10-Day Family Adventure to Paris & Provence

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Today, you'll visit the Louvre Museum in a very funny way, designed for kids and their parents - a real scavenger hunt inside Louvre Museum. You will explore this fascinating museum and follow the clues and find where the elusive Mona Lisa hangs out. You will find out what's hiding behind her famous smile plus other masterpieces inside the Louvre. In the afternoon, you will learn how to make the most popular French pastry, the macaron!

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You'll meet your tour guide ready for a half-day guided tour of Montmartre, Paris’ most bohemian, artistic district. You will discover the picturesque streets that inspired Renoir, Picasso, and Edith Piaf. You will photograph some of the best vistas of Paris. With an experienced local bike tour guide who knows all the bike lanes and backstreets, you'll explore Paris by bicycle in the afternoon! During the tour, you will stop in patisserie for a typical French “Pause gourmand”.

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The Palace of Versailles is one of the most-visited French monuments because of its architecture, its gardens and also because of its history. You will visit Versailles through a fun treasure hunt and in the meantime, you will make new friends! This will make a sweet memory of your family holiday in France! The teams will be mixed and American kids will be in teams with other French kids, so they will have to interact and try to understand their new friends’ language in order to win the game.

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Say goodbye to Paris for now and enjoy one last baguette over breakfast before heading out with a private car and driver to the train station to catch a high-speed train to Avignon. In the afternoon, you'll enjoy a three-hour guided tour of Avignon. The city is world-famous for the Pope's Palace, the siege of Christianity during the 14th century, and the Pont d’Avignon. Your guide will share with you the history and secrets of this UNESCO World Heritage-listed city.

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Today, you'll enjoy a full-day tour today to the famous lavender region, your first stop will be Luberon followed by Roussillon. There is so much to see in Provence but this tour steps back a little and goes at a slower pace. After visiting a local weekly market to discover typical Provencal products, you'll visit the famous lavender fields and then Roussillon. You'll end the tour with a traditional French pastry cooking class with chef Marie.

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Today, you'll leave Avignon behind for the day and head to the land of tradition, Camargue. Over the course of the day, you'll visit the small-but-lovely village of Sainte Marie de la Mer, a local market where you will find fresh ingredients for a cooking lesson and you'll enjoy a lunch of your own creation. In the afternoon, you'll visit a typical Camargue farm: a Manade. There, you will be welcomed by the owner, who will tell you about the traditions of this land.

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Today, you will visit St. Remy de Provence, the ultimate Provencal village. Nestled in the Alpilles mountains, away from the bustle of the coast, it retains all its authentic charm. Just outside the village, you can visit the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum. In the afternoon, you can experience a fantastic painting lesson in this beautiful village. You will learn all about Vincent Van Gogh, who spent the last years of his life here. The remainder of the day will be at your own leisure.

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This morning, you'll depart for a fun and exciting day, the first stop being Pont du Gard. The most visited ancient monument in France, listed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Pont du Gard aqueduct remains one of humankind's great masterpieces. Here, there is a special treat in store for you - kayaks for exploring the river and Pont-du-Gard much closer! After that, you'll enjoy a picnic on the river banks. In the afternoon, you'll visit the village of Chateauneuf du Pape and its vineyards.