Day 1
Journey to the French capital by air or super-fast Eurostar™, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel in the Parisian suburbs. Depending on the time you arrive, you may decide to get to know your surroundings, which include a number of bars, cafés and restaurants, or to take the nearby Metro or the bus into the heart of the city. Your tour manager will be on hand to point you in the right direction as you enjoy a first taste of one of the world’s most eye-catching and appealing cities.
Day 2
An exciting day awaits you after breakfast, as you board the coach to enjoy an included guided tour of what is perhaps the world’s favourite city-break destination. Sit back as your tour manager brings to life the city’s iconic landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, gleaming Sacré Cœur and the Louvre. Take in the colour and bustle of the Parisian streets, the "grands boulevards" and the great parks, including the riverside Jardins des Tuileries.
After the tour, you'll be free to explore on your own. Head to the city’s historic island heart, close to the poignant shell of Nôtre-Dame cathedral, to the Left Bank and bustling St-Germain, village-like St-Paul, the aristocratic Marais or arty, hilly Montmartre. Perhaps you’ll take a trip up the Eiffel Tower or a cruise on the Seine, stroll down the Champs-Élysées, stop for coffee or lunch in a pavement café, make plans for dinner... In truth, perhaps it’s best not to plan at all. Let the city, its transport system, your feet and your whims arrange your time for you before you return to the hotel at the end of a marvellous day.