Reserve Your Tour as Early as Possible ...
France hosts more visitors each year than any other country in the world. For this reason it is prudent to reserve your tour
as far in advance as possible to ensure the availability of accommodations during the period of your stay.
Scheduling Your Tour / Blackout Dates ...
You may schedule your tour to begin on the date of your choosing, with the following caveats:
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Diverse Directions' tour season extends from Easter (when most hotels in France
open) through mid-November. Many hotels, even in southern France, close for the
winter. In 2012, Easter occurs on April 8.
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For our tours in Provence, bike pick-up and return cannot be scheduled for a Sunday.
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Tours in Provence may not be scheduled during the Avignon Cultural Festival which takes place
each year from July 6 - July 26. During this period, all reasonably priced hotels in or near Avignon's historic center block all of their rooms for festival attendees.
Before Booking your Flight ...
Though Diverse Directions' customers enjoy a large degree of flexibility in scheduling their tours. we recommend that
flight arrangements not be finalized until you have clearly communicated to us your intended itinerary.
We highly recommend that you use Paris' Charles de Gaulle as your arrival
airport for all of our tours in France. Because there is a high-speed train station located right in the airport terminal, you can travel to your tour's
starting point without the need to travel to downtown Paris. This saves lots of time and energy, particularly if you have just had a long flight. Of course, if
you are planning a visit to Paris, there are several options for getting downtown from Charles de Gaulle, which we will include in your tour materials.
