SUGGESTED OPTIONAL TOURS

PARIS ORIENTATION TOUR

2pm-5pm

There is no doubt that Paris is one of the world's most celebrated cities. It is no wonder that thousands upon thousands of people from nations all over the globe flock to this European capital every year for business, pleasure, or a bit of both.

The city has everything to offer: culture, history, entertainment, art...Paris perfectly balances being beautifully mordern and historically elegant.

Let yourself fall in love with the city and discover the historical and the the "new" Paris.

"We'll always have Paris" as Bogart said in Casablanca and yes, Paris will definitely always be the famous City of Lighs!

38 euro per person including round trip transfer by motor-coach and services of English-speaking and French-speaking guide.

Minimum: 20 persons

LOUVRE MUSEUM

10am-1 pm/ 2:30pm-5:30 pm

Everything you've always wanted to know but never had an opportunity to ask, will be revealed in this very complete tour!! Formerly a fortress, then a royal palace, the Louvre has become the world's largest museum since the modifications of American architect, Ioeh Ming Pei!

It is impossible to see it all, but your private and knowledgeable guide will take you to the museum's 3 masterpieces: The Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo along with many other highlights of French 19th c. paintings, Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture, Greek and Roman Antiquities. Be ready for a great experience within the most world known art collection!!

68 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking ot French-speaking guide, entrance fee, group reservation fees to avoid the lines and compulsory Louvre parking fees.

Minimum: 15 person

ORSAY MUSEUM

10 am-1 pm / 2:30pm-5:30pm

The Gare d'Orsay was inaugurated on thje 14th of July 1900 for the Paris World Exposition and was considered a masterpiece of industrial architecture. But soon the platforms had become too short for the now much longer trains and as early as 1939, the gare d'Orsay was out of use as a train station. Over time it was used as a parking lot, as a shooting stand, as a theatre location and even as a reception center for prisoners of war.

The train station had been completely abandoned since 1961 when it was saved from demolition by the French president Pompidou. In 1978 French president Giscard d'Estaing decided to use the gare as a museum for 19th and 20th centure art. In November 1986, the museum was inaugurated by the French President Francois Mitterrand.

The museum contains 2300 paintings, 1500 sculptures and 1000 other objects. It covers a period from mid 19th centure till mid 20th centuries and contains works from Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others.

67 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking or French-speaking guide, entrance fee, group reservation fees to avoid the lines.

Minimum: 15 person

EIFFEL TOUR & CRUISE

10am-1pm / 2:30pm-5:30pm

Eiffel tower
When you first come to Paris, you have to see and climb the Eiffel Tower. Go to the top floor with our guide to avoid all individual queue. You then just have to cross the street to go on board one of the bateau for a cruise.

Sightseeing cruise
Welcome on board for a one-hour cruise accompanied by a clear, lively commentary together with passages of music evocative of the places and periods on the route.
The commentary is broadcast via individual handsets and is available in 13 languages Each language version has specific anecdotes and cultural references. The cruise lasts approximately 1 hour and takes you past the most spectacular Paris sights that line the river bank. Admire breathtaking views of the Grand and Petit Palais, Orsay Museum and the Paris Island (Ile de la Cité) to name just a few.

67 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking or French-speaking guide, lift ticket to 2nd floor at the Eiffel Tower, ticket promenade cruise.

Minimum : 15 person

ST. GERMAN DES PRES & LATIN QUARTER - Walking Tour

10am-1pm

 .

 
After WWII, St Germain des Prés became synonymous with intellectual life centered around bars and cafés like Les Deux Magots and le Café de Flore. Philosophers, writers, actors and musicians mingled in the brasseries and medieval cellar nightspots where philosophy still coexists with Jazz. Places of interest in our walk include St Germain des Prés church, the oldest church in Paris, the rue Jacob (one of Paris’s most historic streets), the left bank most celebrated thoroughfare, Boulevard St Germain Fürstenberg square, rue de Buci and the Theatre National de l’Odéon before walking through the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens which houses the Senate House. Reach the Latin quarter across St Michel Boulevard.

Crossing the Boulevard St Michel, our walk takes us into the Latin Quarter. Dominated by the Sorbonne, seat of the University of Paris, this area is generally associated with artists, intellectuals and the bohemian way of life.  Although the leaders of the 1968 student revolt have joined the mainstream of French life, student bookstores, cafes, movie theatres and jazz clubs still fill this area, and the Sorbonne retains much of its old character.

During this tour, a coffee stop is planned in a French café.

62 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking or French-speaking guide, morning coffee stop.

Minimum : 15 person

WALKING TOUR OF MONTMARTRE

2pm-5pm

By the end of the 19th century Montmartre was a Mecca for artists, writers, poets and their disciples, who gathered to sample the cabarets and  revues which made Montmartre’s reputation.
 
Montmartre still has this village atmosphere which remains remarkably intact.  There is the old village square, the world famous Place du Tertre, with its cafés and artists where quick portrait artists and souvenir sellers thrive.
 
the Montmartre Commanderie, who will greet you in their magnificent red velvet costumes. You will visit the vineyard – the only vineyard in Paris, and the representatives of the Commanderie will explain a little about the history and type of wine that is still produced in Montmartre today.
Following the visit you will return to the Commanderie head quarters to taste the Montmartre wine that is still produced in exactly the same way. 

75 euro per person including round trip transfer by motor-coach, services of English-speaking or French-speaking guide, funicular tickets and wine tasting at Montmartre Commanderie.

Minimum : 15 person

COVERED PASSAGEWAYS WALKING TOUR

10AM-1PM / 2:30-5:30PM

When you step into the covered passageways between the Opera and the Louvre Museum, you step out of the bustle of the Opera Quarter with its bankers, stockbrokers, newspapermen and shoppers and into another world...

Delightful narrow shopping arcades with steel and glass roofs, remnants of another age, dating back to the 19th century. 

The most authentic old-style Parisian passageways are the Passage des Panoramas and the Passage Jouffroy, the Passage Verdeau with its old cameras and comics and the tiny Passage des Princes, a pipe smoker’s dream.  They have all recently been restored and lead to the prestigious Place des Victoires built for Louis XIV, which is now taken over by the avant garde designers.

50 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking or French-speaking guide.

Minimum : 20 person

VERSAILLE CASTLE & GARDENS

9am-1pm / 2pm-6pm

The present palace was started by the Sun King Louis XIV in 1668, during the golden age of French royalty. It was the government headquarters and the political center of France from 1682 to 1789, except during the Regency period.  Versailles was the largest Palace in Europe and housed up to 20 000 people at a time.

The guided tour includes the sumptuous main State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors, where 17 great mirrors face the tall arched windows overlooking the gardens. You  will have free time wander in the magnificent formal gardens, designed by Le Nôtre, who broke the monotony of the original symmetrical layout with expanses of water and creative use of uneven ground.

83 euro per person including round trip transfer via motor-coach, English-speaking or French-speaking guide & entrance fees.

Minimum : 15 person

PRE OR POST CONGRESS TOUR -- 2 DAYS IN DISNEYLAND PARIS

Enjoy a stay in a place where dreams come true…A place where there's always something new to do and see. Stroll down a lively American street of the early 20th Century! Go down Main Street, U.S.A. in a vintage car or a horse-drawn tram... And whatever you do, don't forget to book your place to admire all your favorite Disney characters at the daily parades on Main Street, U.S.A!

An intergalactic adventure is waiting for you at every turn in this futuristic universe, with Space Mountain and its unique sensations!  Just a few of the fabulous things awaiting you...

Your hotel : Newport Bay Club
At Disney's Newport Bay Club, enjoy all the style and charm of the late 19th Century New England seaside, right on the waters of Lake Disney.
In nautical white and blue, standard rooms are equipped with bathroom, telephone, television with international channels, radio, air conditioning, mini-bar and safe.

460 euro per person, based on double room
670 euro per person, based on single room
Rates include 2 nights at Newport Bay Club Hotel  with breakfast and free access to Disneyland parks for 2 days.