Burgundy, the Jura and the Alps for groups: grands crus, waterfalls and Lake Annecy

Day 1 : Journey to Dijon

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Burgundy via Luxembourg and Lorraine, with regular breaks.
• Arrival in Dijon in the mid-afternoon and a first stroll around Place de la Libération.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 2 : Dijon, city of the dukes

• Guided walking tour of the historic centre and the Owl's Trail (on request).
• Discovery of the Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy and the Museum of Fine Arts.
• Visit to the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin (on request).
• Burgundian dinner in a restaurant in the centre (on request).

Day 3 : The Route des Grands Crus and Beaune

• The Route des Grands Crus via Gevrey-Chambertin and Vougeot.
• Visit to the Château du Clos de Vougeot (on request).
• In the afternoon, visit to the Hôtel-Dieu of the Hospices de Beaune (on request).
• Tasting in a Beaune wine cellar (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel in Beaune.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 4 : Besançon

• Drive to Franche-Comté.
• Visit to Vauban's citadel, overlooking the loop of the Doubs (on request).
• Stroll through the Boucle: the Grande Rue, the Cathedral of Saint-Jean and its astronomical clock.
• Check-in at the hotel in Besançon.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 5 : The Royal Saltworks and Arbois

• Visit to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the work of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (on request).
• Drive to Arbois, capital of the Jura wines.
• Visit to Louis Pasteur's house (on request).
• Tasting of vin jaune and Comté cheese (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel in the Arbois area.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 6 : Baume-les-Messieurs and the Hérisson waterfalls

• Discovery of the village of Baume-les-Messieurs, at the end of its blind valley.
• Walk along the Hérisson waterfalls, including the Éventail waterfall.
• Panorama from the Belvédère des Quatre Lacs.
• Drive to Haute-Savoie and check-in at the hotel in Annecy.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 7 : Annecy

• Stroll through the old town, along the Thiou canal and past the Palais de l'Isle.
• 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 8 : Chamonix and Mont Blanc

• Drive to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
• Cable car ride up to the Aiguille du Midi, weather permitting (on request).
• The Montenvers rack railway and discovery of the Mer de Glace (on request).
• Return to Annecy at the end of the day.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 9 : Free day in Annecy

• Free day to enjoy the lake and the old town.
• Excursion to Talloires and the Col de la Forclaz, above the lake (on request).
• Visit to a reblochon cheese dairy (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 10 : Pérouges and Lyon

• Drive to Pérouges, a medieval town with cobbled lanes.
• Tasting of the galette de Pérouges (on request).
• Arrival in Lyon in the early afternoon.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel (on request).

Day 11 : Lyon

• Climb up to the Basilica of Fourvière and view over the city.
• Guided tour of Vieux-Lyon and its traboules (on request).
• Walk from Place Bellecour to Place des Terreaux.
• Group dinner in a Lyonnais bouchon (on request).

Day 12 : Lyon and return

• A stop at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse (on request).
• Return journey in the late morning, with regular breaks.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.