After arriving at CDG Airport, meet your driver for a private transfer to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at your leisure to rest or explore your surroundings. Take advantage of your Paris TripBuilder; a convenient pocket sized 60-page guide featuring comprehensive city information plus a full city, fold-out map highlighting all major tourist sites. Dinner is on your own this evening, and your options are unlimited, whether it's a haute cuisine restaurant or a simple bistro. If you have a specific restaurant in mind that you've been wanting to try, have your hotel make a reservation. You'll find that it's customary in all France, and more importantly, guarantees you a table this evening.

(Accommodations, Paris)

Paris needs many visits to really know the city, but in today's full day tour you'll get an excellent overview of how it evolved during its 2,00 year history.

The excursion begins with the ascent to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower for a panoramic view of Paris. A 70-minute cruise on the Seine with its unforgettable 38 bridges and viewing of many of the major monuments in the city is next. After the cruise the tour you'll continue with a drive by Concorde Square, the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, and Moulin Rouge to name a few. The Bonne Franquette Restaurant is the location for your lunch, including a glass of wine.

After lunch the tour continues through the village of Montmartre, passing by the Sacre Coeur Basilica and the famous Place du Tertre where artists and painters used to display their works. There will be a short stop to stroll in the narrow streets of this village. Later on your guide will drive you by the Opera, Vendome Squares, the Louvre, the Marais district, Notre Dame Cathedral, and on to the left bank through the Latin quarter, the Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, and the Invalides Church before returning to your hotel.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Accommodations, Paris)

After a leisurely breakfast, continue to explore Paris as you wish.

Explore the hip and trendy Marais/Jewish quarter, a trip to Pere Lachaise cemetery, take in the terrific view from Sacre-Coeur in Montmartre, an excursion to Giverny to see Monet's garden. If you are a flea market fanatic and are in Paris on the weekend, you're in luck. The marché aux Puces de Vanves is well worth the visit. Take the Metro to Port de Vanves, and get there early, as they will close up early afternoon.

(Breakfast, Accommodations, Paris)

After breakfast at your hotel, make your way to the Gare de Lyon for your TGV journey to Nice. Optional transfers in Paris and Nice are available.

(Breakfast, Accommodations, Paris)

Today discover Nice during a food tour through the open market where you will discover the true side of French cuisine. You'll join your gourmet guide on an original insider's tour of magical "Vieux Nice". Stroll through historical pastel streets dipping in and out of food shops, and meanwhile tasting and learning tidbits of history!

We suggest a very light breakfast before and comfortable shoes for this walking tour.

(Breakfast, Accommodations, Nice)

Today, your tour will head out of Nice to explore the surrounding towns of the Côte d'Azur.

Enjoy a panoramic Cannes tour seeing le Boulevard de la Croisette, le Palais des Festivals, le Marche Forville, the old town and pedestrian district, Suquet Area. Continue on by the seaside passing through Juan le Pins and the Cap d'Antibes until arriving in Antibes where we stop for some free time.

Continue back to Nice via the seaside road, passing through the town of Cagneshippodrome and the Renoir museum.

(Breakfast, Accommodations, Nice)

After breakfast, depart for home or continune on to your next Avanti destination!

(Breakfast, Nice)