Bus Tour Options in Normandy

Cityrama runs full-day bus excursions from Paris to Mont-St-Michel for €166, meals and admissions included. This is definitely not for the faint of heart—buses leave Paris at 6:45 or 7:15 am and return around 10:30 pm.

In Caen, the Mémorial organizes four-hour English-language daily minibus tours of the D-Day landing beaches; the cost is €75, including entrance fees.

Normandy Sightseeing Tours runs a number of trips to the D-Day beaches and Mont-St-Michel. One of their full-day excursions to the D-Day beaches (8:30-6) costs €80.

Cityrama. Cityrama. 4 pl. des Pyramides, Paris, 75001. 01-44-55-61-00. www.pariscityrama.fr.

Mémorial. Esplanade General Eisenhower, Caen, 14056. 02-31-06-06-44. www.memorial.fr.

Normandy Sightseeing Tours. Normandy Sightseeing Tours. 618 rte. du Lavoir, Mosles, 14400. 02-31-51-70-52. www.normandy-sightseeing-tours.com.