The Alps and the Côte d'Azur for groups: Mont Blanc, the Verdon Gorge and the Riviera

Day 1 : Journey to Annecy

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Haute-Savoie, with regular breaks along the way.
• Arrival in Annecy in the late afternoon.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 2 : Annecy, the "Venice of the Alps"

• Stroll through the old town, along the Thiou canal and past the Palais de l'Isle.
• Visit to Annecy Castle (on request).
• Guided cruise on Lake Annecy (on request).
• Free time by the lake and in the Jardins de l'Europe.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 3 : Chamonix and Mont Blanc

• Drive to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
• Cable car ride up to the Aiguille du Midi, at 3,842 m, facing Mont Blanc, weather permitting (on request).
• In the afternoon, the Montenvers rack railway and discovery of the Mer de Glace (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel in the Chamonix valley.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 4 : Grenoble and the Route Napoléon

• Drive to Grenoble and cable car ride up to the Bastille, above the city (on request).
• The Route Napoléon via Laffrey, where the Emperor met the royal troops in 1815, then Gap.
• Arrival in Sisteron, at the foot of its citadel.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 5 : Sisteron and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

• Visit to the citadel of Sisteron, overlooking the Durance (on request).
• Drive to the Valensole plateau, renowned for its lavender fields in summer.
• Discovery of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the faience village clinging to the cliff.
• Check-in at the hotel in the Verdon area.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 6 : The Verdon Gorge

• Discovery of the Lac de Sainte-Croix.
• Electric boat trip at the entrance to the gorge (on request).
• Drive along the gorge via the Corniche Sublime, with stops at the viewpoints, to Castellane.
• Drive down to the Côte d'Azur via the Route Napoléon and Grasse.
• Check-in at the hotel in Nice.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 7 : Nice

• The Promenade des Anglais and the Cours Saleya market.
• Guided walking tour of Old Nice (on request).
• Climb up Castle Hill for the view over the Baie des Anges.
• Visit to the Matisse Museum or the Marc Chagall Museum (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 8 : Monaco and Èze

• Drive along the Moyenne Corniche to Èze, a hilltop village above the sea.
• Visit to a perfumery in Èze (on request).
• Discovery of the Rock of Monaco: the Prince's Palace, the cathedral and the changing of the guard.
• Visit to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (on request).
• Drive past the Monte-Carlo Casino.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 9 : Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Antibes

• Morning in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the fortified village of artists.
• Afternoon in Antibes: ramparts, Provençal market and the Picasso Museum (on request).
• Return via Cannes and the Croisette.
• Group dinner in a Niçoise restaurant (on request).

Day 10 : Journey to Avignon

• Drive to Provence, with breaks along the way.
• Arrival in Avignon in the early afternoon.
• Visit to the Palais des Papes (on request).
• Walk to the Pont Saint-Bénézet, the famous Pont d'Avignon.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 11 : The Pont du Gard and journey to Burgundy

• Discovery of the Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Drive north through the Rhône Valley.
• Arrival in Beaune in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 12 : Beaune and return

• Visit to the Hôtel-Dieu of the Hospices de Beaune and its glazed tile roofs (on request).
• Return journey in the late morning, with regular breaks.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.