Mont Saint-Michel: Tours & Tickets

even with the hundreds of visitors crammed into one commercial lane of shops selling ghastly souvenirs, you can still sense the great history of the Monte Saint Michael in the sea and the land around it, in the architecture and the enormity of building the abbey. imagine a religious community living on a rock, cut off when tide is high, you have to admire their tenacity to pray, negotiate, and live together. extraordinary interiors, and what looked like gigantic fire places impressed me, i was lucky to see two monks, also there was a sad melancholy about them, i wonder how do they feel to offer prayers to their god while hundreds of people like me meander around the pews, taking snapshots. the spectacular views, the dramatic cloud formations reflected in the sea was enough for me to never forget my visit. I paid for my entry ticket on line with GetYourGuide, yet on the day I arrived it was heritage day so everything was for free, the shuttle included.

I had such a great time on this tour! I was a single traveller, so I was a little scared to be going alone, but it turned out to be more than perfectly fine; it turned out to be amazing. My tour guide-- Christelle -- was awesome. She knew so much about the region and the site-- I learned things I never would have from just reading a book. If I could pick any tour guide to lead me through France, I would pick her! She also had a wonderful energy to her that made our group feel very cohesive, but I didn't feel pressured to stay with the group when we had our "free time." The food for lunch was also delicious and the apple "cidre" was divine. Though the bus trip was long, I barely even noticed that time was passing, as the bus was very comfortable. I would definitely go on this trip again. I would also recommend this trip for couples and families.

We travelled by bus from Paris for 4 hours, stopping once along the way for refreshments. The bus was comfortable and left Paris on time. Watching the countryside and seeing Saint Michel rise up from the horizon was awesome. The only drawback of this tour is that Saint Michel is so crowded that you have to push your way through the only entrance gate and once you get in, the crowds are shoulder to shoulder. It was so crowded that we did not even make it to the Abbey because of all of the pushing and shoving. We were able to walk along the wall for great views and to have a lovely luncheon before we climbed back aboard the bus for the 4 hour trip back to Paris. 4 hours on the bus, 4 hours at Saint Michel, and 4 hours back. The tour guides were helpful, knowledgeable, and accommodating. They could not have done anything any better for this tour.

Absolutely a must see. But most of the excursion will be you sitting for hours. If I’m not mistaken, the drive is more than 4 hours one way and the tour of St Michel is only 3 hours. The guides are good. But speak up if the bus gets warm. Also they don’t announce it but there’s a bathroom in the bus. As all excursion with lunches, lower your expectations but the lunch in this one wasn’t bad.

It saved time. It was easy to purchase. However when we arrived to the Abbey we could not open the site as the Internet was not getting to my telephone. However when we went inside to inform the staff the young man checking the tickets was brilliant and extremely understanding and helpful. He Thank you