Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
- Meals
- Dinner
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Notre-Dame Cathedral - Day 2
Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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
- Cider farm visit with tasting
- Renaissance-era Château Gaillon tour
Landmarks Château Gaillard Château Gaillon 
- Day 3
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Evening expert lecture: WWI - A day in the life of a Tommy (interactive experience with equipment and rations tasting)
Optional Activities
- Rouen city tour (cathedral district, old marketplace, Saint-Maclou Quarter, Joan of Arc sites)
- Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking
- In the footsteps of Joan of Arc walking tour
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Old Market Square (Place du Vieux Marché) Saint-Maclou Quarter St. Ouen Church - Day 4
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Dessert buffet on board featuring local pastry chef creations
Optional Activities
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park (Australian National Memorial/Sir John Monash Centre, Franco-Australian Museum, Lochnagar Crater)
- Excursion to the Somme Battlefields including Thiepval (Sir John Monash Centre, Franco-Australian Museum, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Thiepval Memorial, Lochnagar Crater)
- Claude Monet and the colours of Rouen (Rouen Cathedral, Musée des Beaux-Arts, medieval streets walking tour)
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Musée des Beaux-Arts (Rouen Fine Arts Museum) Sir John Monash Centre Franco-Australian Museum Lochnagar Crater Newfoundland Memorial Park Caterpillar Valley Cemetery Thiepval Memorial to the Missing - Day 5
Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Honfleur (Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine, Garden of Personalities)
- French cheesemaking presentation and tasting (Camembert de Normandie, Pont-l'Évêque, Neufchâtel)
- Evening lecture on Operation Fortitude and D-Day campaign in Honfleur
Landmarks Inner Harbour of Honfleur 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) - Utah Beach memorial, Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre, 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, free time to explore)
Landmarks Utah Beach Sainte-Mère-Église Omaha Beach Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre 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 - Day 7
Honfleur - Caudebec-en-Caux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise to Caudebec-en-Caux
Optional Activities
- Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum (e-bike tour along Seine, 8km each way)
- Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace (coach transfer, guided tour, liquor tasting)
- Tales of the French Resistance (walking tour)
- Normandy Abbey Road (walking tour of historic abbeys along the Seine)
Landmarks Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux Villequier Victor Hugo Museum Fécamp Bénédictine Palace - Day 8
Vernon - La Roche-Guyon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich: Classical concert at Château de La Roche-Guyon (with drinks, walk through orchard and vegetable gardens)
Optional Activities
- Monet's House and Garden tour (Giverny, free time to explore)
- Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny (approximately 5km each way, optional visit to Monet's House or free exploration)
- On board painting class
Landmarks Monet's House and Garden Giverny Château de La Roche-Guyon - Day 9
Conflans-Saint-Honorine - Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise from Conflans-Saint-Honorine to Paris
Optional Activities
- Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise (Van Gogh's final village, landmarks from his paintings, entry to Van Gogh's room, free time)
- Château de Chantilly guided tour (fine collections, gardens, free time) - Note: Replaced with Versailles Palace and Garden if closed on Tuesday
- Active walk with Musée de la Batellerie (Inland Water Transport Museum visit and walking tour)
- Château de Malmaison (Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais estate, museum with furniture and artwork)
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Notre Dame de l'Assomption Church (Auvers) Van Gogh's Room Château de Chantilly Versailles Palace and Garden Musée de la Batellerie Château de Malmaison - Day 10
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Trendy Marais with a local Parisian (guided walking tour)
- Highlights of Paris city tour (Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde Square, Notre-Dame Cathedral coach tour)
- Opéra Garnier (opera house tour with ornate rooms, staircases, chandeliers)
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (coach tour, gardens inspired Versailles)
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Notre-Dame Cathedral Champs-Élysées Arc de Triomphe Concorde Square Marais District Opéra Garnier Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Montmartre Moulin Rouge - Day 11
Paris - Porto
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 12
Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tile painting workshop on board (decorative azulejo tiles)
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Porto (Palácio da Bolsa, Bolhão Markets free time)
- Active tour of Porto including cable car (cable car to Dom Luis bridge, walk to Porto Cathedral, São Bento railway station, Rua das Flores)
Landmarks Palácio da Bolsa Bolhão Markets Dom Luis Bridge Porto Cathedral (Clérigos Church) São Bento Railway Station Rua das Flores - Day 13
Entre-os-Rios - Régua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Evening visit to Douro Museum
Optional Activities
- Paiva walkways (active hike along wooden boardwalk in Arouca Geopark, longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world)
- Quinta da Aveleda (sparkling wine producer tour with enchanting gardens)
- Excursion to Guimarães (World Heritage city, 15th-century palace, tapestries, furniture, weapons collection)
Landmarks Entre-os-Rios Douro Valley Paiva Walkways Arouca Geopark Quinta da Aveleda Guimarães Guimarães Palace Douro Museum Régua - Day 14
Régua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Lunch on board
Optional Activities
- Visit Varosa Valley, Tarouca & Ucanha (authentic villages, Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca, fortified bridge of Ucanha)
- Quinta visit with olive tasting (traditional rural estate, 11 generations family olive oil production)
- Excursion to Lamego (terraced vineyards, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies, staircase with mosaic tiles, bodega tasting, free time)
- Mateus Palace (early 18th-century Baroque architecture tour, original furniture, ornate ceilings, manicured gardens)
- Port wine blending class (Quinta de Pacheca vineyards and old cellar, hands-on workshop, bottling, capping, personalized labelling)
Landmarks Varosa Valley Tarouca Monastery of Saint John of Tarouca Ucanha Lamego Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies Mateus Palace Quinta de Pacheca - Day 15
Régua - Vega de Terrón
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise through Vinhateiro wine region
Landmarks Vinhateiro Wine Region Douro Valley - Day 16
Vega de Terrón - Pocinho
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Salamanca full day excursion (honey-colored sandstone city, third oldest university in the world, two cathedrals, market tasting, free time for lunch and exploration)
- Freixo de Espada à Cinta with silk museum (half-day tour, handcrafted silk processing museum, return for lunch)
Landmarks Vega de Terrón Salamanca Salamanca University Salamanca Cathedrals Freixo de Espada à Cinta Pocinho - Day 17
Pocinho - Pinhão
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise to Pinhão
Optional Activities
- Côa Valley Museum (largest open-air Paleolithic rock art site, contemporary building, original artifacts, digital technology, pre-historic workshop)
- Village life in the Côa Valley (traditional village of Freixo Numão, Casa Painova estate, sweet almond production demonstration and tasting)
Landmarks Pocinho Douro Railway Côa Valley Museum Côa Valley Freixo Numão Casa Painova Estate Pinhão - Day 18
Pinhão
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer to Provesende village
- Village exploration (church, old bakery, traditional handicrafts, Morgadio da Calçada manor house with bola tasting)
Optional Activities
- Kayaking along the Pinhão River (glide past terraced vineyards, farmland, sprawling estates)
- Quinta vineyard hike (guided vineyard hike, Douro River views, winemaking process, wine tasting)
- Quinta tasting (local estate, Port wine tasting, vineyard secrets, magnificent landscape views)
Landmarks Pinhão Pinhão River Provesende Morgadio da Calçada - Day 19
Pinhão - Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich: Classical concert in São Francisco Church (13th-century Gothic church, intricately carved gold-detailed altar, classical music performance)
Landmarks São Francisco Church - Day 20
Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner)
Included Activities
- Illumination cruise through Porto (city skyline, six bridges)
- Farewell dinner
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Aveiro with a cruise (guided walking tour, Art Nouveau architecture, colorful moliceiros flat-bottomed boat cruise)
- Excursion to Braga (historic city, Sé de Braga Cathedral, graceful plazas, centuries-old residences)
- Wine tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia (Cockburn's Port cellar, guided visit, tasting)
Landmarks Aveiro Braga Sé de Braga Cathedral Vila Nova de Gaia Cockburn's Port Cellar - Day 21
Porto
- Meals
- Breakfast
