Classic London + Paris by Rail

Upon arrival at Heathrow Airport, you’ll be warmly greeted and escorted to your choice of accommodations: The first class Melia White House Hotel or The Bloomsbury – our inviting superior first class hotel. Both have been carefully chosen for their warm English hospitality and convenient city-center location.  The balance of this day is yours to enjoy as you wish.

London is friendly and easy to get around! We’ve prepaid your Visitor Oyster card so that you can travel throughout the city over the next two days without having to reach for any pound notes! The card can be used on all bus, Tube, and tram routes in and around London. We’ve also included one day on the Original London Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-Off Bus, which includes a cruise on the River Thames. You can join this circular tour at any one of its 80 pick-up points in London and see every major sight, including Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Whitehall, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, and the Tower of London - home of the Crown Jewels. And be sure to take advantage of your included Fast Track tickets for The London Eye… Enjoy a thrilling ride on the world’s largest observation wheel. Meals B

You have this entire day at leisure to enjoy as you wish. London is a friendly, accessible city and your hotel’s heart-of-it-all location makes it easy to step out and explore at your own pace. Don’t forget, travelers come from all over the world just to attend the theater, perhaps London’s greatest love. Your hotel concierge can help arrange tickets. Meals B

You’ll be chauffeured to the rail station to board the Eurostar. Sit back in First Class comfort and enjoy the passing English scenery until you descend into the Chunnel – the celebrated undersea link between Britain and the Continent! Upon arrival in Paris, you’ll be met and transferred by private vehicle to your choice of air-conditioned city-center hotel: The first class Lavoisier or the superior first class Hotel Le Six.  Meals B

We’ve included a day on the L’Open Tour hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses so you can explore the City of Light and its many landmarks at your own pace. Enjoy fine views of the city through large panoramic windows or head up to the top of your double-decker bus for refreshing open-air vistas. You can choose from four different lines that wind through the Arrondissements of Paris and hop-off at any of the 50 stops – conveniently situated so you can explore more than 100 landmarks and sights at your own pace.
 
We’ve even included a 2-day Museum Pass which you can activate to enhance today’s sightseeing. Bypass the ticket lines and enjoy free entry to more than 50 museums and monuments including the most popular sites like the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Notre Dame, Pantheon and Picasso Museum.
 
After sightseeing, you can get around town for free with your 2-day Paris Visite Pass. The scope and efficiency of the Parisian Metro is legendary and makes it easy to explore, dine and shop anywhere in the city!  Meals B

After breakfast, this entire day is yours to explore the City of Light at your own pace. Don’t forget that we’ve included transportation and museum passes that are valid for two days. If you activated them yesterday, you can use them today to get around town for free and gain complimentary admission to more than 50 attractions. Today might be a good day to explore personal interests and venture a bit off the beaten path. Your Museum Pass is valid for the most popular attractions as well as lesser-known places like the Museum of Decorative Arts, the National Delacroix Museum, and the Museum of Music!

Your tour with us finishes today. Meals B