10 days · 9 nights
Belgium, France

Paris, the Loire, Bordeaux and the Dordogne

Ten days across France: Brussels, Paris, the Loire châteaux, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion, the Dordogne valley, Sarlat, Rocamadour, Fontainebleau, Reims and Antwerp.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Belgium, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Brussels and Paris — welcome of your group at the airport or station, stop on the Grand-Place in Brussels, drive into France, first stroll along the Champs-Élysées, night in Paris
2. Day 2Paris — Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre and Tuileries Garden, Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, Seine cruise, night in Paris
3. Day 3Loire Châteaux — Château de Chambord, royal château of Blois, town of Amboise and Leonardo da Vinci’s tomb, night in Tours
4. Day 4Chenonceau and Bordeaux — Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher, drive through Poitou and the Charentes, arrival in Bordeaux and the water mirror, night in Bordeaux
5. Day 5Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion — Place de la Bourse, Saint-Pierre quarter and Cité du Vin, medieval village of Saint-Émilion, tasting at a wine château, night in Bordeaux
6. Day 6Dordogne Valley — drive via Bergerac, Château de Beynac, gabare boat trip below La Roque-Gageac, night in Sarlat
7. Day 7Périgord Noir — Lascaux IV international centre for cave art, bastide of Domme, medieval old town of Sarlat and its market, night in Sarlat
8. Day 8Rocamadour — holy city of Rocamadour clinging to the cliff, drive through the Limousin and the Berry, night in Orléans
9. Day 9Fontainebleau and Reims — Palace of Fontainebleau, drive to Champagne, Reims Cathedral, visit to a champagne cellar, night in Reims
10. Day 10Antwerp — drive through the Ardennes and Wallonia, Cathedral of Our Lady and Grote Markt in Antwerp, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.