Interested in booking this itinerary or something similar? Contact us today! [email protected]866-867-2747 Weekend Getaway: Foodies in Paris Friday: Arrive in Paris Morning: Airport Pickup Pickup: Upon Landing Details: Your personal concierge will greet you at the airport with croissants and take you to your hotel via private car or via train/taxi through Gare du Nord. Midday: No Planned Activities Take the early afternoon to settle into your hotel and rest before evening activities. Afternoon: Cooking with Class: Hands-on lesson in French Cuisine Meeting: 2:00PM Details: Learn how to select top quality produce from the market with an English-speaking chef, and meet local merchants while exploring the markets of beautiful Montmartre. Back at the school—where aprons, chopping boards, and chef's knives are provided—you will cook a 4-course meal from start to finish. At the end of the hands- on cooking session, you will sit down around the dining table and enjoy the meal you created, including a fine selection of cheeses from the market and some great wine, together with your fellow sous-chefs. Tour Length: 5 hours Includes: Shopping and dinner Evening: Paris Night Lights, a Ride through Historic Paris Pickup: 9:00pm Details: Paris is called the city of lights, and what better way to see it than at night. Your personal guide will take you on a night ride through the city and stop at all the best vantage points. At the Trocadero, get the most sparkling view of the Eiffel Tower reflecting off the Seine. Pass by the monumental Pantheon in the Latin Quarter, then on to the Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine, to see Notre Dame and then a magnificent perspective of Paris from the Pont-Neuf. You’ll drive down the Champs-Élysées, stopping at the majestic Arc de Triomphe—and if you wish, climb to the top for a superb view of the city. You’ll finish at Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, to see it all in one gorgeous view. Tour Length: 2 hours Includes: Hotel Pickup & Private Car (Vintage & modern cars available)
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Weekend Getaway: Foodies in Paris
Friday: Arrive in Paris Morning: Airport Pickup Pickup: Upon Landing Details: Your personal concierge will greet you at the airport with croissants and take you to your hotel via private car or via train/taxi through Gare du Nord. Midday: No Planned Activities Take the early afternoon to settle into your hotel and rest before evening activities. Afternoon: Cooking with Class: Hands-on lesson in French Cuisine Meeting: 2:00PM Details: Learn how to select top quality produce from the market with an English-speaking chef, and meet local merchants while exploring the markets of beautiful Montmartre. Back at the school—where aprons, chopping boards, and chef's knives are provided—you will cook a 4-course meal from start to finish. At the end of the hands-on cooking session, you will sit down around the dining table and enjoy the meal you created, including a fine selection of cheeses from the market and some great wine, together with your fellow sous-chefs. Tour Length: 5 hours Includes: Shopping and dinner Evening: Paris Night Lights, a Ride through Historic Paris Pickup: 9:00pm Details: Paris is called the city of lights, and what better way to see it than at night. Your personal guide will take you on a night ride through the city and stop at all the best vantage points. At the Trocadero, get the most sparkling view of the Eiffel Tower reflecting off the Seine. Pass by the monumental Pantheon in the Latin Quarter, then on to the Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine, to see Notre Dame and then a magnificent perspective of Paris from the Pont-Neuf. You’ll drive down the Champs-Élysées, stopping at the majestic Arc de Triomphe—and if you wish, climb to the top for a superb view of the city. You’ll finish at Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, to see it all in one gorgeous view. Tour Length: 2 hours Includes: Hotel Pickup & Private Car (Vintage & modern cars available)
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Saturday Morning: Let There be Cheese, a Private Tasting Pickup: 10:15am Details: Debbi knows a lot about cheese. A self–proclaimed foodie, she’s been living in Paris for 20 years and offers a unique opportunity to go with her to her favorite Paris cheese mongers. Together, you’ll select 6 (or so) cheeses for a tasting lunch, which she’ll host in her apartment in the 16éme arrondisment. In addition to cheese, lunch includes fabulous breads from Desgranges, local charcuterie, a balancing salad, fruit and paired wines… and lively conversation all about the history of French cheeses from the various regions. Tour Length: 5 hours Tour Transportation: Walking / Metro Includes: Pickup for tour, transportation and the selected cheese, breads, wine etc. for lunch Afternoon: Picnic in the Park: Explore Buttes-Chaumont Pickup time: 2:00 pm Details: Attend mass or simply admire the architecture at the l’Institut de Theologie Orthodoxe Saint-Serge de Paris (Russian Orthodox), followed by a quick stop at the Boulangerie Mauclerc for a loaf of specialty breads baked in a wood-burning oven to add to your picnic basket. With feast in hand, head in to the Parc de Buttes Chaumont, Paris’s original green space (built in 1867 by Napoleon III). Wander through rows of indigenous trees and over a suspended bridge to caves and waterfalls. Tour Length: 3 hours Includes: Transportation, picnic basket Evening: Moulin Rouge Arrive 7:15pm The fabulous Le Bal du Moulin Rouge, home of the French Can-Can, will delight you with its shimmering feathery costumes, unique music and dance from international musicians as well as a world famous revue. This is Paris at its finest, and the amazing high-energy show will leave you breathless and entertained. [Price includes meal and ticket, drinks additional.] Sunday Morning: Cooking with Class: Croissant Making Meet: 9:00am Details: Learn to make several different types of flaky French breakfast pastries from an expert English-speaking French chef. Classes are small, allowing you ample opportunities to ask the chef all your questions about French cuisine—and the recipes you learn in class will be easy to recreate at home with your new understanding of pastry making. At the end of class you and your classmates will taste-test desserts on-site, and take leftovers home in a takeaway box. Tour length: 3 hours Includes: French pastries and beverages
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Afternoon: Chocolate Tour of Paris Pickup: 2:00pm Details: Visit several of the Right Bank’s finest chocolate shops for an unforgettable tasting experience and learn the fascinating secrets of this delectable dessert and its history. French dark chocolate is considered a luxury product on a par with the best of wines. Each chocolate shop has its own personality and specialties and we will enjoy a delicious sampling during this two-hour visit. Tour Length: 2 hours Includes: Pickup for tour, transportation Evening: Le Calife, VIP Dinner Cruise Arrive 8:00pm Details: Dine on Le Calife, a 5-star cruising restaurant, through the heart of historical Paris. In a warm and unique setting, view some of the most famous monuments of Paris from the Seine: Notre Dame, The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Grand Palais, Les Invalides, and the Eiffel Tower. At sunset, the cruise (which lasts 2 hours) starts at the sound of the "Kromhout", the original twin engine from 1939. The welcoming crew offers a wide range of cocktails to start the party. Then, enjoy either a traditional French menu worthy of the gastronomic reputation of the capital or menus inspired by India, South Africa, Greece, and the Middle East. Includes: Meal and glass of wine
