Blessed Trinity Trip to France

Dates

June 3, 2010 – June 13, 2010

Price

$3,300

$300 deposit secures your space.
Deadline to sign up is February 1, 2010!
Final payment due April 22, 2010.

Included

Roundtrip airfare from Atlanta

All fuel and air taxes

Accommodations for 9 nights

Breakfast daily plus 9 additional dinners
Dinners in authentic French restaurants. Water, one soft drink and tips already included with group meals.

All group ground transportation
Including airport transfers, Paris Metro and Rail Pass.

Full time service of a guide

Local guides per itinerary

All tips for group meals, local guides, drivers, hotel staff
No need to worry about tipping, it’s already included!

Sightseeing tours, including admissions to sights seen as a group
Entry and guides for Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysess, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Chartes Cathedral, Château de Chenonceau, cruise down the Dordogne.

No hidden costs
If we do it as a group, it’s included in the price!

Guaranteed cost
Once we receive your deposit, your tour price will not go up, even if the Euro increases!

Tour Cancellation/Interruption Coverage – Details here.

Itinerary

Thursday, June 3, 2010
Overnight flight from Atlanta to Paris.

Tuesday, June 4, 2010
Paris: After we settle into our hotel, we’ll get oriented with the most beautiful city in the world. We’ll walk off our jet-lag and explore the vast Metro. Today we’ll visit Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle, see the Eiffel Tower and take a stroll down the Champs-Elysees.

Wednesday, June 5, 2010
Paris: We’ll begin our day with a visit to the Louvre. A local guide will take us through one of Europe’s greatest museums. We’ll have time for lunch before heading up Montmartre to visit Sacre-Coeur.

Thursday, June 6, 2010
Paris / Chartres / Paris: This morning we’ll travel by train to the town of Chartres. We’ll visit Europe’s greatest Gothic cathedral before returning to Paris.

Friday, June 7, 2010
Amboise: We’ll head out early this morning and travel by train to the Loire Valley. This afternoon we’ll visit the greatest château in Loire, the Château de Chenonceau. We’ll sleep in the town Leonardo da Vinci chose to spend his final years, Amboise.

Saturday, June 8, 2010
Sarlat: Today we head south into the Dordogne to the lovely market town of Sarlat. We’ll have plenty of time to explore this peaceful town before tomorrow’s adventures.

Sunday, June 9, 2010
Sarlat: This morning (weather permitting) we’ll canoe down the Dordogne River, passing fortified towns and castles along the way. We’ll have opportunities to stop for pictures and a picnic before ending at the great Beynac castle.

Monday, June 10, 2010
Carcassonne: We continue south today to the medieval town of Carcassonne. This is one of Europe’s greatest fortified cities, and tonight it’s ours to explore! We’ll cross a drawbridge over a moat, scale the walls of the city and gaze out at the country below. After dinner we’ll hike outside the walls to Pont Vieux, for a floodlit masterpiece.

Tuesday, June 11, 2010
Nice: This morning we head to the Côte d’Azur, the French Riviera. Our train will travel along the coastline as the Mediterranean sea calls us to her beaches. Once we arrive in Nice, we’ll explore a bit before taking a quick visit to another country, Monaco. We’ll window shop for Aston Martins and Ferraris and watch the mega yachts come and go in the port below.

Wednesday, June 12, 2010
Nice: Today we relax. You’ll have time to do some last minute shopping, explore Nice or simply relax on the beach.

Wednesday, June 13, 2010
Return to Atlanta from Nice.

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404.717.2460 or mtn@thecatholictraveler.com