Champagne, France

Oct. 5th-11th

Excursion $2450.00

Price includes: Paris Hotel & Chateau stay, private chef for the chateau, most meals, daily excursions, daily transportation to excursions, airport transfers (airline ticket not included) 

Day 1-3: Welcome to the"City of Lights" Paris!  You will be picked up from the airport and taken to your hotel.  Where you will have time to unpack and relax before our afternoon walking tour.   We will spend our days walking about the city, exploring the famous tourist sites, relaxing in Cafes, shopping and indulging in wonderful Parisian foods.  

Transportation to the hotel, walking tour, excursions, Breakfast daily,  

Day 4:  We will enjoy breakfast and then say a sweet goodbye to Paris.  Afterward, we will travel by van through the beautiful countryside of Northern France. Our destination is the village of Mairysur Marne.  Our home from the remainder of the journey will be in our very own 16th Century Chateau.  Now you will have time to relax, unpack, and embrace the enchantment of Chateau living.  Later you may want to explore the 10 hectares of estate grounds, check out the grapes or sip wine by the pool.  In the evening we will gather in the parlor for a welcome reception and tour of the Chateau.  Dinner will be served by our very own chef.  Consisting of locally sourced foods and vegetables served in the traditional family French style.

Transportation to Champagne, 3 meals, evening reception, wine with dinner 

Day 5:  Relax, Sleep-in and enjoy your morning with breakfast at your Chateau.  Mid-morning we will drive to the unofficial capital of the Champagne region, Reims.  Here we will spend the day exploring the city.  You will have a city pass that will provide you with a guided tour of the Notre-Dame Cathedral,  open-top bus tour of the city,  and many other perks!  Reims is champagne-central, and all your favorite houses are lined up for you to tour and taste. What’s more, and you might not know this, but every single French King, from 987 to Charles X in the 19th century, was crowned right in the Reims Cathedral.

The city also sparkles with minor discoveries that will bring a smile to your face: A specialist museum about a historical event that took place in Reims and changed the world, a Roman arch in the middle of a square, a chapel painted by a great modern artist and an art deco library donated by Andrew Carnegie.(Information Courtesy of  The Crazy Tourist).  

Included: Breakfast, Transportation, City Pass, Notre Dame Cathedral guided Tour, Palace of Tau Guided Tour, Champagne House Tasting