E1 – Cherbourg – Cité de la Mer – La Hague Sauvage
Your tailor-made tour of the Cotentin
The detailed program imagined by Receptif Ouest :
09:00 Departure with your guide from the aire de Cantepie between Isigny-sur-Mer and Carentan (plan to arrive 15 minutes early).
10:00 Cherbourg - La Cité de la MerCommented panoramic tour of Cherbourg, the harbor, the Arsenal, the ports...Arrival at the Cité de la Mer, housed in the former 1932 ferry terminal, listed on the supplementary inventory of historical monuments. Audio tour of the world's largest visitable submarine: Le Redoutable. Discover the "Titanic, Return to Cherbourg" space: relive the transatlantic epic of millions of immigrants to the Americas and the history of the legendary liner. The Ocean of the Future features three floors of spectacular multimedia spaces and dazzling aquariums.
11:45 Lunch (menu 2025) - Single menu to choose fromStarters: Salade du Quai (fish rillettes, prawns, hummus, crudités, salad) or Assiette du terroir (country terrine with apples, rillette of ham, garlic sausage, celery remoulade)Main courses: Poached fillet of pollack, Normandy sauce, rice and vegetables or Confit pork loin, old-fashioned sauce, mashed potatoes with salted butterDesserts: Normandy tart, Calvados caramel or Chef's chocolate mousse25cl wine and coffee
14:30 La Hague SauvageGuided tour of La Hague sauvage, nicknamed Little Ireland. Drive to Urville-Nacqueville, passing through Gréville-Hague, the birthplace of Jean-François Millet. Stop at Port Racine, France's smallest port, then Goury, famous for its rescue station for fishermen caught in storms in the Raz-Blanchard, one of Europe's most dangerous places for sailing. Exceptional panorama of the wild coastline at Baie d'Ecalgrain or the cliffs of Jobourg.
Around 18:00 Return to Cantepie. End of services. Return to region
Minimum 25 pax
1 free driver for every 20 paying customers
Services included:
❖ excursions and program services
❖ entrance fees and sea connections
❖ guide for the day
❖ lunch (starter/main course/dessert with 25 cl wine and coffee)
Services not included:
❖ transport
❖ parking (to be paid on site by the driver)
❖ services indicated as “optional” below
Optional:
❖ kir
Program subject to change depending on tide times, technical visits and
availability.