From your base in the heart of the French Alps, enjoy stunning scenery on this charming tour, as we visit picturesque towns and magnificent mountains. We begin in Chamonix, home to one of the world’s highest cable car systems, allowing you to view the spectacular sights from above. You will have the chance to visit the city of Geneva, which has a fine selection of buildings, parks and gardens, stylish shops and cafés and is set alongside Lake Geneva, where you can take delightful waterside walks. Dominated by its castle – which took over four centuries to build – we arrive in Annecy, where you can stroll the city’s quaint old town with its canals and revel in the beauty from the lake-side promenade.
7 days from $2248 pp
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 1300 811 500 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
For your convenience, you may choose to start this tour in the UK or at the first city in Europe.
Continue to the heart of the French Alps for four nights in the mountain village of La Clusaz.
We include a full-day excursion to Chamonix. The resort is around 3,500 feet above sea level and sits astride the River Arve, which rises in Mont Blanc’s largest glacier, the Mer de Glace. Chamonix is also home to the highest cable car system in the world to the top of Mount Midi (12,600 feet) for spectacular Alpine views.
Free day or join an optional excursion to Geneva. The city has a fine selection of buildings, many parks and gardens, stylish shops, boutiques, cafés and restaurants and is set alongside Lake Geneva, where you can take delightful waterside walks.
Optional Excursions
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The Alpine extravaganza continues today with an included excursion to Annecy, situated on the lake of the same name. Capital of the Haute Savoie, Annecy is a most beautiful town and is dominated by its castle, which was built over the course of four centuries. As well as a picturesque lakeside promenade, you can wander through the quaint old town, which has arcaded streets criss-crossed by canals.
Travel to our overnight hotel in northern France.
If you are leaving the tour in Europe, you will say farewell to the group after breakfast this morning. If you joined the tour in the UK, today you will return and continue to your original joining point.
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
1300 811 500
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
You will stay for four nights at the 4-star Hotel Beauregard in the mountain village of La Clusaz. Overnight stays in northern France will be in city-style hotels.
Front row seats can be reserved for $35pp (up to 6 days' duration), $55pp (7 & 8 days' duration) and $60pp (9 days' duration and over) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for $18pp (up to 6 days duration), $35pp (7 & 8 days duration) and $42pp (9, 10 and days duration) $50pp (12 days and over). Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the interchange. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law. Central view seats are free.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour, you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where passengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 1300 811 500 two weeks before you are due to travel. With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, McLachlan European Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.