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Book NowThis special holiday includes visits to chic châteaux and glorious gardens including the Palace of Versailles and Monets Garden at Giverny, as well as the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte which we explore by candlelight!
Day 1
Travel to Dover for our short sea ferry crossing. Making suitable comfort stops we continue to the Novotel Paris Saclay in time to freshen up before our evening meal.
DDay 2
Monet’s Gardens at Giverny & Vernon.
After an early breakfast we travel to Monet’s country retreat in Giverny where we visit the impressionist painter’s charming pink house and iconic gardens. We can relax in the gardens at our leisure, admiring the Japanese bridge and famous waterlily pond. We then travel to the pretty neighbouring village of Vernon and discover over 200 half-timbered houses with ancient doors and carved timbers, wrought iron shop signs, cobbled paths,, and the famous Old Mill. Time to purchase lunch and spend the afternoon exploring the church, museums, the village and the banks of the river Seine at leisure before returning to our hotel.
Day 3
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte.
We spend the morning at leisure and enjoy lunch at our hotel before boarding our coach in the afternoon to visit another beautiful château, Vaux le Vicomte, where we spend an enchanting evening exploring this magical estate by the flickering lights of 2,000 candles before the night ends with an illumination display! Dinner can be purchased in the self-service restaurant during the evening.
Day 4
Palace of Versailles & Paris.
This morning, we enjoy a guided tour of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles, considered to be one of the most magnificent achievements of 18th century French architecture and design. The awe-inspiring Hall of Mirrors and astonishingly beautiful palatial grounds are highlights of France’s most famous château. In the afternoon we travel into Paris, where we drop you off at the bottom of Champs-Èlysèes, known for its cafes and luxury shops. We travel past the Eifel Tower and Arc de Triomphe enroute. We return to our hotel for our evening meal.
Day 5
We depart our hotel after breakfast and return to home area stopping in Amiens for lunch to be purchased before our return ferry crossing.
BB=Breakfast Included, D=Dinner Included
NOVOTEL PARIS SACLAY ****
This modern, 4 star hotel has been built around a renovated farmhouse and courtyard and is located in the countryside, south of Paris. There is a modern restaurant and a lounge/bar, miniature golf course area as well as gardens, an outdoor pool and a large terrace area with plenty of seating.
PRICE INCLUDES
Return ferry crossing
4 nights bed & breakfast
3 x evening meals in our hotel plus 1 x lunch
Welcome soft drink on arrival
Tea/coffee after dinner
Free use of the hotel leisure facilities
Entrance to Palace and Gardens of Versailles
Local guide with headsets for entrance to Versailles
Entrance to Château de Vaux le Vicomte candlelit evening with illumination display
Entrance to Monets Gardens
Fully escorted by Karen Kirby
Passports required.
Please Note: Dinner is not included on Day 3, this will need to be purchased at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. We are unable to guarentee food suitable for vegans or vegetarians.
Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.
Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.
Name | Address | Times |
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Barking | Station Parade, IG11 8TU | View |
Barkingside | Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA | View |
Basildon | Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon | View |
Brentwood | Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman | View |
Chalkwell Park | Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road | View |
Chelmsford Victoria Road | Victoria Road CM1 1JR | View |
Collier Row | White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ | View |
Corringham Town Centre | Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY | View |
Cranham | Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park | View |
Dagenham | Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS | View |
Depot | Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh | View |
Galloway Pickup | Pickup tba for Galloway | View |
Hadleigh Church | Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby | View |
Harold Wood | Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR | View |
Hockley Spa | Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library | View |
Holiday Inn, Brentwood | Holiday Inn Brentwood | View |
Hornchurch. | Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms | View |
Hutton | Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub | View |
Ilford | Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA | View |
Kavanaghs Rd | Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood | View |
Palace Theatre | Palace Theatre Bus Stop | View |
Pitsea | Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea | View |
Queensway | Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema) | View |
Rayleigh Stn | Rayleigh Railway Station | View |
Romford | St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall | View |
Sadlers Farm | Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road | View |
Shenfield Stn | Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank | View |
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill | Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill | View |
Shotgate | Shotgate Post Office | View |
South Green | Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay | View |
Stanford Rookery Corner | Rookery Corner Stanford | View |
Sun Corner | Sun Corner London Road - Billericay | View |
Thames Drive | Thames Drive Bus Stop | View |
The Elms | Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea | View |
The Oak Grays | The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays | View |
Thorpe Bay Stn | Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station) | View |
Thurrock Services, | Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG | View |
Upminster | Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ | View |
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd | Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road) | View |
Websters Way | Websters Way, Rayleigh | View |
White Horse | White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend | View |
Whittinghams Grg | Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station | View |
Wickford | Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford | View |
Woodford Green | Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU | View |
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