WELCOME TO PARIS! Transfer from airport to hotel and free time to explore.

Hotel standard check in time 2pm. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.

NOTE: IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE AT OWN LEISURE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need. | The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour in Paris. Transfer to the Montmartre neighbourhood.

0800AM Paris - we start a panoramic tour of Paris with a local guide. Lasting approximately 2 1/2 hours, you will see the: Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elisées, Madeleine, Place de la Concorde, Opera, the Louvre Museum, Tour St. Jacques, the City Hall, the Ile de la Cité with Notre Dame Cathedral, the Latin quarter, the Pantheon, the Sorbonne, the Luxembourg Gardens, Invalides, the Military School, the Champs de Mars-Eiffel Tower and the banks of the River Seine. We will make short stops by Invalides and the Champs de Mars.

After the visit, transfer to the district of Montmartre. Time to stroll and have lunch in the bohemian district of Montmartre with its little restaurants and street artists.

After lunch, return to the hotel stopping by the Louvre Museum for those who want to stay in the city centre. We suggest a visit to the museum (our guide will give you the option of a guided tour of the inside of the museum).

Afternoon free. In the evening there is the option of going to a show at the Moulin Rouge. 

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Transfer to Versailles palace.

0800AM Versailles – Departure from the hotel and transfer to Versailles to visit the Palace and the gardens, with two and a half hours to do so from our arrival.

Return to the city centre for lunch. Afternoon at own leisure. Your guide will offer you the option of a boat trip on the river Seine and a visit to the Latin Quarter.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Monet’s house. Rouen. Beaches where the Normany landings took place.

0730AM Paris departure. The departure time may vary depending on the hotels where the travellers have to be collected. We leave for Normandy, our route following the course of the river Seine.

Giverny arrival. We include tickets to the house of Monet with its very beautiful gardens, and where we will talk about French Impressionist art.    

Rouen Arrival. Time to see the Gothic cathedral, to stroll around its mediaeval streets and have lunch.

We continue on our way through Normandy. Pleasant countryside. Arromanches Arrival - We are on the beaches where the British troops landed in the Second World War.

Caen Arrival. Time for a stroll in the centre.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Mont S. Michel. French Brittany.

0800AM Caen departure. We continue through Normandy.

Mont St. Michel – We reach the “Marvel”, surrounded by the ocean. Don’t miss a stroll through its narrow streets and a visit to its Abbey, sometimes turned into an island surrounded by the ocean.
NOTE: Bus traffic is regulated and parking is away from the town, with access to it on buses from the car park itself.

Mont St. Michel – departure. We go on to French Brittany. St. Malo. A seaside city surrounded by impressive walls and with an active and beautiful port. Time for a stroll and for lunch.

Dinan – Arrival, time in this pretty mediaeval village.

We travel through inland Brittany. Rennes, accommodation and time in the capital of Brittany. We suggest a stroll around its monumental historic centre. 

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Loire region and castles. Dinner included.

0800AM Depart Rennes to Angers - Time in this city on the Loire. If you wish, you can visit the castle which has a very interesting tapestry of the Apocalypse.

We go on our way through pleasant fields. Tours arrival, we are in the regional capital. You can stroll through its historic centre by the Loire. Time for lunch.

Villandry - Tickets included to the gardens of this great palace. Considered some of the most beautiful gardens in France.

Amboise – Arrival in this picturesque town on the banks of the Loire Valley with a very interesting mediaeval quarter. Dinner and accommodation included.

NOTE: Sometimes we may stay in Tours, as the hotel capacity in Amboise is highly limited.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Castles of Loire.

We will see the Loire region in a little more depth. In the morning, a stroll in Amboise, to the castle of Clos Luce where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last 3 years before his death (entrance not included).

Chenonceau arrival. Many believe this is the most beautiful castle on the Loire, in the form of a bridge over the river Cher, a tributary of the Loire. Its interior is also magnificently preserved. Tickets included.

We continue along pretty local roads to Chambord. Time to see the park of this immense castle on the Loire and for lunch.

Paris Arrival approx 6pm. End of our services.

Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night. Self arrangement to airport or may add in additional service (optional) for airport transfer.

Remark/Note: You can take for tour option 2 - Tour continue to Limoges on Day 8 and to Bordeaux. Tour end in Paris on Day 10. Check with us for the programs itinerary and tour price for Tour Code: 26487_French Ring.