Cruising Burgundy & Provence to the Cote d’Azur (2010)

Travel from only $200 per day
13 days - including international airfare - from only $2595

Paris • Lyon • Avignon • Arles • Nice

Aboard a private Grand Circle river ship exclusively for American travelers

11 days - River CruiseTour only - from only $2095

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Enjoy your choice of these optional extensions:

Paris, France — 4 days from $595—travel from only $149 a day

Independent City Stay: London, England — 6 days from $595—travel from only $100 a day

Nice, France — 5 days from only $645—travel from only $129 a day

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Come experience the glittering lights of Paris, the capital of romance, then cruise through the French countryside—where the essence of the country’s charm resides. Here are the lovely landscapes and enchanting villages that inspired the great artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, along with gently sloping hills and vineyards that sustain the greatest wine industry in the world. You’ll visit ornate Papal palaces, Gothic cathedrals, medieval fortifications, and ancient Roman ruins, as well as the beaches, casinos, and yacht marinas of the French Riviera, one of the richest resorts in the world. Add to all this the convenience of cruising leisurely down one of France’s greatest rivers, and you have the formula for this exclusive River CruiseTour.

Before your cruise, enjoy a three-night stay in romantic Paris, the City of Lights. An included tour of the city will highlight the monuments, churches, and buildings that are familiar to you from films and photographs. Optional tours will take you out to the lovely French countryside that inspired Monet and to the magnificent Palace of Versailles.

After exploring this lovely city, settle into your outside cabin on your river cruise ship and begin your odyssey through the heartland of France. Included tours take you along the renowned Burgundy Wine Road and show you the Renaissance splendor of Lyon. Enjoy a tour of the magnificent Papal Palaces in Avignon and a walk through Arles, the charming town that enchanted Van Gogh. Disembark in Arles and conclude your journey with an overnight stay in Nice.

You can extend your explorations by flying in early for our optional pre-trip extension in Paris, where you can soak up even more of the lively culture for which the city is legendary. Or take our optional four-night post-trip extension in Nice and expand your enjoyment of the Cote d’Azur.

Summary Itinerary

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1 Fly U.S./Paris, France
Land Tour: Paris 2-4 Paris, France : Hotel Le Méridien Montparnasse or similar
Meals: 2B
Cruise schedule 5 Paris/Beaune/Macon/Embark Ship : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1D
6 Macon/Trevoux/Lyon : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
7 Lyon : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
8 Lyon/Tournon : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
9 Tournon/Viviers/Roquemaure : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
10 Avignon : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
11 Arles : Grand Circle French River Cruiser
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
Land Tour: Nice (Cote d'Azur) 12 Arles/Nice : Hotel Ellington or similar
Meals: 1B
13 Nice/Depart for U.S.
Meals: 1B