STUDENT TOURS & GROUP TRAVEL

Tour Details:

Welcome on a student weekend tour to Paris & Versailles.

This information shows example itineraries to use as a guideline, please note that the order we visit various attractions may change depending on circumstances.

Highlights:

• Friday night journey to arrive in Paris on Saturday morning
• Saturday includes a walking tour with your tour guide, plenty of free time and extra optional activities
• Saturday night in hotel accommodation 
• Saturday night optional tour from hotel to Paris centre to see the "city of light" at night
• Sunday we visit the Palace of Versailles (extra costs for entrance may apply, see below)
• Return journey from Sunday afternoon to finish at destinations on Sunday night between 11pm - 2am

Student Top Attractions in Paris

Timing

Friday:
Late evening departure from our various pick up locations
Overnight travel by coach and ferry

Saturday:
10:00 arrive in the centre of Paris at Place de la Concorde
10:00 - 10:45 guided walking tour finishing at Eiffel Tower 
11:00 optional River Seine Boat Cruise (1 hour duration,10 Euros) or free time
12:00 finish boat tour and then have free time to explore Paris at your leisure
18:30 arrive at hotel for check in
20:30 until Midnight: optional evening illuminations tour by coach (20 Euros)

Sunday:
09:00 departure from hotel to Versailles
09:40 Palace of Versailles arrival
14:00 departure from Versailles and begin return journey home
20:00 ferry back to England
23:30 – 02:00 finish at drop off destinations (depending on location)

Friday evening to Sunday night 

Friday
We will travel overnight to the wonderful city of Paris by coach and ferry/eurotunnel. We will depart from Dover in the early hours of the morning, on arrival in France please note that you will have to put your watches forward by one hour. From Calais the journey to Paris will take about 4 hours, we will make a breakfast stop on the outskirts of the city where you will also be able to freshen up.

Saturday
We will begin the day in the city centre and take you on a walking tour to Eiffel Tower. You can have free time to go up Eiffel Tower or we offer an optional tour on a River Seine boat cruise (€10) – the perfect way to see the sights including views of Notre Dame Cathedral. To book the River Seine boat trip please pay the guide on the bus before arrival in Paris (payment €10).

Make sure you visit Louvre Museum, where you can take lunch and visit this historic museum. If you are lucky enough to be under 18 then the entrance is free or about €12 for adults. At the museum there is a large underground restaurant complex with foods from around the world, the cost of the food here is very reasonable compared to the more expensive places in the street. During the afternoon you will have time to stroll along the Champs Elysees and visit the Eiffel Tower (€16 adult or €8 child rate for 2nd floor) before making your way to the hotel for check in.

You can join our evening illuminations tour Saturday evening – beginning with a visit to Montmartre & Sacre Coeur in the famous artists quarter with its magnificent views over Paris and quaint streets and café’s to Pigalle and the Moulin Rouge, followed by an optional evening illuminations tour (€20) with a stop at the Trocadero to see the Eiffel Tower light show before returning to the hotel late evening.

Sunday
After breakfast we depart Paris to Versailles where there is a traditional French Sunday Market, shops and cafes and sights to see and you will have the opportunity to visit the famous Chateau of King Louis XIV and the magnificent Gardens (tickets to visit the Palace and Gardens can be purchased on arrival, €18 but are free to under 18’s with ID, Garden only 8 Euro).

The coach will depart from Versailles for the return journey to the UK. Arrival back at your home town will be late Sunday night or early Monday morning.

London Students Please Note: We will always try to get you back to London in time for the last Tube, sometimes this will not be the case and you will have to arrange other means of transport such as night buses or taxi.