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Uniworld River Cruises, Paris and Normandy, River Cruise Vacation Package
Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
Priced From: $1,949 pp (Cruise Only)
Dates: Mar - Nov
Ship: River Baroness
From: Paris to Paris
Combine passion and the good life with art, culture, and brilliant landscapes, and you will have Northern France, with the grand “City of Lights,” Paris, being at its epicenter. Paris provides the perfect start and end to your Northern France journey. The city offers legendary surprises at every turn – from the iconic Eiffel Tower to the famed Champs Elysée to the grand Notre Dame Cathedral.
From the charming French village of Conflans Ste Honorine we take you to a favored region for artists of the Impressionist Period – Cezanne, Degas, and especially Van Gogh. The village of Auvers-sur-Oise is the site that Van Gogh immortalized on his canvases: Auberge Ravoux, Church of Auvers-sur-Oise, and Wheat Fields. While in Rouen, you’ll visit the stunning gothic cathedral of Rouen, and the countryside – all immortalized so vividly by Monet on his canvases. You’ll travel to Honfleur, a charming French harbor town favored by artists such as Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet, who painted its fishing boats and slate-covered houses. And of course, you’ll experience Monet’s home in his beloved village of Giverny, where you’ll see the familiar Japanese bridge and water garden shaded by weeping willows, with its pond still full of water lilies that so inspired this Master’s work.
Itinerary
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Depart Home Gateway City to Paris |
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Paris (embark) |
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Arrive at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (D) |
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Conflans St. Honorine (Auvers-sur-Oise) |
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Featured Excursion: Auvers-sur-Oise tour |
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The village of Auvers-sur-Oise may seem familiar to those who know Van Gogh’s work. He lived and died here, and in just 70 Days, he painted the surrounding countryside and many of the local sites and people of this quaint little town. The Auberge Ravoux, the Church of Auvers-sur-Oise, the Wheat Fields, and countryside – all immortalized on canvas but also part of the everyDay life in this quiet village along the River Oise. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner) |
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Rouen |
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Featured Excursion: Walking Tour of Rouen |
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Our visit to Rouen will take you to the stunning gothic cathedral of Rouen, painted so vividly by Monet, the haunting medieval quarter with its half-timbered, glazed tiles houses, and the Gros Horloge, a renaissance clock tower that arches overhead. The walk ends at Vieux Marche, where Joan of Arc was punished for her defiance. (BB, L, D) |
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Rouen (Normandy Beaches) |
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Featured Excursion: Full-Day tour to Normandy Beaches |
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Spend the Day at the location where one of the most famous Days in recent world history took place—the beaches at Normandy—site of the D-Day Invasion by the Allied forces during World War II. The Invasion of Normandy holds the distinction of being history’s largest amphibious combat operation. You’ll visit the American Cemetery at Colleville, the allied landing sites at Omaha beach, the battlefield of Pointe du Hoc and Mulberry Harbor at Arromanches, all haunting reminders of freedom hard fought for. (BB, L, D) |
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Caudebec (Honfleur) |
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Featured Excursion: Visit to Honfleur |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Extend your Honfleur excursion with a visit to a family-owned country estate producing cider and Calvados brandy in Normandy’s charming countryside |
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Travel overland to Honfleur, a charming French harbor town favored by artists such as Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet. Go on a walking tour from the former smuggler’s harbor of Vieux Bassin—the most often painted scene in Honfleur where the fishing village backdrop is seemingly unchanged from over 100 years ago—through the pedestrian streets to the medieval town center. (BB, L, D) |
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Vernon (Giverny) |
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Featured Excursion: Monet’s Giverny* *Giverny will be closed MonDays. During November departures and a visit to Versailles Palace will be included instead. Versailles Palace is closed on MonDays |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit the stunning palace and gardens at Versailles, the official residence of the kings and queens of France from 1682 until 1790 |
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Visit Monet’s home in his beloved village of Giverny, where he lived for 43 years, until his death in 1926. You’ll explore Monet’s house, furnished as it was when the leader of the Impressionist school lived here, including his precious collection of Japanese engravings. Strolling the gardens, you’ll see the familiar Japanese bridge and water garden shaded by weeping willows, with its pond still full of water lilies that so inspired this master’s work. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner) |
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Paris |
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Featured Excursion: Paris city tour |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Spend time in one of the most famous museums in the world, the Louvre,* and/or enjoy an illuminated cruise through Paris in the evening *The Louvre is close on TuesDays, January 1, May 1, May 8, December 25, and groups are not allowed on the first SunDay of each month. |
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We begin our city tour with a drive up the grand boulevard Champs Elysée and past the Arc de Triomphe. We’ll stop for a photo opportunity at the Eiffel Tower before continuing to Place Vendome, Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Latin Quarter. We’ll then go to Les Invalides, the Louvre courtyard and the Luxembourg Gardens, where we will see a slice of daily Parisian life—gentleman playing boules and children sailing boats on the glassy pond—as well as view Bartholdi’s model for the Statue of Liberty. (BB, L, D) |
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Paris (disembark), transfer to airport |
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Disembark the ship and transfer to the airport in Paris for your flight home or extend your stay for a few more Days in Paris. |
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