Description

Day 1: Paris
Arrival in Paris. Meet your tour escort and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and welcome meeting at hotel in Paris.
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Day 2: Paris
Our morning city tour features a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, the Opera, the Louvre and the Champs-Elysées. Remainder of the day at leisure. Optional afternoon excursion to the Palace of Versailles. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Day 3: Paris – Versaille
Meet your tour guide at your pre-scheduled time in your hotel. Together with the tour guide, you will start with a train ride to reach the city of Versailles (40min from Paris).

Train tickets to and from Versailles is not included (€7 per person round trip from Paris)

From the train station to the palace, you will have an overview of one of the nicest cities in France.

Once you get there, your guide will help you to purchase the entrance tickets.
Entrance fees (€18 per adult) is not included.

Uncover the secrets of France’s royal court and the center of the French revolution while you tour the extravagant Palace of Versailles and its legendary gardens on a private guided tour

The Palace of Versailles is one of the most famous palaces in the world and attracting millions of visitors each year from all over the globe. On this tour you will visit the King’s Suite, well known for it’s luxurious woodwork, paintings, and marble décor. You will see where Louis XIV conducted his royal escapades and where Marie Antoinette hosted her lavish parties. Your private tour of Versailles also includes visits to the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon. You will even explore the stunning gardens that are almost as striking as the palace itself on your private Versailles Tour. Created in the traditional royal style, Versailles’ gardens are filled with more than just lush fauna – they are also full of exquisite marble and gold statues and lustrous fountains.

After spending approx. 4 hours together, your guide will take you back to your hotel

Day 4 : Paris – Normandy

We take the Normandy motorway and make our first stop at Rouen for a walking tour in the old town before continuing to Honfleur. On the way between Rouen and Honfleur, view of the newly built Normandy bridge.
In Honfleur : free time for lunch (not included).
We continue to the American Omaha Landing Beach. Then visit of the American Cemetery. Stop at Arromanches.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Caen.

Day 5: Visit Saint Malo and Mont Saint Michel

We leave Caen in the direction of Brittany. Guided visit of St Malo (ramparts).
After lunch (not included) we depart for Mont-Saint-Michel (at the border between Brittany and Normandy regions) for a guided visit of the Abbey followed by free time. Departure around 4.30 PM. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Angers.

Day 6: Visit the Castles of Langeais and Clos Lucé, visit Villandry castle gardens

We leave Angers at 8 AM (short stop at the Castle of Angers for taking photos) and pass by Cunault and Saumur. Guided visit of the castle of Langeais before lunch (not included) at Amboise. In the afternoon, we visit the Clos-Lucé, last dwelling of Leonardo da Vinci.
Then visit of the Gardens of Villandry castle. Visit of the historic districts of Tours.
Dinner and overnight stay at a 3-star hotel in Tours.

Day 7: Visit the Loire Valley Castles of Chenonceau, Cheverny, Chambord

For our final day in the Loire Valley, our itinerary includes guided visits of Chenonceau, Cheverny and Chambord Castles with a farewell lunch at Cheverny.

Departure from Chambord around 4.30 PM. Return to Paris around 7:00 PM.