9-days Select London & Paris Tour
Grand European Tours’ 9-day Select London & Paris tour is a hosted tour, which is a bit different than most of our other tours which are fully escorted. We have found that for these two great cities, which have so much to offer, a hosted tour makes it easier for our passengers to see the things that interest them the most.
So, how does a hosted tour work?
VIP Door-to-Door Transfer will pick you up at home and take you to your local airport for your flight to London. Upon arriving in London you will have a provided transfer from the airport to your hotel, the lovely Thistle Marble Arch, located in the heart of the city on Oxford Street just across from Hyde Park. That first evening you will meet your local host and fellow travelers for a welcome drink.
The next morning, day 3 of your tour, you will begin your sightseeing tour. You will be able to admire Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and historic Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens have been crowned since 1065. Then drive through the West End, seeing Downing Street, Trafalgar Square and Nelson’s Column. Then you will walk with your guide to Buckingham Palace to witness the pomp and pageantry of the Changing of the Guard (if operating). Lastly, drive along Piccadilly, past Green Park and the Ritz, to finish in the heart of the West End. The rest of the days is yours to spend as you please.
Your local host will be available at the hotel to assist you with any ideas of things to do, how to get there, or to make reservations for you. The next two full days are yours to explore the city as you choose. Your host will also offer optional tours that you are welcome to sign up for such as a day trip to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath or to Shakespeare’s Stratford or anything else that interests you.
On day 6 of your tour your Paris tour director will meet you at your London hotel and escort you to St. Pancras Station to take the Eurostar Train to Paris. The train ride takes about two-and-a-half hours and passes through the Channel Tunnel. Upon arrival in Paris your orientation tour takes you to all the main sights: the Louvre building, Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and enchanting Notre Dame Cathedral. Tonight you have the option to take the Paris Illuminations tour to see all the sights lit up at night – a great way to experience ‘the city of light!’
The next two full days are free to do as you please. Your tour director can help you to set up some day tours or you can feel free to explore the Louvre for a few hours, ride up to the top of the Eiffel Tower, go shopping at the Galleries Lafayette, or even to take in one of the famous Parisian cabaret shows!
At the end of the tour you will be transferred to the Paris airport for your flight back home. We are also able to add hotel extensions in either London or Paris if you would like to make your stay longer too.
With the freedom of a hosted tour you have a dedicated host to take you to see all the major sights and to help you with any arrangements that you need and also the flexibility to see and do those things that created your desire to experience these cities in the first place. You will bring home treasured memories of these two grand cities!
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