Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
- Day 2
Conflans-Saint-Honorine
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich experience at Château de La Roche-Guyon including guided walk through manicured orchard and vegetable gardens, tour of decorative walls, ceilings and tapestries, welcome drink and classical concert featuring French composers
Optional Activities
- Visit to Auvers-Sur-Oise with entry to Van Gogh's room and free time to wander the village
- Versailles Palace and Gardens tour exploring intricate architecture and learning about French royalty
- Musée de la Batellerie (inland water transport museum) active tour in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Landmarks Château de La Roche-Guyon Notre Dame de l'Assomption - Day 3
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- WWI Lecture – Day in the life of a Tommy: interactive evening experience including understanding of soldier's life on the Western Front, equipment try-on and ration tasting
Optional Activities
- Rouen city tour with visit to cathedral district, old marketplace and Saint-Maclou Quarter with free time
- Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking including information about Viking raiders and Medieval past with free time
- Photography discovery with local photographer learning digital portrait techniques using Rouen as landscape
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Saint-Maclou Church - Day 4
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Claude Monet and the Colors of Rouen tour including Rouen Cathedral, medieval streets exploration, and visit to Musée des Beaux-Arts with Monet studies
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park visiting Australian National Memorial, Franco-Australian Museum, Lochnagar Crater with shell holes and trenches still visible
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields Including Thiepval visiting Australian National Memorial, Franco-Australian Museum, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery with over 5,500 Commonwealth graves, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, and Lochnagar Crater
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Musée des Beaux-Arts Newfoundland Memorial Park Australian National Memorial Caterpillar Valley Cemetery Thiepval Memorial - Day 5
Rouen to Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Honfleur including Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine and Garden of Personalities
- On board lecture about Operation Fortitude and daily life in Honfleur during the D-Day campaign
Landmarks Church of Sainte-Catherine Garden of Personalities - Day 6
Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused) visiting Utah Beach memorial, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre and Omaha Beach Memorial
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused) visiting Bayeux War Cemetery, Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Landing Museum at Arromanches, British Normandy Memorial, Pegasus Bridge & Museum and Ranville War Cemetery
- Excursion to the Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused) visiting Abbey d'Ardenne, Juno Beach Centre, Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery with 335 Canadian graves from D-Day, and Pegasus Bridge & Museum
- Bayeux tour including Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux with free time afterwards
Landmarks Utah Beach Sainte-Mère-Église Omaha Beach Normandy American Cemetery 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 - Day 7
Honfleur to Caudebec-en-Caux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Cycle to Villequier with Seine Museum e-bike tour along River Seine banks on flat eight-kilometre each way route with museum visit
- Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace tour including guided tour of 19th-century architectural masterpiece famous for producing Bénédictine liquor with plant and spice tasting
- Tales of the French Resistance walking tour learning stories of resistance fighters during Nazi occupation
- Normandy Abbey Road tour exploring grand abbeys on the banks of the River Seine with local guide
Landmarks Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux Villequier Fécamp Bénédictine Palace - Day 8
Vernon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Monet's House and Garden tour visiting Giverny with Japanese-inspired water garden and free time
- Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny (approximately five kilometres each way) with option to visit Monet's House and Garden or explore the town
Landmarks Monet's House and Garden Giverny - Day 9
Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' Medieval-themed walking tour uncovering historical secrets
- Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard exploration with local guide
- Cider farm visit exploring Normandy's artisanal cider production with tasting
- Château d'Acquigny Gardens and Louviers tour visiting romantic park with rivers, waterfalls, remarkable trees, orangery and botanical collections, plus Gothic Church of Notre-Dame in Louviers
Landmarks Château Gaillard Château d'Acquigny Church of Notre-Dame in Louviers - Day 10
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Trendy Marais with a local Parisian guided walking tour of the diverse district
- Highlights of Paris city tour by coach seeing Eiffel Tower, Champs Élysée, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde Square and Notre Dame Cathedral
- Opera Garnier guided tour of ornately decorated rooms, grand staircases and glistening chandeliers
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte coach tour seeing founding French formal garden that inspired Versailles with symmetrical layout
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Cathedral Champs Élysée Arc de Triomphe Concorde Square Marais District Opera Garnier Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Montmartre Moulin Rouge - Day 11
Paris to Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 12
Bordeaux to Libourne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour to Saint-Émilion including Monolithic Church underground carved in limestone
Landmarks Saint-Émilion Monolithic Church - Day 13
Libourne to Pauillac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Libourne learning about history linked to wool, wine, salt and wood trade
- Wines and Vineyards of Saint-Émilion countryside tour with tasting
- Cycling from Libourne through rolling hills, vineyard slopes and Medieval châteaux of Fronsac with refreshment stop
- Paint and Pour class with local artist on Sun Deck learning watercolour techniques while sipping local wines
Landmarks Libourne - Day 14
Pauillac to Fort Médoc
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich Classical Concert at Château d'Agassac with live musicians performing classical masterpieces
Optional Activities
- Médoc wine tasting by coach traveling through Route des Châteaux scenic region to local winery with tasting
- Médoc wine tasting by e-bike discovering countryside and grand châteaux with wine tasting at prestigious estate
Landmarks Château d'Agassac - Day 15
Fort Médoc to Cadillac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Spa treatment on board
- Scenic Culinaire cooking school learning French cuisine
Landmarks Cadillac - Day 16
Cadillac to Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Sauternes by coach through vineyards to winery for tasting
- Sauternes by bike cycling through rolling vineyards for tasting
- Roquetaillade Castle tour with family descendants exploring ancient fortified castle transformed into historic château
- Biking in the Loupiac wine region cycling Gironde landscapes with views of Château Benauge
- Château Toulouse-Lautrec guided tour discovering historic rooms and apartments of famous painter
Landmarks Roquetaillade Castle Château Benauge Château Toulouse-Lautrec - Day 17
Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich After hours access to Bassins des Lumières with glass of Champagne and exclusive customized digital art show
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Bordeaux exploring highlights including Gothic cathedral and Place de la Bourse
- Cycling tour of Bordeaux sampling treats such as canelé custard cake
- Shop with a chef at local food market shopping for and tasting best regional ingredients with on board cooking demonstration
- Fresh oysters tasting from Arcachon Bay
Landmarks Bassins des Lumières - Day 18
Bordeaux to Bourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Cité du Vin Museum tour taking local tram with interactive wine discovery journey
- Tour Bordeaux by motorbike & sidecar cruising through the city
- Visit Arcachon walking tour with local guide finishing at Baltard market for local delicacies
Landmarks Cité du Vin Museum Arcachon Baltard Market - Day 19
Bourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bourg with Carriages Museum tour inside Bourg Castle grounds viewing unique collection of horse-drawn carriages
- Historic Saintes town tour of 2,000-year history with lush gardens in Charente-Maritime department
- Full day excursion to Cognac with walking town tour, Rémy Martin estate tour and cognac sampling after lunch
Landmarks Bourg Castle Saintes Cognac Rémy Martin Estate - Day 20
Bourg to Blaye to Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Blaye with local guide viewing World Heritage-listed monument overlooking Gironde Estuary
- Active walking tour of Blaye citadel with local guide learning about Vauban's defence system
- Cycling along the Captain's Road active cycling tour
- Visit Château de la Roche Courbon guided visit of fortified castle transformed into historic château with manicured gardens
Landmarks Blaye Citadel Château de la Roche Courbon - Day 21
Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast
