Day 1: Champagne Day Trip – Gothic Grandeur & World-Famous Cellars
Your journey begins at Paris Gare de l’Est, where, equipped with the tickets we provide for you, you’ll board a first-class high-speed train to Champagne-Ardenne. In under an hour, the countryside opens into rolling vineyards, a fitting introduction to France’s most celebratory region.
Upon arrival, your private driver-guide will greet you for a full day exploring Reims and its legendary Champagne houses.
Reims Cathedral
Your first destination on our 7-day itinerary is a guided tour of the magnificent Notre-Dame de Reims, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe and the coronation site of French kings for centuries.
The soaring façade and luminous stained glass create an unforgettable first impression of historic France.
Boutique Champagne House
Next, enjoy an intimate visit to a boutique Champagne producer. Here, you will learn about traditional production methods passed down through generations and enjoy a curated tasting in a refined, relaxed setting.
A leisurely lunch break allows you to choose between a Champagne-pairing experience or a local restaurant in Reims town center.
Taittinger Champagne House
In the afternoon, visit the renowned Taittinger house for a guided cellar tour and tasting.
Descending into the chalk cellars, you’ll discover the art of aging and blending before sampling elegant vintages that define the region.
Return to Paris by first-class train in the early evening for your overnight stay.
Day 2: Versailles Palace Day Trip & Dining Above Paris
Today, escape the bustle of Paris for the splendor of Versailles.
With a luxurious private transfer and then accompanied by your private guide, explore the opulent State Apartments and the legendary Hall of Mirrors, an extraordinary statement of royal ambition.
After the palace interior, you’ll tour the vast gardens with the comfort of a golf cart, allowing you to see the fountains, statues, and manicured landscapes without unnecessary walking across the 1,500-acre estate.
Return to Paris mid-afternoon to relax before your evening engagement.
Dinner at Madame Brasserie in the Eiffel Tower
Tonight, dine at Madame Brasserie on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower.
With sweeping views over Paris, refined French cuisine, and a setting that feels quintessentially Parisian, this is an elegant and memorable dining experience to mark your stay in the City of Light.
Stay overnight in Paris.
Day 3: Mont-Saint-Michel Day Trip
Board your first-class train to Rennes this morning before meeting your private driver-guide for the journey to Mont-Saint-Michel.
Rising dramatically from the tidal bay, Mont-Saint-Michel is one of Europe’s most unforgettable sights.
Guided Visit of the Abbey
Your guide will lead you through the medieval streets and up into the abbey itself, explaining the mount’s origins as an 8th-century pilgrimage site and its transformation into a Benedictine monastery.
The Gothic architecture and dramatic cloisters are breathtaking, while panoramic views from the ramparts stretch across the bay.
After time to explore and enjoy lunch at leisure, return to Rennes and travel back to Paris in first class.
Stay overnight in Paris.
Day 4: Best of Paris – Art, Revolution & the Birthplace of the City
Today is devoted to the foundations of Paris, artistic, political, and architectural.
With a private guide by your side, you’ll move beyond the surface of the city’s most iconic landmarks, uncovering the human stories that shaped France and, in many ways, the modern world.
The Louvre Private Tour
The Louvre is vast, magnificent, and often overwhelming. With your private art historian as guide, the experience becomes curated, intelligent, and deeply engaging.
Entering through the former royal palace, your tour begins with the story of the building itself, from medieval fortress to Renaissance residence to revolutionary public museum.
You’ll encounter the Mona Lisa, stand before the Venus de Milo, and explore the ideals of classical beauty that shaped European art for centuries.
As you visit Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People, your guide will unpack the symbolism of revolution and the birth of French national identity. Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa becomes not just a painting, but a political scandal captured in oil.
Rather than rushing from gallery to gallery, your guide reads the room, adjusting pace, focusing on what resonates most with you, and weaving connections between monarchy, revolution, empire, and artistic expression.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Guided Experience & Historic Paris
In the afternoon, you step onto Île de la Cité, the island where Paris was born.
At Notre-Dame Cathedral, now magnificently reopened, you’ll enter with priority access and explore both its medieval origins and its extraordinary restoration following the 2019 fire.
Your guide will explain the symbolism carved into its portals, the engineering genius of its flying buttresses, and how this cathedral became the nation’s spiritual and political stage, from royal ceremonies to Napoleon’s coronation.
A short walk brings you to the Conciergerie, once part of the medieval royal palace and later one of the most feared prisons of the French Revolution. Inside its vaulted Gothic halls, you’ll stand in the space where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution. Your guide will reconstruct the atmosphere of Revolutionary Paris, the paranoia, the tribunals, and the collapse of the monarchy, turning stone chambers into living history.
You’ll conclude with a walk across Pont Neuf, paradoxically the “New Bridge” and the oldest surviving bridge in Paris.
Overnight in Paris.
Day 5: Loire Valley
Travel by first-class train to Tours, where your private driver-guide awaits for a full day in the Loire Valley.
Château de Chenonceau
Gracefully spanning the River Cher, Château de Chenonceau is one of the Loire Valley’s most elegant and intriguing residences. During your private guided visit, you’ll uncover the powerful women who shaped its destiny, from Diane de Poitiers to Catherine de’ Medici, and how their rivalries influenced both the architecture and the gardens.
Inside, your guide will lead you through beautifully preserved salons adorned with Renaissance tapestries, carved fireplaces, and fresh floral displays that reflect the château’s refined character. As you cross the famous gallery that arches over the river, you’ll hear how this space once hosted lavish celebrations, and later served as a hospital during World War I.
Outside, you’ll stroll through the contrasting formal gardens designed by Diane and Catherine, each reflecting its creator’s personality and political influence. The visit is paced thoughtfully, allowing time to appreciate both the artistry and the atmosphere that make Chenonceau so distinctive.
Château de Chambord
Chambord is vast, theatrical, and unapologetically ambitious, a statement of royal power commissioned by King Francis I. With your private guide, you’ll explore not only its impressive scale but also the ideas that shaped it.
Inside, discover the remarkable double-helix staircase, often attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, where two people can ascend and descend without ever crossing paths. As you move through grand halls and royal apartments, your guide will explain how Chambord functioned less as a residence and more as a symbol, a hunting lodge elevated to architectural spectacle.
Stepping outside, the immense grounds stretch in every direction, enclosed by a wall longer than that of Paris. If you wish to explore further without exertion, electric carts are available, allowing you to comfortably experience the estate’s scale and symmetry while taking in the surrounding forest landscape.
Together, Chenonceau and Chambord offer a refined yet contrasting portrait of Loire Valley life, one shaped by influential women, the other by royal ambition.
Return to Paris in the evening by first-class train. Overnight in Paris.
Day 6: Montmartre & A Parisian Finale
Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur
This morning, explore Montmartre, Paris’s bohemian quarter. Wander cobbled streets, visit the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur, and enjoy panoramic views over the city.
At Place du Tertre, artists continue the tradition that once attracted Picasso and Renoir. Your guide will reveal the hidden corners and local character that make Montmartre feel like a village within the city.
Dinner & Show at the Moulin Rouge
In the evening, enjoy dinner and champagne at the legendary Moulin Rouge. The Féerie show is a dazzling performance of music, costume, and choreography, a vibrant and celebratory Parisian tradition that provides a fitting finale to your French journey.
Overnight in Paris.
Day 7: Departure from Paris
Your private chauffeur will collect you from your accommodation and transfer you comfortably to Charles de Gaulle Airport for your onward flight.