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Spotlight on Paris

9 DAYS
$3,599 pp*
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Be filled with joie de vivre as you soak in the romance and unparalleled charm of Paris. Savour dinner at the Eiffel Tower featuring wonderful French cuisine and breathtaking views of Paris. Choose how you explore the neighbourhood of Montmartre – at the Musée de Montmartre or the Sacré-Coeur Basilica. Explore priceless treasures in the Louvre Museum. Learn about the history, architecture and gardens of Versailles, one of the world’s most opulent royal palaces. Enjoy ample free time to discover Paris independently. Glide down the Seine on a romantic river cruise. Revel in the allure of the city and take in its spectacular sights, history, architecture, art, and cuisine.

Your Tour Includes
  • 1 Handpicked Accommodations
  • 12 Meals
  • 2 Choice on Tour Options
Included Highlights
  • Eiffel Tower Dinner
  • Louvre Museum
  • Le Marais
  • Place des Vosges

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Your Tour at a Glance

Stay

9 Days

8 Nights


Meals

12 Meals

7 Breakfasts

1 Lunches

4 Dinners


Activity

4 - Very Active

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Rating

57 reviews
Overall Trip Rating
4.4
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Good coverage of Paris highlights.
    Angelo Leo Acuna
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    The tour guide was great. The scheduled tours and free time were the perfect mix. Only downsides were the car pick up from the Paris airport was a mess and we were told we would get an unlimited Metro pass but didn't. But the dinner inside the Eifel tower was so memorable and beautiful and something I will never forget!
    Katherine La Calamita
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    The length of the tour misrepresented in the add. I don’t consider a day of the tour starting when my flight is at 6 p.m. and you consider that a day. Also, last day of tour was get up at 6 am and head to airport. Transportation to and from excursions was via subway, most days. Not. Collette’s usual high quality transportation we have come to enjoy with Collette. Some excursions were extra. Felt for the cost of the tour they should have been included. It makes me question going with Collette in the future. Will also be evaluating the value of future tours with Collette. My friend and I have enjoyed past Colette tours because we felt that even thou the cost was higher the quality and value was there. This tour did not live up to the same quality,
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Everything went smoothly. Sites were well selected. Guide was great. Excellent hotel.
    Linda Fisher
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  • Trip Rating:
    2star
    And to much walking, no consideration for all people they walk too fast they really didn’t care about us. We told them several times to slow down, but they did not listen.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    The tours were exceptional. The Tour Conductor was great. She knew I had a hard time walking and she held my hand so I wouldn't get lost. Ida has a good heart, It's not just a job for her. My flight going home was cancelled and Collette made all the arrangements for the new flight and transfers.
    Ellen Gelber
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Our guide was fantastic! She was great at taking a few tough situations and making them work. She is amazing!
    Jill Tran
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Trip was fun. Last night was suppose to have a special dinner on the river. The dinner reservation was for the wrong time. We were taken to a regular restaurant and only offered fish or duck, of which I eat neither. Last night was a disappointment. That day, we were taken on a subway in which 2 fellow travelers were pick pocketed. I think Collette should arrange transportation other than the subway on busy days. The guide did remind us each day for the chance of pick pocketing.
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    the tours had us walk around neighborhoods where there were no toilets available. I don't mind walking a lot but I do mind not being able to use a restroom when I need to. neighborhood tour guide seem oblivious. I think touring a neighborhood is a really bad idea.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Everything was good. I had no complaints about the tour or the tour guide. Our tour guide was great and I would definitely do another tour with him.
    Ainsley Thompson
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    It was well planned and guide was very experienced
    Mary Fisher
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    My trip to Paris was more than I could of ever imagined, a dream come true. My tour guide, Stephanie, did an excellent job in making it a special memory. I will travel again with Collette.
    Marsha Martin
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Excellent trip to Paris. Very knowledgeable tour manager and excursions to the highlights in Paris. Definitely recommend.
    Gina Frye
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    It had a great balance of activities and free time.
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  • Trip Rating:
    2star
    Once again, disappointed by a Collette trip. Between the trip event cancellations and the poor substitutions, everyone in our trip believes they were cheated
    Delia Sanchez
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Dinner on the Seine
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    My favorite tour was of Montmarte. Our guide was wonderful, a beautiful place with a wonderful history
    Barbara Johnson
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    1st night, Eiffel Tower and Seine River Tour was my favorite memorable experience..
    Frederic Kraics
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Tour was good except for the arrival day.
    Lisette Maheux
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Our favorite activity was the daytime Seine River Cruise. I highly reccommend it
    Paul Christiansen
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    More visits to champagne wineries
    Michelle Kwartz
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Every thing top drawer. Highly recommend
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    This was an excellent tour!
    Corinna Craver
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    The boat cruise on the Seine, followed by our Eiffel Tower dinner, were magical experiences.
    Martha Craver
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Overall the tour was a fun experience. The other people in the tour were very kind and nice.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    The tour was awesome! Everything about our trip was fantastic.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Excellent. dinner at Eiffel Tour was remarkable
    Mary Schatz
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    HAVING DINNER AT THE EIFFEL TOWER & CRUISING THE SEINE AFTERWARDS.
    Bruce Sigman
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    transportation was comfortable time at Louvre was too short Versailles...limited access to palace interior
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Dinner at the Effiel Tower.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    All tours, well done! Enjoyed each day!
    Dennis Mckeon
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Again some of the tours were shortened. I loved Versailles but needed more time as we had an hour and a half less than was planned.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Everything was above my expectations.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Dinner in the Eiffel Tower and boat ride on the Seine was the best!
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Fun trip. Being there during France's World Cup win certainly added to the excitement of this trip.
    Lolita Schultz
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Everything was top notch.Very comfortable.
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Loved dinner at the Eifle Tower. Excursion to Mount Marc was disappointing. Wasted time at a shop waiting for the owner to wait on us. She couldn't have cared less. Tour guide did not give us ample time to shop or point out interesting sights. Movies were filmed there and he did not point this out.
    Diane Piontkowski
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    We have no complaints about the tour or the managing of the tour.
    Douglas Dwyer
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Montmartre was an incredible experience and Kristin was a fascinating guide.
    Stephen Wisecarver
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Nice variety of what we did with the chores and saw all the main attractions like the Eiffel Tower and Versailles. We were there just for six days so it was the perfect length of time for us with plenty of time for us to do what we wanted to do on our own. Visited the champagne Valley on a an Excursion and it was well worth it.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    My favorite place was Versailles, Montmatre, and La Mairee. I loved seeing the Jewish district as well. It was wonderful going to the Louvre and dinner at the Eiffel Tower. In our extra time I saw Museum D'Orsay that was great!
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Dinner at the Eiffel tower was my favorite part of the trip.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Our Tour Guide was full of knowledge and always efficient. We never missed a step.
    James Scott
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Missed seeing the Fontainebleau. Due to lack of people wanting to go.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    I liked Barbizon the best
    Elisabeth
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Tour manager was excellent and the local guides he selected were outstanding.
    George
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Dinner on the Eiffel Tower.
    Susan
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  • Trip Rating:
    2star
    I had previously had taken a "Spotlight Tour to South Dakota" which was good. There was TOO much free time with very little direction from the tour guide., of course, the rating was a 2 so I just didn't realize what a 2 was!!! The welcome and farewell dinner and show were fantastic just everything in between was self motivated which did include Versailles, on my own, the Louvre, on my own, the Eiffell Tower to the top, on my own, Arc de Triumph, on my own, etc.
    Gloria
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    I thought that a 5 day tour would not even come close to being enough time in Paris; but I was wrong. We started the tour with a remarkable supper in the Eiffel Tower; followed by a cruise down the Siene River. The scenery and history is phenomenal and just as you are returning to the dock; it is 9pm and the Eiffel Tower puts on a light show! Our Tour Manager, Evan, was the most delightful and helpful person. On two occasions, he found a way to give us time and fulfill our request to stop at the Trocadero for photos, as well as gave us time to go inside Notre Dame Cathedral. I can't say how happy I am to have taken this tour. The only thing that I did not enjoy was the Paradis Latin Cabaret show on the last night. Great costumes, but it is a song, dance, show breasts and voila - done. Next song, same thing, and repeat for the night. The aerial show and juggler are old carnival men that probably started when the Paradis opened. But...as it is booked for the farewell dinner, there is no way to avoid this event.
    Catherine
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    The Hotel room we had was in bad state of repair. Paint peeling off the walls, Mold in the bathroom. Also, the tour manager was very good up to the last day when a group going on the bus to the airport. The driver was waiting on the Tour manager to give the go ahead and the tour manager was no where to be found. Luckily one of the people on the bus had the managers phone number. His excuse was that someone was very ill. Well the ill person was going nowhere but the people on the bus had to get to the Airport to get through security and get to their flights. Priority is key in these situations.
    Gary
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    The hotel while very nice, was undergoing renovations, which rendered the rooms unusable during the time that construction crews were working. This was especially hard after an overnight flight, sightseeing and discovering on return to the hotel that construction would continue for another three hours. On a positive note, our room was very nice, the staff was very helpful and the location very good.
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    All the tours and activities were very good except for the Paradis Latin. The food was terrible. My steak was a hockey puck. But more importantly, the seating arrangements were very dangerous. People were packed in like sardines! Where I sat, I would not be able to get out if there had been a fire. The back of my chair was right up against the person's sitting behind me. To leave the building, we had to push the tables away from ourselves in order to stand up and get out. In the USA this situation would not have been allowed.
    Mary
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    Never a dull moment, loved the history given by the guides.
    Christopher
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  • Trip Rating:
    4star
    Our guide was truly great. She was always on time , accommodated each and every person and kept things flowing even if she ran into challenges. Before reaching our destinations she would give us instructions and stories about the next stop. She truly made the difference between using a touring company or going it alone. The dinner choices were fabulous on atmosphere, although the food was mediocre. The cabaret was a great was to end the tour!
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    I loved all of it. It was the inclusive Paris experience I was searching for with an escorted tour group.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5star
    As an Angeleno who is spoiled by Southern California's sunny weather, I finally experienced winter--it was cold and chilly in Paris! I wouldn't of wanted it any other way in March--no crowds, friendly Parisians, and food/shopping galore. I enjoyed our night club tour, the friendly hotel staff, and our tour leader. She was on top of everything before I even asked. Thank you, Collette, for hiring knowledgeable, experienced and enthusiastic staff.
    Gaby Pacheco
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