2021 ULTIMATE FRANCE 22 Days · Bordeaux to Avignon · S.S. Bon Voyage, S.S. Joie de Vivre, S.S. Catherine
DAY PORT FEATURED EXCURSIONS MASTERPIECE COLLECTION* ONBOARD Day 1 Bordeaux Transfer from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport to the ship Embark Blaye
Day 2 Blaye Choice of Rendez-vous Chez Rémy Martin [PM] Welcome Dinner a: Panoramas of Route de la Corniche Fleurie with Blaye Fortress [AM] b: “Let’s Go” yoga in the historic heart of Blaye Fortress [AM]
Bourg sur Gironde Bourg sur Gironde walking tour [PM]
Day 3 Cussac Fort Médoc Fresh Médoc oysters tasting [AM] Choice of a: Médoc Châteaux route with private wine tasting [PM] b: “Let’s Go” bike in the Médoc vineyards [PM] Day 4 Bordeaux Cadillac§ Choice of a: Private Owner’s Tour of Royal Château with Sauternes Toast [AM] b: The colorful life of Toulouse Lautrec at Château de Malromé [AM] Libourne
Day 5 Libourne Saint-Émilion walking tour with wine tasting (no lunch) [AM] Cooking class at Château Ambe Tour Pourret [PM]
Day 6 Libourne Libourne “Village Day” with farmer’s market [PM] Bordeaux Farewell Dinner
Day 7 Bordeaux Choice of Dune du Pyla sunrise hike [AM] a: “Do as the Locals Do” Bordeaux walking tour [AM] Retro sidecar Bordeaux tour [PM] b: “Let’s Go” bike Bordeaux backstreets [AM] Retro sidecar romantic tour [PM] Cité du Vin museum visit [PM] Day 8 Bordeaux TGV Train to the ship in Paris Disembark Paris Embark Day 9 La Roche-Guyon Choice of a: Château La Roche-Guyon [AM] b: “Let’s Go” hike on the Crests trail [AM] Vernon–Giverny Choice of Welcome Dinner a: Monet’s gardens at Giverny** [PM] b: “Let’s Go” bike ride from Vernon to Giverny** [PM]
Day 10 Rouen Rouen walking tour, the Dukes of Normandy’s Capital [AM] Mont St-Michel–Wonder of the Western World√ [AM] Caudebec-en-Caux Day 11 Caudebec-en-Caux Choice of St Wandrille–Silent Monk a: Honfleur walking tour [AM] & Monastic beer [PM] b: “Let’s Go” golfing in Étretat*** [AM] Rouen Day 12 Rouen Choice of (Normandy Beaches) a: Normandy Beaches highlights of American Sites [AM] b: Normandy Beaches highlights of British & Australian sites [AM] c: Normandy Beaches highlights of Canadian sites [AM] (Lunch on own) Day 13 Mantes-la-Jolie Choice of Farewell Dinner a: Versailles Palace secret apartments [PM] b: “Versailles Gardens and Queens Hamlet” [PM]
Day 14 Paris Choice of Parisian gourmet tour [AM] a: Paris city tour [AM] Musée du Louvre [PM] b: “Do as the Locals Do” Île de la Cité and Latin Quarter [AM] Retro sidecar Montmartre c: “Let’s Go” Seine riverbanks bike ride [AM] discovery [PM] † Heart of Paris Seine river cruise ticket [PM] Moulin Rouge [PM] Retro sidecar illuminations tour [PM] Day 15 Paris TGV Train to the ship in Lyon Disembark Lyon Embark Day 16 Mâcon Choice of Château de Rully Wine Tasting Welcome Dinner a: Burgundy landscapes, Beaune and the hospices (no lunch) [AM] & Lunch [AM] b: Mâcon walking tour (no lunch) [AM] Day 17 Lyon Choice of a: Lyon Capital of Gastronomy tour [AM] b: Silk weavers walking tour [AM] c: “Let’s Go” Lyon peninsula bike tour [AM] Day 18 Tain l’Hermitage/ Choice of Premium wine tasting on Tournon a: Tournon and Tain-l’Hermitage twin villages stroll with organ concert the Hermitage Hill [AM] and wine tasting [AM] b: “Lets Go” Hermitage Terrace vineyards hike with wine tasting [AM] Viviers
Day 19 Viviers Intimate Viviers “Village Day” [AM] Truffle farm & Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine tasting [PM] Châteauneuf du Pape Avignon
Day 20 Avignon Choice of Cooking lesson at La Mirande [AM] Farewell Dinner a: Avignon walking tour with Palace of the Popes [AM] b: Pont du Gard Roman aquaduct visit [AM] “Let’s Go” kayak ride on the Gardon River‡ [PM]
Day 21 Tarascon Arles walking tour [AM] Olive farm–Les Baux-de-Provence [PM] Avignon Day 22 Avignon Transfer from the ship in Avignon to Marseille International Airport Disembark Return Home
PLEASE NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Visit Uniworld.com for the latest information.
*Masterpiece Collection are optional experiences that go above and beyond our daily selection of included excursions and can be booked for an additional fee. Masterpiece Collection excursions may not operate if they occur on a holiday or if they require a minimum number of participants and that minimum is not met. **Giverny will be closed during the March and November departure dates. ***Golf excursion is open to a limited number of golfers. √Mont St-Michel will not be available on July and August departures. †Tickets are available for guests to use at their leisure. ‡Kayak ride on the Gardon River is only available for May through September departure dates §Sailing this stretch of the Garonne depends on the tides. If it is not possible to sail to Cadillac, you will be transferred to your destination via motorcoach.