This trip celebrates French heritage at its best, including

  the Chartes cathedral, host to the largest collection of stained glasses in the world

  the medieval castle in Fougères and the fortified cities of Saint-Malo and Dinan

  the Mont Saint-Michel abbey

  the WW II D-day sites

  the gardens of the painter Claude Monet, the father of impressionism in Giverny and

  the Versailles Palace.

You will row on the Marne, the Mayenne, the Rance, the Orne and the Seine and have a coastal rowing session in Saint-Malo.

 

Programme 

Saturday: Hotel check-in

Sunday: Rowing on the Marne in Le Perreux. Drive to Chartres, lunch and visit to the cathedral. Drive to Laval. Night in Laval.

Monday: Rowing on the Mayenne. Drive to Fougères. Lunch and château visit. Drive to Saint-Suliac and visit. Night in Saint-Malo

Tuesday: Coastal rowing in Saint-Malo. Saint-Malo city tour. Night near Saint-Malo

Wednesday: Rowing on the Rance in Dinan. Medieval city tour. Drive to Mont-Saint Michel and visit of the abbey. Night in Luc-sur-Mer (Sword beach)

Thursday: Rowing in Caen on the Orne. Visit to the WW II D-day memorial. Night in Luc-sur-Mer..

Friday: Drive to Giverny. Visit to the Monet gardens and museum. Rowing on the Seine in Vernon. Night in Vernon.

Saturday: Visit to the Palace of Versailles. Lunch at Versailles and return to Le Perreux at around 3pm.

 

Boats used: touring quads / yolettes / C-Vierer, except in Saint Malo: coastal quads

Daily rowing distance; average 15 km, maximum 18 km

 

Cost: 2190€ (+400 in single room) ALL inclusive: accomodation, meals incl. drinks, boat rental, visits, transfers, support team 

 

Post tour services:

Rowing in Le Perreux on the Marne on saturday afternoon: free

Saturday to sunday night in Neuilly-Plaisance: 55€ in double occupancy, 100€ in single occupancy

 

Participants: Min 8, max 12