Day 1: Fly overnight to Spain
Day 2: Madrid
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Madrid
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Puerta del Sol
- Plaza Mayor
- Mercado de San Miguel
Visit the Prado Museum
Day 3: Madrid
Take a tour of Madrid with an expert local guide
Visit the Royal Palace
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Madrid flamenco evening
Born of Indian, Moorish, Arabian, and Andalusian Roma influences, flamenco is a passionate display of dramatic poses and colorful costumes, accompanied by song and guitar. Feel the beat as you experience a fiery taste of the soul of Spain. A beverage is included during the one-hour performance.
Day 4: Madrid • Toledo
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Madrid by bike
Take in the sights, sounds, and savory market aromas as you explore Madrid by bike. Together with your local guide, you’ll learn about the history of famous sites and cultural landmarks. Explore Old Town, where some of Madrid’s most beautiful architecture resides. Leave the city-center for a leisurely ride through Parque del Oeste. Head down Rio Manzanares and take in the beautiful river-side atmosphere before looping back to Plaza del Carmen.
Tour Toledo with an expert local guide
You will visit:
- Toledo Cathedral
- Church of Santo Tome & Synagogue
Day 5: Madrid • Paris
Fly to Paris
Take a tour of the Latin Quarter
Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Visit the Louvre
Visit the Fragonard Perfume Factory
Day 6: Paris
Take a guided tour of Paris
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Place de la Concorde
- Champs-Élysées
- Arc de Triomphe
- Les Invalides
- Eiffel Tower
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Versailles
Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.
Day 7: Paris
Play a game of pétanque
Explore the Marché des Enfants Rouges, a 16th-century orphanage turned expansive food market
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Monet's Giverny Gardens
Visit where Claude Monet lived and worked for over 40 years. See the gardens that inspired for the painter’s famous works and see what inspired the man himself on a tour of his former home. (Available April–October only. Monet’s home is closed Mondays.)
Enjoy a Seine River cruise
Day 8: Depart for home
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Day 8: Paris • London
Take the Eurostar to London
Take a walking tour of London
Day 9: London
Take a guided tour of London
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
- Piccadilly Circus
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
Explore London on your own
Day 10: Depart for home