Zozulya Travel · Paris
Zozulya Travel drives your group from Paris to Rouen's cathedral, then to Étretat for lunch and a walk to the cliffs, and finishes on Deauville's boardwalk. Pick it if you want three very different towns, privately, and don't mind short stops.
Zozulya Travel runs this as a private day: only your group, from 7:30 in Paris to about 19:30. The itinerary is precise. Rouen from 9:30, an hour and a half around the Gothic cathedral. A 1.5-hour drive to Étretat. Lunch at 12:30 in a restaurant with a view of the cliffs, then 1 h 30 to walk up to them. Deauville at 15:45 for the beach and the Planches boardwalk. Then 2.5 hours back.
That gives Étretat about 2.5 hours, an hour of it at the table, which beats most Paris day trips. Reviews name a guide (David) as well as a driver; the listing itself only promises a private car, so ask what you're getting. One guest also wrote that in Étretat 'it took him a whole hour to find a parking place'. Parking in Étretat is paid all year from 9:00 to 19:00, and space is tight in season.
Check the weekday. Rouen Cathedral opens only from 14:00 on Mondays, and a September 2025 guest couldn't go in on a Monday morning. Hotels more than 3 km outside Paris pay 70 euros extra for pickup (up to 30 km). Lunch is on the itinerary but not in the price.
Pickup at your Paris hotel or the agreed meeting point.
An hour and a half at the cathedral and in the old centre.
About 1.5 hours across the Pays de Caux.
An hour for lunch, then 1 h 30 to walk up to the cliffs.
After a 45-minute drive, 1 h 15 on the beach and the boardwalk.
About 2.5 hours; drop-off around 19:30.
★★★★★This was a wonderful day trip from Paris. David was our guide and he was so kind and knowledgeable. [...] The Cliffs were absolutely beautiful (though a bit challenging to climb to the top for my not so athletic self). But my eight year old loved it.
★★★★★We especially enjoyed our driver Dimitri who was good company for the long drive!
★★★★★David gave an exceptional tour of all areas we visited. His has a degree in History so he was able to give us in-depth details and connect the past happening to present day.
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About 2.5 hours: lunch from 12:30 for an hour, then 1 h 30 to walk to the cliffs, according to the itinerary.
No. The itinerary plans a Normandy lunch at a restaurant with a view of the cliffs, but only bottled water is listed as included.
The listing promises a private car and driver. All three reviews mention a guide too, so confirm with Zozulya Travel when you book.
Within Paris, no. If your hotel is between 3 and 30 km outside Paris, pickup costs 70 euros extra.
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Rouen's cathedral, lunch by the cliffs and Deauville's boardwalk in one private day from Paris.
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