Travel from Paris through Normandy by shared coach to Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage site with cobbled streets, cafés and crêperies. Discover the island with an English-speaking guide, multilingual audio commentary or the freedom to explore independently, depending on your option.
- Explore the Benedictine abbey, a three-story Gothic monument dedicated to Archangel Michael
Itinerary
- Start in Paris. For the English-guided option with hotel pickup, departure is at 06:30 from hotels in Paris postal codes beginning with 75. For the English-guided option without hotel pickup, meet at 07:00 at Place du Général Kœnig, beside the church at the intersection of Boulevard d'Aurelle de Paladines and Avenue de la Porte des Ternes. For the admission ticket with round-trip transfers or multilingual audio-guide option, meet at 07:15 outside Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel, by the representative holding a Paris City Vision sign.
- Travel to Mont Saint-Michel. The English-guided option without hotel pickup, admission ticket with round-trip transfers, and multilingual audio-guide option travel by bus.
- Explore Mont Saint-Michel Abbey. With the English-guided option without hotel pickup, spend 4 hours on a guided tour and free time at Mont Saint-Michel, followed by a 1-hour-15-minute self-guided visit to the abbey. With the admission ticket and round-trip transfers or multilingual audio-guide option, arrive at 11:45 for 4 hours 30 minutes at Mont Saint-Michel and the abbey.
- Travel back to Paris. For the admission ticket with round-trip transfers and multilingual audio-guide options, the bus departs at 16:30.
- Finish in Paris. The English-guided option with hotel pickup ends around 21:00 at Place de Sydney, in front of Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel. The English-guided option without hotel pickup ends at 21:45 at Porte Maillot. The admission ticket with round-trip transfers and multilingual audio-guide options return to Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel at 21:45.
What's Included
- Round-trip coach transport from Paris
- Admission to Mont Saint-Michel Abbey
- English-speaking guide on guided options
- Multilingual audio guide and multilingual host on the audio-guided option
- Abbey audio commentary on the English-guided option without property pickup
- Property pickup within Paris postal codes beginning with 75 on the pickup option; property drop-off is not included
Important details
- For the English-guided option without property pickup, ages 0–1 join free and child tickets cover ages 2–14. For all other options, ages 0–2 join free and child tickets cover ages 3–11.
- The visit involves considerable walking, stairs and a potentially tiring climb to the abbey.
- Both English-guided options are not wheelchair-accessible. The English-guided option without property pickup is also not stroller-accessible.
- The English-guided option without property pickup is not recommended for people with high blood pressure, epilepsy, other serious medical conditions or disabilities.
- For ages 0–2 on the property-pickup, independent and multilingual audio-guided options, a reserved child seat is compulsory. Babies cannot ride on a parent's lap in minibuses.
- Bring your own infant or child seat when traveling with children on the English-guided option without property pickup.
- On the English-guided option without property pickup, cover your knees and shoulders to enter the church. Food and hot drinks are not permitted on the bus.
- There is no luggage or suitcase storage on the property-pickup, independent or multilingual audio-guided options.
- Arrive 15 minutes before departure for either English-guided option, or 30 minutes before departure for the independent and multilingual audio-guided options. Late arrivals and no-shows receive no refund on options without property pickup.
- For the property-pickup option, your pickup time is assigned in advance. The shared transfer may arrive early or late.