French Experience

Explore the most beautiful cities in France with a short detour through Switzerland see Interlaken, which is conveniently located between the scenic lakes (hence its name) of Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. It also makes a perfect base camp for mountain railway excursions to the surrounding peaks of Jungfrau, Eiger, Mönch and Schilthorn. At 3,454 metres (11,332 feet) the Jungfraujoch is Europe's highest railway station and the highest vantage point in Switzerland for non-mountaineers. Views from the top and en route are magnificent.

Driving along the chain of the French Alps, the Chamonix valley offers some of France’s most spectacular scenery. The resort of Chamonix lies in the shadow of the majestic Mont Blanc, which, at 4,810 metres (15,780 feet), is the highest mountain in Europe. The ride curves along the northern edge of the Ecrins National Park up to Briancon. The village is the highest town in France, a great fortress town, walled and fortified by Vauban, and it's really something to see. 

Nice is the capital of the Cote d'Azur. Its Promenade des Anglais recalls the 19th-century British visitors who made its name. The Russian royal family also favoured Nice, and you will see the green and gilded towers of the Orthodox cathedral where they and

Jungfraujoch Interlaken

their court, which transferred here en masse every year, used to worship.

Travelling through the seaside resort town of Saint-Tropez, the city of art Aix-en-Provence and Avignon, the well-fortified town, dominated by the great Palais des Papes. Explore Carcassonne, the greatest fortress city of Europe rises against a background of the snow-capped Pyrénées.

Rocamadour Dordogne

Discover the exciting past of the Dordogne! The medieval villages like Rocamadour and the pre-historic caves at Lascaux. The Cave of Lascaux is famous for its prehistoric paintings. Via Sarlat la Caneda which provides a perfect combination of good food and history you are driving towards the Loire Valley. Sarlat la Caneda It has one of the best-preserved collections of renaissance and 17th-century buildings in France, and its narrow streets, once surrounded by ramparts, are lined with opulent houses, rich in carving.

The great River Loire winds its way past some of France's most magnificent chateaux in a region rich

in both architectural and natural beauty. For centuries the Loire Valley was frequented by French royalty, and their legacy remains in the fine renaissance Château de Chambord and Château de Chenonceau, the fairy-tale towers of Saumur and Amboise, and in the lush gardens of Villandry. You will finish this tour in Paris to stay several nights in the city of light.