France small group trips

April to October, when Monet's garden at Giverny is open. April and May bring tulips and irises, summer the longest evenings on the Mont and the biggest crowds, and September and October quieter, cooler days. We plan departures around the week of 6 June, when commemorations close roads and fill hotels.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

Easy to moderate. The Paris and D-Day days mean 8 to 12 km on foot, on cobbles, sand and uneven clifftop ground, and the abbey is a few hundred steps up. Most days start between 8 and 9 am; day 3 leaves Paris at about 8 am. Every long walk has an easier option, such as paved paths on the beaches.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

A room of your own is from CAD 1,195 more, shown before you book and never added at checkout. Solo travellers join the same small group, eat at the same table and get the same room standard. If you would like to share, ask us and we will try to match you with another guest.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests in one minivan. That is small enough to hear the D-Day guide on an open beach, to fit around one table at lunch, and to get through timed entries at Giverny and Sainte-Chapelle quickly, where much larger coach groups wait.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

The small group starts from CAD 6,895 per person sharing a room, with taxes, and the private trip from CAD 12,410. Pick your start date and request to book; we confirm your trip within 24 hours. No payment is taken until we have confirmed.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

Canadian and US passport holders do not need a visa for a stay of up to 90 days. The EU now records fingerprints and a photo at the border. The ETIAS travel authorisation is not yet in force and has no confirmed start date; we tell you if it applies to your dates when you book.

Answer for Paris and Normandy: the D-Day Beaches and Mont-Saint-Michel

April to June and September to October are the most comfortable months, with mild weather and fewer crowds. Lavender in the Luberon is usually in flower only from late June to mid-July, so choose a departure in that window if the lavender matters to you. July and August are hot in Provence and busy on the Riviera.

Answer for France: Paris, Burgundy, Provence and the Riviera

Not very. The two walks are about 4 and 6 km on farm tracks with gentle climbs, and the van follows both, so you can ride any stretch. Vézelay's main street is steep for about 800 m. No day leaves before 8:30 am except the 9 am Hospices visit.

Answer for Burgundy: Dijon, Beaune and the Wine Villages

A room of your own is from CAD 1,615 more, about 17 percent of the trip price, and is shown up front when you request to book. Solo travellers join every included meal and activity like everyone else, and you can ask us about sharing a room; we confirm whether that is possible at booking.

Answer for France: Paris, Burgundy, Provence and the Riviera

The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests. A See Sight Tours guide travels with you from the first evening in Paris to the last morning in Nice, including on the trains, with a local guide at the Musée d'Orsay and wherever a site requires one, and a professional driver on the roads.

Answer for France: Paris, Burgundy, Provence and the Riviera at a slower pace