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Help for "17 Days in Berlin, Amsterdam, Northern France, and Paris" Itinerary

Posted by (SouthBay) on

Hi All,

I have revised my plan based on the inputs I have received, and two of us have been in Paris before, please help for my itinerary below as I plan for my 17-days trip at the end of April 2016 as below.

In addition, please help to give me inputs on:

1 . The name of town for my based hotels - name of the town, and hotels (Berlin 2 nights, Amsterdam 2 nights, Bayeux for Normandy (?), Brest, Danan, or somewhere else for Mt Saint Michel, Amboise for Loire Valley).

  1. Number of days at each location - add or cut day.

  2. One of the inputs I have is rent car at CDG, return it in Versaille, then take RER to Paris .

Date Location

Friday, April 29, 2016 LAX (PM) ==> Berlin

Saturday, April 30, 2016 Berlin 1st night

Sunday, May 01, 2016 Berlin 2nd night

Monday, May 02, 2016 Fly from Berlin - Amsterdam 1st night

Tuesday, May 03, 2016 Amsterdam 2nd night
Wednesday, May 04, 2016 Fly from Amsterdam - CDG (early AM) => Pick up rental car - Stop by Giverny - Dest: Bayeux 1st night
Thursday, May 05, 2016 Bayeux 2nd night == Day trips to Rouen - Utah + Omaha Beaches
Friday, May 06, 2016 Bayeux 3rd night
Saturday, May 07, 2016 Mont Saint Michel 1st night = Where to stay for 2 nights: Brest, Danan, ..?
Sunday, May 08, 2016 Mont Saint Michel 2nd night

Monday, May 09, 2016 Drive from Mt Saint Michel - Loire Valley => Amboise 1st night
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Amboise 2nd night

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Amboise 3rd night

Thursday, May 12, 2016 Drive from Amboise - CDG -- Stop by Chartres + Versaille - Return car - Paris 1st night
Friday, May 13, 2016 Paris 2nd night

Saturday, May 14, 2016 Paris 3rd night

Sunday, May 15, 2016 Fly home from Paris ==> LAX

Again, thank you very much for your inputs, and I am really appreciated.

Posted by
117 posts

My family just did this itinerary. We stayed night in Giverny. In the morning, visited Monet Garden (1.25 hrs), drove 1 hr to Rouen for sightseeing and lunch, and then drove 2.5 hrs to Bayeux. The next day, we saw American Cementry and Visitor Center, drove road along Omaha Beach, visited Omaha Beach Museum, Point Du Hoc and the Longues-sur-mont battery. Stayed another night at Bayeux. The next day we visited St. Mére Eglise and paratrooper museum with quick look at Utah beach before driving 2.75 hrs to Mont St-Michel. You could see the Abbey that night or in the morning. We waited til morning and left about noon for Loire Valley. It was 3.5 hr drive to Amboise. The next day we saw two Châteaux before driving 1.3hrs to Chartres. Stayed the night. Next day saw the cathedral and stain glass museum, left rental car and took train into Paris. There is an Avis office at train station (or at least we left the car on the 2nd level of parking garage. Office was closed. Gave keys to guy selling train tickets). I hope this helps.

Posted by
66 posts

Hi Kelly,

Thank you very much for your reply. I find it is very helpful, and would like to confirm, and ask some further questions as below:

  1. It seems like you spend your 7 nights: 1 nite at Giverny, 2 nites at Bayeux, 1 nite at Mt St Michel, 2 nites at Amboise, and 1 nite at Chartres.

  2. Did you rent and pick up your car at CDG, and returned it at Chartres without any extra drop-off charges?

  3. One suggestion for me to return the car at Versailles, and take the RER train + metro to Paris. I will do this if there is no extra charge.

Based on your inputs, I may revise my plan to spend more days in Amsterdam, and Berlin.

Thanks again for your input.

Posted by
7175 posts

A few suggestions ...
If this is your first visit then 2 nights is not enough for either Berlin or Amsterdam.
Consider Thalys train Amsterdam to Lille then pick up your hire car for France.
Find a location to return your car before heading back into Paris
Berlin (3)
Amsterdam (3)
Bayeux (2)
Mont St Michel (2)
Amboise (2)
Paris (3)

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