9 days · 8 nights
Belgium, France

Paris, the Loire and Burgundy

Nine days from Brussels to Champagne: Paris, Versailles, Chartres, the Loire Valley châteaux, Bourges, Beaune and the Côte-d’Or, Dijon and Reims.

Duration

9 days · 8 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Belgium, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Brussels — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Grand Place, Manneken Pis and Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert, drive to France, night in Paris
2. Day 2Paris — Eiffel Tower, Seine cruise, Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, night in Paris
3. Day 3Versailles — Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors and State Apartments, French formal gardens, Trianons and the Queen’s Hamlet, night in Paris
4. Day 4Chartres and Chambord — stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, Beauce plain, Château de Chambord and its double-helix staircase, night in Blois
5. Day 5Chenonceau and Amboise — Château de Chenonceau spanning the Cher, royal château of Amboise, Leonardo da Vinci’s Clos Lucé, Vouvray wine tasting, night in Tours
6. Day 6Bourges — St Stephen’s Cathedral and Jacques Cœur Palace in Bourges, drive via Nevers to Burgundy, night in Beaune
7. Day 7Beaune and the Côte-d’Or — Hospices de Beaune and glazed tile roofs, Route des Grands Crus, Château du Clos de Vougeot, cellar tasting, night in Beaune
8. Day 8Dijon — Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, lucky owl and Dijon mustard, drive to Champagne, night in Reims
9. Day 9Reims — coronation cathedral and its stained glass, visit of a champagne house, 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
• 8 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.