15 days · 14 nights
France

France from End to End

Fifteen days around France: Paris, Giverny, Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel, the Loire, Bordeaux, the Pyrenees, Carcassonne, Provence, the French Riviera, Monaco, Annecy and Burgundy.

Duration

15 days · 14 nights

Departure and return

Charleroi

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Paris — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Picardy, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, Champs-Élysées, evening cruise on the Seine, night in Paris
2. Day 2Paris and Giverny — Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame, the Louvre, Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny, night in Rouen
3. Day 3Normandy coast — cathedral and old town of Rouen, harbour of Honfleur, D-Day beaches, Arromanches and Omaha Beach, night in Bayeux
4. Day 4Mont-Saint-Michel — Bayeux Tapestry, Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, ramparts of the corsair city, night in Saint-Malo
5. Day 5Angers and the Loire — drive through Upper Brittany, Angers Castle and Apocalypse Tapestry, Saumur and its cellars, night in Tours
6. Day 6Chenonceau and Bordeaux — Château de Chenonceau over the Cher, drive through Poitou and Charente, arrival in Bordeaux, night in Bordeaux
7. Day 7Bordeaux and Lourdes — Place de la Bourse and Water Mirror, drive through the Landes, sanctuaries and grotto of Lourdes, night in Lourdes
8. Day 8Cirque de Gavarnie — relaxed day in the Pyrenees, Cirque de Gavarnie and its great waterfall, torchlight procession, night in Lourdes
9. Day 9Toulouse and Carcassonne — drive along the Pyrenean foothills, Place du Capitole in Toulouse, medieval Cité of Carcassonne, night in Carcassonne
10. Day 10Pont du Gard and Avignon — drive through Languedoc, Pont du Gard, Palais des Papes and Pont d’Avignon, night in Avignon
11. Day 11Luberon and Nice — hilltop villages of Gordes and Roussillon, lavender fields, arrival on the Riviera, night in Nice
12. Day 12Monaco and Èze — Promenade des Anglais and old Nice, hilltop village of Èze, the Rock of Monaco and Monte-Carlo Casino, night in Nice
13. Day 13Route Napoléon — Route Napoléon via Grasse and Castellane, Sisteron and the Alps, arrival by the lake, night in Annecy
14. Day 14Annecy and Beaune — old town and canals of Annecy, drive through the Bresse, Hospices de Beaune and Burgundy wine tasting, night in Beaune
15. Day 15Champagne — drive through Burgundy and Champagne, stop at Reims Cathedral, return to Charleroi, 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
• 14 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.