8 days · 7 nights
France

The Grand Tour of France

Eight days across France: Paris, the Loire châteaux, Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion, the Périgord Noir and Rocamadour, Lyon and the wines of Burgundy.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Brussels

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Paris — welcome of your group at the airport or station, panoramic tour, Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées and Notre-Dame, Seine cruise, night in Paris
2. Day 2Chambord and Amboise — Château de Chambord and its double-helix staircase, royal château and Leonardo da Vinci’s Clos Lucé in Amboise, night in Tours
3. Day 3Chenonceau and Bordeaux — Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher, drive to Aquitaine, Place de la Bourse and Water Mirror, night in Bordeaux
4. Day 4Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion — Cité du Vin, Saint-Pierre quarter, medieval village and monolithic church of Saint-Émilion, tasting at a wine château, night in Bordeaux
5. Day 5Périgord Noir — medieval town of Sarlat, gabarre boat trip on the Dordogne, La Roque-Gageac and Beynac, foie gras and Périgord walnuts, night in Sarlat
6. Day 6Rocamadour and the Massif Central — holy city of Rocamadour clinging to the cliff, drive across the volcanoes of the Massif Central, night in Lyon
7. Day 7Lyon and Burgundy — Vieux-Lyon and traboules, Fourvière Basilica, lunch in a Lyon bouchon, Route des Grands Crus, night in Beaune
8. Day 8Beaune — Hospices de Beaune and their glazed-tile roofs, wine cellars of the historic centre, return to Brussels, 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
• 7 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.