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Insight Vacations - Select Tours |
Select France - Paris to Nimes
7 days, Priced from US$1889
Select - Independent Journeys, Departs from Paris, finishes at Nimes
Enjoy these great tour features
- 'Personal Concierge' service from a professional Tour Director throughout
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard toilet and extra legroom
- Journey by high speed TGV train from Paris to Lyon.
- First Class Hotels in central locations, see map key, including service charges, taxes & porterage
- Insight Traveller document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Transfers to and from the airport with Insight's Airport Shuttle Service .
- Buffet breakfast each day as indicated
- Welcome Drink meeting on Day 1
Included Excursions & Sights
- Orientation tour of Paris
- See the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and Eifel Tower.
- Orientation tour of Nimes.
- See the Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard.
- Orientation tour of Lyon.
- See the Roman Arena and well preserved Maison Carree in Nimes.
Itinerary Flexibility
- Extend your stay with extra accommodation in Paris or Nice.
Select options
These optional "experience packages" may be purchased on tour:
- Paris Experience 1 – an in-depth tour of Paris to see the great impressionists' paintings in the Musee d'Orsay, plus a guided visit of the Palace of Versailles and its gardens.
- Paris Experience 2 – appreciate the works of Rodin including The Thinker and The Kiss, drive through the Latin Quarter plus free time in the bohemian quarter of Montmartre with lunch in a typical Parisian bistro.
- Experience de la Provence' - Visit medieval Les Baux-de-Provence and an olive oil mill before a guided tour of Arles and scenic drive through the Camargue.
- Avignon & Rhone Experience - Take a little train ride in Avignon, before wine tasting in the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
ITINERARY
Day 1 - PARIS AT LEISURE. |
On arrival at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Insight's Airport Shuttle Service departs for your tour hotel at 08:30, 11:00 & 13:30. The afternoon is yours to relax and settle in. Tonight, join your Tour Director for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Pullman Bercy |
Days 2 & 3 - PARIS. |
In the mid 19th century, Baron Haussmann transformed much of medieval Paris into something more modern; admire his work along the elegant, tree lined boulevards on your included orientation tour. You see Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Champs Élysees, the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower. Introductions over, it's time to make the French capital your own. You've got two full days to visit the great galleries, take side trips, stroll by the Seine, window-shop in the Faubourg St-Honore or enjoy a pleasant hour or two watching the passers-by from a Parisian cafe. (BB)
After dark, the City of Light really lives up to its name when the monuments, buildings and bridges are lit up in all their glory and we have great options for touring, dining and cabaret. Whether you opt for fine dining at a top class restaurant, or the more rustic bistros, brasseries and cafes, you can't go wrong at dinner time - you're in the gastronomic capital of the world. Magnifique! |
Day 4 - PARIS - LYON – NIMES. |
Transfer to the Paris station to board a comfortable TGV train for a journey through fertile vineyards and agricultural lands to Lyon, built at the meeting of two of France's great rivers, the Rhone and the Saone. After an orientation tour of the city drive south, stopping at the greatest of the Roman remains, the incredible three-tiered Pont du Gard, before arriving in the old Roman city of Nîmes.
Hotel: Imperator Concorde. (BB) |
Days 5 & 6 - NIMES. |
Gazing at the Roman Arena you'll see it's more complete and better preserved than even Rome's Colosseum. Your included orientation tour concludes in the shadow of the 2,000 year old Maison Carree, one of Europe's finest Roman temples. From here you can soak up the atmosphere at an outdoor cafe and plan your day. Across the square stands the modern Carre d'Art, built to complement its ancient neighbour. You could start with the art museum there, return to the Arena for an audio guided tour or cool off amid the canals and shady walks of the Jardin de la Fontaine. It's up to you.(BB)
Your evenings are completely at leisure to do as you please. The Spanish influence is palpable by night, evidenced by the lively tapas bars and bodegas - why not join the locals for a glass of sangria and the sound of flamenco or perhaps take an excursion to the fortified town of Aigues Mortes, completely encircled by ramparts? |
Day 7 - NIMES. |
Your tour comes to an end this morning after breakfast. (BB) |
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