Group, Alumni & Family Tours in France
for 12 to 50 adults in private single or double occupancy rooms plus up
to 100 children in semi-dormitory style rooms. We may accommodate
two more groups in 2010. 2011 is more open at this time.
for 12 to 50 adults in private single or double occupancy rooms plus up
to 100 children in semi-dormitory style rooms. We may accommodate
two more groups in 2010. 2011 is more open at this time.
Share the treasures of France with your
group, family or classmates. Let us make the
arrangements and show how you may have
a memorable tour for a forgettable price!
group, family or classmates. Let us make the
arrangements and show how you may have
a memorable tour for a forgettable price!
Here is a recent schedule and budget: (all travel is by private bus or minibus)
Day 1 arrive at RiveSarthe by bus from CDG airport 7:00PM dinner at RiveSarthe
Day 2 9:30AM leave for Faiencerie (fine pottery) shop www.faiencerie-malicorne.com
11:00AM leave for La Fleche and Market Day, lunch at Le Moulin des Quatre Seasons
3:30PM arrive back at RiveSarthe, dinner at RiveSarthe
Day 3 rest day; walk into Malicorne for shopping and refreshments
Day 4 8:00AM leave for Giverny and Monet's studio and gardens www.fondation-monet.fr
6:00PM arrive back at RiveSarthe for dinner
Day 5 8:00AM leave for Chartres Cathedral www.chathedraldechartres.fr
10:30AM tour of the cathedral with guide Malcolm Miller
lunch at Moulin Ponceau and walk around 14th century area of Chartres
stop at a memorial to American pilots
dinner at RiveSarthe with Mr. Auduc sharing his memoirs. He was the youngest Resistance fighter to be
presented the Legion of Honor by General Charles de Gaulle and the Medal of Freedom by General
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Auduc is 79 and if unavailable, a re-enactment will be presented.
Day 6 free day optional trip to Paris for €180: Le Louvre, Le Musee d'Orsay
dinner for all at RiveSarthe
Day 7 7:00AM leave for the landing beaches of Normandy www.6juin1944.com
guided tour of the D-Day beaches & U.S.; cemetery; www.fleursdelamemoire.free.fr
stay at a lovely Normandy inn, dinner there click on Colleville-sur-Mer
Day 8 9:00AM visit to the Tapistries of Bayeux
11:00AM leave for Le Mont St Michel, lunch there, tour & dinner at cidre bouche producer
Day 9 tour of the 15th century half beamed houses of Le Mans; cheese tasting dinner at RiveSarthe
Day 10 8:00AM leave for the Loire Valley visit to Chateau Chenonceau and lunch there
tour of Chateau Amboise wine tasting at a local winery snack at RiveSarthe
Day 11 free day (Optional French cooking class €35) lunch and dinner at RiveSarthe
Day 12 bus to CDG airport
Budget: breakfast (petit dejeuner) €7 per morning X 11 = €77
lunches (dejeuners) and dinners (diners) €580
bus fare, if needed: €5,990 divided by the # in the group
entrance/guide fees €72
package fee €150
rooms: average €70 per night X 11 nights = €770
TOTAL COSTS PER PERSON €1649 + the cost of the bus, if needed
Note: the cost per night for a child in a dormitory style room is €20.
Chartres Cathedral with France's
most beautiful stained glass windows.
most beautiful stained glass windows.
The 11th century Benedictine abbey of Le Mont St. Michel
straddles the boundary between Normandy and Brittany.
straddles the boundary between Normandy and Brittany.
Stroll across the Japanese
bridge in Monet's garden
bridge in Monet's garden
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