THIS EXAMPLE IS OF A TOUR OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO

NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS

Two suggestions are given here : 15 days & 18 days

First option : 15 days : Paris and the World Wars Battlefields.

Days 1 to 5 : in Paris. Coach transfer from the airport, half-board accommodation in youth hostel situated in the historical centre of Paris, pass for unlimited transport inside Paris, all other transfers and transport for visits outside Paris included.Visits and activities pre-booked and included : the Louvre, the Invalides (Army museum and Napoleon's tomb) and Orsay museums, the Sainte Chapelle and the Conciergerie, a whole day in Versailles, up the Arc de Triomphe for the view, a cruise on the Seine, Notre Dame and climbing its towers, up to the top (3rd level) of the Eiffel Tower, discovery of Montmartre.

Days 5 -15 Coach tour of the battlefields & sites of the two World Wars. The tour includes : whole day in Verdun, right bank and left bank (specialist guide), the Maginot line (Fort de Fermont), Péronne Historial, the Somme battlefields. Half-board in Verdun and Reims hostels.

On to the small town of Le Quesnoy. As the town was liberated by the New Zealanders, it has a New Zealand memorial and retains strong links with New Zealand. 3 nights accommodation in the Le Quesnoy gîte and half board organized. From Le Quesnoy you will tour the Flanders Field museum and the battlefields round Ypres (specialist guide), attending the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony, as well as the Remembrance ceremony at the New Zealand Memorial. In Arras you will visit the Wellington tunnels, while over in Caen, the Peace Memorial. A whole day is devoted to the Normandy Landing (with a specialist guide). 

Other activities include : visiting a Champagne cellar in Reims, Monet's garden in Giverny, historic Rouen, and the Bayeux Tapestry, as well as taking in the Mont Saint Michel.

Half board accommodation in the Bayeux youth hostel.                               

Direct return by coach to airport.

Second option : 18 days : Paris, the Battlefields and the Loire Valley

Days 1 - 5 : same programme as above in Paris.

Days 5 - 14 : same programme but after the visit to Mont Saint Michel, drive to Saint Malo. Boat trip round St Malo bay.

Day 15 : to Saumur to visit the tank museum. (Plus a visit to the famous mushroom cabes if so wished).

Days 15 - 18 : half-board accommodation in the youth hostel at Amboisel. Visit the châteaux of Chenonceau, Amboise, the Clos Lucé (Da Vinci's last home), the gardens of Villandry, a troglodyte village and the town of Tours.             

Direct return to airport by coach.

To give you an idea of the 2009 costs :

 for a group of 30 students plus 3 teachers free of charge

The first option : 15 days :1100 euros per student

The second option 18 days : 1400 euros per student 

These costs are for your stay in France : all travel arrangements and costs to France are your responsibility. We come into the picture the moment you arrive in France! 

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME, PLEASE CONSULT THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT

We stress that we hope this will serve to help you plan your own programme with us. BUT DON'T LEAVE THINGS TOO LATE! To be sure of your accommodation, especially in Paris, basic itinerary arrangements should be confirmed with us at least 12 months in advance of your arrival in France.

Whatever your ideas, don't hesitate to discuss them by email (or skype!) with Annie & David Bancroft :

cpederf@cpederf.com