Royal Day at Versailles

Duration: 9hrs
Your day at Versailles starts by a guided visit of the Great Royal Apartments. Lunch is taken in the restaurant "La Flottille" which faces the Grand Canal.
The afternoon will continue by guided visit of the Trianon (vast mansion-style lodges where Louis XV and Louis XVI liked to work and retire from court life) and a discovery tour of the Queen’s Hamlet.

Versailles Guided Tour

Duration: 4hrs
in 1682, Louis XIV officially installed the court and government. you will discover the Great Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors and the Queen's Apartment. Free time at the end of the excursion for you to stroll through the French gardens bordered by many sculptures - statues, busts, marble vases... sculpted from 1661 by a contingent of artists originally directed by Charles Le Brun, the King's leading painter..

Versailles Vision

Duration: 4hrs
In 1661, on the orders of Louis XIV, building started on what became the most prestigious residence among the courts of Europe. It was designed by architects and decorators who are still famous today, such as Le Vau, Mansart and Le Notre for the gardens.
For you to fully appreciate this excursion, we propose during the bus journey, a brief look into the various facets of court life in the Versailles Palace during the reign of Louis XIV, the « Sun King ». This audio commentary will make your unguided visit to the Palace and gardens more easier.

Giverny & Versailles

Duration: 9hrs
The day begins with a visit to Monet's House in Giverny : you will discover the painter's furnishings, his collection of Japanese engravings. You can then enjoy a lovely walk around the gardens and admire the famous water lilies.
Lunch at the Moulin de Fourges. During the afternoon a guided visit to the Palace of Versailles: the Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, and the Queen's apartments. All entrance tickets are included.

Giverny

Duration: 4.30hrs
A drive down the Normandy highway leads us to Giverny, a charming country village. It was in Giverny that the painter Monet chose to settle with his family. It was there that he indulged in his love of nature, in his art, his garden and his photography. In Giverny, we will visit Monet's home, his garden and workshop, all authentically restored. As we stroll in the exquisitely coloured gardens and admire the pond with the famous Japanese bridge, we enter Monet's world where art and nature become one. Entrance ticket included.

Chartres

Duration: 5hrs
After a drive through the Beauce, we arrive in Chartres for a guided tour of the cathedral. This masterpiece of gothic art is a UNESCO listed "World heritage". The 12th and 13th century stained-glass windows constitute the largest collection in France. You will be able to admire the famous "Chartres blue". Today, the cathedral is still a major spiritual centre of Christians and there are many pilgrims.
Free time for a walk in the old city before returning to Paris.

Chartres & Versailles

Duration: 10hrs
Less than one hour is necessary to reach by minibus the city of Chartres. You will begin your discovery tour of the city by a visit with audio-guide of the Cathedral. It marks the high point of French Gothic art. Lunch (drinks included) will be taken just in front of the Cathedral in a restaurant with a medieval atmosphere before continuing to Versailles
Finally, an independent visit to the Palace and gardens at Versailles. Entry ticket included covers: Grand Royal Apartments, Hall of Mirrors and apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine and the galleries of the history of France.

Barbizon, Palace of Fontainebleau & Vaux-le-Vicomte

Duration: 9hrs
The day begins with a visit to Barbizon, a charming village that was popular with landscape painters Millet and Rousseau and the writer Stevenson. Then we go through the forest to the Château de Fontainebleau which was the favourite residence of the kings and emperors of France for eight centuries. An audio-guided tour inside the castle will be followed by some free time in the gardens. Then off to Vaux-le-Vicomte, Nicolas Fouquet's masterpiece which inspired considerably Louis XIV when he built the Palace of Versailles. After lunch on site (included) an audio-guided tour of the mains rooms of the castle. The day ends with time to stroll freely through the gardens and the carriage museum.
Entrance tickets included.

Castles of the Loire

Duration: 12hrs
An excursion to give you a taste of royal splendour and life in the grand style since the time of the Renaissance. Your day in the "Garden of France" begins with a guided tour of Chambord, the largest of the Loire Castles, built in grandiose style by Francois 1st to accommodate his hunting parties. Access to the terraces is by the famous double spiral staircase said to have been designed to Leonardo da Vinci. Lunch in a restaurant typical of the Tours region.
After lunch, a tour of Cheverny, still privately owned along with its original 17th century furnishings.
Finally, Chenonceau - the elegant "Château aux dames" built over the River Cher - and its gardens.

Normandy & Landing Beaches

Duration: 14 hrs
A drive through Normandy takes you to Bénouville where you will visit the Pegasus Memorial . It has been designed as a museum to help visitors understand of the Battle of Normandy and the famous « Pegasus Bridge » . Then you travel along the coast road past the Landing Beaches : Sword, Juno and Gold as far as Arromanches , where you'll see the ruins of its artificial harbor (built by the Allied Forces in less than 15 days). Lunch is served in a historic 13th century farm. The afternoon begins with a visit to the Pointe du Hoc, then to the American cemetery at Saint Laurent. The excursion ends with a drive along the coast road past Omaha beach before returning to Paris. Entrance tickets included.

Mont Saint Michel

Duration: 14hrs
Drive to Normandy to Mont-Saint-Michel. Surrounded by dangerous moving sands, linked to the mainland by a dike, this "Marvel of occident" is unique in the world. After the brunch at the Carrouges Castles , guided visit of the Abbey built in on a rocky islet, and which was principally a major cultural and pilgrimage centre during the midddles ages. You can admire the remparted Gothic Monastery superposed over the century and the remarkable cloister and refetory. Free time to climb up the famed steep-sided narrow streets.

One day in Champagne

Duration: 11hrs
Visit of Moet & Chandon cellars
Visit Champagne Mumm
Traditional Lunch
Overlooking Champagne vineyards
Orientation tour of the city of Reims
Visit of the Cathedral

Bruges

Duration: 13hrs
Driving through France to Belgium on the northern motorway. Arrival in Bruges. One of the most beautifully preserved medieval towns in Europe, Bruges looks like a living canvas painted by old Flemish masters.
A pedestrian tour through the heart of the old city including the magnificient Grand Place, its quaint houses with decorated facades, the “Halles” (an indoor market with a belfry), the Place du Bourg with the Saint-Sang Basilica, the Gothic-style Townhall and the “Beguinage” (Beguine convent). Then, another way to enjoy the charm of the “little Venice of the North” : free time for individual activities such as: visiting the museums of Flemish art or browsing for handmade lace and Belgian chocolates.

Asterix Park

Duration: 10hrs
Come and spend a day in this family entertainment park, where children and adults will enjoy themselves on the tracks of Astérix, the hero of the most famous French comic strip. Attractions, merry-go-rounds, shows are combined to spend a day of pure fun !

A Day in London with Eurostar

Duration: 13 hrs

Breakfast and dinner included on board included
The adventure begins at the Gare du Nord Station where you are welcomed by one of our hostesses. Once you have been given your travel documents, embarkation on board the Eurostar for a unique experience (departure at 8.13 am). 3 hours later, here you are in Waterloo station where you are met to begin your visit of London. During the multilingual commentary (French, English, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese), you will discover London’s most famous monuments : Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the London Tower... Free time until your own return to Waterloo (departure at 7.43pm)

Disneyland Paris

Duration: 12 hrs
Walt Disney Studios® Park : enter the fascinating boundless world of film and television through 10 attractions spread out over 4 areas.
Disneyland® Park : a day of free time to enjoy a journey in 5 fabulous countries at the entertainment park Disneyland Paris.

All coach tours start from PARIS VISION Rivoli Agency
214, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris
Phone : 01 42 60 30 01
Fax : 01 42 86 95 36
Metro : TUILERIES (line N° 1)
Pick-up and return to your hotel on request (additional charges)

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