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Arrival Day: (Pre-tour day, hotel in Paris
not included in tour price)
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Arrive in Paris
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Walking tour of your home neighborhood
Apéritifs and orientation.
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Day 1: (Hotel in Paris)
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Morning
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Guided coach tour of Paris.
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Afternoon
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Walking tour of Notre-Dame
Cathedral and the Sainte-Chapelle.
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Visit the Louvre
or use free time to explore on your own.
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Dinner at a famous cabaret
café.
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Day 2: (Hotel in Paris)
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Morning
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Monuments or museums: Choose from the Orsay,
Rodin or the Marmottan
Museums, the Museum of Music,
the Pompidou Center, etc.
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Afternoon
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Walking tour of one or more neighborhoods:
Quartier Latin, Île-de-la-Cité,
Île-Saint-Louis, Saint-Germain-des-Prés,
Luxembourg Gardens.
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Evening
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Boat cruise on the Seine.
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Day 3: (Hotel in Paris)
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A day in the country!
Choose your favorite site
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Either:
Château de Chantilly:
Guided tour of the 16th century masterpiece, the Condé Museum,
park, formal gardens, and horse museum.
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Or:
Auvers-sur-Oise:
Charming village of winding streets where Vincent Van Gogh completed
his famous painting of the village church during the final months
of his life. In the little cemetery behind the church Vincent
is buried next to his brother Theo.
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Evening performance possible.
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Day 4: (Hotel in Paris)
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Morning
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Explore your favorite neighborhoods: Choices
include the Mansions of the Marais,
Place de la Bastille, Place
des Vosges (where Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables), the
Cluny Museum (tapestry of the Lady and
the Unicorn), the Champs-Élysees to
Arch of Triumph, the Eiffel
Tower, the Sacré-Coeur Basilica
and Montmartre.
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Evening
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Drive to the Château of
Vaux-le-Vicomte for dinner and a candlelight visit of this
château served as a model for the grand Palace of Versailles.
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Day 5:
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Morning
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Breakfast, then "Au Revoir."
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We will assist you with any further travel
destinations or with getting to the airport.
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