Birding Paris and Brittany France
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Birding: Paris and Brittany, France
This tour combines birding, art, and culture. You will enjoy this tour if you only wish to see Paris, Brittany, walk the land and enjoy the sights. You will enjoy this tour if you only wish to see the birds of Brittany. On this tour, we will spend three full days in Paris. Paris is one of the art centers of the world. Not just for the collections that the museums hold, but for the inspiration is still gives to artists today. On this tour we will be taking the train to Brittany and spend 4-days visiting three very idyllic and historic villages: St-Malo, Saint Suliac, and Mont Saint Michel. Each day there will be time for birding, walking, exploring and learning. Where a better place to enjoy crepes and the French countryside, but in Brittany? Voila!!
Printable Bird List
(This is a checklist of the birds that we have seen on this trip)
- Travel Dates
- April 10 - 19, 2028, spots left = 4
- Additional Tours by request
- Group Size: 4 travelers plus guides
- Trip Length: 10 days
- Rates: Rate per person = $4,750 (based on double occupancy)
- Rates include: Domestic transfers and travel within France, lodging, breakfast, lunch, dinner, scheduled group tours, park entrance fees and basic travel insurance.
- Not included: International airfare, customs & immigration fees and visas, alcohol, trip cancellation insurance.
- Adventure level: Easy, please check the "Welcome" page for definition
- Reservations: To reserve a spot on the trip, a non-refundable $800 per person deposit is required, and the non-refundable balance is due six months prior to the trip.
Map of the travel route here: France Map (this map will enlarge when clicked on, opens a new page)
Basic Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival day
Flights are usually overnight with early morning arrival at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) in Paris. You will be met at the airport and shuttled to the hotel, where we will be staying for 2-nights at the Hotel Paix Republique. This great hotel is located in the heart of Place de la République, which is a wonderful neighborhood in Paris and provides easy access to all the great sights. Activities for the day will depend on your arrival time in Paris.
Day 2: Full day in Paris
Paris has many beautiful gardens and parks. In the morning we will visit and bird the Jardin du Luxembourg. eBird: Jardin du Luxembourg. For lunch we will be talking a 2-hour boat trip along the Seine River to view all the great sites of Paris. After lunch, we will continue birding the parks and gardens of Paris with a visit to the Jardin des Plantes. eBird: Jardin des Plantes.
Day 3: St Malo, Brittany
It is three-hour train ride to St-Malo on the TGV. The TGV (pronounced tay-zsah-vay) is one of the fastest trains in the world and can travel over 200 miles an hour. We will be staying in the heart of the old town and there will be plenty of time for walking and sightseeing within the city walls and birding along the beautiful coast and local parks. We will make St Malo our home-base for 5-nights and explore the area as day trips.
Day 4: St Malo, Brittany
St-Malo is a beautiful walled fortress and city. Construction of this amazing place began in the 12th century. St Malo was home to François-René Chateaubriand (1768 – 1848) who is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557), an explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France, was from St Malo. St Malo has also been the home to many pirates… years ago. St Malo is located at the mouth of the Rance River and is a fishing and sailing area as well.
On this day will take a day trip to the amazing Mont Saint Michel in Normandy; this ancient and massive abbey is a sight to see. Starting 1200 years ago, this village and abbey is built on an island that is revealed when the tide comes in. This area is excellent for birding and we will drive the coastal area for birding and walking.
Six miles up the Rance River valley from St Malo is another fishing and sailing village called Saint Suliac. St Suliac is a very old village founded nearly 1500 years ago by a Welsh monk who came to spread Christianity to the area. The quaint and picturesque village of Saint Suliac is nice for walks and nature. There are trails that lead in both directions from the village, along the river. The Rance River estuary is at its widest at Saint Suliac (1.3 miles), creating splendid landscapes between the rolling green hills and the deep-blue water. Saint Suliac was recently listed among the most beautiful villages in France and its architecture is protected by national laws.
Day 8: Paris
It is a 3.5-hour train ride back to Paris on the TGV train. We will be staying once again at Hotel Paix Republique for 2-nights. The Palais Garnier is one of the most opulent opera houses in the world, and if we can't see an opera, we can take a tour of this architectural work of art. Birding: Pére Lachaise Cemetery, besides being the resting place for numerous great artists, writers and composers including Frédéric Chopin, Molière, Eugène Delacroix, Camille Pissarro, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison, is an good place to see birds.
Day 9: Paris
This will be our last day in Paris to visit any locations we missed the first few days or visit spots that were so great we would like to see them again. A visit to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre is always wonderful. Besides great museums, Paris also has parks, gardens, and famous cemeteries to visit. Bois de Boulogne (Boulogne woodland) was once a hunting ground for royalty and became a city park in 1852 and contains 2,088 acres. Cemetery Père-Lachaise is full of famous people, beautiful statues, and a nice place to take a walk. And the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is now open after re-construction following the devastating fire of April 2019.
Day 10: Fly Home
Flights usually leave in the morning, so getting to the airport and getting home is our only scheduled activity for the day.
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