AMSTERDAM – "Venice of the North"Package includes:
Upgrade to the 5-star Hotel Grand Krasnapolsky…..add $200 per person.
A day at the Floriade including train transportation, add $150 per person.
| Option One – “Van Gogh in Paris and Arles . . . . an easy-pace tour of France”
This nine-night tour includes three nights in Paris, Nimes (for Arles and Avignon) and Monaco. Featured tours include: half-day escorted Paris introduction tour of the major monuments, skip-the-line admission to the Louvre, skip-the-line admission and a small group tour of Musee d’Orsay, Thalys train between Amsterdam and Paris, and TGV from Paris to Nimes, escorted tours of Avignon and Arles, escorted sightseeing in Aix-en-Provence and St. Paul de Vence, and a tour of Monaco. Besides the above touring, there is lots of open time for shopping, relaxing, and enjoying France. $3,375 per person/double occupancy. Includes 9 buffet breakfasts, two dinners, a welcome cocktail with light meal in Paris, and all of the above. Single and triple occupancy rates available upon request. |
| Option Two - “Van Gogh in Paris and the South of France . . . . with fine wine and food in between”
This eleven-night deluxe tour includes three nights in Paris, one in the Loire Valley, two in Bordeaux, one in Floure/Carcassonne, two in Avignon/St. Remy, and two in Nice. You’ll taste champagne and see the cathedral in Reims, enjoy a guided tour of Paris including the skip-the-line tour of the Louvre, skip-the-line intimate tour of the Musée d‘Orsay, a visit to Chartres Cathedral and the Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley. Witness the distillation process and taste the brandy in Cognac, a wine tasting in the Dordogne Valley. Plus you’ll enjoy the walled city of Carcassonne, the Palace of the Popes in Avignon, visit the asylum in Saint-Rémy where Van Gogh painted some of his most celebrated works, Aix-en-Provence, St. Paul de Vence, Cap Ferrat and Monaco. $6,929 per person/double occupancy. Includes 11 buffet breakfasts, four dinners, two lunches, wine-tasting events, and a welcome reception with light meal in Paris. This tour features upgraded hotels throughout, and a motorcoach outfitted with 40 seats instead of 55, allowing for “business class” legroom throughout the tour. Thalys train service between Amsterdam and Paris. Single and triple occupancy rates available on request. |
| Option Three – “Van Gogh in London and Paris….the National Gallery, Musée d’Orsay and more”
This almost-independent tour includes four nights in London and three in Paris in first class hotels in central locations. An introductory tour is included in each city. London add-ons could include “Billy Elliott” or other West End show, a day-long excursion to Bath and Windsor Castle, or shopping at Harrod’s. In Paris you might have lunch at the Eiffel Tower, or take a tour to Versailles or Monet’s Giverny. Many of Van Gogh’s finest paintings are located at London’s National Gallery (free admission) and the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (skip-the-line admission included in this package). $1,865 per person/double occupancy during the summer season. Not available during the Olympics. Off season this package could be $400 less per person. Included are the hotels, breakfast daily, the two introductory tours, the Musee d’Orsay, Eurostar tickets between London and Paris via The Chunnel, and all transfers. Single and triple occupancy rates available upon request. This tour could also be added on to the Van Gogh Gallery’s Amsterdam package! |
Patrick Teutschel (California Traveler)
E-mail: pat@californiatraveler.com
Phone: 800-336-9830
Prices are subject to change without notice.
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