On 1/27/2019 at 3:14 PM, Wheeling TravelingMom said:
Trying to decide on excursions from La Havre to Paris. Would appreciate any input from those who have done this. Cruise is in June. We really want to see Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and just really the outside parts of Louvre (don't think we will have time for more in depth there). We would like to be able to experience them, not drive by. We would also like to pop in and eat at a cafe or something more authentic than a cruise tour. Its a 3 hours drive each way with 12 hours total in port. Trying to decide between:
Paris on Your Own: For those who are interested in exploring Paris on their own, we are pleased to offer a round-trip motor-coach transfer to the ‘City of Lights’. An escort will accompany you for this approximately three-hour journey and will happily assist you with sightseeing plans and provide information about locations. Upon arrival you’ll be dropped at a central location, convenient to the many shops and city sights.
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Paris and Lunch on Seine: Don’t miss a unique opportunity to visit the spectacular ‘City of Lights’, from two perspectives. After an approximately three-hour drive from Le Havre, you’ll arrive in Paris to discover the most important sights.
Your guide will point out Place de l’Etoile, its Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees Avenue at the end of which the Place de la Concorde offers to all visitors, its legendary obelisk. Continue to the Rive Gauche where the most impressive monuments of Paris are located. At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, a glass-covered sightseeing riverboat awaits you for a scenic cruise on the Seine River. Enjoy a different perspective of this monumental city from the water while having lunch. See the famous Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and much more. During your lunch cruise, you’ll not only discover the quays and the monuments of this enchanting city, but also the districts where the nobility and the Bourgeoisie live. Afterwards, before driving back to Le Havre, you’ll enjoy some free time in the city near the Trocadero.
Would love actual experiences on either from those who have done them. How rushed were you? What were you really able to experience? This is our first time in France so I know this will be just a preview for us.
We decided to go to Paris a day early. We fly into Paris, arriving on the 6th, and take a train to Amsterdam the afternoon of the 7th. That's a little more time than the On Your Own excursion for Paris. Then when arriving at LeHavre, we will take the Beaches of Normandy excursion- just got the one through NCL although there are probably others cheaper. That is another option to have more time in Paris.
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We decided to go to Paris a day early. We fly into Paris, arriving on the 6th, and take a train to Amsterdam the afternoon of the 7th. That's a little more time than the On Your Own excursion for Paris. Then when arriving at LeHavre, we will take the Beaches of Normandy excursion- just got the one through NCL although there are probably others cheaper. That is another option to have more time in Paris.