Paris: Day two

Sample itinerary:

At the Opera Square, you will have the opportunity to experience the bustle of Parisian life and its Grand Boulevards while viewing the elegant Rue de la Paix and the majestic Place Vendôme. Down rue Saint Honoré before viewing the impressive Louvre Museum with its glass pyramid.

Drive along the Seine to discover Paris’s two islands, Ile de la Cité and Ile Saint Louis, on which you will see Marie-Antoinette’s former prison, the Conciergerie. Admire the imposing Gothic architectural wonder, Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue along the Left Bank, progressing deeper into the Latin Quarter, where you will see La Sorbonne, the historical University of Paris, the Pantheon and drive around the Luxembourg Gardens.

Drive through the fashionable Saint Germain des Prés district until you reach the left bank of the Seine river. Across the river, you will admire the spectacular Place de la Concorde, the largest square in Europe, where the 3,300-year old Egyptian obelisk stands. Drive up the famous Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe, where the tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies. Continue down the Avenue Kléber to the Trocadero, for a photo stop at one of the finest views of the 117-year old Eiffel Tower.

Then pass by the imposing Invalides Dome with the tombs of Napoléon and his son, so called "EAGLET". Return to the Right Bank via the opulent Alexander III Bridge and continue along the center of fashion, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré. End your tour with a view of the Madeleine Church, very close to your starting point.

• Daily buffet breakfast in Hotel
• Half-day Paris Panoramic tour with licensed, fully experienced english-speaking guide
• lunch at leisure
• Dinner on own