hi all,<BR> I'm staying in zurich and planning a trip to paris from zurich for a couple of days...can anyone suggest a packaged tour or an organised trip ( by some travel company or operators ) which takes care of all the bookings and transport hassles and which is based near zurich <BR>thanks<BR>gb

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gb, Hi!<BR><BR>Go to Frantour and get their separate Paris brochure.<BR><BR>Very good tour operator, especially for France and Paris in particular. They offer packages, but all in all, it might be a little cheaper doing it yourself, because they charge some booking and cancellation fee, etc.<BR><BR>Their hotel selection is good (mostly moderated priced hotels) and covers places in the most popular areas of Paris.<BR><BR>You'll find them at most important train stations in Zurich, such as the main station itself and the stations Enge and Stadelhofen. Just go to the SBB ticket booth.<BR><BR>On the other hand, it's so easy to book your train trip from Zurich via Basel (a little over 6 hours) and book a hotel in Paris yourself. You'll arrive at Gare de l'Est and then, all you need to do is get a metro ticket to get to your hotel. No hassle at all.You can also take the TGV via Berne, but you won't save any time and it will cost you more.<BR>

hi ursula,<BR> thanks for ur advice, the problem is that i don't have a credit<BR>card with me and i think booking a hotel n travel tickets without a<BR>card wud be difficult, anyway do you need a credit card for booking<BR>with frantour ? <BR> thanks again<BR>gb<BR>

gb:<BR><BR>No idea, whether Frantour accepts cards, but they will take cash, don't worry.

PS: You can check Frantour online. But it's only either in German or French. Click the respective language, i.e. the title.<BR>http://www.frantour.ch/