Emerald
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7 Night Bon Voyage! France Family River Cruise and Land Tour from Paris

Ship: Emerald
Cruise Line: Tauck Tours
Sailed: Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 from Paris, France
Ended: Tuesday, Jul 9, 2024
The itinerary information below reflects the original day-by-day port of call schedule for the Tuesday, Jul 2, 2024 departure of the Emerald. If Tauck Tours modified this itinerary for weather or operational reasons after departing , the modified schedule would not be reflected here.
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Day 1 - Tuesday - Jul 2, 2024
Paris, France
Paris, France    
Your France family river cruise begins: 5 PM, Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel. A transfer is included from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport or Gare de Lyon, Charles de Gaulle Station, or Gare du Nord train stations to the Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel. Your family's France river cruise gets off to a fabulous start from the moment you check into your luxury hotel, a historic treasure in the heart of the city that for centuries has been at the heart of Parisian society. Meet the families you'll be traveling with at a welcome reception and dinner at the hotel, featuring entertainment by a mentalist that's fun for the whole family.
Day 2 - Wednesday - Jul 3, 2024
Paris, France
Paris, France    
This morning your family can discover what makes Paris one of the world's favorite cities on an orientation tour that gives you a firsthand look at must-see sights including the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. Or you may opt for a guided bicycle tour along the banks of the River Seine, passing such sights as the Musee d'Orsay, Tuileries Garden, and one of the most beloved Parisian icons, the Eiffel Tower! Later, you'll have lunch at a restaurant at the Eiffel Tower... then visit the second floor of this world-famous landmark. Your family's last evening in Paris is free to spend as you please; our France family river cruise embarks tomorrow from Lyon.
Day 3 - Thursday - Jul 4, 2024
Paris, France
Paris, France    
TGV Train Travel    
Cruise Begins    
Lyon, France    
Spend your morning in one of the most famous museums in the world, where you're invited to take part in a treasure hunt like no other. Right under your nose - or maybe not - you'll team up to follow clues that lead to works of art that are among the most prized art treasures of the world (like the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, or Liberty Leading the People). Then hop aboard a high-speed train called the TGV to travel south to Lyon, where you'll board ms Emerald, your floating hotel for the rest of your trip. Our France family river cruise begins; the crew makes sure that you know your way around before our welcome reception, which is followed by dinner tonight aboard ship... with some rather magical entertainment.
Day 4 - Friday - Jul 5, 2024
Tournon-sur-Rhone, France
Tournon-sur-Rhone, France    
Bus Travel    
Valence, France    
Bus Travel    
Tournon-sur-Rhone, France    
This morning your riverboat takes you to the town of Tournon-sur-Rhone for fun family discoveries ashore including an orientation tour of this ancient town on the River Rhone; a cooking class at Scook, the cooking school of Anne-Sophie Pic, located next door to the Michelin-awarded restaurant Maison Pic; and a demonstration in the art of making chocolat at Valrhona Cite du Chocolat. The rest of the afternoon and evening are spent cruising the Rhone, bound for Arles in Provence.
Day 5 - Saturday - Jul 6, 2024
Arles, France
Arles, France    
Bus Travel    
Camargue, France    
Bus Travel    
Arles, France    
After arriving in Arles this morning, get a change of scenery on a drive into the Camargue for a taste of France's "wild west". This vast marshy delta has been home to free-roaming black bulls since Roman times; today the bulls are looked after by French gardians (cowboys), saddled up on white Camargue horses. You'll see them up close at a private ranch, called a manade, and a hayride into the fields to see bulls, mares, and foals. Enjoy a Provencal lunch, gypsy music, and a daring show in which players attempt to retrieve paper tokens from a bull's horns. Later today you'll return to medieval Arles for a walking tour that brings alive many of the places captured in brilliant strokes of color by one of its most famous residents, artist Vincent van Gogh - then create some tasty art of your own based on lovely French landscapes with a hands-on chocolate painting experience led by Mark Alsterlind.
Day 6 - Sunday - Jul 7, 2024
Avignon, France
Avignon, France    
Everyone dreams at one time or another of living in a palace... and today's France family river cruise does just that when your family visits an extravagant grand palace with four mighty towers... On a guided tour of 12th-century Palais des Papes in Avignon, once a "renegade" papal palace (built in opposition to Rome), your imagination takes flight as you explore one of Europe's largest medieval Gothic buildings. Or, if you wish, instead of visiting Palais des Papes you can join us for a bicycle ride in Avignon this morning. You'll have some time this afternoon to discover Avignon as you please, and a chance to swim. Then everyone meets up to walk across the famed Pont du Gard, and enjoy some refreshments; this three-level 164-ft-high "bridge" was built by the Romans to carry fresh water over the Gardon River nearly 2,000 years ago!
Day 7 - Monday - Jul 8, 2024
Viviers, France
Viviers, France    
This morning brings adventure to your France family river cruise with a walking tour of medieval Viviers, where you'll wind your way up through narrow, cobbled streets, curious passageways, and doorways in shades of blue and green... leading up to the petite 12th-century Cathedrale Saint-Vincent. Next, try your hand at a game of petanque, played by tossing a small metal boule about the size of an orange. Return to the riverboat for lunch (a barbecue on the Sun Deck, weather permitting) and an afternoon and evening spent cruising. Join us this evening for a farewell reception and dinner.
Day 8 - Tuesday - Jul 9, 2024
Lyon, France
Lyon, France    
Our family France river cruise concludes in Lyon today as your family disembarks ms Emerald; fly home anytime. A transfer is included from the riverboat to either the Lyon Airport or Lyon's Perrache or Part-Dieu train stations; you should allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in at the airport.

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Aug 8, 2024(Thursday) 9 Night Savoring France Lyon Provence and Paris
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