09/30/2024
It’s official: we are excited to announce our Lion’s Club *EPIC* trip in early December 2024 to PARIS & PALACES! With lots of CHRISTMAS MARKETS, & of course the trip special highlight, the RE-OPENING OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL on Dec. 8th! (final repairs being made now). EVERYTHING you see in all these pictures here… we will be seeing LIVE & IN PERSON!! Plus so very much more. We officially depart on Sunday, Dec. 1 with your choice of 7- 14 days (outbound & return dates are flexible). The 8 day/7 night trip is Dec 1-9 (overnight on the plane going over) with 7 nights at a beautiful boutique *jewel* box of a hotel (très delicieux!) in a lovely Paris location near many major sights (hotel is carefully chosen by me) with other cities & options below.
*Price starts at $3999* per person & up (based on double occupancy/2 in room), & prices will vary based on how quickly you reserve (prices change daily & space can sell out!) & how long you stay. Your trip includes: nonstop AA air from DFW (or ask for your city), 7 nights in 4.5 star hotel accommodations (or longer if you choose), ALL activities (including some blow-your-mind special arrangements you will not believe!), private trip escort/tour guide to all the best everything, special trip extras before we go, a pre-trip party, & taxes.
NOT included: travel protection of $119-149 per person (strongly recommended in case you need to cancel & reschedule), extra activities you may add later, souvenirs, meals, drinks, local minimal hotel fees/taxes, & ground transportation (taxis, trains, Ubers & Metro are easy & reasonable, & allow us the freedom to move quickly where & when we want!).
WHAT WILL WE BE SEEING? Check out all the pics… these are the amazing things we’ll be able to see & do! Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Musée D’Orsay (1900’s train station-turned-premiere-art-museum with masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Degas, Cezanne, Manet, etc.), Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall), Renoir’s estate, Sacre Coeur Church & Montmartre, the Chocolate Museum, Rive Gauche, Latin Quarter, Palais Garnier (Paris Opera), Conciergerie, Luxembourg Gardens, Les Invalides gold-domed Cathedral/Napoleon’s Tomb, Army Museum (the best!), the Quai Branly (we call it the “Tiki” museum! It’s one of the best museums about indigenous peoples, especially Polynesia, Oceania & Africa), famous restaurants (our favorite restaurant was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite restaurant as well!), & several palaces, the most famous being Versailles! Plus a cutting-edge moving art gallery/show you don’t want to miss, wine tasting in a blow-your-mind secret location, visit to a famous cemetery, Paris Catacombs, spectacular stores sparkling with jaw-dropping Christmas decorations, Parisian boulevards lined with cafés & shops, turn-of-the-century (1900’s) galleries filled with boutiques & specialties, some of the absolute best food & wine on the planet, plus several extra special events we’re not able to announce yet online, & so much more!! DON’T MISS THIS!!! And feel free to share this epic, special trip with Lion’s Club members & friends!
NOTE: This is an EXCLUSIVE experience trip being offered… it has been specially designed to show you the best & most amazing parts of Paris, both on & off the beaten path, & to enjoy experiences you won’t get as a regular tourist. If you have never been to Paris, you have a lot to see! And if you’ve already been to Paris, that’s ok, you will be seeing many more new things because you will have the flexibility to do more of what you want to do & not waste time repeating (& we will help you make alternate plans with new activities). This I promise you: either way, you will be seeing new & amazing things that you have never experienced, & it will be INCREDIBLE!!
ADVISORY: HURRY, LIMITED SPACE!! We are going for the start of the Christmas season & staying in an exclusive hotel with a limited # of rooms… seats & rooms are gonna FLY! WE CANNOT HOLD SPACE without passport names & payment; therefore it is of the utmost importance to get your space held with names & $2000 deposit IMMEDIATELY up front… next $1000 due Oct 15, & if booking after that time, full payment is due. (Balance will vary based on your dates of travel, length of stay, what you include, & how soon you book). Space is subject to sell out & prices will rise as the trip gets closer to departure date, so the sooner you make your reservations, the lower your price will be!
HOW TO SIGN UP: CALL/TEXT US! 214-478-4200 or email, [email protected] . DO NOT WAIT, SPACE *WILL SELL OUT QUICKLY!*
We are also offering BONUS trip extensions! Why come home from Europe after just a week? Extend your trip for some extra time in Paris! Or to see STRASBOURG in the eastern Alsatian region of France & HEIDELBERG, GERMANY! Add another another region or country for a variety of experiences & more castles & Christmas Markets! We have those available starting at 3 nights each (plus 1 last Paris night to fly out) for $799- $999 pp & up, call us to inquire. Or if you would like to see another destination in the region before coming home (Amsterdam, Luxembourg, London, Monaco, Geneva, or Zurich are good extension options), then we’d be happy to customize that for you.
Questions? Departing from a different city or different dates? Traveling solo? Want a trip roomie? Call us, we can handle whatever you need! And feel free to share this special with friends… the more, the merrier! JOIN US ON THIS EPIC TRIP FOR THE RE-OPENING OF NOTRE-DAME, the CHRISTMAS MARKETS, & of course PARIS & PALACES!! Don’t miss this! 214-478-4200, [email protected] 😍🇫🇷👨🏻🍳🥐🗼🏰🎠🧑🏼🎨🎨🌹🥮🍨☕️🥂 !
*Prices, availability & inclusions can change at any time; please make your reservations & payment ASAP for the best experience. A portion of the proceeds of this trip goes to support Lion’s Club & its charitable programs.
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