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Guided Tour of Paris Plus This is the perfect package for someone who has not been to Paris before. In three days you will see what it would have taken you 3 weeks to discover. Plus you will be in a very small group with a resident Parisian Guide. This tour uses the metro and buses for transportation so that you learn to comfortably use the public transportation system of Paris which is among the best in the world. The guided portion of this tour operates each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday From April to November. Paris is a city that must be experienced first hand. It must be felt. It must be touched. This is difficult to do from the seat of a tour bus. So we have designed a guided tour that will make our group “Parisian” for a few days and at the same time it will instruct them how to best way to get around this magnificent city on their own. Our small, intimate, guided tour will utilize the metro system and occasional bus. We will walk some each day in this city that begs to be walked. Guests will truly be a part of the Paris Scene. We have been doing this tour for several years and our clients love it. Included:
Wednesday--If you arrive early you can take in the fashion show at Galeries Lafayette and get your free tote bag or do some shopping at Printemps, all within walking distance of your hotel. Our guided tour begins at 3 p.m. when our guide meets the group in the hotel reception (20 persons maximum). From here it is a short walk to the Louvre and a guided visit to the most famous museum in the world. You will see Winged Victory, Venus and Mona Lisa among other classics. Then you will proceed to a nearby metro station where the group will be instructed in the use of the Paris Metro, the most efficient public transport in the world. All will then all will board a rubber tired metro train and travel a few stops to the Arc de Triomphe for a tour and the State Ceremonies occur each evening at 6 p.m. Afterwards there will be a short walk on the most famous street in the universe, the Champs Elysées to the restaurant for your first dinner in Paris (included with the tour with 1/2 bottle of wine or mineral water per person). fterwards your guide will take you by metro once again back to the hotel.
Thursday—The day begins after your sumptuous buffet breakfast. At 9:15 the guide will take the group to the famous Musée D’Orsay to see it’s collection of Impressionists Art. Afterwards the group will head for the Eiffel Tower where all will visit the 2nd stage and have a quick lunch (not included). Following the Eiffel Tower the group will head for the famous artist center at Montmartre where they will see aspiring young artists honing their craft for everyone to see. Montmartre is a very special place, it is the very soul of the city. The guide will deposit the group back to the hotel. Evening free. Metro passes are good for unlimited riding.
Friday—After the buffet breakfast the group heads out of Paris for the magnificent Chateau of Versailles, home to the Kings of France. They will have a guided tour of the Chateau which will include the magnificent Hall of Mirrors and the Kings quarters. Afterward they will return with the guide to Place St Michel on the Famous Left Bank of Paris. After lunch (not included) the guests will be taken on a guide walk through parts of the Latin Quarter and have a visit to Notre Dame before returning to the hotel in late afternoon. Evening is free. Metro passes are good for unlimited riding.
Saturday—This morning the guided portion of this tour ends. You can depart on another module or extend your stay in Paris at the same hotel (this must be pre arranged) for $110 pp per night. Price is $699 pp dbl—Single Supplement is $270 net. Extra Nights are available. |