Explore releases new regional coach tour programs
Explore Holidays has released new two, three and four day short duration coach tours ex-Paris highlighting the Loire Valley, Brittany and Normandy.
One of several new programs introduced with the release of the ‘France & Italy 2008’ brochure, the new tours are designed to capture those Paris-bound visitors looking to build on a stay in the French capital with a taste of regional France.
Prices start from $679* per person twin share for a two-day/one-night ‘Chateau Country Tour’ focusing on the Loire Valley.
Highlights include the Gardens of Villandry, Leonardo da Vinci’s last dwelling at Clos-Lucé, Chenonceau Castle, Chateau de Cheverny and the Royal Chateau de Chambord.
Normandy’s famous WWII landing beaches, Saint Malo and Mont Saint Michel form the basis for the two-day/one-night program priced from $718* per person twin share.
A more detailed ‘Normandy, Saint Malo, Mont Saint Michel and Chateau Country’ program, priced from $1453* per person twin share, is spread over four-days and three-nights.
The tours are inclusive of accommodation, meals as per itinerary and sightseeing.
The new ‘France & Italy 2008’ brochure also includes a new range of Citadine Apart-Hotel apartment style accommodation choices, Explore Holidays expanding the popular self-catering option beyond the French capital for the first time.
New locations include Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Cannes, Marseilles, Montpellier and Nice.
*Conditions apply. Please note prices do not include international airfares.
For more information, contact Explore Holidays on 1300 73 1000 or (02) 9423 8000 or visit www.exploreholidays.com.au or book via CalypsoNet.
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