Board an overnight flight for Paris, France.

Today you’ll have time to settle in before kicking off your culinary cruise in style with the first of your Culinary Features: A fabulous and festive Welcome Dinner at a specially selected local restaurant featuring the best regional specialties.

Today, explore Chantilly as you wish, perhaps sleeping late in your deluxe hotel or strolling charming side streets. Chantilly has a storied history of equestrian pursuits; perhaps you'll head to the equine museum in converted stables, or admire the stallions at the racecourse. Lunch and dinner are on your own today.

Delve into the mysteries of one of the world's most revered libations on your full-day excursion to the Champagne Region around Reims. Our first stop is the massive Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where, for centuries, French sovereigns knelt and received their crowns. Enjoy free time for lunch on your own in Reims. Culinary Feature: Afterwards, we'll pass among gently rolling vineyards to a classic Champagne estate, where you'll learn how the sparkling wine is produced using a method developed in the 18th century. (The hillsides and cellars here are also collectively a UNESCO World Heritage Site.) During your visit, descend to cool limestone cellars where rows of bottles are racked until they reach the perfect stage of fermentation and "sparkle."

After a leisurely morning in Chantilly, transfer to the Montmartre District in Paris for a guided walking tour of the historic artists’ enclave. During your visit, take the Montmartrain to the top of the hill and enjoy the sweeping view of Paris from the plaza below the great domed church known as the Basilica of Sacré-Couer. Culinary Feature: At the end of your tour, conclude with a sweet dessert from a local chocolaterie. Your City Host will treat you to the best the city has to offer — and you can buy a few souvenirs, should they make it home uneaten!

Afterward, transfer to your Paris hotel to join your fellow passengers, who are arriving for Day 2 of the base tour.

After breakfast, you’ll transfer to Versailles. Then, one of the greatest examples of French art and architecture through the ages is on display: Versailles Palace and Gardens. The sprawling palace, with its acres of perfectly manicured grounds, is either the crowning glory of French architecture or the ultimate symbol of excess, depending upon your point of view. Either way, it must be seen to be believed. Inside, behind more than a half-mile of white-stone façade, are found some 700 rooms, ranging from ornate royal bedchambers to the glittering, chandelier-strung Hall of Mirrors.

Enjoy an afternoon and evening at leisure today, savoring lunch and dinner own your own.

This morning, after breakfast at your hotel, free time is yours to explore the village of Versailles or enjoy a relaxing morning in your deluxe, city center hotel.

This afternoon after an independent lunch, use your day at leisure to indulge in some of the luxurious delicacies found throughout Versailles, including upscale bistros and patisseries that rival neighboring Paris.

This evening, bid France adieu with a special Farewell Dinner.

After breakfast at your hotel, transfer back to Paris for your flight back home.