Connect With Locals over a Be My Guest dinner at the beloved bistro Chez Paul, where wood-paneled walls and vintage posters evoke the Paris of the early 1900s. Expect soulful classics served with stories and generous hospitality.

Between courses, hear about neighborhood traditions and family recipes that shape Parisian dining culture. It’s an evening of clattering plates, lively conversation, and old-world warmth—simple pleasures elevated by care and craft.

• 2 Dinner (D)
• 7 Breakfast (B)
• 2 Lunch (L)

• Paris: Explore the iconic sights and streets of Paris on an orientation drive this evening. 
• Paris: Discover the craft behind Fragonard fragrance at the Perfume Museum, then join a workshop with a Local Specialist to learn how the house’s signature scent is assembled. Following the same steps as a professional nose, you’ll explore the balance and composition behind the Fragonard fragrance of the year before creating it yourself.
• Versailles: Visit the Château de Versailles, one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art. This former royal residence is world renowned for its architecture, grandeur and extravagant gardens.
• Paris: Explore the romantic and trendy Marais district with your Travel Director and admire the beautiful garden at Sully’s Mansion.
• Paris: The secrets of la cuisine are yours to discover and enjoy as you learn how to cook the Parisian way with a local chef.
• Paris: Discover Paris on Parisian terms and see some of the city’s hidden gems, including a behind the scenes tour of Montmartre to discover the secrets of the artists’ quarter.
• Paris: Visit a world-renowned museum today – the iconic Louvre Museum or the Orsay Museum which houses the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist work from such acclaimed artists as Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne and Van Gogh.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Tour the Perfume Museum at Fragonard to uncover centuries of French scent-making, from antique stills to crystal flacons. In a hands-on session, follow the steps of a professional nez and learn how fragrance architecture balances citrus top notes, floral hearts, and woody bases.

Guided by a Local Specialist, blend your own accord and leave with deeper appreciation for the craft that wafts through Parisian salons. The experience fuses artistry, chemistry, and ritual into one elegant olfactory lesson.

Explore Monet’s pink-shuttered home and stroll the flowerbeds he composed like canvases. Cross the Japanese bridge and linger by the water-lily pond where shifting light inspired the Nymphéas series and redefined modern painting.

Garden scents and shimmering reflections make the master’s palette feel tangible under Normandy skies. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Step inside immersive digital art as masterpieces ripple across warehouse walls in a music-rich, multisensory show. Floor-to-ceiling projections envelop you in color and motion, transforming a former foundry into a cathedral of light.

Cycle through curated programs that spotlight eras, artists, and themes in a vivid new medium. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Trafalgar

Join a guided panoramic tour that threads along the grand boulevards to the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe, elegant Place de la Concorde, and opulent Palais Garnier. This wide-angle introduction reveals the city’s symmetry, river vistas, and café-lined corners in one sweeping survey.

Hear how Paris evolved from Roman Lutetia to Haussmann’s boulevards, glimpse the Seine and Île de la Cité, and absorb the architectural poise that defines the capital. It’s the perfect scene-setting overview for everything you’ll explore in depth during your stay.

Ascend the Eiffel Tower and settle in for lunch on the first floor, where contemporary French dishes come with sweeping city panoramas. Glass-floor sections and wraparound galleries heighten the sense of Paris at your feet, with landmarks like Les Invalides and the Seine unfolding below.

Learn how Gustave Eiffel’s iron lattice became a symbol of modernity at the 1889 Exposition. Between courses, step outside to feel the breeze and savor the tower’s elegant engineering—an only-in-Paris dining vantage.

Explore the Château de Versailles with a Local Specialist, crossing the glittering Hall of Mirrors and historic Battles Gallery. Step outside to admire André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens, where clipped parterres and fountains frame the Grand Canal in perfect perspective.

Continue to the Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, a pastoral retreat that reveals the private world of the French court. Stories of the Sun King’s etiquette and revolutionary change bring power and pageantry vividly to life.

Stroll Le Marais to uncover aristocratic hôtels particuliers, hidden courtyards, and the serene Hôtel de Sully garden. Your Travel Director reveals how this medieval quarter became today’s chic enclave of galleries and cafés while preserving its intimate scale.

Continue to Copains for a private tasting of gluten-free, organic pastries crafted with a zero-waste ethos. Hear the team’s story and how your visit supports Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), adding purpose to each delicious bite.

Meet a Parisian chef for a hands-on class that demystifies classic technique—knife skills, sauces, and the art of seasoning. Under friendly guidance, master hallmark flavors and plate with finesse before sitting down to enjoy the dish you helped create.

Along the way, pick up cultural insights on markets, terroir, and the French love of shared tables. The experience blends culinary craft with conviviality for a satisfyingly authentic meal.

Ride the petit train up Paris’s storied hill to the white domes of Sacré-Cœur. With a Local Specialist, wander Montmartre’s artists’ quarter—cobbled lanes, ivy-clad stairways, and café terraces around Place du Tertre, where easels still line the square.

Hear tales of Picasso, Renoir, and Van Gogh as you survey the city skyline from the basilica’s terrace. The village atmosphere and sweeping views capture Paris at its most bohemian and romantic.

Visit a world-renowned museum with a guided entry to either the Louvre Museum or the Musée d’Orsay (confirmed during the tour). Explore masterworks—think Renaissance icons and sculpture at the Louvre, or the light-filled Impressionist galleries beneath Orsay’s Beaux-Arts clock.

Context from your guide sharpens each encounter, from the brushstrokes of Monet and Degas to the aura surrounding Leonardo’s enigmatic portraits. The alternate museum can be arranged separately during your time in Paris.

Set out on an orientation drive that frames the city’s landmarks in one fluid circuit—grand squares, the Seine riverfront, and emblematic avenues that define Parisian life. It’s a stylish first look at neighborhoods you’ll soon explore on foot.

Learn practical pointers and stories as facades glide past the window, from Belle Époque elegance to contemporary flair. One evening early in the tour, this overview helps anchor your sense of place for the days ahead.

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers at a convivial welcome gathering in a quintessential bistro setting. Share first impressions of the city as you toast the journey and settle into Paris’s easy rhythm of conversation and cuisine.

Expect warm introductions, local tips, and the mood-setting clink of glasses. This hosted moment eases you into the Paris Explorer and sets a friendly tone for the experiences to follow.

Journey to the Normandy coast to reflect at Omaha Beach, the clifftop batteries of Pointe du Hoc, and the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. Wind-swept sands and stark memorials frame the story of June 6, 1944.

Guided commentary ties strategy to terrain, while crosses and Stars of David mark personal sacrifice. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Experience a classic Parisian cabaret in a Belle Époque–style venue, where sequins, lights, and live music set a glittering stage. Expect high-kicking can-can, showmanship, and a heady parade of costumes and choreography.

The atmosphere channels fin-de-siècle joie de vivre with contemporary polish. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Book an additional entry to the museum not included with the group visit—either the Louvre Museum or the Musée d’Orsay. Curate your own time among Renaissance icons, antiquities, and French masters, or immerse yourself in Impressionist light beneath Orsay’s great clock.

Ideal for art lovers who want deeper exploration at their own pace. This Optional Experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.