Touring from Le Havre — Paris, Normandy & the D-Day Beaches
Le Havre is the cruise gateway to both Paris and Normandy, sitting on the English Channel where the Seine meets the sea. Paris is about two and a half hours east by private vehicle via the A13 motorway — a full day with your own driver-guide lets you see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre, Notre-Dame (exterior), the Champs-Élysées and a Seine River cruise. Your guide handles all the logistics so you spend your time in Paris, not navigating transport.
Closer to port, Normandy offers some of France's most powerful and picturesque destinations. The D-Day beaches — Omaha, Utah, Juno and Gold — are about 90 minutes to two hours south, and a full-day excursion can include the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, the Arromanches landing museum and the Bayeux Tapestry. For guests who prefer scenery over history, the harbour town of Honfleur is just 30 minutes across the Pont de Normandie, the white chalk cliffs of Étretat are about an hour north, and Monet's gardens at Giverny sit roughly 90 minutes inland along the Seine valley. Your driver-guide picks you up directly at the cruise terminal.
