PARIS AND PROVENCE FROM A WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE

 À LA GUTSY WOMEN TRAVEL

Enjoy Shopping, Couture Fashion Show, Perfume Making, Wine Tastings, Cooking with French Chefs and much more!

KIRKLAND, WA (June 25, 2009) — Ladies planning a trip may ask themselves why go with a women only tour operator? Gutsy Women Travel has the answers?to experience a destination from a unique perspective in a way that is most appealing to women; an opportunity to travel and bond with like-minded women; and safety, particularly in countries that are unfamiliar and may be logistically challenging.

According to company President and Co-Founder, April M. Merenda, “While our trips certainly include all the top sights and “must-see” places, ladies also get to experience the destination from a unique perspective. Our programs are specially designed to be more experiential and intimate, and to reveal a destination’s sense of place through taste, smell and touch – in a way that women prefer to travel.  Our Provence and Paris trips are great examples.”

For the Paris and Loire Valley trip (departure: October 18) and the Provence trip (departure: October 24) these experiential components include hands-on cooking classes with acclaimed French chefs; winery tours with wine-tastings; creating a customized perfume at a perfumery; a visit to the "Ladies Castle” home of Catherine de Medici; a tour of the exquisite gardens at Versailles; shopping both the haute couture shops and flea markets of Paris; attending a fashion show to learn the history of haute couture and of the many famous designers who helped make Paris one of the world's premier fashion capitals.  The Paris and Provence tours can be booked separately or combine for a fantastic 16-day adventure through France.

8 Day Parisian Dream & the Loire Valley
This tour is a wonderful way to explore the many facets of French history and culture—from the magical City of Lights to the stunning Palace of Versailles and the Grand Chateaus of the Loire Valley.  Ladies will discover the best of Paris and the Loire Valley while enjoying many hands-on experiences including cooking class with a Master Chef, wine-tastings, and ample opportunities for shopping, dining, and taking in the magnificent sights.

Departs October 18, 2009, priced from $4019 per person, based on double occupancy, including land and round-trip air between NYC and Paris. Other departure cities are available.  For detailed pricing information and complete itinerary click here.

8 Day Paradise in Provence
This tour reveals all the wonders of the French countryside and the French Riviera with stays in Aix-en-Provence and Nice and visits to St. Tropez, Cannes and Monaco.  Highlights include visits to the studio dedicated to Paul Cézanne, winery tours and tastings, a private cooking class that highlights the delicate flavors of Southern France, and creating a signature perfume.

Departs October 24, 2009, priced from $3529 per person, based on double occupancy, including land and round-trip air from NYC-Marseille and Nice-NYC. Other departure cities are available.  For detailed pricing information and complete itinerary click here.

ABOUT GUTSY WOMEN TRAVEL   
Gutsy Women Travel offers a fabulous array of domestic and international tours designed specifically by women for women and their unique interests. From Egypt to Ecuador and Provence to Peru, women from all walks of life come together to enjoy an incredibly distinctive travel experience that is exclusively Gutsy Women Travel. It's about broadening horizons, feeding an inner desire to travel, and creating new friendships with other gutsy women! There's never been a better time to be bold, be adventurous, be spontaneous, and just, be gutsy!

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