Tour

Paris for Christmas
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Contiki Holidays

Tour Code: WPXMA19
Vacation Type: Short Trips & Festivals
Brochure:
Duration: 4 Days
Countries: United Kingdom, France

Year round, Paris has the ability to make us weak at the knees with its idyllic, starry-eyed vibes. And this only escalates when it is sparked by Christmas day sentiments. Make tracks out of London and enjoy the festivities and winter wonderland that is a traditional European Christmas.



Paris for Christmas

Dining Summary

  • 3 Breakfast (B)
  • 1 Dinner (D)

Included Experience

  • Dover: See the iconic chalk-white coastline. So special that it’s had songs dedicated to it.
  • Paris: Take a dreamy jaunt around the city of romance. Fall in love with landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Champs-Élysées and Notre-Dame Cathedral.
  • Paris: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a Parisian perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
  • Paris: Take in the historic heart of Paris aboard a cruise on the River Seine.
  • Paris: We can’t think of a more glamorous place to eat on Christmas Day. No turkey or mince pies here. Just fine French cuisine all the way. 

  • Ibis Paris Porte D'Orleans Hotel (or similar)
Day 1 London To Paris

Christmas is always exciting. Paris is always exciting. Combine the two and it's almost too much to fathom. Let's do this! Start the pleasantries on the ground in London - we'll be carrying on like family by the time we hit French turf. Shortly before we find our ferry for France, we'll be taking in the English coastline beauty of the White Cliffs of Dover. They owe their gorgeousness to their composition of chalk - you're in awe and we haven't even left the UK! On arrival in France we'll be in Calais, where we will take in the history of World War I battlefields in the Valley of the Somme and Vimy Ridge. This sobering reminder of the war, and a historical talk will help us remind ourselves of the days gone by. Who needs a Christmas tree when you have the Eiffel Tower looking so spectacular and sparkly! Start your Parisian experience right with a 'Tour of Illuminations' to kick things off, marveling at Paris lit up by night and sparkling with romance. City of love, city of light, city of bridges, Paris is known in many ways, and loved the world over. Cheese, wine, blockbuster sights at every corner, museums, shopping, the list is endless and the good times are only just beginning. Tonight, we'll take to the cute cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter to find some delicious French eats, who knows you might even dine to the sounds of the harmonica to complete the oh-so French scene.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Ibis Paris Porte D'Orleans Hotel (or similar)

Day 2 Paris

Throw a croissant in one hand, a coffee in the other, and head out to explore Paris' Christmas Eve vibes. We'll hit up the Fragonard Perfumery where you can stock up on perfume. Still buzzing with life, this is the perfect time to roam museums (some of the best in the world), people watch, or spoil yourself in the fashionable district of le Marais. Tonight find a restaurant in a local quarter with cobbled streets, dim lighting and possibly a harmonica player to complete the perfect French scene with some vin rouge. This evening you can treat yourself to your own Christmas gift with a Cabaret show & champagne at the Moulin Rouge. Music, dancing, and an obligatory photo in front of the famous windmill. Life = complete.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Ibis Paris Porte D'Orleans Hotel (or similar)

Day 3 Paris

Wake up and start wishing your wolf pack a very Joyeux Noël! Today we'll soak up the city from a new angle by taking an included cruise along the River Seine for some of the best views of the city as you glide past le Eiffel, the Musee D'Orsay, the Grand Palais to name but a few of the world's greatest sights. Keep it moving with good bottle of wine and some cheese, some shopping or maybe even a trip to the top of the Eiffel! Tonight, we'll stuff ourselves full of traditional French delights like escargot or boeuf bourguignon to name but a few at our included dinner in the famous Montmartre, but of course.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Ibis Paris Porte D'Orleans Hotel (or similar)

Day 4 Paris To London

It's time to board the coach and say farewell to France. The rest of your Christmases sure have a lot to live up to!  Back in the big smoke we hug it out one last time before the trip comes to an end. It's time to get prepared for a new year of travel adventures.

Duration: 1 Day

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