NORMANDY DMC
Normandy DMC is a destination management company that organises the ground side of a group trip: hotels, coaches, guides, site entries, meals and transfers. Franceo Travel does this for tour operators and travel agencies abroad, so you send one request and receive one itinerary with one contact behind it.
Normandy is good for groups because the main sites sit a few hours apart by coach. Most programmes run three to five days, pairing the landing beaches and Bayeux with Mont-Saint-Michel or the Seine Valley, and ending a day in the old harbour of Honfleur or the half-timbered streets of Rouen.
Getting there
Approximate driving times without traffic, useful for planning a first and last day.
| Destination | From Paris by coach |
|---|---|
| Giverny | about 1 h 15 min |
| Rouen | about 1 h 30 min |
| Honfleur | about 2 h 30 min |
| Étretat | about 2 h 30 min |
| Bayeux | about 3 h |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | about 4 h |
Bayeux to Mont-Saint-Michel takes about two hours.
Most groups pick one lead theme and add a second. Choose the one that matches your clients and we build the days around it.
Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc and the museum at Arromanches, visited with local guides who know which stops need time and which need a seat on the coach.
The abbey on its tidal island anchors the west of the region. Groups usually add a seafood lunch on the coast and an evening in a harbour town.
Rouen’s cathedral and half-timbered lanes, Monet’s house and gardens at Giverny and the ruined abbeys of the Seine Valley make a cultural programme that attaches easily to a stay in Paris.
Cider and calvados houses, cheese tastings in the villages that gave their names to Camembert, Livarot and Pont-l’Évêque, and oysters and mussels eaten near the water they came from.
Normandy Destinations
Six places appear in most Normandy programmes. Each works as a day trip, and several fit together on a multi-day route.
A UNESCO-listed abbey on a tidal island, where the tide times and the shuttle queue shape the day. We plan arrival, guide slot and lunch around both.
A medieval town with its cathedral and old lanes intact, a short drive from Arromanches and the landing beaches. It is the usual overnight base for D-Day groups.
The Vieux Bassin in Honfleur, lined with tall slate-fronted houses, is the evening stop for many groups. Deauville and Trouville are a short drive along the Côte Fleurie.
The Gothic cathedral Monet painted again and again, the Gros-Horloge, half-timbered streets and the market square where Joan of Arc was executed. Rouen also works as a day trip from Paris.
Monet’s house, the Japanese bridge and the water-lily pond, 1 h 15 min from Paris by coach. The gardens are open in the warmer months only, so we build Giverny groups around that season.
White chalk cliffs and natural arches on the Alabaster Coast, best seen on a clifftop walk. The weather there changes fast, so a backup stop on the coast is worth building into the day.
Why work with Franceo Travel
Franceo Travel is a France-based destination management company working with international tour operators and travel agencies on group programmes in Normandy and across France. We are B2B only, and we work under your brand when you ask us to.
16+
Years of DMC experience
Organising group travel and destination programmes
500+
Groups every year
Programmes delivered for international travel partners
9.1
Client satisfaction
Based on client satisfaction in 2025
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Local support
A France-based contact for your group and your driver
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Normandy DMC Services
Franceo Travel books and coordinates the local side of your Normandy programme through one France-based team: rooms, coaches, guides, visits and meals. You receive a single quote and one contact for every change.
Hotels and château stays in Bayeux, Honfleur, Rouen and near Mont-Saint-Michel, booked at group rates.
Private coaches with local drivers, plus airport and station transfers.
Licensed guides for the D-Day sites, abbeys and old towns, with entries and timed slots booked in advance.
Cider and calvados tastings, cheese and oyster stops, coastal walks.
