Paris & la Côte d'Azur

Bangkok → Paris (overnight flight)

Evening departure from Suvarnabhumi. The tour leader hands out the trip dossier, neighborhood map, and the curated Paris restaurant shortlist before boarding.

Paris arrival · Eiffel Tower + Seine evening cruise

Arrive Charles de Gaulle in the morning. Private transfer to a central 4-star top-choice hotel. Slow afternoon at Trocadéro for the classic Eiffel Tower photo, then ascend the Eiffel Tower (pre-booked time slot). Evening private Seine river cruise as Paris lights up, sailing past Notre-Dame, the Louvre, and the illuminated Eiffel Tower.

4-star top-choice · Paris (central)

Paris · Louvre + Tuileries + Galeries Lafayette

Morning private guide through the Louvre (pre-booked, before public hours — Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory). Walk through Jardin des Tuileries to Place de la Concorde. Afternoon at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann — Paris's grand 1912 department store with the famous stained-glass dome, luxury brands across 7 floors, and a rooftop terrace view to the Eiffel Tower. Evening dinner at your pace.

4-star top-choice · Paris

Versailles day trip + Montmartre evening

Morning private transfer to Versailles (30 minutes). Early access with a French art historian (skip-the-line) — Hall of Mirrors, King's State Apartments, Le Nôtre gardens, and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet (Le Hameau de la Reine). Return to Paris by mid-afternoon. Evening climb to Montmartre — Sacré-Cœur Basilica at sunset, Place du Tertre artists' square, dinner at a Belle Époque bistro.

4-star top-choice · Paris (3rd night)

Paris → Avignon by TGV (first-class)

Morning TGV from Gare de Lyon, first-class panoramic carriage (2 hours 40 minutes). Arrive Avignon at midday. Private transfer to Hôtel d'Europe, an 1799 landmark hotel inside the medieval ramparts. Afternoon walking tour — Palais des Papes (the 14th-century Popes' Palace), Pont d'Avignon (the famous bridge from the nursery rhyme), and Place de l'Horloge for Provençal evening aperitivo.

Hôtel d'Europe · Avignon

Provence hilltop villages — Gordes, Roussillon, Sénanque

Day driving through the Luberon (a UNESCO-protected landscape). Stops at Gordes (one of "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France"), Sénanque Abbey (12th-century Cistercian monastery framed by lavender in summer, golden vineyards in October), and Roussillon's ochre cliffs (the village painted in 20 shades of red and gold). Lunch at a Provençal family château with olive oil tasting (or rosé tasting in summer). Lavender bonus: if traveling late June to mid-July, fields at Valensole are added to the itinerary.

Hôtel d'Europe · Avignon (2nd night)

Avignon → Nice (TGV) · Old Town aperitivo

Morning Pont du Gard photo stop (the 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage site). Lunch in Aix-en-Provence at a Cézanne-era bistro. Afternoon TGV from Aix-en-Provence to Nice (2.5 hours). Check in to Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée on the Promenade des Anglais. Sunset walk along the Promenade, evening aperitivo in Vieux Nice (Old Town).

Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée · Nice

Riviera day · Eze + Monaco (optional)

Optional Riviera day trip — drive the lower Corniche along the Mediterranean. Morning at Eze hilltop village (a medieval "Eagle's Nest" 429 m above the sea) and Fragonard perfumery workshop. Lunch in Monaco — Casino de Monte-Carlo square, Royal Palace changing of the guard, Café de Paris terrace. Or skip Monaco and spend the day on the coast at Cap Ferrat, Antibes, or Saint-Paul-de-Vence (artist village). Evening dinner in Nice Old Town.

Hyatt Regency · Nice (2nd night)

Nice → Bangkok

Slow morning, breakfast on the seafront terrace, photo walk along the Promenade des Anglais. Afternoon private transfer to Nice Côte d'Azur airport. Evening departure. Edited digital album with Paris + Provence + Riviera frames arrives within 14 days.