The Cotentin Peninsula Tour, from Cherbourg to Portbail

Before your departure, check with the embassy or consulate regarding the entry and stay requirements for your destination country. You can also find this information on the France Diplomatie website ( https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/ ).

In the case of flights with stopovers operated by different airlines, also check the entry requirements of the countries you are transiting through.

It is your responsibility to ensure you are in compliance, particularly regarding the validity of your identity documents (for example, some countries require your passport to be valid for at least six months after your return) , visa requirements, necessary vaccinations, and health recommendations. And don't forget to consider any customs restrictions and other potential requirements of your destination or transit country.

ℹ️ Information may change up to the departure date, remember to regularly check official websites.

• Pouch around the neck or on a belt for: passport or identity card, driving licence, vaccination record, European health insurance card, travel insurance leaflet (TMS for example), currency, credit card, personal papers.
• Medium-sized plastic box with cutlery and plastic cup if you wish to prepare some meals.
• Plastic bags to ensure the watertightness of your belongings, cameras and clothes.
• Earplugs, always useful!
• A notepad and pen, a good book, a deck of cards...
• Mini pair of binoculars.
• Camera.
• Mobile phone.
• Toiletry bag,
• Towel,
• Pair of sunglasses,
• Sunscreen cream (face and lips),
• Flashlight or headlamp with spare batteries,
• A 1.5-liter minimum water bottle, lightweight and insulated. You can also bring a 2-liter hydration bladder. The latter has the advantage of allowing direct drinking thanks to its drinking tube. You therefore don't have to take off your backpack to grab the bottle. This way, you drink more regularly and in small amounts, which is recommended for proper hydration.

Tip: Having two containers allows you to consume one while the other is being processed.

• A multi-purpose pocket knife is preferable (to be packed in checked baggage if you are flying).
• Toilet paper and a lighter,
• Hygienic gel

• Hiking boots. They are a hiker's best friend. They must possess three qualities: sturdiness, good foot and ankle support (high-tops), and waterproofing. Choose boots with non-slip and relatively rigid soles, such as Vibram.
• Light shoes (tennis shoes or sandals) to wear in the evening in towns and villages.
• Underwear. It's the first layer of insulation you'll have, so make it count! Thin technical fibers, like Carline or Polartec, are very effective, warm, flexible, comfortable, and lightweight. They dry very quickly.
• Hiking pants.
• Shorts.
• Fleece jackets. These are durable, warm, lightweight, and quick-drying. The most suitable, well-known to mountaineers, are those made with Polartec, Carline, and Ulfrotté fibers.
• T-shirts (technical preferred).
• Rain cape or waterproof jacket such as Gore-tex.
• Hat.
• Swimsuit and bath towel.