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France Group Tour
Paris, Champagne, Burgundy,
Provence & Riviera,
Bordeaux & Dordogne,
Loire Valley, Normandy, Giverny
Day 1/ Arrival in Paris
Accommodation for 1 night in a Classic room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 2: Exclusive experience at Veuve Clicquot
Pick up
9.00AM: Transfer in a comfortable minibus from Paris to Reims.
At your arrival in Reims, meet with your English-speaking guide.
Tour and Champagne tasting lunch
The roots of this Champagne are in Passy-Grigny, a village in the Marne Valley where a famous priest, had a visionary and promising idea… The generous epicurean was an iconic vine growing figure in this Marne Valley’s village. He loved eating in the village's vine growers’ homes and brightened up banquets with his passion.
Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, the house played an important role in establishing champagne as a favorite drink of the Bourgeoisie and Nobility throughout Europe. Under Madame Clicquot's guidance, the firm focused entirely on Champagne, to great success. She will also revolutionized the techniques of Champagne making process... Therefore she was named “La Grande Dame de la Champagne”.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Hotel de la Paix**** in Reims - or similar
Accommodation for 2 nights in a Privilege room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 3: Exclusive experience at Moet et Chandon
9.00AM: Your English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Reims Cathedral: Guided tour
This domain is located in the typical “champenois” village of Monthelon, in the heart of the Southern slopes of Epernay’s vineyards, famous for the Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.
Moet & Chandon: tour and Champagne tasting
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Reims.
Day 4: Exclusive experience around Chablis
Pick up
Check-out after breakfast.
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
Transfer to Chablis.
Tour and picnic lunch at a local domain in Chablis
Beaune: Guided tour
Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy’s famous vineyards, Pommard, Corton-Charlemagne, Romanée-Conti, Meursault, Santenay and Savigny-les-Beaune bring a twinkle to the eyes of wine lovers; Beaune is famous for the Hospice de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu). Wine tasting, museums, leisure activities, Wine Auction and cellars.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Hotel Henri II**** in Beaune - or similar
Accommodation for 3 nights in a Superior room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 5: Exclusive experience in Côte de Nuits, Route des Grands Crus
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Full day around Côte de Nuits
Picturesque drive along the Côte de Nuits through the villages of Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot. Discover the “Champs-Elysées” of Burgundy.
Founded in 1098 by monks, the vineyard of Clos de Vougeot covers 50 hectares. The castle houses the brotherhood of the knights of the tastevin. Its wines are ones of the most famous in Burgundy with a Grand Crus: Le Clos Vougeot.
Lunch at a local restaurant - drinks included
Dijon: guided tour of the town
Wine tasting in Beaune
This Domaine is an important vineyard in the Côte de Beaune. Its owner has extensive experience in the wine world, having worked for twenty years in sales of Burgundy wines on the French market. The area offers a wide range of different wines, classified under various names, including several 1st Crus and Grand Crus, whether white or red.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Overnight at your hotel in Beaune.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 6: Exclusive experience in Burgundy, the Hospices de Beaune
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Hospices de Beaune: Guided tour (includes entrances)
Wine tasting lunch at a local domain
In 1860, the owner set up with passion his own firm in Santenay, a village in the heart of the vineyards in southern Côte d’Or - Burgundy.
Their wine has been taken abroad to the tables of England, The Netherlands and The United States.
Sightseeing of the vineyards: Meursault, Pommard, Volnay
While we are in the vineyards we will give you a clear and entertaining presentation of the difference between the appellations “Village, 1er Cru and Grand Crus”. Here the Chardonnay is at its best!
Tour and wine tasting at a local domain
In 1848, the owner was only 24 when he founded his own wine house. The railway had just arrived in Meursault and Jean had the intuition that it would help make the fame of Burgundian wines. The name soon became synonymous to great white Burgundy wines. The cellars date back to the 15th century and are among the most prestigious in Burgundy.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Overnight at your hotel in Beaune.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 7: Departure from Burgundy
Check out
Your taxi driver will pick you up (time to be advised) and drop you off at the train station of Dijon
TGV transfer from Dijon to Aix en Provence
Pic nic lunch with drinks included
Taxi transfer from the train station of Aix en Provence to your hotel.
Check in at your hotel in Aix en Provence – Hotel de France*** or similar
Hotel de France*** in Aix en Provence - or similar
Accommodation for 3 nights in a Charme room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
To celebrate your arrival in that marvelous part of France, we are delighted to offer you in your room a box of Calissons, a local candy specialty!
Day 8: Exclusive experience in Aix en Provence
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Walking tour of Aix en Provence
Historic capital of Provence, Aix-en-Provence offers an amazing and picturesque sum up of southern culture. Try not to leave the city without visiting one the picturesque food market, making Aix-en-Provence the gastronomic capital of the area. Nearby the city center, the Montagne Ste-Victoire evokes perfectly the memory of Paul Cézanne, who painted it several times.
Wine tasting at a local domain
Our guide will drive you on a short ride in our comfortable 8-passenger minivan, with air conditioning through the magnificent landscape of an old ancient crater land on which the Côteaux d’Aix appellation vineyards have made their exquisite wine.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Aix en Provence
Day 9: Exclusive experience in Avignon
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Provence: typical food market in Avignon
Strolling in the famous market of Provence is a nice occasion to understand why what you have in your plate is so genuine and delightful.
Wine tasting lunch at a local domain - drinks included
Pont du Gard: guided tour - World heritage of UNESCO
Built in the 1st century AD, the Pont du Gard is one of the most impressive Roman relics conserved in France. Aqueduct spanning the Gard river, this three levels bridge's function was to bring the water from Uzès to Nîmes, most important city of southern France during the Roman period.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Aix en Provence
Day 10: Exclusive experience in Cannes
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Transfer from Aix en Provence to NiceCannes: sightseeing of the city – World heritage of UNESCO
From the modest fishermen village to the cultural world-famous seaside resort, Cannes has forged a singular history, made of passions and timely encounters as in the most beautiful love stories.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Hotel Monsigny*** in Nice - or similar
Accommodation for 2 nights in a Standard room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 11: Exclusive experience in Monaco
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Nice: guided tour of the city - World heritage of UNESCO
Eze: guided tour of the city
The Rock of Monaco was a shelter for primitive populations. The coast and the port of Monaco were probably the sea access for the interior Ligurian population, the Oratelli of Peille.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Nice
Day 12: Departure from Provence
Check out
Taxi transfer to the airport of Nice
Pic nic lunch with drinks included
Flight from Nice to Bordeaux
Taxi transfer to the airport of Bordeaux to your hotel
Check in at the Hotel Le Majestic**** or similar
Hotel Le Majestic*** in Bordeaux - or similar
Accommodation for 2 nights in a Superior room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Canelé tasting
Wine tasting in Bordeaux
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Bordeaux.
Day 14: Exclusive experience in Dordogne, the Lascaux caves
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Transfer to Sarlat
Lunch at a traditional duck farm & foie gras - drinks included
Guided tour of the Lascaux cave - World Heritage of UNESCO
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Check in at your hotel Plaza Madeleine**** or similar.
Hotel Plaza Madeleine**** in Sarlat - or similar
Accommodation for 1 night in a Business premier room with breakfast and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 15: Exclusive experience at Saint Emilion
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Guided tour of La Roque Gageac and Beynac-et-Cazenac
Transfer to Saint-Emilion
Wine tasting lunch at a traditional restaurant - drinks included
The Hermitage (Saint-Émilion's oldest monument), the Ossuary, the Catacombs, and the Monolithic Church, which were all carved out of solid limestone rock, as were dozens of kilometers of underground galleries. Some of these galleries have been turned into cellars or museums, which you will visit.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Check in at your hotel in Bordeaux, Hotel le Majestic**** or similar.
Hotel Le Majestic*** in Bordeaux - or similar
Accommodation for 2 nights in a Superior room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 16: Exclusive experience in Medoc
9.00am: Your private English-speaking guide meets you at your hotel.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Bordeaux.
Day 17: Departure from Bordeaux
Check out
Taxi transfer from your hotel to the train station of Bordeaux
TGV transfer from Bordeaux to Tours - Pic nic lunch with drinks included
Taxi transfer from the train station of Tours to your hotel
Check in at your hotel in Tours, Hotel de l'Univers**** or similar.
Hotel de l'Univers**** - or similar
Accommodation for 3 nights in a Comfort room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 18: Exclusive experience in Chinon
Pick up9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
Guided tour of the city of Chinon
With its medieval streets, Chinon has remained an outdoor museum of architecture and history. Chinon is the town where Joan of Arc met King Charles VII in 1429.
Wine tasting lunch at a local domain
Guided tour of the fortress of Azay le Rideau
This is one of the purest gems of Renaissance architecture in the Loire Valley. Financer Gilles Berthelot’s Chateau, delicately placed on an island on the Indre river, still shines today thanks to the lightness and balance of its mullioned, pepper pots, dormers and above all its graceful staircase.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Tours.Day 19: Exclusive experience in Chambord
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
Chateau de Chenonceau: guided tour
The unique architecture of the Chateau makes it one of the most exquisite Chateaux in the Loire Valley. Nicknamed “the ladies castle", Chenonceau is related to important French women such as Catherine de Medici. The magnificent Renaissance gardens around it make it even more spectacular.
Wine tasting lunch at les Caves Duhard in Amboise
You are welcomed in Caves Duhard established in 1874. Its owner and wine maker Daniel Gatay is specialized in mature Vouvray wines. You can discover a large range of vintages, from 1947 to our days.
Guided tour of the Chateau of Chambord - World Heritage of UNESCO
In the middle of a forest as large as the city of Paris Chambord was the first Loire Valley chateau listed in the world heritage by UNESCO. Ordered in 1519 by King Francois I, with 426 rooms, 77 staircases and 282 fireplaces, it is the largest castle in the region. Leonardo da Vinci is the creator of its incredible double helix staircase.
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Tours.
Day 20: Exclusive experience at the Mont Saint Michel
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
Transfer to the Mont Saint Michel
Lunch at a traditional restaurant -drinks included
Half day in the Mont Saint Michel & visit of the Abbey
Mont Saint-Michel may be Brittany's best-known attraction. Surrounded by the most powerful tides in Europe, perched high on a rocky island, this medieval city and its abbey are a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel. Check in at the Domaine de Bayeux*** - or similar
Accommodation for 3 nights in a Verger room with breakfasts and taxes included. Dinner is at your leisure.
Day 21: Discover the Landing Beaches
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
You will start the day by the circular cinema. This will allow you to understand the overall World War II. The records will give you an idea about what the war were.
Then you will follow the day with a guided tour of the DDay Museum.
The Normandy American Cemetery, which was inaugurated in 1956, lies at the heart of a vast seventy-hectare site granted to the United States by the French Government.
Beautiful natural site made of cliffs, rocks and moor, the Pointe-du-Hoc, is also one the best expression of American bravery.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Bayeux.
Day 22: Discover the tapestry of Bayeux
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
You will start the day by the tour of Bayeux Tapestries with audioguide - the guide is not authorized. Walking guided tour of the city and of the cathedral.
Around 5.00pm, drop off at your hotel.
Dinner is at your leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Bayeux.
Day 23: Discover Monet's house
Pick up
9.00am: Your private English-speaking driver guide meets you at your hotel.
Transfer to Giverny
Lunch at a traditional restaurant - drinks included
Guided tour of Giverny, Monet's house
Drop off
Around 5.00pm, drop off in Paris – Porte Maillot
This tour includes
Day 1: Arrival in Paris: Hotel le Six**** in Paris
Day 2: Exclusive experience at Veuve Clicquot: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Transfer from Paris to Reims, Wine tasting lunch at a local domain, Veuve Clicquot: Tour and Champagne tasting , Drop off, Hotel de la Paix**** in Reims, or similar.
Day 3: Exclusive experience at Moet et Chandon: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Reims Cathedral: Guided tour, Wine tasting lunch at a local domain, Moet & Chandon: tour and Champagne tasting, Drop off, Hotel de la Paix**** in Reims, or similar.
Day 4: Exclusive experience around Chablis: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Transfer to Chablis, Tour and picnic lunch at a local domain in Chablis, Beaune: Guided tour, Drop off, Hotel Henri II**** in Beaune, or similar.
Day 5: Exclusive experience in Côte de Nuits, Route des Grands Crus: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Scenic drive through the Route des Grands Crus, Clos Vougeot : guided tour (includes entrances), Lunch at a local restaurant – drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee), Dijon: guided tour of the town, Tour and wine tasting at a local domain, Drop off, Hotel Henri II**** in Beaune, or similar.
Day 6: Exclusive experience in Burgundy, the Hospices de Beaune: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Hospices de Beaune: Guided Tour (includes entrances), Wine tasting lunch at a local domain, Sightseeing of the vineyards (Meursault, Pommard, Volnay), Tour and wine tasting at a local domain, Drop off, Hotel Henri II**** in Beaune, or similar.
Day 7: Departure from Burgundy and arrival in Provence: Transfers as mentioned, pic nic lunch, Hotel de France*** in Aix en Provence, or similar.
Day 8: Exclusive experience in Aix en Provence: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Walking tour of Aix en Provence, Lunch at a local restaurant – drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee), Wine tasting at a local domain, Drop off, Hotel de France*** in Aix, or similar.
Day 9: Exclusive experience in Avignon: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Market of Avignon, Wine tasting lunch at a local domain, guided tour of the Pont du Gard, drop off, Hotel de France*** in Aix, or similar.
Day 10: Exclusive experience in Cannes: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Sightseeing of the city of Cannes, lunch at a local restaurant-drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee), guided tour of the city of Grasse, drop off, Hotel Monsigny*** in Nice, or similar.
Day 11: Exclusive experience in Monaco: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, guided tour of the city of Nice, lunch at a local restaurant-drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee), guided tour of the cities of Eze and Monte Carlo, drop off, Hotel Monsigny*** in Nice, or similar.
Day 12: Departure from Provence and Arrival at Bordeaux: Transfers as mentioned, flying tickets from Nice to Bordeaux, pic nic lunch, Hotel Majestic**** in Bordeaux, or similar.
Day 13: Exclusive experience in Bordeaux: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Guided tour of the city of Bordeaux, Lunch at a local restaurant – drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee), Canelé tasting in Bordeaux, Wine tasting in Bordeaux, drop off, Hotel Le Majestic**** in Bordeaux, or similar.
Day 14: Exclusive experience in Dordogne: the Lascaux caves: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, transfer to Sarlat, lunch at a traditional duck farm & foie gras - drinks included, Guided tour of the Lascaux cave, drop off, Hotel Plaza Madeleine**** in Sarlat, or similar.
Day 15: Exclusive experience at Saint Emilion: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Guided tour of La Roque Gageac and Beynac-et-Cazenac, Transfer to Saint Emilion, drop off, Hotel Le Majestic**** in Bordeaux, or similar.
Day 16: Exclusive experience in Medoc: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Sightseeing of the castle road: Château Margaux, Château Palmer, Château Pichon Longueville, Lunch at a local restaurant – drinks included (3-course meal, ½ water, ¼ wine, coffee) Wine tasting at a local domain, drop off, Hotel Le Majestic**** in Bordeaux, or similar.
Day 17: Departure from Bordeaux and arrival in the Loire Valley: Transfers as mentioned, pic nic lunch, Hotel de l’Univers**** in Tours
Day 18: Exclusive experience in Chinon: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up, Guided tour of the city of Chinon, Wine tasting lunch at a local domain, Guided tour of the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, drop off, Hotel de l’Univers**** in Tours, or similar.
Day 19: Exclusive experience in Chambord: Transportation in comfortable minibus, English speaking guide, Pick up.
| Size of group | Based on 20 people |
| Duration of the tour | 23 days & 22 nights |
| Language | English |
| Guide | This tour is escorted by an official Guide Interpreter. The guide gives you a tour of the monuments and presents you the history and architecture of the visited sites and towns. |
| Lunch | Lunch included as metioned |
| Transportation | Coach |
| Meals | Breakfast included as metioned |
| Destination | Paris, Champagne, Burgundy, Provence, Riviera, Bordeaux, Dordogne, Loire Valley, Normandy, Giverny |
| Types of travel | Group tours |
| Destinations | Dordogne |
| Number of destinations | 9 |
| Duration | 23 days |
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