FRANCE PARIS ET LA PROVENCE

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1 FRANCE PARIS ET LA PROVENCE June 13 to 21, DAYS / 7 NIGHTS (Dates of travel to be confirmed upon flight booking)

2 DAY 1: DEPART Fly overnight to Paris. DAY 2: PARIS On arrival in Paris, your Forum Tour Manager will greet you at the airport and remain with you throughout your tour. Transfer by private motor coach to your hotel and drop off your bags. This afternoon, stroll down the most famous avenue of the capital, the Champs-Elysées. Climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe to admire the view. See the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You will walk through le Trocadéro and view la Ville Lumière and the Eiffel Tower. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant with your group. DAY 3: PARIS Have breakfast at your hotel, and enjoy a stroll with your Tour Manager and see Place Vendôme. Then, continue your walk through the Jardin des Tuileries. Visit Le Louvre, one of the world s great museums; it houses the finest European paintings, sculptures and objects d art from the Middle Ages to the beginnings of Impressionism. Plus, it has an unrivaled collection of antiquities from Egypt, the Middle East, Greece and Rome. This afternoon, admire the view of the Tour Eiffel on le Champ-de-Mars Square. Have some free time at Trocadéro Square before you board a glasstopped Bateau Mouche. Enjoy a refreshing cruise on the Seine river. Dinner with your group at a local restaurant. DAY 4: PARIS After breakfast at your hotel, visit the magnificent Musée d Orsay and its extensive collections of 19th and 20th century paintings, sculptures, architecture and literature. This afternoon, explore the Île de la Cité. On the way, make a stop at the Pont des Arts, lovers from the whole world hang a padlock on this bridge as symbol of their love. Then, visit the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame, a magnificent religious edifice and one of the supreme masterpieces of French art. Climb the 387 steps to see the gargoyles! At a short distance, visit the Sainte-Chapelle, another Gothic masterpiece. Next, explore the historical Marais Quarter with your Forum Tour Manager and test your knowledge during a Treasure Hunt. The neighborhood, which takes its name from the marshes on which it was originally built, has long been the home of Parisian aristocrats.

3 Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in the area. DAY 5: PARIS After breakfast, your tour manager will take you to the heart of Paris. Start your day at the Parfumerie Fragonard. Learn the 3000-year history of perfume making and see the museum s miniature factory which includes a 19th-century distilling apparatus and demonstrates methods for extracting raw materials. Then walk through the area of the Opéra Garnier and doing some shopping at the famous Galeries Lafayette! Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in the area. DAY 6: PARIS AIX EN PROVENCE After breakfast at your hotel, you will board the High-Speed TGV Train to Aix-en-Provence. Transfer to your hotel and drop off your bags. Read Aix like an open book, don t miss any of its beauties, discover its hidden secrets, learn about its prestigious past, its architecture and its monuments. This afternoon, follow your tour guide on a walking Tour: In the footsteps of Paul Cezanne. Enter the painting studio of the post impressionist painter, native of Aix-en-Provence. Then you will visit the Cathedrale Saint Sauveur, built on the site of the 1st century Roman Forum of Aix. Enjoy dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Aix-en-Provence. DAY 7 : L ISLE SUR LA SORGUE GORDES MANOSQUE AIX EN PROVENCE After breakfast at your hotel, board your private motor coach and drive to L Isle sur La Sorgue, a charming Provencal town 25km southeast of Avignon. The numerous canals and branches of the Sorgue have given the town the nickname of the Venice of the Comtat Have some free time to stroll around the town; slowly taking in the atmosphere and letting yourself be captured by its charms. Make a stop at Gordes, visit the Senanque Abbey surrounded by lavender fields. Later head to Manosque and visit the factory L Occitane. See the laboratories, production workshops and packing lines, and learn what makes the products so effective. This fascinating tour includes opportunities to sample textures and scents, as well as other sensorial experiences! Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight accommodation in Aix-en- Provence.

4 DAY 8: AIX EN PROVENCE MARSEILLE Breakfast at your hotel. Sit back in your private motor coach, relax and enjoy the beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea. Continue on to Marseille, the capital of Provence. Marseille is a port city in southern France which has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Phoenicians in 600 B.C.E. Visit the Grande savonnerie de Marseille, where the famous savon de Marseille is made. Discover the old Port and the Notre Dame de la Garde cathedral, the city s best-known symbol. Enjoy some free time for last minute shopping. Dinner and night accommodation in Marseille. DAY 9: RETURN Transfer to the Marseille-Provence airport for your return flight home. Your tour manager will help you for the check-in and stay with your group until departure. A bientôt et bon voyage!

5 PRICE PER PERSON SHEET This is your tailor-made travel experience - you will not be combined with another group! PRICE PER PERSON 19+ participants $ 3, to 18 participants $ 3, to 15 participants $ 3, to 12 participants $ 3,750 PRICE INCLUDES: PAYMENT SCHEDULE November 25, 2017 $ 500 December 15, 2017 $ 700 January 15, 2018 $ 1,300 March 15, 2018 Balance Monthly payment options available Round trip airfare from Dallas to Paris and from Marseille to Dallas Departure taxes and Airline fuel surcharges at $550 per traveler Ground transportation while in Europe Multiple occupancy (3/4 per room with private bath) in quality 3 star hotels All breakfasts All dinners (includes one beverage and a vegetarian option) All cultural and aforementioned visits, activities, tours and admissions, as per itinerary Service of a dynamic, professional bilingual Forum Tour Manager with the group on tour One chaperone travels for free for each eight (8) paying participants PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Meals not indicated in the daily program Tips are at your discretion these are standard guidelines - Forum Tour Manager: 3 per day, per traveler - Bus Drivers: 1 per day, per traveler ADULT AND ROOMING SUPPLEMENTS: Twin Room Guarantee Supplement $40 pp/day - Single Room Guarantee Supplement $80 pp/day Adult Activity Supplement $10 pp/day NOTES Forum By Prometour has purchased the Student Protection Plan from Travel Insured International on behalf of all participants. Cancel For Any Reason is an available option that must be purchased at the time of trip deposit. *CFAR is not available to residents of NY* Forum has quoted this package at an exchange rate of 1Euro = 1.20 USD. In the event of a significant change in the exchange rate, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. * Airlines have the legal right to increase fuel surcharges to flight tickets after bookings have been made. In the event of an increase in airline taxes and/or fuel surcharges, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. Date of quote: November 9, 2017 Prices are valid until: First payment deadline Your Forum Tour Consultant: Yorick Georges Forum Language Experience, Forum by Prometour and Forum are all used interchangably. Forum Language Experience is a member company of Prometour Inc. California Seller of Travel License number:

6 ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS Enrolling for this trip is as easy as going to The enrollment process will take you about minutes. During, you will be asked to provide contact information, a valid passport number, and method of payment. If you do not have a passport yet, don t worry you will still be able to enroll. However, we advise you to apply for your passport as soon you finish enrolling for your trip. Forum Language Experience has purchased the Student Protection Plan from Travel Insured International on behalf of all participants. If you would like to purchase the optional Cancel For Any Reason benefit, you must choose it at the time of enrollment, and the additional fee MUST be included with your first trip deposit. The total cost for this upgrade is $ After you have enrolled and your payment has been made, you will receive an with a username and password to access your Traveler web account. Here, you will be able to make future payments, modify your personal information, and access documents related to your trip. As a reminder, the enrollment deadline for this trip is November 25th. All interested travelers must register with a $500 deposit by this date. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have at / You can reach us Monday through Friday, from 11AM to 7:30PM EST. We look forward to providing you with the travel experience of a lifetime! Customer Care Forum Language Experience 2700 Adams Avenue, Suite 205, San Diego, CA Tel / Fax