Tour de France 12 Days

Highlights / General details

12 Day Trip in the main regions of France: with your guide you will discover beautiful landscapes, typical french architecture, taste specialities of french cuisine and enjoy wine tastings. You will be taken care all along the tour with air-conditionned coach, experimented guides and comfortable accomodation.

Inclusion

Transportation in luxury air conditioned coach; All entrance fees for guided visits; Services of a licensed multilingual guide; Accommodation in 3* hotels in city center (double room); Hotel porterage throughout the tour; Buffet breakfast every morning; Lunch on Day 12; Dinner on Day 3, Day 6, Day 9; Pick up from hotel in Paris (post code 75 only) on day 1; Languages available: English and Spanish.

Exclusion

Cancellation and repatriation insurances; Gratuities.

Hours of operation

Available: Tuesdays - May 20, June 10, July 8, July 22, September 2, September 16 and September 30; Departs at 6:30am.

Duration

12 days and 11 nights.

Location Departure from your hotel inside Paris (post code 75 only). End of the tour at our agency 2 Rue des Pyramides, Paris.

Itinerary Day 1: Tuesday (TF1) Mont Saint Michel and Saint Malo. Drive through the Normand bocage. Mont Saint-Michel visit and free time for lunch in the village. Route to Saint Malo (Cancale, Grouin...). Dinner on your own and overnight at Saint Malo. Hotel: Ibis Styles.

Day 2: Wednesday (TF1) Saint Malo, Dinan, Rennes. Panoramic tour of Saint-Malo. Dinan, superb medieval town. free time for lunch. Guided Tour of Rennes, Capital city of Brittany. Dinner on your own and overnight at Angers. Hotel: Hôtel de France.

Day 3: Thursday (TF1) Angers, Saumur, Villandry Gardens and Azay-le-Rideau Château. Tour of Angers - Visit of the castle to discover the Apocalypse Tapestry. Route to La Loire (one of France's most picturesque routes). Outside view of Saumur castle and free time for lunch. Visit of Villandry gardens and Azay-le-Rideau château. Dinner included and overnight at Poitiers. Hotel: Ibis Centre Poitiers.

Day 4: Friday (TF2) Limoges, Lascaux, Sarlat. Route to Limoges: visit of a porcelain manufacturer. Free time for lunch at Brive-la-Gaillarde. Visit the famous prehistoric site of Lascaux II. Dinner on your own and overnight at Sarlat, typical town of Perigord. Hotel: Le Renoir.

Day 5: Saturday (TF2) Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, Toulouse. Saint-Emilion -Wine tasting in cellars followed by city tour. Free time for lunch. City Tour of Bordeaux. Route along the Garonne Valley. Dinner on your own and overnight at Toulouse. Hotel: Ibis Centre.

Day 6: Sunday (TF2) Toulouse, Carcassonne, Montpellier. Guided visit of Toulouse - Saint Sernin Church. Carcassonne: visit of the fortified medieval city and free time for lunch - Route towards Montpellier. Guided visit of the city centre. Dinner included and overnight at Montpellier. Hotel: Park & Suites or similar.

Day 7: Monday (TF3) Arles, Baux de Provence, Aix-en-Provence. Guided city tour of Arles - Les Baux de Provence: picturesque village (visit). Free time for lunch. Aix-en-Provence city tour and free time for shopping. Dinner on your own and overnight at Nice. Hotel: Ambassador or similar.

Day 8: Tuesday (TF3) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Monaco, Nice. Saint-Paul-de-Vence: visit of the village. Route to Monaco: guided visit of the Principality (Monte-Carlo) - Nice: Hop on Hop off ticket to visit the city at your own pace at the end of the afternoon. Dinner on your own and overnight at Nice. Hotel: Ambassador or similar.

Day 9: Wednesday (TF3) Grasse, Cannes, Marseille. Grasse: visit of Fragonard perfume production workshop - Free time for lunch at Cannes. Route towards Marseille: Hop on Hop off ticket to visit the city at your own pace at the end of the afternoon. Dinner included and overnight at Marseille. Hotel: Ibis Gare Saint Charles.

Day 10: Thursday (TF4) Avignon, Lyon. Avignon - Guided visit of the Palais des Papes - free time for lunch - Route towards Lyon. Free time in Lyon at the end of the afternoon. Dinner on your own and overnight at Lyon. Hotel Ibis Part Dieu Les Halles.

Day 11: Friday (TF4) Lyon, Beaujolais wine road. Lyon: Hop on Hop off ticket to visit the city at your own pace. Free time for lunch. Guided sightseeing tour along the Beaujolais wine road and wine tasting in cellars. Dinner on your own and overnight at Chalon-sur-Saone.

Day 12: Saturday (TF4) Beaune, Vezelay. Departure to Beaune and visit of the "Hospices de Beaune" where vintage wine is sold once a year. Wine tasting and regional farewell lunch at Nuits Saint-Georges - Stop at Vézelay and visit of the Basilica, masterpiece of Romanesque Art and dedicated to Marie Madeleine. Route to Paris.

Itinerary

Day 1: Tuesday (TF1) Mont Saint Michel and Saint Malo. Drive through the Normand bocage. Mont Saint-Michel visit and free time for lunch in the village. Route to Saint Malo (Cancale, Grouin...). Dinner on your own and overnight at Saint Malo. Hotel: Ibis Styles.

Day 2:

Wednesday (TF1) Saint Malo, Dinan, Rennes. Panoramic tour of Saint-Malo. Dinan, superb medieval town. free time for lunch. Guided Tour of Rennes, Capital city of Brittany. Dinner on your own and overnight at Angers. Hotel: Hôtel de France.

Day 3:

Thursday (TF1) Angers, Saumur, Villandry Gardens and Azay-le-Rideau Château. Tour of Angers - Visit of the castle to discover the Apocalypse Tapestry. Route to La Loire (one of France's most picturesque routes). Outside view of Saumur castle and free time for lunch. Visit of Villandry gardens and Azay-le-Rideau château. Dinner included and overnight at Poitiers. Hotel: Ibis Centre Poitiers.

Day 4:

Friday (TF2) Limoges, Lascaux, Sarlat. Route to Limoges: visit of a porcelain manufacturer. Free time for lunch at Brive-la-Gaillarde. Visit the famous prehistoric site of Lascaux II. Dinner on your own and overnight at Sarlat, typical town of Perigord. Hotel: Le Renoir.

Day 5:

Saturday (TF2) Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, Toulouse. Saint-Emilion -Wine tasting in cellars followed by city tour. Free time for lunch. City Tour of Bordeaux. Route along the Garonne Valley. Dinner on your own and overnight at Toulouse. Hotel: Ibis Centre.

Day 6:

Sunday (TF2) Toulouse, Carcassonne, Montpellier. Guided visit of Toulouse - Saint Sernin Church. Carcassonne: visit of the fortified medieval city and free time for lunch - Route towards Montpellier. Guided visit of the city centre. Dinner included and overnight at Montpellier. Hotel: Park & Suites or similar.

Day 7:

Monday (TF3) Arles, Baux de Provence, Aix-en-Provence. Guided city tour of Arles - Les Baux de Provence: picturesque village (visit). Free time for lunch. Aix-en-Provence city tour and free time for shopping. Dinner on your own and overnight at Nice. Hotel: Ambassador or similar.

Day 8:

Tuesday (TF3) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Monaco, Nice. Saint-Paul-de-Vence: visit of the village. Route to Monaco: guided visit of the Principality (Monte-Carlo) - Nice: Hop on Hop off ticket to visit the city at your own pace at the end of the afternoon. Dinner on your own and overnight at Nice. Hotel: Ambassador or similar.

Day 9:

Wednesday (TF3) Grasse, Cannes, Marseille. Grasse: visit of Fragonard perfume production workshop - Free time for lunch at Cannes. Route towards Marseille: Hop on Hop off ticket to visit the city at your own pace at the end of the afternoon. Dinner included and overnight at Marseille. Hotel: Ibis Gare Saint Charles.

Location

Departure from your hotel inside Paris (post code 75 only). End of the tour at our agency 2 Rue des Pyramides, Paris.