Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Lyon
Lyon- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Welcome cocktail
- Night navigation
- Day 2
Tain-L'Hermitage - Viviers
Tain-L'Hermitage - Viviers- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic river navigation
- Lecture on Christmas traditions in Provence
- Tasting of thirteen Christmas desserts
Optional Activities
- Visit and tasting at Château de Charmes - coach transfer from ship to castle in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse, tour of 11th-century medieval castle with Christmas decorations, wine tasting
Landmarks Château de Charmes - Day 3
Viviers - Lyon
Viviers - Lyon- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Gala dinner)
Included Activities
- River navigation towards Lyon
- Christmas karaoke session
- Gala evening
Optional Activities
- Viviers and visit to nougat-making workshop - coach transfer to explore Viviers (UNESCO World Heritage site with Renaissance architecture), then visit nougat workshop in Montélimar to learn traditional nougat-making techniques with local ingredients (almonds, honey, eggs), tasting of homemade nougat
Landmarks Viviers Montélimar - Day 4
Lyon
Lyon- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Christmas Eve dinner with appetizers and wines)
Included Activities
- Cirque Imagine Christmas show - performance with acrobatics, aerial acts, juggling, and clowns
Optional Activities
- Crypt of the Basilica of Fourvière, Old Lyon, and traboules - coach transfer to visit crypt with neo-Byzantine architecture, mosaics, stained glass windows, frescoes, and Crèche des Lyonnais nativity display, then explore Renaissance neighborhoods with secret passageways and cobbled streets
- Browse Christmas markets near Cirque Imagine
- Attend Christmas Mass in Lyon after dinner
Landmarks Basilica of Fourvière Old Lyon Cirque Imagine - Day 5
Lyon
Lyon- Meals
- Brunch
