Tour Grand Tour of France
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Starts in
Paris
Ends in Paris |
USA departure
Mondays
From Apr 2
To October 22
2007 |
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14 days
15 days incl. air
c4780
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Tour price land only - - - - - - - - from
$ 1410 to $ 1490
Airline tickets from your home city also available
Your Travel Package Includes:
SIGHTSEEING:
Visits to Rouen, Honfleur, Deauville, Caen, Normandy Landing Beaches, Bayeux, Mont St. Michel, Angers, Tours, La Rochelle, Cognac museum, Bordeaux,
Rocamadour, Carcassonne, Nimes, Avignon, Arles, Aix en Provence, French Riviera, a perfume factory in
Grasse, Chalon, Beaune, Fontainebleau*
*entrance fee is included
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Loire Valley, Dordogne, Cognac, Burgundy wine country, Route Napoleon
Inside visits are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable
GUIDES:
Local Guide for city sightseeing in Paris. Professional Tour Director while touring.
TRANSPORTATION:
Scheduled transatlantic flights and airport transfers in London if
Tour Operator issues the tickets. Touring by private first-class air-conditioned
motorcoach.
MEALS:
13 buffet breakfasts (B); 5 dinners (D)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS:
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight
arrangements with Tour Operator.
OPTIONALS:
Choice of optional excursions at reasonable prices to customize your
own experience. Please find a detailed list in your travel documents
Itinerary - Grand Tour of France
Day 1 Mon. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
Day 2 Tue. ARRIVAL IN PARIS, FRANCE. Check into your hotel. Tonight meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Day 3 Wed. PARIS-ROUEN-CAEN. Drive first to the fine old city of Rouen to see its cathedral. Next a stop in lovely Honfleur and then a second stop in the world- famous seaside resort of
Deauville. Overnight in Caen. (B,D)
Day 4 Thu. CAEN-NORMANDY LANDING BEACHES-MONT ST. MICHEL. Time to see Caen before a visit to the legendary beaches where the allied troops landed more than 60 years ago. The highlights are
Arromanches, St. Laurant and the American Cemetery at Omaha. Next, journey to
Bayeux, where the famous tapestry is located (entrance fee extra). Then southwards to the unique beauty of Mont St. Michel, which stands on an island reached by a causeway, for overnight. (B)
Day 5 Fri. MONT ST. MICHEL-ANGERS-TOURS. Time this morning to enjoy a visit of Mont St. Michel before a mid-morning departure to Angers to visit its cathedral. Then along the banks of the Loire to Tours for overnight. A chance this evening to join an optional dinner at a typical local restaurant. (B)
Day 6 Sat. CHÂTEAUX COUNTRY. Time at leisure or join the optional excursion to see some of the most spectacular castles of the Loire, steeped in the history of noblemen and kings since the 11th century. Gothic spires, medieval turrets, great fortresses and beautiful châteaux make for splendid panoramas.
(B,D)
Day 7 Sun. TOURS-POITIERS-LA ROCHELLE-BORDEAUX. Travel on the comfortable Autoroute L’Aquitaine as far as
Poitiers. Next stop is the picturesque town of La Rochelle, situated on the Atlantic Coast. Continue westwards into the world-famous Cognac region to visit a museum in Cognac. Then journey to Bordeaux for overnight.
(B,D)
Day 8 Mon. BORDEAUX-DORDOGNERO-CAMADOUR-TOULOUSE. Time for an orientation tour in Bordeaux, then drive into the heart of one of France’s most scenic regions, the Dordogne. Stop in the dramatically located medieval town of Rocamadour perched high upon a cliff. Southwards by way of Cahors to Toulouse for overnight. (B)
Day 9 Tue. TOULOUSE-AVIGNON. Drive this morning along the Autoroute des Deux Mers for an orientation drive in
Carcassonne. Then continue westwards to Nimes, an elegant city famed for its busy boulevards shaded by lotus trees. Get a view of the Maison Carrée, one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the whole of France. Overnight in nearby
Avignon. (B,D)
Day 10 Wed. AVIGNON-ARLES- AIX-EN-PROVENCE-FRENCH RIVIERA. South this morning to visit the Roman amphitheater in Arles, the most famous of all the Provence towns, known the world over by the paintings of Van
Gogh. Stop in Aix-en-Provence to see its main street, the Cours Mirabeau, lined with plane trees, and its 17th-century palace, houses and fountains. Finally to the French Riviera on the shores of the Mediterranean. Don’t miss the optional evening excursion. (B)
Day 11 Thu. FRENCH RIVIERA. Take the opportunity today to enjoy all the amenities of the French Riviera. (B)
Day 12 Fri. FRENCH RIVIERA-GRASSE-CHALON. First to Grasse for a visit to a perfume factory. See more of Provence and follow one of France’s great panoramic routes, the one Napoleon took on his return from Elba in 1815. From Grenoble join the expressway to Chalon for overnight in the heart of the wine growing region.
(B,D)
Day 13 Sat. CHALON-FONTAINEBLEAU-PARIS. Make a first stop this morning in
Beaune, famed for its medieval hospital. Next northwards to Fontainebleau to visit its world-famous palace. In the afternoon continue by motorway and reach Paris well in time to enjoy the optional cabaret show. (B)
Day 14 Sun. PARIS. Included sightseeing with a local expert. Starts with an inside visit to Notre Dame Cathedral. Then, many of the best-known Parisian sights: La Sorbonne, Arc de
Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, the
Invalides, and Champs Elysées. Optional excursions are also available to the Palace and Gardens of Versailles and, to celebrate the success of your tour, a French farewell dinner might be just the ticket. (B)
Day 15 Mon. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)
Quality Hotels:
Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges.
PARIS Forest Hill (ST) at La Villette, CAEN Mercure Côte de Nacre (ST) at
Herouville, MONT ST. MICHEL Motel Vert (T), TOURS Kyriad La Boetie (ST), BORDEAUX Holiday Inn Garden Court (ST), TOULOUSE Kyriad Tours Centre (ST), AVIGNON Ibis Pont Europe (T), FRENCH RIVIERA Park Inn (F) at Nice or Residence all Suites (F) at Cannes, CHALON Best Western Saint Regis (ST), PARIS Campanile Berthier (ST)
Hotel Rating Abbreviations:
F = First Class
ST = Superior Tourist Class
T = Tourist Class
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