Best of France

with optional London Extension

Length: 15 - 17 days  
Guaranteed Dates Available
 

Best of France | Flags
 
Map of Best of France Educational Tour
 
Best of France | Paris
 
  • Day 1 Start Tour
  • Day 2 Bonjour Paris
    Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel
    Paris City Walk 
    Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit 
    Louvre visit 
    Dinner in Latin Quarter
  • Day 3 Paris Landmarks
    Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
    Optional  Versailles Guided Excursion (pre-book only)   $75
    State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of Versailles
  • Day 4 Paris--Nice
    Travel to Nice on the TGV (Europe’s fastest train)
  • Day 5 Monaco, Eze & Nice
    Monaco & Eze Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Monaco Casino, Prince’s Palace, Parfumerie visit in Eze
    Nice Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 6 Cote d'Azur--Provence
    Travel to Provence
    Provence Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Avignon, Pont du Gard, Nîmes amphitheater visit, Les Baux de Provence
  • Day 7 Provence--Carcassonne
    Travel to Carcassonne
    Carcassonne Interactive Sightseeing Activity 
  • Day 8 Carcassonne--Bordeaux
    Travel to Bordeaux via Toulouse 
    Visit Chateau de Montsegur
  • Day 9 St. Emilion & Arcachon
    St. Emilion & Arcachon excursion 
  • Day 10 Bordeaux--Loire Valley
    Travel to Loire Valley via Cognac
    Cognac distillery visit 
    Authentic French Brasserie Dinner
  • Day 11 Loire Valley Castles
    Loire Châteaux Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Azay-le-Rideau visit, Château de Chenonceau visit
    Guided visit to Troglodyte Village
    Dinner in Troglodyte Village 
  • Day 12 Loire Valley--St. Malo
    Travel to St. Malo via Le Mans 
    St. Malo Interactive Sightseeing Activity 
    Church of St. Vincent, Tomb of Jacques Cartier
    Dinner at a crêperie 
  • Day 13 St. Malo--Normandy
    Travel to Normandy
    Mont-St-Michel Monastery visit 
    D-Day beaches 
    Arromanches Museum visit 
  • Day 14 Normandy--Paris
    Travel to Paris via Rouen
    Rouen Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Cathedral visit, Old Clock
    Seine River Sightseeing Cruise 
  • Day 15 End Tour
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  • Day 15 Start Extension to London
    Eurostar Chunnel crossing 
    London City Walk 
    Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Visit , Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho
    Covent Garden
    Fish & chips dinner 
  • Day 16 London Landmarks
    London Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Day 17 End Tour
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    Tour Includes:

    • Round-trip airfare
    • 13 overnight stays (15 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
    • Full European breakfast daily
    • Dinner daily
    • Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
    • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
    • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
    • High-speed TGV train to Nice
    • Seine Cruise
    • High-Speed Eurostar Chunnel crossing on extension
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    • Please note: Dinner included on arrival day, breakfast on day of departure

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