Paris & the Loire Valley

with optional Lucerne Extension

Length: 9 - 11 days  
Guaranteed Dates Available
 

Paris and the Loire Valley | Versailles
 
Map of Paris & the Loire Valley Educational Tour
 
Paris and the Loire Valley | Countryside
 
  • 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--Loire Valley
    Travel to Loire Valley 
    Chartres Cathedral visit 
    Château de Chambord photostop
    Authentic French Brasserie Dinner
  • Day 5 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 6 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 7 St. Malo--Normandy
    Travel to Normandy
    Mont-St-Michel Monastery visit 
    D-Day beaches 
    Arromanches Museum visit 
  • Day 8 Normandy--Paris
    Travel to Paris via Rouen
    Rouen Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Cathedral visit, Old Clock
    Seine River Sightseeing Cruise 
  • Day 9 End Tour
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  • Day 9 Paris--Lucerne
    Travel to Bern on the TGV (Europe’s fastest train) 
    Bern Tour Director-led sightseeing tour 
    Travel to Lucerne
  • Day 10 Lucerne Landmarks
    Lucerne Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Löwendenkmal, River Reuss, Kapellbrücke
    Mt. Pilatus excursion 
    Fondue Dinner
  • Day 11 Travel to Zurich for international flight home
    Travel to Zurich
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    Tour Includes:

    • Round-trip airfare
    • 7 overnight stays (9 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
    • Seine Cruise
    • Mt. Pilatus excursion on extension
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    • Please note: Dinner included on arrival day, breakfast on day of departure

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