Itinerary
- Day 1
Lisbon
- Day 2
Lisbon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Belem district
- Visit Jeronimos Monastery
- Taste Pasteis de Nata
- View Belem Tower
- View Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument
- Walk through Rossio square
Optional Activities
- Browse shops in the city centre
- Take Tram 28 to explore the city
Landmarks Jeronimos Monastery Belem Tower Padrao dos Descobrimentos Rossio square - Day 3
Lisbon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Delicious dinner in a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Visit Sintra & Palacio Nacional - orientation tour of Sintra and visit to the national monument Palacio Nacional
- Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class - learn about Portuguese cuisine and cook a traditional dish
Landmarks Palacio Nacional Sintra - Day 4
Lisbon to Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Board Scenic Space-Ship for river cruise
- Day 5
Porto - Entre-os-Rios
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tile painting workshop
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Porto - includes visit to Palácio da Bolsa
- Active tour of Porto including cable car - includes cable car ride to Dom Luis bridge, walk across bridge towards Porto Cathedral, São Bento railway station, and Rua das Flores
Landmarks Palácio da Bolsa Dom Luis Bridge Porto Cathedral São Bento railway station - Day 6
Entre-os-Rios - Regua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Douro Museum
Optional Activities
- Paiva Walkways - active hike along the Paiva River
- Quinta da Aveleda - explore the fairytale-like wine producer estate
- Excursion to Guimarães - visit World Heritage-listed city, explore the 15th-century palace with historic collection of tapestries, furniture, weapons and more
Landmarks Douro Museum Paiva River Quinta da Aveleda Guimarães - Day 7
Regua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Delicious lunch on board), Dinner
Included Activities
- Lunch on board
Optional Activities
- Visit Varosa Valley, Tarouca & Ucanha - discover Varosa Valley, visit charming village of São João de Tarouca, explore restored Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca (Note: St John closed on Mondays, replaced with visit to Vila Real), walk fortified bridge of Ucanha spanning the Varosa River built in 14th-15th centuries
- Quinta visit with olive tasting - visit Quinta and learn about olive oil production at family-run estate handed down for 11 generations
- Excursion to Lamego - coach tour to town nestled among terraced vineyards, tour of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies, option to walk down the zigzagged staircase decorated in traditional blue and white tiled mosaics or journey by coach, tasting of local produce at a nearby Bodega, free time to explore
- Mateus Palace - coach transfer to Mateus Palace, considered one of the best examples of Baroque civil architecture in Portugal
- Port Wine Blending Class - visit Quinta de Pacheca and take hands-on workshop on the Port blending process
Landmarks Varosa Valley Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca Ucanha Bridge Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies Lamego Mateus Palace Quinta de Pacheca - Day 8
Regua - Vega de Terron
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Landmarks Vinhateiro wine region - Day 9
Vega de Terron - Pocinho
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Salamanca Full Day Excursion - guided tour of two cathedrals dating to 12th and 16th centuries, visit local market to taste local delicacies, free time to explore and enjoy lunch at leisure
- Visit the village of Freixo de Espada à Cinta - guided tour of the village, visit local silk museum to learn about handcrafted silk processing, visit local Quinta for tasting of regional produce, return to ship for lunch
Landmarks Salamanca Freixo de Espada à Cinta - Day 10
Pocinho - Pinhao
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Côa Valley Museum - coach transfer to Côa Valley Museum, largest open-air Paleolithic rock art site, enjoy pre-historic workshop
- Village life in the Côa Valley - visit small traditional village of Freixo Numão lived in for centuries, learn about local life, visit Casa Painova estate to see family home and demonstration of sugared almond production, enjoy tasting of almonds and local products
Landmarks Côa Valley Museum Freixo Numão 
- Day 11
Pinhao
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit charming village of Provesende
- Visit church in Provesende
- Discover old bakery in Provesende
- Witness traditional handicraft in Provesende
- Visit historic manor house Morgadio da Calçada and taste bola
Optional Activities
- Kayaking along the Pinhao River - glide past impressive landscapes via kayak on the Pinhao River tributary of Douro
- Quinta vineyard hike - guided hike through breathtaking vineyards of Quinta da Roada in Douro Valley
- Quinta tasting - visit Quinta da Roada estate for tasting of region's most famous export, guided walking tour to learn secrets of vineyard
Landmarks Provesende Morgadio da Calçada Quinta da Roada Pinhao River - Day 12
Pinhao - Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Classical concert in São Francisco Church - performance of classical music in 13th-century Gothic church with gold-decorated alter
Landmarks São Francisco Church - Day 13
Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Illumination cruise through Porto
- Farewell dinner on board
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Aveiro with a cruise - guided walking tour of canal city Aveiro, cruise the waterways in brightly coloured moliceiros flat-bottomed boat unique to the city
- Round of golf - play 6 holes at Quinta do Fojo Golf club, one of Porto's most popular courses
- Wine tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia - travel to Vila Nova de Gaia to visit famous cellar Cockburn's Port, guided visit and tasting
Landmarks Aveiro Quinta do Fojo Golf club Cockburn's Port Vila Nova de Gaia - Day 14
Porto to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise departure from Paris
- Day 15
Les Andelys
Included Activities
- Cruise along the Seine to Les Andelys
Optional Activities
- Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' Medieval-themed walking tour
- Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard guided tour
- Cider farm visit to see production and taste local cider
- Renaissance-era Château Gaillon tour (May-September; replaced with Château d'Acquigny Gardens and Louviers outside this period or when closed on Mondays)
Landmarks Château Gaillard Château Gaillon Château d'Acquigny - Day 16
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- WWI Lecture - Day in the life of a Tommy - interactive evening experience understanding life of soldier on Western Front, try on soldier equipment and weapons, taste rations
Optional Activities
- Rouen city tour - guided tour seeing cathedral district, old marketplace and Saint-Maclou Quarter, explore Medieval alleys and half-timbered houses, learn about Joan of Arc, free time afterwards
- Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking - authentically dressed Viking warlord guide takes you around city to learn about Viking raiders who made Rouen their capital, focus on Medieval past, free time afterwards
- Photography discovery - join local photographer to learn secret of century-old art form, use Rouen as landscape for digital portrait like modern impressionist artist
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Saint-Maclou Quarter - Day 17
Rouen
Optional Activities
- Claude Monet and the Colors of Rouen tour including Rouen Cathedral and Musée des Beaux-Arts visit
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park with Australian National Memorial (Sir John Monash Centre), Franco-Australian Museum, Lochnagar Crater
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields Including Thiepval with Australian National Memorial (Sir John Monash Centre), Franco-Australian Museum, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, and Lochnagar Crater
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Musée des Beaux-Arts Sir John Monash Centre Franco-Australian Museum Newfoundland Memorial Park Lochnagar Crater Caterpillar Valley Cemetery Thiepval Memorial to the Missing - Day 18
Rouen - Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Honfleur - charming Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine, Garden of Personalities
- On board lecture about Operation Fortitude and D-Day campaign
Landmarks Inner Harbour Church of Sainte-Catherine Garden of Personalities - Day 19
Honfleur
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused) with Utah Beach memorial, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre, and Omaha Beach Memorial
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused) with Bayeux War Cemetery, Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Landing Museum at Arromanches, British Normandy Memorial, Pegasus Bridge & Museum, and Ranville War Cemetery (replaced with Merville Battery Site and Museum from September onwards)
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused) with Abbey d'Ardenne, Juno Beach Centre, Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery, and Pegasus Bridge & Museum (replaced with Merville Battery Site and Museum from September onwards)
- Bayeux tour including Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux with free time to explore the town
Landmarks Utah Beach Sainte-Mère-Église Normandy American Cemetery Omaha Beach 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 Merville Battery Site and Museum Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux - Day 20
Honfleur to Caudebec-en-Caux
Included Activities
- Cruise to Caudebec-en-Caux
Optional Activities
- Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum (e-bike tour along Seine banks, 8km each way)
- Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace (coach transfer, guided tour of 19th-century palace, liqueur tasting)
- Tales of the French Resistance (walking tour, WWII history)
- Normandy Abbey Road (guided tour of abbeys on River Seine banks)
Landmarks Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux Victor Hugo Museum Bénédictine Palace - Day 21
Vernon - La Roche-Guyon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Classical concert at Château de La Roche-Guyon - drink and classical concert focusing on music by French composers
Optional Activities
- Monet's House and Garden - journey to Giverny to tour town and visit home of founder of Impressionism, built by Monet with gardens comprising Japanese-inspired water garden with lilies, free time to explore
- Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny - self-guided biking tour from ship in Vernon to Giverny approximately five kilometres each way, option to visit Monet's House and Garden or wander charming town, return to ship
- On board painting class - create masterpiece of your own during on board painting class inspired by Giverny gardens
Landmarks Giverny Monet's House and Garden Château de La Roche-Guyon - Day 22
Conflans - Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit to Auvers-Sur-Oise - travel to village where Vincent Van Gogh painted his final masterpieces, see landmarks immortalised in his works including Notre Dame de l'Assomption church, entry to Van Gogh's room rented during final months that sat empty since 1890, free time to wander
- Château de Chantilly - guided tour of castle magnificent tribute to France's cultural heritage built by Henri d'Orléans son of last King of France, see fine collections amassed in lifetime, explore gardens, free time (Note: Chantilly Castle closed on Tuesday, replaced with Versailles Palace and Garden instead)
- Musée de la Batellerie (inland water transport museum) - active tour in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine to visit Inland Water Transport Museum, Conflans called barge capital of world at confluence of Oise and Seine rivers
- Château de Malmaison - visit historic estate once residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and first wife Josephine de Beauharnais, renowned for elegant neoclassical architecture and beautifully landscaped gardens, museum showcasing furniture, artwork and personal items from Napoleonic era
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Notre Dame de l'Assomption Château de Chantilly Versailles Palace and Garden Musée de la Batellerie Château de Malmaison - Day 23
Paris
Included Activities
- Choice of Scenic Freechoice guided tour
Optional Activities
- Trendy Marais with a local Parisian (guided walking tour)
- Highlights of Paris city tour (coach tour: Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysée, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde Square, Notre Dame Cathedral)
- Opera Garnier (guided tour of opera house)
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (coach tour, 1 hour drive from Paris, formal gardens)
- Self-guided exploration: Eiffel Tower visit, Champs-Élysée café, Montmartre and Moulin Rouge
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Cathedral Marais District Opera Garnier Champs-Élysée Arc de Triomphe Concorde Square Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Montmartre Moulin Rouge - Day 24
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
