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PARIS & LOIRE VALLEY
France 8/1 8 days tour Spring 2024/2025
From NEW YORK:
$3,099.00
From WASHINGTON DC:
$3,149.00
If booked by July 31st, 2023 for the trips in 2024 and by July 31st, 2024 for the trips in 2025.
The price is based on 30 paying travelers and 5 free chaperones. For smaller independent groups we will adjust the price. The ratio for free chaperones stays at 1/6. The lowest number of paying participants for an independent group is 10.
PARIS, VERSAILLES, LOIRE VALLEY, MT. ST. MICHEL, MALO, ROUEN, PARIS
Day-1. DEPARTURE CITY – PARIS: Overnight flight to Paris.
Day-2. PARIS: Upon arrival start with a guided city tour. See: Eiffel Tower, Opéra Garnier, Place de la Concorde, Place de la Bastille, Place de la République, Obélisque de Louxor, Champs-Élysées, École Militaire, Tuileries Gardens, Les Invalides, Quartier Latin, Jardin du Luxembourg and more. At the end of the city tour arrive at your centrally located hotel and check-in. In the evening join your tour director on a walking tour to Basilica Sacre Coeur and the artistic Montmartre.
Day-3. PARIS – LOUVRE: Walk to Louvre for a guided tour. The professional guide from the museum will show you the most important artifacts and tell you about the history of the museum and the history of art. Explore the beautiful collection of sculptures and paintings including the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Venus de Milo, Nike the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and more. Proceed to Île de la Cité and see the Notre Dame Cathedral. The rest of the day is free to visit the other attractions of Paris like the Seine Book Market or to explore French fashion at Galleries Lafayette and Printemps. In the evening take the elevator to the highest platform of the Eiffel Tower for a great view over “The City of Lights.”
Day-4. PARIS – VERSAILLES: Take a local train to Versailles to visit the lavish palace built by Louis the XIV. On a guided tour visit the Royal Chambers, Hall of the Mirrors, Drawing Rooms, Royal Chapel, and more. Walk in the magnificent gardens just like Marie Antoinette used to do. In the evening walk to Pont d’Alma and board Bateaux Mouches for a cruise on the Seine.
Day-5. LOIRE VALLEY: Board your bus for a trip to the Loire Valley known as the Valley of the Castles. On a guided tour visit the Royal Residence in Blois, the home of French kings and queens for more than four centuries. Under Louis XII Blois became a royal town and the capital of the Kingdom. Visit the castle where Catherine de Medici and her son Henri III often resided. Continue to Château de Chambord, the biggest castle in the valley. Overnight in Blois.
Day-6. LOIRE VALLEY: Morning departure from Blois for a ride along the French countryside to reach the beautiful town of Amboise. On a guided tour visit Clos Lucè. Toward the end of his life, Leonardo da Vinci lived there and finished the famous Mona Lisa painting. Visit the Château d’ Amboise where the French King Frances I, Leonardo’s friend, lived. He was the one who invited Leonardo to France. Proceed to the Château de Chenonceau, the most beautiful castle in the valley. Overnight in Tours.
Day-7. MT. SAINT MICHEL – ST. MALO – PARIS: Travel by your bus along the coast and on a guided tour visit Mont Saint Michel, one of the greatest tourist attractions in France. Walk its narrow streets and visit the Abbey. In the afternoon go to St. Malo, the famous “pirates’ den” and the walled town. On your way back to Paris visit the Cathedral in Rouen and spend some time exploring and shopping if time permits. Return to Paris for the overnight.
Day-8. DEPARTURE: Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Round trip airfare
6 nights in centrally located hotels (rooms with private bathrooms)
6 European buffet breakfasts
6 dinners (3 courses)
Bus per program
GUIDED TOURS OF:
Paris, Versailles, Louvre, and Loire Valley
ENTRANCES TO:
Louvre, Versailles, Eiffel Tower (top platform), Blois, Chambord, Amboise, Clos Lucè, Chenonceau, Mt. St. Michel,
Bateaux Mouches-cruise on the Seine
ADD A DAY: Add one day in Paris. Take a guided bus tour to Château de Malmaison. The palace has been home to Josephine Bonaparte, the Empress of France. She lived there, on and off, for 15 years. The Château is beautifully restored and shows Napoleon’s rooms as well as Josephine’s rooms. The second floor shows a collection of the Empress’s wardrobe and many household things. Her coronation dress is there as well. The intimacy of the museum is extraordinary. It is about 15 km from Paris. The afternoon is free for some shopping and wandering around Paris by yourselves. $ 270.00
Professional local tour guides
E&L GROUP TOURS USA TOUR DIRECTOR 24/7
FROM NEW YORK:
PRICE: $3,299.00
Price per person in triple accommodation.
PRICE IS BASED ON 30 PAID PARTICIPANTS AND 5 FREE CHAPERONES
YOUR OWN BUS + YOUR OWN TOUR DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT GROUP
E&L GROUP TOURS USA WILL CUSTOMIZE TOURS FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE
For Summer, Fall, or Winter tours, we will adjust the price.
EARLY BOOKING INCENTIVE:
If booked by July 31st, 2023 for the trips in 2024 and by July 31st, 2024 for the trips in 2025 take $200.00 off and travel for:
FROM NEW YORK:
PRICE: $3,099.00
For the down payments received after the above date, the regular price will apply.
FROM WASHINGTON DC:
REGULAR PRICE $3,249.00 EARLY BOOKING INCENTIVE $3,149.00
STUDENT SURCHARGE:
in double accommodation: $30.00 per person/night
in single accommodation: $90.00 per person/night
ADULT SURCHARGE:
in triple/quad accommodation: $50.00 /person/night
in double accommodation: $70.00 per person/night
in single accommodation: $110.00 per person/night
PAYMENT POLICY:
A down payment of $300.00 for the tours in 2024 is due before July 31st, 2023, and for the trips in 2025 before July 31st, 2024.
Up to 10 payments per request.
The down payment is not refundable.
The number of participants, the ratio, and the price can be changed according to request.
INSURANCE – optional.
Includes trip cancellation, lost baggage, trip interruption, and medical insurance. It will be added to your first payment.
Price for students to be calculated.
Adults based on age.
If your group or any individuals from your group do not accept this insurance, the group leader must inform E&L GROUP TOURS USA in writing.
All individuals traveling with E&L GROUP TOURS USA must show proof of valid travel insurance.
NOT INCLUDED:
Gratuities optional – suggested $2.5 per day per person for the tour director and $5.00 per person per day for the local tour guide.
Lunches, drinks with dinner, bottled water everywhere, and local transportation
PROGRAM PRICE is a pre-Covid price and may be subject to change due to changes in airfare prices and exchange rates.
Yours,
