Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
Landmarks Paris 
- Day 2
Les Andelys
Included Activities
- Cruise to Les Andelys
Optional Activities
- Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' - Medieval-themed walking tour
- Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard
- Cider farm visit - see production and taste Normandy cider
- Renaissance-era Château Gaillon - 16th-century château tour
Landmarks Château Gaillard Château Gaillon - Day 3
Rouen
Included Activities
- Expert lecture - WWI: Day in the life of a Tommy with interactive experience
Optional Activities
- Rouen city tour - cathedral district, old marketplace, Saint-Maclou Quarter, Joan of Arc history
- Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking - Viking-themed tour of Medieval city
- Photography discovery - learn digital portrait techniques with local photographer
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral 
- Day 4
Rouen
Optional Activities
- Tastes of Normandy - local producers visit for soft cheeses, cider, and calvados tasting
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park - full day tour visiting WWI sites, Australian National Memorial, Franco-Australian Museum, Lochnagar Crater
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields Including Thiepval - full day with Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
- Day 5
Honfleur
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Honfleur - Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine, Garden of Personalities
- Expert lecture - Operation Fortitude and daily life during D-Day campaign
Landmarks Church of Sainte-Catherine - Day 6
Honfleur
Optional Activities
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused) - Utah Beach memorial, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach Memorial
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused) - Bayeux War Cemetery, Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Landing Museum at Arromanches, British Normandy Memorial, Pegasus Bridge & Museum, Ranville War Cemetery
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused) - Abbey d'Ardenne, Juno Beach Centre, Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, Pegasus Bridge & Museum
- Bayeux tour - Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux (11th-14th century Norman Romanesque and Gothic architecture)
Landmarks Omaha Beach Normandy American Cemetery Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux - Day 7
Caudebec-en-Caux
Optional Activities
- Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum - e-bike tour along River Seine, flat eight-kilometre route, museum visit
- Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace - coach transfer, guided tour of 19th-century Palace with Bénédictine liquor tasting
- Tales of the French Resistance - walking tour of WWII French Resistance stories in historic city
- Normandy Abbey Road - explore Middle Ages history on Abbey Road with grand abbeys on River Seine banks
Landmarks Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux Bénédictine Palace - Day 8
Vernon to La Roche-Guyon
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich - Visit Château de La Roche-Guyon with drink and classical concert featuring French composers
Optional Activities
- Monet's House and Garden - Giverny tour, Japanese-inspired water garden with lilies
- Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny - approximately five kilometres each way e-bike tour
- On board painting class - inspired by morning's Giverny gardens
Landmarks Monet's House and Garden Château de La Roche-Guyon 
- Day 9
Conflans-Saint-Honorine to Paris
Included Activities
- Cruise from Conflans-Saint-Honorine to Paris
Optional Activities
- Visit to Auvers-Sur-Oise - Van Gogh village with landmarks from his works, entry to Van Gogh's room
- Château de Chantilly - guided tour of castle with fine collections and gardens (note: if closed on Tuesday, replaced with Versailles Palace and Garden)
- Musée de la Batellerie - Inland Water Transport Museum in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
- Château de Malmaison - Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais residence, neoclassical architecture, museum with furniture and Napoleonic era artifacts
Landmarks Notre Dame de l'Assomption Château de Chantilly Château de Malmaison - Day 10
Paris
Optional Activities
- Trendy Marais with a local Parisian - guided walking tour of diverse district with culture, art, fashion, and architecture
- Highlights of Paris city tour - coach tour of Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysée, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde Square, Notre Dame Cathedral
- Opera Garnier - tour of ornately decorated opera house commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte - coach tour to château credited as founding French formal garden, inspiration for Versailles
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Cathedral Marais District Opera Garnier Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte - Day 11
Paris to Lyon
Included Activities
- Flight from Paris to Lyon
- Day 12
Chalon-sur-Saône
Optional Activities
- Burgundy wine discovery - local wine estate visit with vineyard walk, cellar tour, fermentation and production methods, guided wine tasting
- Guided tour of Beaune and Les Hospices - tour of Beaune, Les Hospices de Beaune Gothic-style hospital and museum
- WWII in Chalon-sur-Saône - French Resistance history, Franco-German Demarcation Line during WWII
Landmarks Beaune - Day 13
Tournus
Included Activities
- Cooperage demonstration - barrel-making craft linked to wine production
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Château de Cormatin - Renaissance architecture, gilded rooms, moat, 10+ hectares of manicured gardens
- Georges Blanc cooking demonstration - at world's longest-standing Michelin-starred restaurant in Vonnas, gourmet village and museum visit
- Truffle Tasting - local truffle farm, meet farmer and truffle-hunting dogs, learn harvesting, taste delicacies
Landmarks Château de Cormatin 
- Day 14
Tournon
- Meals
- Dessert (Dessert buffet on board from local pâtissier - delicate pastries, silky creams, vibrant confections)
Included Activities
- Dessert buffet on board from local pâtissier - pastries, creams, confections
Optional Activities
- Côtes du Rhône Tasting - guided wine tasting with local expert
- Hiking through the vineyards in Tournon - hike through sloping vineyards, learn wine production, taste local wines
- Walking tour of Tournon - visit castle (10th-16th centuries), cross France's oldest suspension bridge to Tain l'Hermitage, visit Valrhona chocolatiers
- Biking along the Rhône - Via Rhona bike route section between Tournon and Gun, charming villages, orchards, historic bridges
Landmarks Tournon Castle Tain l'Hermitage - Day 15
Avignon
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich - Exclusive gala dinner in Palais des Papes banquet hall with classical quartet performance
Optional Activities
- Guided walking tour - history of Avignon, cobblestone streets to Pope's Palace, 14th-century papal residence
- Excursion to Pont Du Gard - ancient Roman aqueduct (built ~2,000 years ago), museum visit
- Kayaking at Pont du Gard - paddle kayak beneath World Heritage-listed aqueduct on Gardon River
Landmarks Palais des Papes Pont du Gard 
- Day 16
Avignon
Optional Activities
- Wines of the Popes – Wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape - wine tasting, iconic grenache grapes, exclusive appellation
- Excursion to Luberon villages and Sénanque Abbey - drive to Gordes hilltop village, visit Sénanque Abbey
- Shop with a chef & Scenic Culinaire - shopping at Avignon Market with chef, interactive cooking demonstration at Scenic Culinaire cooking school
- Lavender Museum with visit to the village of Roussillon - Lavender Museum and field, guided tour of Roussillon village, Ochre Trail
Landmarks Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sénanque Abbey Gordes Roussillon - Day 17
Arles
Included Activities
- On-board painting class - create masterpiece inspired by Arles artistic heritage
Optional Activities
- Provence in Pink – Rosé wine tasting - sun-drenched vineyards, terroir, grape varieties, crisp elegant pinks
- Guided tour of Arles - walk to heart of Arles, Roman ruins, vibrant colors and striking light, artist history
- Visit Les Baux with Carrières de Lumières - former quarry transformed to 7,000-square-metre immersive digital art space, medieval village of Les Baux
Landmarks Les Baux Carrières de Lumières 
- Day 18
Viviers
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Viviers - architectural treasures including Cathedral of St Vincent (medieval, Gothic, Renaissance styles)
- French Resistance Walking Tour - heroic tales of French Resistance against Nazi Occupation during WWII, daring missions
- Côtes du Rhône Villages tasting - guided tasting excursion, rich flavours, diverse terroir, Southern France winemaking traditions
- Ardèche Nature Park with Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum - Ardèche Nature Park exploration, Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum (largest decorated Palaeolithic cave replica)
- Excursion to Grignan de Provence - provincial town tour with local guide, castle, Collegiate Church of the Holy Saviour
Landmarks Cathedral of St Vincent Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Grignan - Day 19
Cruise to Lyon
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich - Exclusive acapella choir performance in Trinity Chapel (Baroque beauty with Carrera marble interior)
Optional Activities
- French cookery lesson - Scenic Culinaire cooking school
- Local wine tasting - over lunch on board
Landmarks Trinity Chapel - Day 20
Lyon
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Lyon - coach tour of Roman ruins, hidden traboules (secret fourth-century passageways), Notre Dame Basilica with city views
- Excursion to Pérouges - medieval walled village on hilltop overlooking Ain River, walking tour of vine-covered stone buildings, cobbled laneways, centuries-old lime tree in market square
- Silk painting workshop - learn 15th-century fine silk production heritage, create your own masterpiece
Landmarks Notre Dame Basilica Pérouges - Day 21
Lyon to Bordeaux
Included Activities
- Flight from Lyon to Bordeaux
- Day 22
Libourne
Included Activities
- Tour to Saint-Émilion - World Heritage-listed village, Medieval buildings, Monolithic Church (underground, carved in limestone)
Landmarks Saint-Émilion Monolithic Church - Day 23
Libourne
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Libourne - rich history linked to wool, wine, salt and wood trade
- Wines and Vineyards of Saint-Émilion - countryside exploration, vineyard tour, wine tasting
- Biking and tasting at Château Siaurac - e-bike cycle through wine-growing region to Château Siaurac, tasting
- Paint and Pour - local artist watercolour class on Sun Deck of Scenic Diamond, create masterpiece while sipping local wines
Landmarks Château Siaurac - Day 24
Fort Médoc
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich - Classical concert at Château d'Agassac, 13th-century winemaking estate in Médoc countryside
Optional Activities
- Médoc wine tasting by coach - Route des Châteaux coach tour through 16,000+ hectares of vineyards across eight appellations, local winery tasting
- Médoc wine tasting by bicycle - e-bike tour through spectacular Médoc countryside, grand aristocratic châteaux, wine tasting at prestigious estate
Landmarks Château d'Agassac - Day 25
Cadillac
Optional Activities
- Spa treatment on board
- French cuisine lesson - Scenic Culinaire cooking school
Landmarks Cadillac - Day 26
Cadillac
Optional Activities
- Morning Scenic Freechoice - Sauternes by coach: coach through Sauternes to vineyard for wine tasting
- Morning Scenic Freechoice - Sauternes by bike: cycle through rolling Sauternes vineyards for tasting
- Afternoon Scenic Freechoice - Roquetaillade Castle: tour ancient castle with family whose ancestors resided there 700+ years
- Afternoon Scenic Freechoice - Biking in the Loupiac wine region: cycle through Gironde landscapes in Loupiac wine region, view Château Benauge
- Afternoon Scenic Freechoice - Château Toulouse-Lautrec: guided tour of historic rooms and apartments of famous painter
Landmarks Roquetaillade Castle Château Toulouse-Lautrec Château Benauge - Day 27
Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tasting of fresh oysters from Arcachon Bay
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Bordeaux including Gothic cathedral and Place de la Bourse
- Cycling tour of Bordeaux with sampling of canelé
- Shop with chef at local food market and cooking demonstration on board
- Afterhours access to Bassins des Lumières with champagne and exclusive digital art show
Landmarks Bordeaux Cathedral Place de la Bourse Bassins des Lumières Arcachon Bay - Day 28
Bordeaux
Optional Activities
- Cité du Vin Museum - local tram to museum, interactive wine discovery journey
- Tour Bordeaux by motorbike & sidecar - cruise through Bordeaux in motorcycle sidecar or on back
- Visit Arcachon - local guide walking tour of charming bayside town, Baltard market undercover food hall with local delicacies
Landmarks Cité du Vin Museum Arcachon - Day 29
Bourg
Optional Activities
- Bourg with Carriages Museum - Carriages Museum inside Bourg Castle grounds, collection of horse-drawn carriages
- Historic Saintes - tour of charming Charente-Maritime town steeped in 2,000 years of history, lush gardens
- Full day excursion to Cognac - walking tour of fortified Cognac city, lunch, Rémy Martin estate tour, cognac sampling
Landmarks Bourg Castle Cognac - Day 30
Blaye
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Blaye - charming city stroll with local guide, World Heritage-listed monument overlooking Gironde Estuary
- Active walking tour of Blaye - citadel tour with local guide, Sébastien Vauban defense system
- Cycling along the Captain's Road - active cycling tour
- Visit Château de la Roche Courbon - fortified castle transformed into historic château with manicured gardens
Landmarks Blaye Citadel Château de la Roche Courbon - Day 31
Bordeaux
