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Tour de France • VIP access

Spectator Normandy

July 9th – July 13th, 2025 • non-cycling

After a long absence, the 2025 Tour de France will finally be back in Brittany and Normandy. This is one of our favorite parts of France and we know you will love it as well. You will have VIP access at a stage start, along the course and at a stage finish. You will also have pictures on the podium and will receive a gift from Custom Getaways.

This trip is designed for spectators, people who love pro-cycling and want to experience the Tour de France as a VIP in a beautiful setting, surrounded by intriguing history. In addition to the amazing race viewing, activities like touring Pont du Hoc, visiting the Normandy American Cemetery near Omaha Beach and visiting the walled city of Mont Saint Michel are included in this package. Your lead guide, Thomas, knows the area like the back of his hand. This trip is a great combination of outstanding access to the Tour de France and other sites in Normandy and Brittany!

Trip Highlights

  • VIP viewing of 3 stages
  • Crossing the finish line
  • Pictures on the podium
  • Access to partner’s VIP Start Village
  • Access to Relais Etape VIP venue along the course
  • Access to Izoard VIP venue near finish

VIP access to 3 stages, walking across the finish line, podium pictures, sight-seeing in Normandy

Starting Price

$3,900/person View all

Start/End

July 9th
July 13th

Accommodation

4 stars

Duration

5 days, 4 nights

Locations

Normandy, Brittany, Omaha Beach, Mont Saint Michel

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Book this trip for just your group of friends, family or corporate workers. Learn more

Day 01

Arrival in Bayeux, Pont du Hoc, American Cemetery and welcome dinner

Date Wednesday, July 9 Hotel Location Bayeux, France

Welcome to France! We will be picking up at the Bayeux train station (Gare de Bayeux) in the early afternoon. We won’t waste any time getting started with our afternoon tours. We’ll visit Pont du Hoc (the cliff with German pillbox fortifications featured in the movie “Saving Private Ryan”.  Just 12kms to the east is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, which overlooks Omaha Beach. What an honor it’ll be visiting the cemetery and memorial.

Our hotel is ideally located in the town of Bayeux, where we’ll enjoy our welcome dinner with local cuisine. In addition to visiting with our fellow group travelers, we’ll go over the itinerary for the next four days. Each guest will receive a gift from Custom Getaways.

Day 02

VIP access to start village and tour Mont St. Michel

Date Thursday, July 10 Hotel Location Brittany region

Good morning. With the start of Stage 6 in Bayeux, we will feel the buzz of the Tour. After breakfast, we embark on a leisurely stroll to the Start Village of today’s stage. You’ll have VIP access to the Start Village with coffee, snacks, tour officials and merchandise tents. You will also be able to see the riders interviewed at the sign-in stage before they begin today’s stage, which will be the most challenging flat stage in the Tour’s recent history, featuring more than 3,500 meters of vertical gain.

Another great feature of the start village is that you will have access to the team bus paddock. You can walk around the team busses and cars before the race begins. However, you need to be careful as the racers will ride around you to get to the sign-in stage and to the starting line…a really cool experience!

Once the racers depart, you will grab a light lunch in Bayeux and we will board our bus and head towards Mont Saint Michel. This iconic island has a magical setting and is one of the most unique places in the world…no wonder it was chosen as the Grand Depart for the 2016 Tour de France. The group will tour this walled city, also a UNESCO World Heritgage site. Be prepared to climb a lot of steps as there are many in order to get to the very top of Mont Saint Michel. Luckily, there are shops and restaurants along the way where you can stop for a break and take in the views.

After our time at Mont Saint Michel, we will transfer to our next hotel located in the Brittany region of northwestern France. Our group dinner will include local cuisine and French wine.

Day 03

Brittany and Relais Etape VIP race viewing

Date Friday, July 11 Hotel Location Rennes

After a little free time this morning, we are on the move to our next VIP venue, the Relais Etape.

We will drive on the race course for a little while to the Relais Etape VIP venue. This venue is located along the course and serves an excellent 4-course meal for lunch. It also offers snacks, beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and water. Once the race finishes, champagne will be served to toast the stage winner. Another nice feature of this venue is that it has TV’s to watch the race until the racers pass right in front of us.  As Christian Prudhomme says, “Everyone’s attention will be focused very much on the present as the double ascent of the Côte de Mûr-de-Bretagne approaches. A warning to attackers who are a bit too eager: it’s a climb where tactical sense is almost as decisive as physical strength.”

We’ll see the caravan parade pass in front of our venue prior to the racers passing. The caravan pumps up the crowds with colorful floats and the tossing of small prizes. Each Relais Etape guest will receive a gift from le Tour.

Once the race finishes, we will head to our hotel in the capital city of Brittany, Rennes. You’ll be on your own for dinner tonight. There are loads of choice when it comes to eating out but as this is Brittany, you should consider trying the local creperies.

Day 04

Podium pictures, Finish line, VIP finish venue

Date Saturday, July 12 Hotel Location Le Mans area

Another busy day is on our itinerary.  You’ll have the morning free to explore Rennes. Wander the tree-lined, cobbled streets of the medieval district. The houses are colorful with fascinating carvings on the walls and doors. Another option is to visit the Saturday morning market in Place des Lices….France’s second largest weekly market.

Once we depart Rennes, we’ll head to the finish of today’s stage in Laval, France. We’ll drive on the race course to the finish area. The group will walk across the finish line and have the privilege of touring the podium area and taking pictures.

After the podium, we will find a place to grab a bite before entering the Izoard VIP venue. This venue serves snacks, beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and water. Champagne will be served at the end to toast the stage winner. For your convenience, private restrooms are located at the venue.

The likelihood is that the stage will finish with a bunch sprint, although the profile of the likely contenders could well be restricted by one specific feature – the finish line comes at the end of a kilometre-long, rising false flat. We’ll be there to see the outcome!

After the finish of the stage, we’ll transfer to our next hotel in the nearby city of Le Mans (home of the world famous Grand Prix). We will have our farewell dinner and review all of the amazing bike-racing and sightseeing we’ve done for the last few days.

Day 05

Drop at Le Mans train station

Date Sunday, July 13

After a hearty breakfast, we’ll say goodbye to France and to the Tour until next time.

The group drop-off will be mid-morning at the Le Mans train station (Gare du Mans).

Au Revoir!

What’s Included

  • Transfers from meeting point to drop off
  • All transfers throughout trip as needed
  • Hotel rooms based on double occupancy (4 nights)
  • All breakfasts at the hotels
  • Three dinners, one lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicles with on-course accreditations
  • Pictures on the podium
  • VIP access to partner’s start village
  • VIP access to Izoard pavilion finish
  • VIP access to Relais Etape venue
  • Bi-lingual and bi-cultural group Leaders
  • Gift from Custom Getaways
  • Memories to last a lifetime!

Prices & Options

  • Pricing

  • $ 3,900 per person in double occupancy
  • $ 4,400 per person in single occupancy
  • Options

  • Travel Insurance

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