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Alsace City Break

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Day 1: Arrival in Alsace

AM: after breakfast, coach drive to Alsace,

Installation in your hotel in Colmar

 PM:  Enjoy a private guided tour of Colmar (duration 2 hours).

Meet your guide at your hotel.

Discover the-in-depth your walking tour by strolling through the charming alleys of the Little Venice crossed by the river “La Lauch” in addition to the discovery of emblematic monuments. This district, known worldwide for its colorful half-timbered houses, was once inhabited by fishermen, boatmen and market gardeners.

Dinner at leisure.

Night Hotel Colmar

Services included:

• Accommodation Breakfast, and city taxes
• Private transfer from Beaune to Colmar
• Private guide services for 2 hours in Colmar
• Lunch and dinner without drinks

Day 2 -Alsace Wine Tour

AM : Breakfast. Board your coach  and begin to make your way to the Alsace wine producing region.

Depart for a half-day tour along the Alsace wine route to discover some of the most fascinating wines of France. Renowned for its aromatic white wines, the Alsace wine region is ideally suited with its dry and sunny climate, complex geology, favorable soils, and excellent exposure. You will taste wine in 2 different wineries. As you experience a tasting session, learn about the 7 different types of Alsace wines.

Stop in  the lovely town of Obernai located on the Alsace “Wine Route”. Upon arrival, follow your guide and marvel at Obernai’s little winding streets, old houses with multicolored tiles, ensigns, ramparts, and the statue of St. Odile; the patron saint of Alsace.

After a guided walking tour of the town, enjoy your first wine tasting session in one of our selected wineries of this Alsace wine tour. Your tour will then continue along the breathtaking Alsace wine route to admire the stunning landscape.

On your way, enjoy a second wine tasting session in a typical Alsace “caveau”.

Reach Strasbourg for lunch.

Afternoon tour of Strasbourg before enjoying the the traditional Christmas Market.

Enjoy the Christmas market of Strasbourg very famous all around the world for its various Christmas shops and delicatessen.

Back to Colmar at 6pm.

Night  in Colmar

Services included:

• Breakfast, and city taxes
• Full day private driver
• Full day guide services
• Wine tasting
• Lunch and dinner without drinks

Day 3 –Highlights of Alsace

AM:  Meet your English-Speaking Driver/Guide who is a local Expert of Alsace and board your comfortable, air-conditioned Mercedes minivan and begin to make your way to Colmar.

The Pearls of Alsace tour combines what we believe are the most essential visits that one must make while in the region. It includes the visits of towns, monuments, small traditional villages, and historical landmarks.

Then depart for the most beautiful village of Eguisheim. Surrounded by vineyards, the narrow and concentric streets highlight the architectural merits of its half-timbered houses, lovingly decorated with flowers. After a walk in the village, continue to the beautiful town of Riquewihr. Surrounded by ramparts, its tiny streets, fortified walls, and old houses have preserved their 16C splendor virtually intact, making for remarkable architectural harmony.

Lunch in a restaurant.

Finally, reach Haut Koenigsbourg castle. Here, follow your guide for a tour of this mighty fortress that overlooks the valley. Built in 12th century, the Castle occupied a strategic position controlling the wine and wheat routes to the North and the salt route that came from the East.

Drive back to Colmar

Night in Colmar

Services included:

• Breakfast, and city taxes
• Full day private driver
• Full day guide services
• Wine tasting
• Lunch and dinner without drinks

Day 4: Departure 

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