Paris: The City Stay

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8 or 10 days

France, extension to England

Art, architecture, cuisine, and history come to life when you immerse yourself in the City of Light. From the icons to the unexpected, you'll gain a deeper understanding of French food, language, art and culture as you make Paris your home for a week. Explore landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Arc de Triomphe, and discover lesser-known wonders in the extraordinary Musée d'Orsay and bohemian Montmarte.

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Day 1: Fly overnight to France

Day 2: Paris

Meet your Tour Director at the airport

Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Take a walking tour of Paris

Day 3: Paris

Take a guided tour of Paris

With your expert local guide you will see:

Place de la Concorde
Champs-Élysées
Arc de Triomphe
Les Invalides
Eiffel Tower

Visit Musée d’Orsay

Day 4: Paris

Visit the Louvre

Visit the Fragonard Perfume Factory

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Art activity in Paris

Inspire your inner artist with a drawing or painting activity in the “City of Art.” After a lesson on perspective, composition, measuring, and drawing, create your own Parisian masterpiece that you can bring home as a personalized souvenir.

Enjoy a steak frites dinner

Ascend the Eiffel Tower

Day 5: Paris

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Chartres and the Loire Valley

Journey through the French countryside on this full-day excursion. Stop at Chartres, home to Europe’s grandest Gothic cathedral, before a tour of the grand chateaus that dominate the region, including the Château de Chenonceau. After sightseeing, return to Paris for a late dinner.

Day 6: Paris

Take a guided tour of Versailles

With your expert local guide you will see:

State Apartments
Hall of Mirrors
Gardens

Visit Versailles gardens

See Paris from a new perspective in a virtual reality experience

Explore Paris on your own

Enjoy a Seine River cruise

Day 7: Paris

Explore the Marché des Enfants Rouges, a 16th-century orphanage turned expansive food market

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Monet's Giverny Gardens

Visit where Claude Monet lived and worked for over 40 years. See the gardens that inspired for the painter’s famous works and see what inspired the man himself on a tour of his former home. (Available April–October only. Monet’s home is closed Mondays.)

Day 8: Depart for home

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Day 8: Paris • London

Take the Eurostar to London

Take a walking tour of London

Day 9: London

Take a guided tour of London

With your expert local guide you will see: