Find yourself someplace new!
• Experience Paris like the locals do when you enjoy a night of drinking, dining and dancing in a neighborhood guinguette
• Learn how to cook a gourmet French meal, pairing wine and cheese with your entree, during a chef-hosted cooking class
Visit the moated Château Angers and spend two nights exploring the triumphant sites of Paris
• Parlez-vous Français? You will when you take a lesson • Take a bike ride to Breze and visit a privately owned castle • Go inside a restoration artists’ studio to see the art of gilding • Glide by canoe along the Vienne river near Chinon • Have dinner aboard a typical Loire boat during a sunset cruise • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
need for this afternoon’s hike along the “windmill road” to vineyards inspired by amazing views! The art of living in the Loire Valley continues with an insider visit to a restoration artists’ studio where their work, literally, is dressed in gold! Our sunset dinner cruise aboard a typical Loire boat celebrates the golden light – and wines – of the valley. Meals BLD
6. RIVER CANOEING & CHATEAUX GARDENS Can you canoe? Try it as we glide along the Vienne River near Chinon, a great way to immerse in the region’s tranquil landscapes and to discover first-hand why so many of the landed gentry built their châteaux here. See two of them today as you tour Château Chinon and visit the gardens of Château du Villandry, en route to your 17th-century manor house in Luynes for a two-night stay. Weather permitting, soar over the beautiful Loire River in a hot air balloon, available this evening at an additional cost of $299 per person. Tonight you’re on your own in the cathedral city of Tours – have dinner as you please. Meals B
7. VINES TO WINES IN VOUVRAY Enjoy a morning at leisure in Amboise, seeing where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last days. We’re spending our last afternoon in France at a wine tasting, cave walk and winery tour! Learn the time-honored secrets of making sparkling wine at a renowned Vourvray vineyard, where your discoveries will be enriched with a memorable real-life taste of joie de vivre. Ce soir, bid adieu to our Paris and Loire Valley adventure at our farewell dinner. Meals BD
8. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Paris. Take a morning train ride aboard the TGV to Paris where a transfer is included to the Charles de Gaulle Airport for your flight home. Allow three hours for check-in. Meals B
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825
• 14 meals (7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
8 DAYS FROM $3,990 PLUS AIRFARE (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches & 4 Dinners)
BEGINS PARIS
Apr 24 May 1, 15, 22, 29 Jun 12, 19, 26 Aug 21, 28 Sep 11, 18 Oct 2, 9
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www.culturious.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Additional dates may become available as these sell out.
Double $3990
PRICE PER PERSON Single $4823
Maximum Group Size: 24 Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride: $299 per person
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
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Some days include easy walking, hiking and biking and beginner canoeing. The pace is up to you – take part or take a pass – either way you’ll enjoy your journey.
You may be required to sign Tauck’s liability waiver for participation in certain activities.
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Night 3,4,5 Night 6,7
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Hotel Vernet Le Prieuré
Domaine de Beauvois Paris
Cunault Luynes
www.tauck.com 133 Triple $3829
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