Arriving into London, Britain puts its best foot forward with the internationally renowned Chelsea Flower Show. Be on the lookout for the royal, the rich and the famous at the world’s premier garden show. Hop the English Channel and experience the finer things in life as you cruise through the canals of medieval Bruges and witness the world’s largest flower auction in Amsterdam. Live it up at the Loire Valley Chateaux—where the riverside castles at Chenonceau and Chambord flash back to the heyday of the French royal family. The regality continues with a tour of King Louis XIV’s palace of Versailles before the vacation draws to a close at Monet's Garden and water-lily pond.
Our tour was generally comprehensive and covered many places at a time. Our tour guides specifically, Maria Navarro and Israel Camarena are exceptional and truly embody great personalities and characteristics of someone who are given responsibilities to take care of people who are new to a certain place. They make sure we knew what to expect, were very informative about places to see and food to try etc. They are accountable and show respect to each individual in our group. I love the fact that we developed camaraderie because of the enjoyable and non stressful environment nurtured during our whole trip. My only complaint and so with the other folks in my group was the accommodation in Paris by Novotel Bagnolet. They lacked staff to take care of a really full hotel, lacked good service and had bad food. One bad experience in one city can really dampen the vacation spirit. It would also be good to add more time in Belgium and cut down on Paris or Amsterdam probably.