
The tour includes a one-hour stop in the renowned city of Honfleur, featuring a brief walking tour of the historic city center, where visitors can explore the famous Old Harbour and Sainte Catherine Church, the largest wooden church in France.
Clewel Travel offers 15 additional day trips from Paris, available in small groups or as private experiences.
Location
Paris
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Chelsey_r
Mar 19, 2025
Rusti was our tour guide... - Rusti was our tour guide and everything was exceptional! He picked us up directly from our hotel and we went off to Honfleur. He gave us a quick walking tour and allowed us to buy souvenirs. From there we went to Mont St. Michel. He took photos of us and gave us a good restaurant recommendation. Then we met him up after. He got us home in record time when we were finished. We loved everything about this private tour. Highly recommend!
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Bgdenny
Nov 10, 2024
Private day tour to Honfleur and Etretat with Clewel Travel Experiences - Our one day tour to Honfleur and Etretat was one of the highlights of our 11 day stay in France. And the credit for this goes to Olga, our private guide. She was FANTASTIC. Again, this was one of our most enjoyable experiences of the entire trip. I would choose this company over and over again and I have been a travel consultant for over 20 years. Excellent day. Thank you, Olga! And thank you too, Cyrus. I so glad I found your company!
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P8482ngrachelm
May 11, 2024
Great Trip, Very Long Day - We had a wonderful experience with our driver/ guide Rusti. Despite the holiday traffic and very long day trip, he was very friendly and helpful.
Rusti was right on time to pick us up in the morning. He drove us all through Honfleur before allowing us time to explore on our own. While driving he shared a lot of history about the port town as well as other facts about France cities and tourism. When we arrived at Mont Saint Michel he got us a map and gave us very good directions and recommendations. We rode the bus to the island, found a place for lunch, and explored until time to meet. Rusti guided us up the (hundreds of) steps with abbey tickets purchased in advance. He took many great photos of us and when the abbey tour was canceled he took us through the rooms and gave us a personal tour. The car was comfortable, bottled water provided, and rest stops along the way. Rusti was great and Clewel Travel is FANTASTIC! We loved all 3 tours we had.
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Melanie_s
Jul 13, 2025
Ehhh, maybe give this one a miss… - A mixed bag definitely. The scenery was beautiful and the driver and tour guide (not one mentioned on previous reviews) were early and ready for us. However, the whole day was stilted and somewhat awkward. When we arrived in Honfleur, our tour guide started into quite a long spiel about Paris. After a few minutes, we asked if we could walk and talk since we had quite limited time to see Honfleur. He was a bit rattled by the request, but did allow a bit of movement as he kept talking about Paris. It was somewhat interesting, but it seemed like that could have been covered on the ride there, so that we could talk about Honfleur while we were there. He tried to get us to ‘take a tour’ of a chocolate shop and then walk through a maritime museum with him during this Paris talk (which would have taken most of our Honfleur time it seemed) , though we had expressed our interest in seeing the buildings of and taking pictures of Honfleur. This continued to fluster him a bit, but he finally did seem to understand and agreed to meet us a bit later after our sightseeing of the town.
Mont Saint Michel was equally as awkward as we tried to make sure that we were going to be able to see the sights we were there to see. The tour says that there are four hours in Mont Saint Michel, however that includes the line for the shuttle, the shuttle (both ways), and in fact, still wasn’t even four hours from drop off to pick up.
We did see the Abbey, though there really wasn’t time to do much else (after eating), and it would have been nice to have known a bit more about the schedule before eating, as we would have chosen differently so we would have spent more time exploring rather than eating.
In fact, more information about the schedule and eating would have been nice to have known from the get-go (things like lunch is no earlier than 2pm, and also there is no eating in the van).
Anyway, we finished the abbey and thought we’d have some time on our own to explore (based on Viator reviews) when he asked what shops we wanted him to take us in because we just had a few minutes. We asked if we could then meet him at the pick up time (expecting it to be an hour - based on the info from the Viator site), but then realized we only had 20 minutes for the rest of the town, as the remaining 40 minutes were going to be used to get back through the shuttle to the car.
The rides were relatively quiet (I mean it is four hours each way, so that is to be expected somewhat), but it just felt awkward.
Also, minor things like our guide told us that the high tide at Mont Saint Michel is every night, and during the day it’s always low tide (which isn’t the way tides work) made me start questioning just how much of the things that he had told us were accurate.
Our guide was plenty nice, and the driver was quiet but pleasant, and maybe there was just a mismatch in our styles, but for the price of the tour, I felt the whole experience was a letdown.
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