GRAND FRANCE - CATEGORY E
Tour Code - WAP-E
16 days Nice to Paris
1 night in Nice, 14 night cruise from Arles to Chalon-sur-Saone and Paris to Paris
To help plan your leisure time, as well as your pre-tour budgeting, here is a list of optional excursions that may be offered on this tour. Availability is subject to sufficient participation, weather conditions, seasonal suitability, group interests, and general feasibility for your tour. Please note prices may be based on the previous year and are subject to change. Full terms and conditions are contained in the important travel documents.
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85 EUR
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Name:GRACE, GLAMOUR, GLITTER AN EVENING IN MONTE CARLO Location:NICE Details:Two words which evoke a magical dream world. Monte-Carlo. We will try to help you discover the many facets of the Principality of Monaco. Monaco's exceptional location, between mountain and sea, its gardens, all qualities which make it the ideal destination for a romantic evening in an unforgettable setting. In 1997, Monaco was dressed up to the nines for the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi Family Dynasty. We will start our evening with a dinner overlooking the bay of Monaco, and old Monte Carlo. |
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38 EUR
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Name:AN AFTERNOON VISIT TO NIMES Location:ARLES Details:The Mediterranean climate of Nimes cultivates, above all, the art of living well. The sun shines 300 days a year, and when the last rays descend, the terraces become lively with conversation and the city is jubilant. From the market place to the arena, from the Jardins de la Fontaine to the discreet courtyards of private mansions, friendliness is the rule, whatever the weather. It is here that Roman and contemporary architecture meet in a symbiosis that is unique to the Mediterranean area. Accompany your local expert on a discovery tour through centuries, relax in the Fontaine Gardens and encounter the full range of savoir vivire of southern French. |
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36 EUR
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Name:AFTERNOON EXCURSION TO THE PONT DU GARD AND THE CITY OF UZES Location:AVIGNON Details:No other building in southern France is as famous as the Roman Aqueduct of the Pont du Gard. After a photo-stop, we continue towards Uzes, set in the severe yet charming garrigues countryside, overlooking the Alzon Valley. Take your time to stroll this charming city before your local expert accompanies you back to Avignon. |
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34 EUR
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Name:THE "TRABOULES" AND THE SILK OF LYON Location:LYON Details:Perhaps you have heard about the "traboules" of Lyon. But do you know the meaning of the word? And have you ever "trabouled" through Vieux Lyon or the slopes of the Croix-Rousse? This tour will tell you all about the famous hidden passageways and the city's efforts to preserve them. The passageways were used mostly by the silk weavers to protect their goods from rain while crossing the city. The "Maison des Canuts" the silk weaver's museum or a workshop, are well worth a visit, and as the guided inside visit will be narrated by authentic "canuts", this place offers a fascinating insight into the silk industry. |
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39 EUR
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Name:LE BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU EST ARRIVE Location:LYON Details:Beaujolais wine is merely fun, not quite distinguished. But the countryside is lovely: rugged hills and winding roads, villages with ancient stone churches, forest ridges touched at sunset by tendrils of fog. It's like the wilder parts of Napa, but with church bells and chateaux. This excursion is not only about wine tasting, it is about the origin of wine , the golden stone hills, as the inhabitants call them, when the yellowish sedimentary rock glows in the evening light of a near sunset. |
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35 EUR
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Name:CORMATIN - PALACE OF A FAIRY TALE TIME Location:MACON Details:Cormatin is one of those secret sites that you find only if you leave the beaten track. It is an impressive but intimate water castle that stands in a beautiful park. Fireplaces, ceilings and panelling, tapestries and furniture of the period add to this evocation of life during the time of the "Three Musketeers". The drive there itself familiarizes you with the beautiful countryside of this part of France, where white Charolais cattle graze peacefully and where villages take on picture-book aspects with flowers in the front yards and narrow lanes, and where people still have the time to stop and chat. |
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39 EUR
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Name:CHARDONNAY & MACONNAIS WINE TASTING Location:MACON Details:Hardly any other white wine is so popular world-wide than the Chardonnay. This area located between Lyon and Macon is home to a whole variety of this fine and buttery white variety. But also the landscape has a lot to offer - rolling hills, covered with vineyards along the banks of the river Rhone, every now and then dotted with one of the countless castles of France. Explore the home of the Chardonnay grapes and taste some of its famous product of recent years. |
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48 EUR
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Name:MONA LISA'S SMILE AND THE LOUVRE MUSEUM Location:PARIS Details:Open to all since 1793" The Louvre Museum has embodied the concept of a truly "universal" institution. The priceless artworks housed in the Louvre are held for the benefit of present and future generations. The 35 000 works of art include such famous master pieces as the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo. Our local expert will bring them to life as we have a look at the most important pieces of the various collections. |
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159 EUR
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Name:AN EVENING AT THE MOULIN ROUGE Location:PARIS Details:The Moulin Rouge Theatre is the epitome of French cabaret shows. Enjoy a dinner at the Moulin Rouge before you admire the colourful show "Feerie" featuring more than 100 artists and dancers, and more than 1000 costumes. |
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41 EUR
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Name:THE ARTIST'S QUARTER OF MONTMARTRE Location:PARIS Details:Join our local expert on a short walking tour of the lanes and squares around Sacre Coeur Church. Admire a spectacular view over the roofs of the City of Light and love. Listen to the stories, and admire the artwork of the artists at Place du Tertre where some of the French impressionists started their career. There is free time before your local expert provides a short orientation of the city on the way back to the hotel. |
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49 EUR
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Name:VISIT TO HONFLEUR Location:ROUEN Details:The estuary of the Seine has always exercised its fascination on numerous artists, painters, writers and musicians such as: William Turner, Johan Bartold Jongkind, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Charles Baudelaire and Erik Satie. Honfleur is a medieval town and it reveals her riches to all those who take the time to look. The old town hall, the former Salt Halls, St. Catherine's Church and old docks are inviting places for a stroll or to have a cafe au lait or simply to relax and enjoy the atmosphere of this picturesque city. Our local experts guide you through the secrets of this jewel of Normandy. Before heading back sample some local specialties in a nearby village and find out what a Pommeau tastes like. |
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39 EUR
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Name:NORMAN ABBEY ROAD Location:ROUEN Details:Rivers were always a trade route since medieval times. The Christian spirit developed and spread along these arteries of life. The Seine river is no exception and along its banks monasteries came into existence. St. Wandrille is one of the most famous ones and still active nowadays, in spite of Viking raids and the French revolution. A guided inside visit shows the monastic life of Benedictines. Via the ruins of Jumieges' Abbey we will see the remains of the former abbey of St. Martin de Boscherville. Especially worth seeing here are the former monastery's garden which have been transformed nowadays into a safe place for ancient varietals of local fruit, vegetables and flowers of Normandy. |
