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France & Douro Masterpiece 2026 - 31 Days

31 days
From Porto to Paris
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 50
Ages 18+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Porto

    Meals
    Dinner (Cocktail reception)
    Landmarks
    Douro River
    Itinerary Image 1
  2. Day 2

    Porto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Tile painting workshop

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Porto including Palácio da Bolsa
    • Active tour of Porto with cable car ride to Dom Luis bridge, visit to Porto Cathedral, São Bento railway station, and Rua das Flores
    Landmarks
    Palácio da Bolsa
    Dom Luis Bridge
    Porto Cathedral
    São Bento Railway Station
    Rua das Flores
  3. Day 3

    Entre-os-Rios - Regua

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Douro Museum

    Optional Activities

    • Paiva Walkways hike along the Paiva River
    • Quinta da Aveleda wine estate visit
    • Excursion to Guimãres including palace visit with historic tapestries, furniture, and weapons
    Landmarks
    Paiva River
    Quinta da Aveleda
    Guimãres
    Douro Museum
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  4. Day 4

    Regua

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Varosa Valley, Tarouca & Ucanha visit including Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca and fortified bridge of Ucanha
    • Quinta visit with olive oil tasting
    • Excursion to Lamego including Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies with traditional blue and white tiled staircase and Bodega wine tasting
    • Mateus Palace tour
    • Port Wine Blending Class at Quinta de Pacheca
    Landmarks
    Varosa Valley
    Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca
    Ucanha Fortified Bridge
    Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies
    Lamego
    Mateus Palace
    Quinta de Pacheca
  5. Day 5

    Regua - Vega de Terrón

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Landmarks
    Vinhateiro Wine Region
    Douro Valley
  6. Day 6

    Vega de Terrón - Pocinho

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Salamanca Full Day Excursion including two cathedrals, market visit for local delicacies, and free time to explore
    • Village of Freixo de Espada à Cinta visit including silk museum and Quinta regional produce tasting
    Landmarks
    Salamanca
    Freixo de Espada à Cinta
  7. Day 7

    Pocinho - Pinhão

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Côa Valley Museum visit including largest open-air Paleolithic rock art site and prehistoric workshop
    • Village life in the Côa Valley including Freixo Numão, Casa Painova estate visit with sugared almond production demonstration and tasting
    Landmarks
    Côa Valley Museum
    Freixo Numão
    Casa Painova
    Itinerary Image 1
  8. Day 8

    Pinhão

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Provesende village including church, old bakery, traditional handicraft, and Morgadio da Calçada manor house with bola tasting

    Optional Activities

    • Kayaking along the Pinhão River
    • Quinta da Roada vineyard hike
    • Quinta da Roada guided tour with wine tasting
    Landmarks
    Provesende
    Morgadio da Calçada
    Pinhão River
    Quinta da Roada
  9. Day 9

    Pinhão - Porto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Classical concert in São Francisco Church
    Landmarks
    São Francisco Church
    Douro River
  10. Day 10

    Porto

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Illumination cruise through Porto

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to Aveiro with guided walking tour and moliceiros flat-bottomed boat cruise
    • Round of golf at Quinta do Fojo Golf Club (6 holes)
    • Wine tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia at Cockburn's Port cellar
    Landmarks
    Aveiro
    Quinta do Fojo Golf Club
    Cockburn's Port
    Vila Nova de Gaia
  11. Day 11

    Porto - Bordeaux

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Itinerary Image 1
  12. Day 12

    Bordeaux - Libourne

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Tour to Saint-Émilion including Monolithic Church visit
    Landmarks
    Saint-Émilion
    Monolithic Church
  13. Day 13

    Libourne - Pauillac

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Libourne
    • Wines and Vineyards of Saint-Émilion
    • Cycling from Libourne through Fronsac
    • Paint and Pour watercolor art class with local wine tasting on Sun Deck
    Landmarks
    Libourne
    Saint-Émilion
    Fronsac
  14. Day 14

    Pauillac - Fort Médoc

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Classical Concert at Château d'Agassac

    Optional Activities

    • Médoc wine tasting by coach
    • Médoc wine tasting by e-bicycle
    Landmarks
    Médoc
    Château d'Agassac
  15. Day 15

    Fort Médoc - Cadillac

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Spa treatments
    • Scenic Culinaire cooking school
    Landmarks
    Cadillac
  16. Day 16

    Cadillac - Bordeaux

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Sauternes by coach
    • Sauternes by bike
    • Roquetaillade Castle guided tour
    • Biking in the Loupiac wine region
    • Château Toulouse-Lautrec guided tour
    Landmarks
    Sauternes
    Roquetaillade Castle
    Loupiac
    Château Benauge
    Château Toulouse-Lautrec
  17. Day 17

    Bordeaux

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Tasting of fresh oysters from Arcachon Bay
    • After hours access to Bassins des Lumières with Champagne and exclusive digital art show

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Bordeaux
    • Cycling tour of Bordeaux
    • Shop with a chef at local food market with cooking demonstration
    Landmarks
    Bordeaux Cathedral
    Place de la Bourse
    Bassins des Lumières
    Arcachon Bay
  18. Day 18

    Bordeaux - Bourg

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Cité du Vin Museum
    • Tour Bordeaux by motorbike & sidecar
    • Visit Arcachon with walking tour and Baltard market visit
    Landmarks
    Cité du Vin Museum
    Arcachon
    Baltard Market
  19. Day 19

    Bourg

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Bourg with Carriages Museum
    • Historic Saintes tour
    • Full day excursion to Cognac with walking tour, Rémy Martin estate tour, and cognac tasting
    Landmarks
    Bourg Castle
    Carriages Museum
    Saintes
    Cognac
    Rémy Martin
  20. Day 20

    Bourg - Blaye - Bordeaux

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Blaye
    • Active walking tour of Blaye citadel
    • Cycling along the Captain's Road
    • Visit Château de la Roche Courbon
    Landmarks
    Blaye Citadel
    Gironde Estuary
    Captain's Road
    Château de la Roche Courbon
  21. Day 21

    Bordeaux - Paris

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Itinerary Image 1
  22. Day 22

    Les Andelys

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' Medieval-themed tour
    • Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard
    • Cider farm visit
    • Renaissance-era Château Gaillon tour
    Landmarks
    Château Gaillard
    Les Andelys
    Château Gaillon
    Château d'Acquigny Gardens
  23. Day 23

    Rouen

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • WWI Lecture – Day in the life of a Tommy with equipment demonstration and ration tasting

    Optional Activities

    • Rouen city tour
    • Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking
    • Photography discovery class
    Landmarks
    Rouen Cathedral
    Saint-Maclou Quarter
    Rouen Old Marketplace
    Itinerary Image 1
  24. Day 24

    Rouen

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Claude Monet and the Colors of Rouen tour including Musée des Beaux-Arts
    • Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park
    • Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Thiepval
    Landmarks
    Rouen Cathedral
    Musée des Beaux-Arts
    Somme Battlefields
    Australian National Memorial
    Franco-Australian Museum
    Lochnagar Crater
    Newfoundland Memorial Park
    Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
    Thiepval Memorial
  25. Day 25

    Rouen - Honfleur

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour of Honfleur
    • Evening lecture on Operation Fortitude and Honfleur during D-Day campaign
    Landmarks
    Honfleur Inner Harbour
    Church of Sainte-Catherine
    Garden of Personalities
  26. Day 26

    Honfleur

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused)
    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused)
    • Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused)
    • Bayeux tour
    Landmarks
    Utah Beach
    Sainte-Mère-Église
    Normandy American Cemetery
    Omaha Beach
    Bayeux
    Bayeux War Cemetery
    Museum of the Battle of Normandy
    Landing Museum at Arromanches
    British Normandy Memorial
    Pegasus Bridge
    Merville Battery Site and Museum
    Ranville War Cemetery
    Abbey d'Ardenne
    Juno Beach Centre
    Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery
    Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux
  27. Day 27

    Honfleur - Caudebec-en-Caux

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum
    • Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace tour with tasting
    • Tales of the French Resistance walking tour
    • Normandy Abbey Road tour
    Landmarks
    Caudebec-en-Caux
    Notre Dame Caudebec-e-Caux
    Villequier
    Victor Hugo Museum
    Fécamp
    Bénédictine Palace
    Seine Museum
  28. Day 28

    Vernon - La Roche-Guyon

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Scenic Enrich experience at Château de La Roche-Guyon with classical concert

    Optional Activities

    • Monet's House and Garden tour
    • Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny
    • On board painting class
    Landmarks
    Giverny
    Monet's House and Garden
    Vernon
    Château de La Roche-Guyon
  29. Day 29

    Conflans - Paris

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Visit to Auvers-Sur-Oise with Van Gogh's room and Notre Dame de l'Assomption church
    • Château de Chantilly guided tour
    • Versailles Palace and Garden visit
    • Musée de la Batellerie (inland water transport museum)
    • Château de Malmaison tour
    Landmarks
    Conflans-Saint-Honorine
    Auvers-Sur-Oise
    Notre Dame de l'Assomption
    Van Gogh's Room
    Château de Chantilly
    Versailles Palace and Garden
    Musée de la Batellerie
    Château de Malmaison
  30. Day 30

    Paris

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Trendy Marais with a local Parisian guided walking tour
    • Highlights of Paris city tour
    • Opera Garnier tour
    • Ateliers du Lumieres
    • Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte coach tour
    Landmarks
    Marais District
    Eiffel Tower
    Champs-Élysée
    Arc de Triomphe
    Concorde Square
    Notre Dame Cathedral
    Opera Garnier
    Ateliers du Lumieres
    Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
    Montmartre
    Moulin Rouge
  31. Day 31

    Paris

    Meals
    Breakfast

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