Includes:
- 8-Nights Accommodation in hotels as per the itinerary
- Meals as per the itinerary
- Entrance to the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show with Hotel Transfers
- Thames River Cruise
- Bruges canal cruise
- Sightseeing & activities
Excludes:
- Personal travel insurance
- Flights
Itinerary
DAY 1: ARRIVE LONDON
Welcome to London! On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel where the rest of the day is at leisure to relax or explore London. This evening join your Travel Director for a Welcome Drink and debriefing at the hotel.
Hotel: Amba Marble Arch, London
DAY 2: CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
Enjoy a full day to experience the famous Chelsea Flower Show – the ‘mecca’ of all garden shows. A transfer in the morning takes you to the famous show! The Chelsea Flower Show will bring together the very best show gardens, flowers and gardening from around the world. You will see magnificent floral displays, model gardens, English garden tools and a host of garden structures and artifacts. This afternoon a transfer back to your hotel is provided. This evening we dine on a spectacular Thames River Dinner Cruise.
Hotel: Amba Marble Arch, London
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
DAY 3: LONDON – AMSTERDAM
Cross to Dover for the channel crossing to Calais, and transfer to Amsterdam. On the way enjoy an orientation past the Mint Tower; floating Flower Market and Royal Palace in Dam Square.
Hotel: Westcord Fashion Hotel
Amsterdam Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
DAY 4: AMSTERDAM
Start your day at the famous Aalsmeer Flower Auction, the world’s largest flower auction, where you experience the bustle of the auction floor, and witness the incredible number of flowers sold every day. Later visit a typical Dutch windmill and the picturesque village of Volendam. Volendam is renowned for its wooden houses, traditional fishing boats and old harbour.
Hotel: Westcord Fashion Hotel Amsterdam
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5: AMSTERDAM – BRUGES
Continue to medieval Bruges in Belgium. Stroll along the cobbled streets lined with high gabled houses from the Golden Age of the 16th century. Visit the market square dominated by the 272ft Belfry of the Market Hall. Then explore Burg Square with its ornate Gothic town hall and glorious frescoes on the walls of the Holy Blood Chapel. Afterwards, enjoy a relaxing canal cruise before dinner at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Hotel De Tuilerieen
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
DAY 6: BRUGES – PARIS
Depart Bruges for glittering Paris. Sightseeing with a Local Expert takes you by the Île de la Cité to see Notre Dame Cathedral with its famous tale of Quasimodo. Then around the imposing facades of the Louvre and Garnier’s Opera House. See the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde and drive along the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. Next, survey the city from the heights of the Eiffel Tower, built for the World’s Exhibition of 1889. The rest of the day is free to enjoy at your leisure. You could stop at the sidewalk cafés lining the Seine for pastries, view the priceless masterpieces at the Louvre, or hit the designer shops
Hotel: Hotel Rochester Champs Elysees
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7: LOIRE VALLEY EXCURSION
Take a day trip from Paris to visit two of the most famous Châteaux of the Loire Valley: beautiful Chenonceau Castle, and, perhaps most magnificent of them all, the Château de Chambord. You’ll witness the glamour and grandeur of French royalty and aristocracy, and gain insights into “castle life” in these Renaissance riverside castles.
Hotel: Hotel Rochester Champs Elysees
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8: VERSAILLES AND GIVERNY
Taking in two of Europe’s most celebrated gardens; we have a full day to explore Versailles and Giverny. France’s royal history is revealed at King Louis XIV’s majestic palace of Versailles which, along with its magnificent garden, became the quintessential model for palaces in Europe. Visiting the luxurious Grand Apartments, the chandelier-lit Hall of Mirrors and the Chapel of Versailles, you get a glimpse into the lives of 17th-century French nobility. Then we head to Giverny to view the gardens that inspired many of Impressionist Claude Monet’s most famous masterpieces, seeing the Japanese Bridge which crosses the illustrious water-lily pond – as painted in Monet’s magnum opus ‘Nympheas’. Back in Paris, the rest of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Hotel Rochester Champs Elysees
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9: FAREWELL PARIS
Your memorable journey comes to an end as you bid your Travel Director farewell. Transfers arrive at Charles De Gaulle Airport today at 08:30, 11:30 & 18:00.
Meals: Breakfast
Conditions
Valid from Jun 30, 2018
Expires Aug 30, 2018
Limit: 4 per user and 2 as gift for others
Bookings to be made within 10 days of purchase. Valid for travel from 24th May 2019 - 1st June 2019. Must be used in 1 visit. Deal valid for one person on a twin share basis i.e. two vouchers must be purchased at this price. Single traveller option is valid for one person. Want to secure your place and price for this deal but prefer to pay later? Simply purchase the $300 per person deposit option. Full payment is due 1st March 2019. Includes: 8-Nights Accommodation in hotels as per the itinerary, entrance to the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show with Hotel Transfers, Thames River Cruise, Bruges canal cruise, Sightseeing and activities & meals as indicated etc. Excludes flights, personal travel insurance & anything not specifically mentioned in the itinerary. Visas are the responsibility of the traveller. Travel insurance recommended. Value of deal is based on current rates, which are subject to change. Refund available from GrabOne within 48 hours of purchase if specific dates are not available. No cashback. Not to be used with other offers.
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