Courtney's 40th Birthday: Paris Group Activities Package

Explore Paris with Courtney to celebrate her 40th Birthday!

This Group Activities Package includes the main activities on Courtney’s Paris itinerary that require pre-purchasing, so that you can arrive and enjoy your time in the City of Light with ease.

Courtney’s Paris Itinerary Highlights:

Saturday Sept 26 - Arrive in Paris | Literary & Golden Age Paris 

• Visit the Luxembourg Gardens

• Walking Tour: the 6th Arrondissement / Saint Germain des Prés neighborhood

• 6:30pm Catholic Mass

• Welcome Dinner at Le Christine, a lovely, intimate French restaurant tucked in the heart of the Saint Germain des Prés neighborhood on the Left Bank of Paris.

Sunday Sept 27 - Historic Paris 

• Walking Tour: the Marais neighborhood

• Musée Carnavalet, a Paris urban history museum set in a stunning hôtel

• Palais-Royal gardens and historic covered passages

Monday Sept 28 - Day Trip to Monet’s House & Gardens at Giverny, France

• Regional train to Vernon, France

• Claude Monet’s House & Gardens (self-guided tour)

Tuesday Sept 29 - Optional: Join Courtney on a Day Trip to Champagne!

• Courtney will be adventuring to Reims, France for the day to visit two champagne houses and to visit the beautiful historic city of Reims. See below for an optional add-on: Day Trip to Champagne.

Wednesday Sept 30 -  Art & Impressionism in Paris 

• Visit the Tuileries Gardens

• Musée de l’Orangerie, a small, lovely Impressionist & Post-Impressionism art museum featuring two rooms of Monet’s Water Lilies (Les Nymphéas) immersive murals. Self-guided tour with audio guide.

• Guided Small Group Tour of the Musée d’Orsay, a stunning Beaux-Arts style art museum featuring Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Art Nouveau, and Realism.

• Shopping at the art deco department store, La Samaritaine .

• Birthday/farewell dinner at Le Tout Paris, a one-Michelin star restaurant at the top of the incredible Cheval Blanc hotel, overlooking the Seine River.

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This Paris Group Activities Package Includes the Following Tickets & Pre-Paid Reservations:

• A Welcome to Paris Dinner at Le Christine, with a 6-course tasting menu. The option to add wine will be presented to each guest during dinner. Guests are responsible for their own drink costs.

• Day Trip to Giverny to visit Claude Monet’s House & Gardens:

  • Timed-entry tickets to Claude Monet’s House & Gardens at Giverny (self-guided tour)

  • Round-trip train tickets from Paris to Vernon (the closest train station to visit Giverny)

  • Round-trip local transit tickets (navette bus) between Vernon and the hamlet of Giverny

• Timed-entry ticket and audio guide to the Musée de l'Orangerie. Self-guided tour with audio guide.

• A guided tour, led by an art historian & professional tour guide, of the Musée d’Orsay.

• A Birthday Celebration/Farewell Paris Dinner, featuring a 5-course tailor-made menu, at Michelin-starred Le Tout Paris. Guests are responsible for their own drink costs.

• A Paris metro card, pre-loaded with ten metro rides for our planned group activities around the city. In Paris, Lauren will show you how you can quickly add more rides to your metro card as needed.

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Lauren and Courtney are working closely together to ensure reservations are made and tickets are in order before the trip.

• You will receive an email receipt from Studio Di Sarlo / Lauren Gibson after purchase.

• Your entry tickets and metro card will be provided to you in-person in Paris.

Important note: the Paris Group Activities Package, and the optional Champagne Day Trip Add-On, are non-refundable. Please consider travel insurance for your trip, and review the terms of your travel insurance carefully. When possible, choose a plan that includes medical care and “cancel for any reason” coverage.