Country Roads of France
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Highlights
- Explore Côte d’Azur, walk through the old streets of Monaco to see the Palace and Tomb of Princess Grace.
- Tour to St-Paul-de-Vence discovers how this hilltop town became a refuge for artists.
- Visit along Arles and see the ancient two-tiered amphitheatre built by the Romans in the 1st century AD and which is still used for plays and concerts today.
- Experience Lascaux II Caves this caves contain some of the oldest and finest prehistoric art in the world. For preservation reasons, they have been replicated in all their glory.
- Discover Paris see the monuments, museums, buildings and bridges on a Seine River cruise through the heart of Paris.
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- An expert Insight Tour Director, at the pinnacles of their careers, will smooth your way throughout your journey. They are your ‘travelling concierges', expert guides, consummate organisers and friends in a foreign land.
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight's luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom. It's business class comfort.
- Personal radio headsets, gives you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights without missing any of your local expert's fascinating insights and commentaries.
- Baggage handling everywhere, with seamless and prompt delivery to your door at every hotel.
- Hotel and restaurant tips included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. Plus we include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
- Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel WiFi.
- Insight Flourishes - from time to time, your Tour Director will enchant you with local tidbits, each representing authentic food or beverages unique to the destination.
- Included airport transfers at scheduled times on arrival and departure days.
- Standard class train journey by TGV from Poitiers to Paris.
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Pullman Montparnasse, Paris
Airport transfers depart from Charles de Gaulle Airport for your Accommodation at 08:30, 11:00 & 13:30. Relax and settle in, or start exploring this great capital. Later, join your Tour Director for a Welcome Reception and the opportunity to mingle and get to know each other over a pleasant evening of dinner and wine.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Grand hotel La Cloche, Dijon
Troyes, in the Champagne region - its magnificent core of medieval buildings is appropriately shaped like a champagne cork. Continue to Burgundy, once a powerful duchy and synonymous...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Accommodation La Cloche, Dijon
(Relaxed Start) Enjoy the Burgundian capital of Dijon. Its many handsome buildings recall the time when the Dukes of Burgundy were more powerful than the Kings of France. Perhaps take ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Le Prieuré, Chamonix
Head towards the Mâconnais and Beaujolais before turning east into the Alps. A scenic symphony awaits you as you ascend into the high Alps and climb towards Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountai...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Mercure Grenoble President
(Relaxed Start) In the morning, embark on a beautiful drive to the lakeside town of Annecy. Enjoy free time for lunch in the Little Venice area or perhaps take a boat trip? Then it's off to Grenoble, the ancient capital of the Dauphiné region, and meals with wine, plus tea or coffee
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice
Glorious mountain scenery will be yours to enjoy as you travel along a spectacular route, used by the Emperor Napoleon when he returned from his first exile to try to take the throne of France once more. Continue to the French Riviera and the elegant resort of Nice.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Radisson Blu hotel, Nice
Wake up ready to rub shoulders with the jet-set on the glamorous Côte d'Azur. Unlock the secrets of the French perfume industry with a visit to a perfumery, where fragrance experts waft exclusive s...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Avignon
Visit the medieval village of St-Paul-de-Vence, perched high above the Riviera beaches. A walk through its winding streets reveals elegant fountains, vine-covered stone walls and views of mountains...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Avignon hotel
(Relaxed Start) Head to the beautiful town of Arles, ancient capital of Gaul and follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh during an orientation tour. Next, see the greatest of the Roman remains, the ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Avignon hotel
(Relaxed Start) This day is at leisure for you to relax and soak up the atmosphere of Avignon. Why not take an optional experience to Les Baux-de-Provence, one of the most picturesque villages in France, and visit an Olive Mill and sample some of the finest olive oil in France?
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hostellerie Saint Antoine, Albi
Cross the fertile Languedoc region, before heading inland to the fortified town of Carcassonne. Travellers are often amazed at their first sight of this medieval gem. The city has...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Au Grand hotel de Sarlat
(Relaxed Start) Stop in Cahors, famous for its ‘Black Wine', and see the Pont Valentré before heading to Rocamadour. A resting place for pilgrims on their way to Spain, the medieval tow...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Au Grand hotel de Sarlat
Start the day with a morning drive into the stunning Valley of the Dordogne to visit Lascaux II where the world-famous prehistoric cave paintings have been faithfully reproduced. Later, sample some of the local Dordogne specialties.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Pullman Paris Bercy Centre, Paris
Onwards to immerse yourself in the beautiful city of Paris. En route to your Accommodation, stop for a photo of the Eiffel Tower. At night, why not try a French cabaret show?
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Pullman Paris Bercy Centre, Paris
Sightseeing in the morning with a Local Expert shows you Notre Dame Cathedral and the façades of the Louvre. Drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe. In the evening, enjoy a Celebration Dinner followed by a relaxing Seine cruise.
Meals: Breakfast
Departure transfers arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 08:00 & 11:00.
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