Paris to Nice Golf Cruise - Luxury 15 Night Tour with 7 Golf Games from 21 July to 5 August 2022
from A$13,940 per person
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours invites you to join us on this Paris to Nice golf cruise/tour onboard Tauck’s luxury MS Emerald.
Our journey commences with a 3 night stay in Paris at the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel and includes 2 games of golf at Golf National (venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup and regular home for the French Open) and Golf de la Boulie, a 45 hole golfing complex owned and re-developed by the Racing Club de France. From Paris, we’ll travel 2 hours on the high speed TGV train to Lyon and board the boutique luxury 98 guest MS Emerald to commence a 9 night Rhone & Saone Rivers cruise from Lyon to Arles in Provence (including cruising over 100 km north of Lyon on the Saone River). We then coach to Nice for our final 3 nights at the iconic 5 star luxury Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de le Méditerranée located on the Nice waterfront and golf at two of the best courses in Provence, including the Chateau Course at Terre Blanche, rated # 8 in France.
Your cruise includes all meals and beverages (standard alcoholic and non-alcoholic), gratuities, wifi, standard shore excursions, use of the fitness centre and arrival/departure airport/train transfers. The 6 nights pre and post-cruise hotel stays include breakfast daily and 3 dinners. In addition, golfing guests will enjoy 7 rounds of golf, return coach transfers, motorised carts, prize money, and drinks post golf.
Golfers should not be concerned about joining the tour with non-golfing partners as the cruise includes complimentary shore excursions. This ensures your partner will be kept well entertained. Pre- and post-cruise, there are countless tourist options for the non-golfer in Paris and Nice.
Importantly, singles can join this cruise with only a $400 single supplement for their own room for an extra night in Paris provided a Tauck Category 1 stateroom is booked on MS Emerald. However, Tauck has a limited number of Category 1 staterooms available for single travellers.
Your tour hosts are Adrienne Witteman and David Cooper, Directors and Co-Owners of Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours. Both are enthusiastic golfers and longstanding members of one of Sydney’s most prestigious golf clubs. They have golfed and cruised extensively throughout the world. They invite you to join them on this fantastic tour, stopping at great towns and cities, with long port days combined with the chance to play 7 games, all at a wonderful selection of France’s leading golf courses.
Significant additional information on the Tauck component of our tour can be found on the following link:
https://www.tauck.com.au/tours/river-boat-cruise-france?tcd=rps2022#itinerary
*Important Disclosure –
While the tour is advertised as 15 nights, the actual Tauck tour is 13 nights with the extra night in Paris on 21 July 2022 made available as part of your participation of the Trendsetter Travel golf programme. The extra night in Nice is provided as a group incentive to Trendsetter Travel by Tauck. Thus the two extra nights are not available on the stand-alone advertised Tauck tour.
Tauck European river boats have significantly larger staterooms/suites than their competitors. On MS Emerald, 70% of the guest rooms have a size of over 20 sqm. Reflecting the larger size of its guest rooms, MS Emerald has a maximum capacity of 98 guests (compared to its competitor ships where capacities are up to 160 guests). We have a large group allocation of Category 7 rooms which are on the top deck and offer stand out value with their size of 27 sqm and Euro 100/room on board credit (not available to other room categories) – available for spa, laundry and gift shop.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Thursday 21 July 2022 – Paris
Enjoy a complimentary transfer from either CDG airport or most of the major Paris railway stations to the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand Hotel, your base for the next 3 nights in Paris (in most cases Tauck will provide the complimentary transfer on an earlier day). While recently renovated, the Intercontinental is a Paris icon having opened in 1862. It is well located in the 9th arrondissement and overlooks the Place de l’Opéra.
Meet up at 6.30 pm for Trendsetter Travel welcome drinks and dinner at a local restaurant .
Tour Inclusions: transfer to hotel, pre-dinner drinks, dinner (including drinks) and accommodation.
The extra night of 21 July 2022 is made available as part of your Trendsetter Travel golf package.
Day 2 – Friday 22 July 2022 – Paris – Golf de la Boulie
Golf (Round 1): Today we play Golf de la Boulie, a 45 hole golfing complex owned and re-developed by the Racing Club de France. The original course was layed out in 1902 and is an approximate 30 minute drive from the Intercontinental Hotel. We will play The Forest (1968) golf course.
After returning to Paris, we meet the full Tauck tour party over cocktails and a welcome dinner at the exclusively chic Fouquet’s Restaurant on Champs-Elysees
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and welcome Tauck cocktail function plus dinner and accommodation
Day 3 – Saturday 23 July 2022 – Paris – Golf National
For the non-golfers, there is a morning orientation coach tour of Paris followed by a free day for independent touring. For the afternoon, Tauck offers complimentary entry tickets to either Musee du Louvre or Musee Jacquemart-Andre.
Golf (Round 2):The golfers will play the Albatross Course at Golf National, the permanent home of the French Golf Open and the venue for the Ryder Cup in 2018. The course should be in magnificent condition as it is expected to have recently hosted the 2022 French Open. This is a challenging course, with some brutal rough and penal water hazards on many of the holes. Expect excellent hospitality and a bucket list experience, sure to be the golfing highlight of the tour.
Independent dining tonight.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 4 – Sunday 24 July 2022 – Paris – Lyon – Board MS Emerald
After a free morning to independently explore Paris, we transfer by coach to Gare de Lyon for the high speed TGV to Lyon. After transferring to MS Emerald late afternoon, we cruise north from Lyon up the Saone River. Tonight is the ship’s welcome reception and dinner.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, dinner, coach transfers and TGV train to Lyon
Day 5 - Monday 25 July 2022 – Chalon-sur-Saone
We arrive early morning in Chalon. There is a guided tour of some of Chalon-sur-Saone’s noted food shops and in the afternoon, time at leisure or an optional wine tasting at Chateau de Rully, a private vineyard on a grand family estate.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, lunch, dinner plus standard Tauck tours.
Day 6 – Tuesday 26 July 2022 – Tounus - Macon
We arrive this morning in Tournus, 30 km south of Chalon-sur-Saone where there is a a Tauck tour of the Southern Burgundy wine region including a visit to the historic 17th century estate of Chateau de Cormatin. Lunch is back onboard and we then sail 30 km down the Saone River to arrive at Macon in the late afternoon. In 2022, Tauck has introduced a new complimentary shore excursion where you can join a group and cycle the 30 km from Tournus to Macon following MS Emerald.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, lunch and dinner plus standard Tauck tours
Day 7 – Wednesday 27 July 2022 – Trevoux - Lyon
Today we sail 50 km south to Trevoux and after a scheduled Tauck tour of Cluny, we re-board MS Emerald and sail into Lyon that evening.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, lunch and dinner plus standard Tauck tours
Day 8 – Thursday 28 July 2022 – Lyon – Golf Cub de Lyon
Regarded as the culinary capital of France, Lyon claims to have more restaurants per capita than anywhere else in France. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. For our non-golfers, there will be a morning city orientation tour with the afternoon at leisure.
Golf (Round 3): Today we play the highly rated Golf Club de Lyon (Sangliers), a 40 minute drive from the city centre. Founded in 1921, the club boasts 2 x 18 hole championship courses, each one having previously held the French Open. Golf Club de Lyon is ranked in the top 8 golf courses in South East France and is the leading golf club in Lyon. We return in time for our 5 pm departure and a 3 hour cruise (34 km) to Vienne.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast and dinner plus golf.
Day 9 – Friday 29 July 2022 - Vienne
Today you can enjoy a walking tour of Vienne or a guided bicycle tour along the Rhone river. After lunch on the ship, we depart south for Avignon, a 200 km leisurely cruise south down the Rhone river.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast and dinner plus standard Tauck tours
Day 10 – Saturday 30 July 2022 – Avignon - Golf International de Pont Royal
Arrive this morning in Avignon and spend the remainder of the day and overnight in Avignon. The non-golfers will enjoy a a Tauck morning tour followed by time at leisure.
Golf (Round 4): This morning we travel around 40 minutes to Golf International de Pont Royal, the only course in France designed by Seve Ballesteros (1992). Ranked in the top 50 courses in France and one of the leading courses in South East France, the course now named Ballesteros is a fine Championship course which has hosted several Challenge Tour events. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the Provence region.
After golf, we travel back to the ship by late afternoon to rejoin our group and travel to the Duchy d’Uzes. This ia a beautiful medieval city dating back to the 11th century and Tauck will showcase its charms with guided tour, a cocktail reception and a Tauck exclusive gala dinner at the recently restored Chateau.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, dinner, golf plus standard Tauck tours
Day 11 – Sunday 31 July 2022 – Avignon - Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Enjoy either a morning of independent leisure or Tauck morning excursion to Saint-Remy-de-Provence. Saint Remy is home to the ruins of the Roman city of Glanumas well as the Saint Paul Asylum where Vincent van Gogh was a patient. Return to the ship for lunch followed by a second excursion – wine tasting at one of the select nearby vineyards permitted to produce Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the most famous of the Cotes du Rhone wines. After reboarding our ship we sail toward Arles for a late evening arrival.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, lunch and dinner plus standard Tauck tours
Day 12 – Monday 1 August 2022 – Arles – Golf Club de Nimes Campagne
For the non-golfers, this morning allows time to explore Arles and its medieval street system. Or you may prefer to take a guided 2 hour bicycle excursion across the countryside surrounding Arles. Enjoy lunch at a working farm, enlivened by traditional Provencal entertainment.
Golf (Round 5): ranked in the top 10 courses in south east France, Golf Club de Nimes Campagne is but a 30 minute drive from Arles. It was opened in 1970 and is routed through gently undulating landscape. The clubhouse was built in 1902 as a miniature replica of the White House in Washington.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast and dinner plus golf
Day 13 – Tuesday 2 August 2022 – Arles – Disembark MS Emerald – Nice
After a relaxing breakfast, we disembark MS Emerald at 9.00 am to travel to lovely Aix-en-Provence After a guided morning tour of the historic medieval town centre of Aix-en-Provence, there is free time for lunch before we are transferred mid afternoon to the iconic 5 star luxury Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de le Méditerranée located on the Nice waterfront. The remainder of today and this evening is free for independent exploring and dining.
Tour inclusions: breakfast, transfers and 5 star hotel accommodation (3 nights)
Day 14 – Wednesday 3 August 2022 – Nice – Golf – Terre Blanche
For the non golfers, Tauck offers the option of two tours. A visit to Nice and Monte Carlo with guided walking tours of both or an alternative of a visit to Grass, one of the world’s premiere locations for the perfume industry followed by a visit and walking tour of the 13th century Provencal walled town of Saint Paul de Vence.
Golf (Round 6): We travel to Terre Blanche the upmarket 36 hole golf resort. We are booked to play the Chateau Course, ranked # 8 in all France.
This evening we have our farewell tour dinner for all of our group
Tour inclusions: breakfast, farewell tour dinner, accommodation and golf
Day 15 – Thursday 4 August 2022 – Nice – Golf – Terre Blanche
For the non golfers, our final full day offers a day of relaxation or independent exploring of the famed seaside town of Nice.
Golf (Round 7): Today we return to Terre Blanche and play Riou Course, the 2nd of the resorts two championship courses and ranked in the top 50 courses in France.
Tour inclusions: breakfast, golf and an extra night’s accommodation provided to the Trendsetter Travel group.
Day 16 – Friday 5 August 2022 – Nice – Tour Ends
Say goodbye to your many new found friends with complimentary Tauck transfers to any of Nice Airport or either of the two Nice railway stations.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast and transfers to airport or train station
MS Emerald - Specifications & Deck Plan
Welcome Aboard ms Emerald
This newly redesigned 360-foot (110 meter) riverboat debuts in 2017 with a new deck plan optimized for the utmost in spaciousness – with 70% of her cabins measuring 225 square feet or larger – and accommodating no more than 98 guest, while similar-sized riverboats average about 160. Guest amenities inside her 14 lush 300-square-foot Tauck Suites include brocade upholstery, roomy walk-in closets with built-in drawers, spacious marble baths with full-size tubs, and two French balconies with floor-to-ceiling windows that open to idyllic riverscapes. She also sports twenty roomy 225-square-foot cabins, four 183-square-foot cabin, similarly furnished. Eight 150-square-foot cabins are cozy and comfortable, and are similar in décor and style to our larger suites, 85% have floor-to-ceiling windows with real French balconies that open on to a balcony in the fresh air; all have in-room movies, minibar, adjustable heating and cooling, private bathroom and shower with pampering toiletries. In addition to our main dining room, The Compass Rose, the ship also features Arthur’s, a second dining venue offering casual fare.
Indescribable Comfort
We couldn’t find just the right words to describe the sumptuous bedding and amenities we custom ordered for your in-cabin cruising comfort…
400-thread-count satin bed linens made from the finest combed cotton… puffy white duvets and pillows of very fine mako cotton, with a hypoallergenic 90% down filling… 100% cotton blankets, temperature balancing and so soft to the skin… and thick pillow-top mattresses that lull you to sleep… along with the Essentials Line of Molton Brown bath products, exclusive to Tauck… absorbent terry cloth robes and fluffy towels… hair dryers… but we do know they are key for waking up refreshed and relaxed for your traveling pleasure.
In reviewing the above deck plan, Trendsetter Travel has a limited allocation of Category 1 (no single supplement) and substantial allocations of Category 6 (middle deck) and Category 7 (top deck) rooms. Please note that the bottom deck is partly below the water line and only has ¼ windows which do not open.
For couples or twin share, we strongly recommend the top deck Category 7 rooms as offering great value. We currently hold a group allocation of these rooms – at 300 sqft they are double the size of the lead in rooms and over 50% larger than similar rooms on most other comparable luxury river boats. Indeed, with an internal room area of 300 sqft, they approach the internal room areas of the standard lead-in suites on both Silversea and Seabourn, the two ocean cruise lines we use for most of our deep water golf cruises. Category 7 guests also receive a Euro 100 pp on board credit available to be used on MS Emerald in the spa, gift shop or for laundry (there is no guest laundry).
The Finer Details...
ALL Trendsetter Travel guests, as part of our golf tour, will receive a 16 day, 15 night golf tour, which includes a 9 night inclusive luxury cruise on Tauck, 6 nights in 5 star hotels (including breakfast), 7 games of golf (including shared motorised cart), coach transfers, prize money, drinks post golf, 12 dinners (inclusive of drinks) and airport/train station transfers. The 1st night in Paris is provided by Trendsetter Travel as part of the golf programme and the final night is a Tauck promotion provided as a Group incentive to Trendsetter Travel. Our tour involves two payments – one payment to Tauck and a 2nd payment to Trendsetter Travel for the golf programme.
| 21 July to 5 August 2022 – Paris to Nice Golf Tour (including 9 night Cruise) | ||||
| Category 1 Staterooms – Emerald (lower) deck (150 sqft) (8 staterooms) |
Category 4 Staterooms – Ruby (middle) deck (183 sqft) (2 staterooms) |
Category 6 Staterooms – Ruby (middle) deck (225 sqft) (20 staterooms) |
Category 7 Staterooms – Diamond (top) deck (300 sqft) (14 staterooms) |
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| Tauck 15 night Tour Fare (A$ pp) (single fare in brackets) | $9,990 pp ($9,990 pp) |
$11,565 pp | $12,660 pp | $13,350 pp |
| Golf Package Golfer (A$ pp) (single fare in brackets) | $3,950 pp ($4,350 pp) |
$3,950 pp | $3,950 pp | $3,950 pp |
| Golf Package Non Golfer (A$ pp) (single fare in brackets) | $700 pp ($1,100 pp) |
$700 pp | $700 pp | $700 pp |
| Tauck Fare + Golf Package Golfer (A$ pp) (single fare in brackets) | $13,940 pp ($14,340 pp) |
$15,515 pp | $16,610 pp | $17,300 pp |
| Tauck Fare + Non Golfer Package (A$ pp) (single fare in brackets) | $10,690 pp ($11,090 pp) |
$12,265 pp | $13,360 pp | $14,050 pp |
| The deposit on the Tauck tour is $1,100 pp ($2,200/couple) and is non-refundable. The full Tauck balance is payable no later than 24 March 2022 (assumes return travel to France is permitted without quarantine – as is now the situation). The package (golfer only) is payable at the time of the final Tauck tour payment. Payments for the Tauck fare can be made by credit card without surchcharge. Payments for the golf package can be made by direct bank transfer or by credit card with merchant fees payable of 1% for Visa and Mastercard and 2% for AMEX. To participate in the golf programme, your Tauck tour must be booked through Trendsetter Travel. The above Tauck pricing is subject to change up until the time the deposit is paid. | ||||
| The Tauck tour prices are subject to future change by Tauck but are correct at the time of writing. Once your deposit is paid, the Tauck pricing is locked in. Once full Tauck payment is made, the Tauck Tour and golf programme are subject to a cancellation fee of 50% if cancelled up until 46 days from departure. No refunds are paid should cancellation occur within 45 days. Single room pricing for other than Category 1 rooms is available upon request. | ||||
- TRAVEL INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED – Trendsetter can assist in organising.
- The golf package price does NOT include golf club hire. It does include green fees, motorised cart hire (subject to availability – all courses booked should have sufficient motorised carts), coach transfers, prize money each game, drinks post golf and one extra night in Paris. Golf will be played on the courses as specified but Trendsetter cannot be held responsible for any cancellation/s necessitated by a change to Tauck’s itinerary due to weather or any other event, or late amendment by the golf course or if Trendsetter considers it in the best interests of the tour party as a whole to make a change in the specified golf course (eg due to course maintenance issues or lack of motorised carts or a better golf course having been found). In the event of a cancellation and Trendsetter cannot organise an alternative golf course, Trendsetter will pass through any refund available. For those walking and not using a golf cart, a small refund will be provided.
Contact Trendsetter Travel & Cruise Centre (www.trendsettertravel.com.au) for further information on this tour by phone +61 2 9428 5900 (Longueville/Northwood office) or email david@trendsettertravel.com.au or Mob 0413 010 638.
