Paris And Versailles

Arrival to Paris , "Bienvenue a Paris" ,  meet and greet and private transfer (Pick-up from Orly or CDG)  to your city centered hotel in Paris.   Overnight: Paris  Meals: N/A Please note that the order of the visit can change due to opening hours etc. 

After your breakfast, enjoy the adventure of sightseeing in Paris.  The morning is reserved for a audio-guided visit of Louvre with skip-the-line tickets. (can be organized also after noon or another free day according to museum availability) Afternoon we will drive through the center of Paris with a bus (a panoramic bus tour with English commentary) . We'll visit iconic places such as the Quai de Branly Museum, the Pont de l'Alma, and the Trocadéro square, which offers a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower. We'll continue our panoramic tour of Paris passing by the Arc de Triomphe. We'll then drive through the Champs Elysées and head to the banks of the Seine. On the banks of this famous river, we'll pass by the Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries Gardens, from where we'll admire the exterior architecture of the Louvre Museum. Next, we'll continue our tour along the Ile de la Cité, where the famous Notre-Dame Cathedral is located. Lastly, we'll go to the esplanade of the Invalides and end the panoramic tour at the Champ de Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. After the bus tour, we'll board one of the famous Bateaux Parisiens for a one-hour cruise along the Seine River with narration in English. From the boat, you'll enjoy a different view of various landmarks such as the Musée d'Orsay, Notre-Dame, the Louvre Museum, or the Eiffel Tower. The icing on the cake will be the visit to the Eiffel Tower, where we will skip the queues and walk straight in and take an elevator to its second-level observation deck at 150 meters. You’ll admire breath-taking views over Paris. Then, discover this monument at your own leisure. The excursion ends at the Eiffel Tower. Important Note:  In case the bus tour is not possible/available, Eskapas may organize a private guided walking tour tour + the entrance of Eiffel Tower (second floor) and Seine Cruise.  The Louvre Museum audio-guided visit may be afternoon or another day according to museum availability.  Overnight: Paris  Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, randez-vous at 08:15 am to avoid traffic jams we do not pick up from hotels) , at Pullman Hotel Tour Eiffel, in front of the Frame restaurant.  (Adress: 18 Avenue De Sugren, 22 Rue Jean Rey Entrée Au, 75015) Departure from the center of Paris to the Palace of Versailles. Make the most of the 45-minute journey by luxury air-conditioned coach and listen to your guide's introduction to the history of the palace. The Palace of Versailles covers an area of over 721,000 square feet and has more than 700 rooms. Follow your guide straight to the front of the line to see the palace's most beautiful rooms: the King's Grand Apartments, with seven rooms each dedicated to a different god (Apollo, Mars, Mercy, Venus, etc.) and the Queen's Grand Apartments, mirroring those of the king, including the Coronation Room and the Queen's Bedroom, once occupied by Marie Antoinette, among others.  Also, admire the spectacular Hall of Mirrors, a unique room in which guests were received and impressed, designed by the famous architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Almost 240 feet-long, it was created to dazzle visitors to the Sun King, Louis XIV; it is lit by 17 windows and some 350 mirrors, and overlooks the palace's breath-taking gardens, the second part of your visit. Return to Paris at 12:30 pm After noon free time at leisure. Overnight: Paris  Meals: Breakfast Please note: We strongly advise against high-heeled shoes (parquet flooring in the rooms and cobblestones in the courtyard) Strollers are not permitted inside the palace Access to the palace is challenging for those with reduced mobility Photography without flash is permitted inside the palace The skip-the-line access is subject to the Versailles Palace procedures: The Vigipirate plan, the security control or an unforeseen crowd can slow down the entrance.