London & Paris

Day-1. DEPARTURE CITY - LONDON: Overnight flight to London. 

Day-2.  LONDON:  Arrive in London and have a guided panoramic tour of the city. See: the Tower Bridge, H.M.S. Belfast, the Tower of London, St. Paul Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, the Big Ben, Houses of Parliament.Then go for check in at your centrally located hotel. In the evening, walking tour along Kensington Gardens or Covent Gardens to see the traditional buskers (street performers)

Day-3. LONDON:  Morning walking tour to Trafalgar Square to see the Nelson Statue, and Canada House. Then to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guard, performed by Royal Regiment, the most famous attraction in England.. Afternoon, take a tube to Tower of London for guided tour inside this notorious prison where many opponents of the crown lost their lives. Later stop at Liverpool Station the original site of the Roman Londonium, built in  2nd century. Then return to the hotel area for some free time, or take the optional theatre show in West End.

Day-4. LONDON MUSEUMS: Visit the British Museum, one of the greatest art museums in the world with huge selection of antiquities from around the world. Later tune to Waterloo area for inside visit to Tate-Modern, one of the best modern art museums in the world. Later, join your tour director on walking tour along Oxford and Regent streets, the best shopping spots of the city, or walk a bit further for inside visit of Harrods, the most famous department store in Europe.

Day-5. LONDON - PARIS: Early morning transfer to St. Pancras Station and board the speedy Euro Star train to Paris. Upon arrival, start with a guided city tour.  See the main sites of Paris such as: the Eiffel Tower, Opera Garnier, Place de la Bastille, Place de la Concorde,  the Obelisk, Champs Elysees, Ecole Militaire, Tuilleries Gardens, Les Invalides, and Jardin  de Luxembourg. Then transfer to your Montmartre hotel. In the evening join your tour director on walking tour to Basilica Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, with open air crepe food outlets.

Day-6. PARIS: Ride the metro to Ile de la  Cité, the cradle of Parisian history, for an inside visit of the Notre Dame. Then cross the Pont Neuf, to see Consiergerie Prison where Maria Antoinette spent her last days. Then to Marais, a labyrinth of cobble-stone streets, old courtyards, posh villas, art galleries, and pastry. shops. View Place de Vosges, the most beautiful palace in Paris before we continue to Louvre for visit of this great art museum, filled with paintings and sculptures including famous Mona Lisa. End the day with a walking tour to Arc d’ Trioumphe and along Champs Elysees.

Day-7.  PARIS - VERSAILLES: Travel to Versailles to visit Chateau Versailles, the lavish palace of of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Visit: the Royal Chapel, Drawing Rooms, the Royal Bedrooms, Map Gallery and the courtyard. Then return to Paris and Pont d’ Alma and board Bateaux Mouches cruise on Seine. some free time to visit Les Halles, Galleries Lafayette or  Printemps, the main shopping sites of the city.

 Day-8. DEPARTURE