France Encompassed 2027 - 31 Days (from Paris to Bordeaux)

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Paris

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   Landmarks
   Paris

2. Day 2

   Les Andelys

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise along the Seine to Les Andelys
   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)

   Optional Activities

   • Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' medieval-themed walking tour
   • Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard
   • Cider farm visit with tasting of Normandy cider
   • Renaissance-era Château Gaillon exploration

   Landmarks
   Château Gaillard
   Château Gaillon

3. Day 3

   Rouen

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise to Rouen
   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
   • WWI Lecture - A day in the life of a Tommy with interactive demonstrations

   Optional Activities

   • Rouen city tour seeing the cathedral district and Joan of Arc sites
   • Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking
   • In the footsteps of Joan of Arc walking tour

   Landmarks
   Rouen Cathedral
   St. Ouen Church
   Old Market Square
   Saint-Maclou Quarter

4. Day 4

   Rouen

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   Included Activities

   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
   • French dessert buffet with pastry chef demonstrations on board

   Optional Activities

   • Excursion to Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park
   • Excursion to Somme Battlefields including Thiepval
   • Claude Monet and the colours of Rouen walking tour

   Landmarks
   Rouen Cathedral
   Musée des Beaux-Arts
   Australian National Memorial (Sir John Monash Centre)
   Franco-Australian Museum
   Lochnagar Crater
   Newfoundland Memorial Park
   Thiepval Memorial to the Missing
   Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

5. Day 5

   Honfleur

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise to Honfleur
   • Guided walking tour of Honfleur showing Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine, and Garden of Personalities
   • French cheesemaking presentation and cheese tasting
   • Lecture on Operation Fortitude and D-Day

   Optional Activities

   • Free time to explore Honfleur independently

   Landmarks
   Honfleur Inner Harbour
   Church of Sainte-Catherine
   Garden of Personalities

6. Day 6

   Honfleur

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   Included Activities

   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)

   Optional Activities

   • Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused) with lunch
   • Excursion to Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial with lunch
   • Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused) with lunch
   • Bayeux tour including Notre Dame Cathedral

   Landmarks
   Utah Beach
   Sainte-Mère-Église
   Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre
   Omaha Beach Memorial
   Bayeux
   Bayeux War Cemetery
   Museum of the Battle of Normandy
   Landing Museum at Arromanches
   British Normandy Memorial
   Pegasus Bridge & Museum
   Ranville War Cemetery
   Abbey d'Ardenne
   Juno Beach Centre
   Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery
   Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux

7. Day 7

   Honfleur - Caudebec-en-Caux

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise to Caudebec-en-Caux
   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)

   Optional Activities

   • Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum on e-bike (eight-kilometer each way)
   • Fecamp and Bénédictine Palace tour with tasting
   • Tales of the French Resistance walking tour
   • Normandy Abbey Road exploration

   Landmarks
   Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux
   Villequier
   Victor Hugo Museum
   Fecamp
   Bénédictine Palace

8. Day 8

   Vernon - La Roche-Guyon

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise to Vernon and La Roche-Guyon
   • Scenic Enrich: Classical concert at Château de La Roche-Guyon with drink reception

   Optional Activities

   • Monet's House and Garden guided tour with free exploration time
   • Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny (approximately five kilometers each way)
   • On-board painting class

   Landmarks
   Giverny
   Monet's House and Garden
   Château de La Roche-Guyon

9. Day 9

   Conflans - Paris

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   Included Activities

   • Cruise from Conflans to Paris
   • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)

   Optional Activities

   • Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise with entry to Van Gogh's room and free exploration time
   • Château de Chantilly guided tour with garden exploration and free time (or Versailles Palace and Garden if castle closed)
   • Active walk with Musée de la Batellerie (inland water transport museum)
   • Château de Malmaison tour with museum of Napoleonic era artifacts

   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

10. Day 10

    Paris

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)

    Optional Activities

    • Trendy Marais district walking tour with local Parisian guide
    • Highlights of Paris city tour by coach
    • Opera Garnier guided tour
    • Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte coach tour
    • Free leisure time to explore Paris independently

    Landmarks
    Marais District
    Eiffel Tower
    Notre Dame Cathedral
    Champs Elysee
    Arc de Triomphe
    Concorde Square
    Opera Garnier
    Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
    Montmartre
    Moulin Rouge

11. Day 11

    Paris - Lyon

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    Included Activities

    • Train journey from Paris to Lyon
    • Transfer to Scenic Sapphire ship

    Landmarks
    Lyon

12. Day 12

    Lyon to Vienne

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    Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Vienne with Roman theatre - explore the history of the riverside town and visit one of the best-preserved Roman theatres built into a hillside that could hold more than 10,000 spectators
    • Cycling tour of Vienne - cycle past a preserved Roman temple, monument to Emperor Augustus, ruins of bath houses, villas, workshops, and Ile Barlet River Island

    Landmarks
    Roman Theatre of Vienne
    Vienne Pyramid
    Temple of Augustus
    Ile Barlet River Island

13. Day 13

    Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Arles

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    Included Activities

    • Cruise to Châteauneuf-du-Pape and then to Arles
    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)

    Optional Activities

    • Wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    • Chocolate workshop at Chocolaterie Castelain with tasting
    • Bike tour along the ViaRhôna to Passerelle de l'Oiselay

    Landmarks
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    Chocolaterie Castelain
    Passerelle de l'Oiselay

14. Day 14

    Arles - Avignon

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    Included Activities

    • Cruise from Arles to Avignon

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Arles visiting Roman amphitheatre Arènes d'Arles
    • Visit Les Baux with Carrières des Lumières immersive art installation
    • Ancestry of the Kitchen with olive mill visit
    • Discovery of lavender tour (late June to mid-August) with fragrant mist creation
    • Following Vincent - Van Gogh's Arles walking tour

    Landmarks
    Arles
    Arènes d'Arles
    Les Baux
    Carrières des Lumières

    

15. Day 15

    Avignon

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)
    • Scenic Enrich: Classical concert at Palais des Papes with exclusive gala dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Avignon including Popes Palace
    • Excursion to Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct
    • Shop with a Chef and Scenic Culinaire at local market with cooking demonstration
    • Excursion to Luberon villages (Gordes) and Sénanque Abbey
    • Free leisure time to explore Avignon including Le Rocher des Doms

    Landmarks
    Avignon City Walls
    Palais des Papes
    Pont d'Avignon
    Pont du Gard
    Gordes
    Sénanque Abbey
    Le Rocher des Doms

16. Day 16

    Viviers

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    Included Activities

    • Morning Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
    • Afternoon Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Viviers including Cathedral of St. Vincent
    • French Resistance walking tour of Viviers
    • WWII in Viviers guided walk about Battle of Montélimar
    • Ardèche Nature Park with Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum
    • Côtes du Rhône Villages wine tasting tour
    • Excursion to Grignan de Provence

    Landmarks
    Viviers
    Cathedral of St. Vincent
    Ardèche Nature Park
    Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum
    Grignan

17. Day 17

    Tournon

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    Included Activities

    • Cruise to Tournon
    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
    • French dessert buffet with pastry chef demonstrations on board

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Tournon visiting the castle (10th-16th centuries)
    • Hiking through vineyards overlooking the Rhône River
    • Biking along the Rhône to nearby village of Glun

    Landmarks
    Tournon
    Tournon Castle
    Tain l'Hermitage
    Valrhona Chocolatier
    France's oldest suspension bridge
    Glun

18. Day 18

    Lyon

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
    • Scenic Enrich: Acapella choir performance at Chapelle de la Trinite

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Lyon with historic traboules and Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière
    • Excursion to Pérouges medieval walled village
    • Silk painting workshop learning Lyon's silk heritage

    Landmarks
    Lyon
    Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière
    Chapelle de la Trinite
    Pérouges

19. Day 19

    Mâcon

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)
    • Cooperage demonstration on board
    • Exclusive dinner with Michelin-starred Chef Didier Goiffon in Crystal Dining

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to Cluny and Cluny Abbey
    • Excursion to Château de Cormatin
    • Truffle tasting with local truffle farmer and hound
    • Tour of Tournus with Hôtel-Dieu and Saint-Philibert Abbey

    Landmarks
    Mâcon
    Cluny
    Cluny Abbey
    Château de Cormatin
    Tournus
    Hôtel-Dieu
    Saint-Philibert Abbey

20. Day 20

    Mâcon

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)

    Optional Activities

    • Beaujolais wine region drive with local vintner and wine tasting
    • Georges Blanc cooking demonstration at his Michelin-star restaurant in Vonnas
    • Monastère Royal de Brou and Bourg-en-Bresse cultural tour

    Landmarks
    Beaujolais Wine Region
    Vonnas
    Monastère Royal de Brou
    Bourg-en-Bresse

21. Day 21

    Lyon - Bordeaux

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    Included Activities

    • Flight from Lyon to Bordeaux
    • Transfer to Scenic Diamond ship

    Landmarks
    Bordeaux

22. Day 22

    Bordeaux - Libourne

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    Included Activities

    • Cruise to Libourne
    • Guided tour of Saint-Émilion including Monolithic Church

    Optional Activities

    • Free evening exploration of Libourne's pubs and wine bars

    Landmarks
    Libourne
    Saint-Émilion
    Monolithic Church

23. Day 23

    Libourne - Pauillac

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of five options)
    • Cruise to Pauillac

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Libourne with medieval architecture
    • Wines and vineyards of Saint-Émilion tour with tasting
    • Secrets of the Dordogne - Château de Vayres tour
    • Cycling from Libourne through Fronsac vineyards
    • Paint and pour art class with local artist on Sun Deck

    Landmarks
    Libourne
    Saint-Émilion
    Château de Vayres
    Fronsac
    Pauillac

24. Day 24

    Pauillac - Fort Médoc

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of two options)
    • Scenic Enrich: Classical concert at Château d'Agassac with Champagne reception

    Optional Activities

    • Médoc wine tasting by coach at local winery
    • Médoc wine tasting by e-bike past grand châteaux

    Landmarks
    Pauillac
    Médoc Wine Route
    Château d'Agassac

25. Day 25

    Fort Médoc - Cadillac

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    Included Activities

    • Cruise to Cadillac

    Optional Activities

    • Massage treatment on board
    • Scenic Culinaire cooking demonstration on board

    Landmarks
    Cadillac

26. Day 26

    Cadillac - Bordeaux

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    Included Activities

    • Morning Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of two options)
    • Afternoon Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)
    • Cruise to Bordeaux

    Optional Activities

    • Sauternes by coach with winery tour and tasting
    • Sauternes by bike through rolling vineyards
    • Roquetaillade Castle tour (8th-century fortress)
    • Biking in Loupiac wine region with views of Château Benauge
    • Château Toulouse-Lautrec tour with artist's personal apartments

    Landmarks
    Sauternes
    Roquetaillade Castle
    Loupiac
    Château Benauge
    Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
    Château Toulouse-Lautrec

27. Day 27

    Bordeaux City

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)
    • Oyster tasting from Arcachon Bay on board
    • Scenic Enrich: Exclusive show at Bassins des Lumières with Champagne reception

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Bordeaux with cathedral, Place de la Bourse, and Cailhau Gate
    • Cycling tour of Bordeaux through historic sites and public gardens
    • Shop with a Chef and Scenic Culinaire at local market with cooking demonstration
    • Bordeaux in the shadow of WWII walking tour

    Landmarks
    Bordeaux
    Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux
    Place de la Bourse
    Cailhau Gate
    Royal Gate
    Palais Rohan
    Arcachon Bay
    Bassins des Lumières

28. Day 28

    Bordeaux - Bourg

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)
    • Cruise to Bourg

    Optional Activities

    • Cité du Vin museum with interactive wine discovery exhibits
    • Bordeaux motorbike and sidecar tour through historic districts
    • Walking tour of Arcachon bayside town with Baltard Market
    • Eleanor of Aquitaine - Queen who ruled France and England immersive tour

    Landmarks
    Bordeaux
    Cité du Vin
    Chatrons District
    Rue Notre Dame
    Saint-Pierre
    Arcachon
    Baltard Market
    Bourg

29. Day 29

    Bourg

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    Meals

    Lunch (Included lunch at local restaurant during Cognac excursion)

    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of three options)

    Optional Activities

    • Bourg with Carriages Museum guided walk
    • Historic Saintes walking tour
    • Full-day Cognac excursion including town tour, lunch, and Rémy Martin estate visit with tasting

    Landmarks
    Bourg
    Horse Carriage Museum
    Saintes
    Arch of Germanicus
    Saint-Eutrope Basilica
    Cognac
    Rémy Martin Estate

30. Day 30

    Bourg - Blaye - Bordeaux

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    Included Activities

    • Scenic Freechoice excursion (one of four options)
    • Cruise to Bordeaux

    Optional Activities

    • Walking tour of Blaye with World Heritage Vauban Citadel
    • Active walking tour of Blaye citadel with defense system explanation
    • Cycling along the Captain's Road past riverside villages
    • Visit Château de La Roche Courbon Renaissance château and gardens

    Landmarks
    Blaye
    Vauban Citadel
    Captain's Road
    Château de La Roche Courbon

31. Day 31

    Bordeaux

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    Landmarks
    Bordeaux