Cruising the Seine plus Versailles, Paris and London - Northbound 2015
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- Private cheese and chocolate tasting tour
- private visit to the Absinthe Museum
- private dinner with music at a Rouen château
- calvados tasting at a château
- visit to Claude Monet's home
- two nights London at The Savoy
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- Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director All private Tauck shore excursions - $2,517 Value! Two nights in London at The Savoy, one of the world's most prestigious hotels, and two nights in Versailles at Trianon Palace Versailles Tauck Exclusive: Presentation by Celia Sandys, granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill A Tauck Exclusive: Private tasting tour at a goat farm in Étretat that makes cheese and chocolate Guided visit to seaside Honfleur, home of the Impressionist movement Tauck Exclusive: Private visit to the Absinthe Museum in Auvers-sur-Oise Tauck Exclusive: Private dinner (with music) at a château in Rouen Visit to artist Claude Monet's house and gardens in Giverny Guided sightseeing at Chateau Gaillard, the fortress ruins in Les Andelys Visit to an abbey for a private calvados tasting in Breuil-en-Auge Special Solo Traveler Savings - No Single Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, the single price in Category 1 is the same as the double price - no single supplement, which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per cabin in Category 4 and 5 on the April 8, 17, July 11 and October 22 departures. Certain restrictions apply; ask at time of booking. Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks Airport and train station transfers upon arrival and departure as noted 33 meals; beer and wine with lunch or dinner on the riverboat; service charges, taxes, porterage, and applicable fuel surcharge
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Tour begins: 6:30 PM, Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel. A transfer is included from Charles de Gaulle International Airport as well as Gare de Lyon, Charles de Gaulle and Gare de Lyon stations to Trianon Palace Versailles; check-in begins anytime aft...
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Take a guided orientation tour of Paris this morning, then have your choice of three museum visits (subject to opening times and days): Musée de l'Orangerie, in Jardin des Tuileries, designed by Monet specifically to display his giant water lily canvases; Musée Rodin,...
Visit the palatial War Museum, Musée de l'Armé, with its astonishing collection of military weapons from different time periods; aptly, Napoleon's tomb is here, at the Church of the Invalides. Or you can choose a tour of the exclusive Marais District, with its fashion...
Dock in Conflans, then drive to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, where Vincent van Gogh spent his last days. The town has hardly changed since, so you'll be able to recognize scenes from his paintings, including the view of the town hall, seen from the upper window of his...
From your riverboat, docked in Vernon, depart for a visit to Giverny and Claude Monet's house and exquisite gardens. The gardens were personally designed by the artist as subjects for his paintings, where he could rearrange the composition at will, and they've been ma...
Les Andelys are two fishing villages at a scenic bend in the river where the imposing ruins of Château Gaillard rise on a cliff. The castle was built in 1198 by Richard the Lionhearted, Duke of Normandy, to defend against an invasion from the King of France; it fell a...
Leave the ship for a tour of the beaches where the D-Day landings occurred on June 6, 1944. Discover the museum at Arromanches, where the remains of an artificial harbor used in the invasion still lies offshore; see Omaha Beach and Point-du-Hoc, where American troops ...
Sightseeing this morning includes a visit to Chateau du Breuil, a distiller of calvados since the 16th century; the chateau is officially a national monument in a region of Embark on a guided walking tour of Rouen, where Joan of Arc was tried and burned at the stake i...
A day exploring the wild beauty of northern France awaits... This morning, after arrival in Le Havre, drive to Étretat on Normandy's Alabaster Coast, where sheer white cliffs plunge to the blue sea, and the elements have carved astonishing giant arches from the cliffs...
Travel to the port town of Calais this morning for passage to England, by way of the Eurotunnel under the English Channel; Calais is only 31 miles from England - on a clear day, you can see Dover's white cliffs. Within a couple of hours you'll arrive in London with a ...
You'll get a good introduction to some of the major sights, after which you'll have free time to explore on your own. What to do? Your hotel's central location puts you in easy reach of all the landmarks of this legendary city, including the Tower Bridge, the Tower of...
Tour ends: London. Fly home anytime. Transfer is included from The Savoy hotel to Heathrow Airport. Allow at least 3 hours for flight check-in.
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PORTOFCALL : London
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