Bus Tours starting and ending in Paris
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Bus Tours starting and ending in Paris
My wife and I will be in France during April and May 2011 and are looking for one or two 7-8 day bus tours to various parts of Europe that will originate and terminate in Paris. A few days ago I found one that was for 7 days to Italy,, but I failed to bookmark it. Any suggestions. I know I can drive, but we are both rather elderly and thought having someone do the driving for us would be a way to go.
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Here's a 9 day river cruise in France. I met two women who had just taken this tour and raved about it. It's not a bus tour and it's not 7 or 8 days but it's the only one I know of.
The nice thing about the river cruise is that you sleep on the boat and don't have to switch hotels every night or two.
http://www.gct.com/Trips/2010/The-Se...-to-Paris.aspx
The nice thing about the river cruise is that you sleep on the boat and don't have to switch hotels every night or two.
http://www.gct.com/Trips/2010/The-Se...-to-Paris.aspx
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I wouldn't drive myself (I'm not comfortable renting a car in a foreign country) but I would look into self-planning trips you can do using the trains. You could head to Switzerland or the more northern parts of Italy for a week easy enough. That's not tough to plan.
I do also like the river cruise idea.
I do also like the river cruise idea.
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That's a good question. I'm sure there are lots of things like that which you could find at a Paris travel agency. There is one inside Bon Marche dept store, I know, which is a branch of a major international company, Carlson Wagonlit, although they have other locations. The problem is that for bus tours to/from Paris, the clientele will likely mostly be French and thus the language may be only in French. Do you speak French fairly well? That would really help. FOr example, I found this agency that does have some, such as to Spain and Belgium, but even the website is only in French
http://www.fram.fr/voyage-autocar.htm
It seems they go lots of places, Ireland, Germany, etc.
Now I do know one that does lots of local trips and does cater to all kinds of tourists, so will have English language tours, Cityrama www.cityrama. com
I took one of their day trips by bus and it was excellent. They do have some for 3-4 days within France that could be good -- such as to Normandy.
I know you'd want to set this up ahead of time if you aren't going to be in Paris a long time, though. I'd suggest you contact the closest French Tourism office in your country and ask them. I also think the cruise sounds like a good idea, and also considering going by train is another good option.
http://www.fram.fr/voyage-autocar.htm
It seems they go lots of places, Ireland, Germany, etc.
Now I do know one that does lots of local trips and does cater to all kinds of tourists, so will have English language tours, Cityrama www.cityrama. com
I took one of their day trips by bus and it was excellent. They do have some for 3-4 days within France that could be good -- such as to Normandy.
I know you'd want to set this up ahead of time if you aren't going to be in Paris a long time, though. I'd suggest you contact the closest French Tourism office in your country and ask them. I also think the cruise sounds like a good idea, and also considering going by train is another good option.
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I would almost be 100% sure they would be in French, is that OK?
What happens to your accomodations when you leave?
Why not go to 3 locations and stay there, instead of coming back, going by train or plane?
What happens to your accomodations when you leave?
Why not go to 3 locations and stay there, instead of coming back, going by train or plane?
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Take a look at this tour company - they have some interesting tours. The flights originate in London but perhaps they can book a flight from Paris to whatever city the tour begins in.
http://www.martinrandall.com/
http://www.martinrandall.com/
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gfclint, I would assume that most English speaking tours in and out of Paris have destinations in France. Two popular intineraries are the north westerly Normandy - Loire route or the southern Provence/Riviera destination.
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