Vacation Package : France

Categories 3, 4, and 5 refer primarily to varying degrees of excellence in rooms .
Land Price in U.S. $, with 1 Euro = $1.50, does not include air fair

Double occupancy, by season
 Basic

Category 3

 Full Land

Category 3

 Full Land

Category 4

 Full Land

Category 5
Low
 1,380 1,780 2,000 2,600
Medium
 1,630 2,030 2,300 2,950
High
 1,930 2,330 2,650
3,300

Seasons: Low (11/1 - 12/26, 1/5 - 3/15); Medium (3/15 - 5/15, 10/1 - 10/31 ); High (5/16 - 9/30, 12/27 - 1/4)

Single, triple occupancy or families and groups, please inquire

*Basic Category 3 includes lodging with breakfast 11 nights; private transfers to and from airports and train stations; 3 day transport and museum pass in Paris; your choice of 8 day car rental or 4 day 1st class Rail Pass; fashion show in Paris; travel planning services. Full Land Package adds guided tours, illumination cruise, admission to Versailles Palace and Gardens.

Loire Valley, Normandy, and Paris, the "City of Lights
(13 days, 11 nights)
Airfare: Please inquire**
**Air prices vary depending upon time of year and market conditions. Prices from and to other gateways in U.S.A. may be somewhat higher than for NYC.

NYC / Paris / NYC (non-stop)

ITINERARY FEATURES

OPTIONAL FEATURES:
  • Private transfers from and to airports and train stations
  • Eleven nights in first class, superior, or deluxe hotels and chateaux
  • Daily continental breakfast
  • Eight days rental, with unlimited miles, of standard sized car (Opel Vectra or similar) with manual  transmission and A/C; or 1st class 4 day Rail Pass;
  • Half day guided tour in Normandy
  • Pre-paid admission to three royal chateaux: Chenonceau, Chambord, and Versailles
  • 2 half day guided tours in Paris
  • Illumination dinner cruise in Paris
  • Paris fashion show
  • Extensive pre-tour assistance including a practical and cultural guide
  • Travel bag, passport wallet, name badge, and luggage tags
  • Chauffeur and larger car for any part of the trip you prefer not to drive
  • Water sports, fishing, golf, tennis, horseback riding, hiking or biking
  • Hot air balloon ride over Normandy and/or  the Loire Valley
  • Half day wine tasting excursion
  • Dinner reservations at fabulous French restaurant
  • Pre-paid reservations for symphony or opera in Paris
  • Excursion to EuroDisney near Paris
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage for trip cancellation, interruption, baggage, illness, and accident

ITINERARY
U.S.A. /Paris
Day 1
Depart U.S.A. for France. Meals Aloft
Paris/Giverney (Vernon)
Day 2
If you have chosen to use the rail pass in Normandy and the Loire Valley, your driver will be holding sign with your name as you emerge from baggage claim and will take you to your hotel.

This itinerary assumes that you have chosen the rental car option and that you will pickup the car at Paris CDG airport. (The itinerary can be easily adapted if you chose to use the 4 day Rail Pass). Unless you hit a traffic snarl, it is less than a 90 minute drive to the ancient village of Vernon and the hotel of your choice from our list.

To adjust your body clock to the new time zone, discipline yourself to stay awake until this evening. This afternoon, visit idyllic Giverny.  A palette of color at Claude Monet’s gardens salutes you.  “All my money goes into my garden,” Monet said, “And I am in raptures.”  Visit the Impressionist’s home, with it’s roughcast pink façade and studio, surrounded by two distinct gardens, the Clos Normand flower garden, and the water garden with its Japanese bridge and water lilies. Upon returning to Vernon explore the medieval half-timbered streets, 11th-to 17th-century church, and 12th-century castle tower. B Aloft