This Acadian Heritage Tour was created especially for you!  

 

Claude and I will begin working soon on the itinerary and pricing for 2021.   If you want us to update you when we have more info, please fill out this form.

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DESCRIPTION:

This unique Acadian heritage tour is customized for passionate Acadians, Cajuns, and French descendants interested in learning about their French & Acadian heritage. The itinerary is specifically designed to visit and experience the most important Acadian and Cajun heritage sites in France.

 

We have planned every detail so you can travel in a relaxed, joyful, and worry-free environment. There will be many special dinners
and activities for you to enjoy at a leisurely pace.

-We’ve planned this trip for May, avoiding peak tourist season and enjoying beautiful spring weather.
-We will usually stay in hotels for 2 or 3 nights at a time.
-You will have some leisure time on your own to stroll the historic towns, have a coffee or a nice meal.
-Most mornings we will leave the hotel around 8:30 AM so you are not too rushed.

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Cajun cousins ​​with us!

To enrich the experience of the Acadian Diaspora, we have francophone travelers from Acadia and Cajun travelers from Louisiana; the trip is offered in both French and English. The first language of the trip is French with English translation for Cajun travelers when needed. The friendships that are created and the atmosphere with the presence of the Cajuns add to the pleasure of the trip!

The package includes:

• A unique program focusing on the history and culture of Acadians in France.

• Bus transport in France during the stay.

• Accompanied by an Acadian tour director (Claude Boudreau) and a French coordinator guide (Anne-Christine Martinot).

• 12 nights accommodation at the hotel (note that hotel rooms in France are smaller than North American rooms).

• All breakfasts and 15 other meals (total of 27 meals). Among these special meals:

  • Dinner at Acadian Farm no. 6 in Archigny with descendants of Acadians

  • Dinner on Slate at Château de la Gataudière

  • Festive dinner at Granny's Bistrot (La Rochelle)

  • Pancake lunch in the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany (Nantes)

  • Picnic seaside on the beach of Marennes

• All taxes in France.

• Tips for drivers, guides and waiters during program activities.

• Entrance fees for attractions, activities, and guided tours as described in the program:

  • The Chenonceau Museum (or another equivalent castle)

  • Customized tour of the Chaussée, Martaizé, Aulnay, Loudun

  • The Acadia House at La Chaussée

  • Custom tour of Châtellerault

  • The Acadian Line and the Acadian Farm Museum at Archigny

  • Custom tour of La Rochelle

  • Acadian visit of the Departmental Archives of La Rochelle

  • Guided tour of Brouages

  • Customized tour of Nantes and the Acadian fresco

  • A day in Belle-Île-en-Mer (ferry included)

  • Customized tour of Acadian villages along the Rance River (Plouër, Pleudihen, Saint-Servant, Saint-Suliac)

  • Guided tour of Saint-Malo

  • Guided tour of Mont-Saint-Michel

  • Guided tour of the Omaha Center and the Omaha cemetery

  • Guided tour of Honfleur

  • Bus tour of the main monuments of Paris (with a stop at the Eiffel Tower)

• An information meeting and a pre-departure package to better prepare you.

• A journey log of more than 100 pages in color.

The package does not include meals during free time and alcoholic beverages at certain meals, insurance, optional activities, participant's personal expenses, baggage allowances, and airline surcharges.

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Don't miss out on this Acadian Ancestry Tour!  Email Cynthia today!

cynthia@seitztravel.com

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PROPOSED ITINERARY 2021

Your Acadian Tour de France

IMPORTANT: This is a preliminary itinerary and maybe

modified at any time before or during the tour due to

unforeseen events or to improve or better accommodate the

group. (B=French breakfast, L=lunch, S=supper)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 1

Saturday, June 19: The Adventure Begins!

Departure from the USA. Flights to France are overnight.

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 2

Sunday, June 20: An intro to FRANCE!

A quick shuttle ride to your airport hotel to rest.

Early to bed to adjust from the jetlag for the next day.

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 3

Monday, June 21: Kings and Queens of France!

Meeting with the rest of the group and your tour guide.

After a good night’s sleep, we head to the Poitou, the land

of our ancestors. On our way, we stop to visit the Château

de Chenonceau along the LOIRE RIVER and end our day in

the small town of Richelieu, named for the famous

Cardinal. Here you will start learning about the early

beginnings of Acadie. 3 nights in Richelieu. (B, S)

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Tuesday, June 22: Walking in their footsteps…

The morning starts with a walking tour of the town of

Richelieu. This is also the day you will walk in the

footsteps of our founding fathers and mothers in the

towns of Loudun, Aulnay, La Chaussée, and Martaizé. We

will visit the Maison de l’Acadie and have lunch at the

Maison de Pays with French friends. Supper with

traditional French entertainment in Richelieu. (B,L,S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 4

Wednesday, June 23: Châtellerault, Archigny and the Acadian Line

This morning you will visit the city of CHÂTELLERAULT

where many Acadian refugees stayed during their exile

after the Déportation. After lunch here, you will discover

more Acadian history as we stop in Archigny to visit the

Acadian farms and have supper in one of the historic

buildings with several Acadian Cousins. (B,L,S)

 

ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 5

Thursday June 24: On your way to the New World!

Today we will drive to the Atlantic coast to discover the

port city of La Rochelle, the departing point for many

Acadians for the new World. Walking tour of the city in the

afternoon. Three nights in La Rochelle. (B, S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 6

Friday, June 25: Archives, Champlain & the New World.

The morning starts with a special visit to the Departmental

Archives to view Acadian Documents. We then drive to the

countryside for a picnic by the ocean. In the afternoon, we

visit Samuel de Champlain’s birthplace, the town of

BROUAGE! Special supper in a ‘small’ French castle. (B,L,S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 7

Saturday, June 26: your day off!

A day of leisure and visits as you please!

Today you can sleep in or get up to see the sunrise!

You have all day to do as you please: visit famous La

Rochelle towers and museums, take a stroll on the beach,

board a cruise to the famous ‘Fort Boyard’ or just enjoy the

many shops and cafés around the port area. Everyone

meets up for supper at the famous Bistro à Mémé! (B, S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 8

Sunday, June 27: The: Nantes and Louisiana history…

As we travel to Britanny, we stop in Nantes to view the

freshly restored Robert Dafford mural of Acadians leaving

for Louisiana. This is the beginning of the transition from

Acadian to Cajun. We tour the medieval town center and

have lunch before we continue to the Carnac prehistoric

site and the ocean-side city of Quiberon where we will stay

for two nights. (B, L, S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 9

Monday, June 28: The Acadian Isle of Belle-Île-en-Mer

We will take the ferry to meet French-Acadians on BelleÎle,

the ‘Acadian’ island. We will tour the island and see

amazing scenery, the Fortress, the Acadian Cross, Acadian

villages, and have lunch with local Acadians. Back by ferry

to Quiberon by the sea. (B,L)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 10 and 11

Tuesday and Wednesday, June 29 & 30:

the famous port and City of Saint-Malo

We make our way to the walled city of Saint-Malo. It was

home to the explorer Jacques Cartier and to thousands of

Acadians during the Déportation. On the way, we will visit

small villages where Acadians lived for several years

before returning to Acadie or Louisiana: Pleudihen, Saint-

Suliac and Saint-Servan. You will have time to explore,

shop, rest, and enjoy. (2 nights) (2B, L)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 12

Thursday, July 1:

The amazing Mont Saint-Michel and the coast of Normandy

As we cross-over into Normandy, we will visit one of the

most popular attractions of the World, the Mont-Saint-

Michel. Visit of Omaha Beach. Overnight in Caën. (B, S)

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ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 13

Friday, July 2 Honfleur and a Glimpse of Paris!

We visit the port city of Honfleur in the morning and arrive

in Paris mid-afternoon to catch a glimpse of the Eiffel

Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Check-in at the airport hotel and

Farewell supper… Overnight at a hotel near Charles-de-

Gaule Airport. (B, S).

 

ACADIAN HERITAGE TOUR - Day 15

Saturday, July 3: Return flight back

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