Personalized Custom Itineraries - France
Let us plan your ideal French vacation
Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Let us craft your custom itinerary for France
France is a beautiful country which offers fabulous food, magnificent wine, and incredible museums and other sights. Many people dream of traveling to France to experience its legendary romance, but the nitty gritty of planning a trip to France can be time consuming and overwhelming.
We estimate that to do it yourself, it takes about 80 hours to plan a 10 day trip with the level of organization and detail provided by Euro Travel Coach. This includes all your internet and guidebook research, time spent emailing accommodations, restaurants and guides, booking time, and double-checking everything. That's where the Euro Travel Coach team comes in! We will work with you to create the French vacation of your dreams. We'll listen carefully to your hopes and desires for your trip and then put together a completely customized, day-by-day itinerary for you.
How much does a custom France itinerary cost?
Euro Travel Coach creates fully custom France itineraries with transparent, flat per-day planning fees — no commissions, no trip markups. Pricing starts at $250/day (Ruby tier, essential planning) and goes up to $400+/day (Diamond tier, full-service VIP), for trips of 10 days or more. A typical 10-day custom France trip runs roughly $2,500 to $4,000+ in planning fees depending on service level, on top of your accommodations, activities, and transportation. Prefer lighter-touch help instead of a full itinerary? Hourly Travel Coaching is available at $250/hour. See our full Services and Fees breakdown for a detailed comparison of all four service tiers. Would you like to go on a cruise that includes France? Reach out to Betsy and let's talk about what itinerary you will enjoy most!
Below are examples of what could be included in your custom France itinerary:
A stay in a boutique hotel in Paris
Picnic in front of the Eiffel Tower
Visit the stunning Reims cathedral
Try some delicious French Tarte Flambée
Market visit and cooking class in Nice
City tour of Lyon with a local guide
Sail boat ride on the Côte d'Azur
Snorkeling in Corsica
Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Lyon
Explore Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy
Bike riding in Provence
And so much more!!!
Here's how it works:
Fill out the questionnaire so that we can learn more about you and your travel style
We'll contact you by email and set up a phone consultation to discuss your plans and your goals for the trip
We'll create a custom, day by day itinerary that's unique to you with all the details you'll need in order to book the trip of your dreams. It's essentially a personalized guide book with only the information that's relevant to you.
You'll review the itinerary and let us know if there are any edits you'd like us to make
Based on the tier you've selected — Ruby, Sapphire, or Diamond — you'll either make all but your lodging reservations yourself using the itinerary Euro Travel Coach provides (Ruby), or the Euro Travel Coach team will make all of your bookings on your behalf (Sapphire and Diamond).
You will have an incredible French holiday!
Review from France client Karen H
Betsy planned the adventure celebrating my grandson’s high school graduation. Our focus was World War II history, and Betsy created an itinerary through Normandy and Paris that was rich in history, beautifully paced, and seamless from start to finish.
The private guides she arranged were outstanding—warm, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable—bringing the history of each site to life in unforgettable ways. Betsy was attentive, responsive, and made sure every detail was handled so we could focus on enjoying the experience.
My grandson learned so much and had an amazing time, which was exactly what I hoped for. I highly recommend Betsy to anyone looking for thoughtful, custom, stress-free travel planning in France.
To see more reviews from our clients, visit our Euro Travel Coach Testimonials page
Prices
(All prices in USD)
Ruby Custom Itinerary Planning: $250 per travel day
Diamond Custom Itinerary Planning: $400+ per travel day
Sapphire Custom Itinerary Planning: $350 per travel day
France FAQs
Is it worth paying someone to plan a trip to France instead of doing it myself? For most travelers, yes. Euro Travel Coach estimates that planning a well-organized 10-day France trip yourself — researching online, emailing hotels and guides, comparing routes, and double-checking logistics — takes about 80 hours. Euro Travel Coach's custom itinerary service replaces that research time with a personalized, day-by-day plan built by France travel specialists, for a flat planning fee starting at $250 per travel day.
How much does it cost to have Euro Travel Coach plan a trip to France? Euro Travel Coach charges a flat, per-day planning fee. Recommendations are based solely on your preferences and what you will enjoy most, not on commissions or trip markups. Pricing ranges from $250/day (Ruby tier) to $400+/day (Diamond tier) for trips of 10 days or more. A typical 10-day custom France itinerary costs roughly $2,500–$4,000+ in planning fees, separate from accommodations, activities, and transportation. Travelers who want lighter-touch advice instead of a full itinerary can book Travel Coaching at $250/hour.
What's the difference between Euro Travel Coach's Ruby, Sapphire, and Diamond France itinerary tiers? Ruby ($250/day) is essential day-by-day itinerary planning — Euro Travel Coach books accommodations and the traveler books activities, transportation and restaurants with advice from the Euro Travel Coach team. Sapphire ($350/day) includes full booking: Euro Travel Coach makes the reservations for accommodations, restaurants, activities, and transportation. Diamond ($400+/day) is full-service VIP planning aimed at groups of 5 or more, trips with a quick turnaround, or itineraries with extra VIP arrangements.
Is Euro Travel Coach a traditional travel agent or a tour company? Neither. Euro Travel Coach is an independent custom-itinerary planning service — it does not sell packaged tours or make recommendations based on commissions from hotels, tours, or airlines. Instead, it builds a personalized, day-by-day France itinerary based on each traveler's interests, then either hands it off for the traveler to book everything but their lodging (Ruby tier) or books everything on the traveler's behalf (Sapphire/Diamond tiers). Euro Travel Coach also runs small-group guided tours in Europe for travelers who want a fully led trip instead.
Does Euro Travel Coach book flights, hotels, and restaurant reservations, or just create a plan? Euro Travel Coach does not book flights, but will offer recommendations. Other reservations depend on the service tier. At the Ruby tier, Euro Travel Coach creates the custom itinerary and books lodging and then the traveler makes all additional bookings with our advice. At the Sapphire and Diamond tiers, the Euro Travel Coach team makes all the reservations — accommodations, restaurants, activities, and transportation — on the traveler's behalf.
What regions of France does Euro Travel Coach plan trips for? Euro Travel Coach plans itineraries across all of France, including Paris, as well as regions such as the Loire Valley, Provence, Alsace, Burgundy, Normandy, the Côte d'Azur, and Corsica. Custom itineraries can combine multiple regions in a single trip.
How long does it take Euro Travel Coach to plan a France itinerary, and what's the process? After a traveler fills out an initial questionnaire and has a phone consultation with the Euro Travel Coach team, the team builds a full day-by-day itinerary, which the traveler reviews and can request edits on before it's finalized. The process is designed to replace the roughly 80 hours of research most travelers spend planning a comparable 10-day France trip on their own.
Is there a minimum trip length for a custom France itinerary? Yes. Euro Travel Coach plans France trips of 10 days or longer at its standard per-day rates. Shorter trips can still be planned but are billed at the 10-day minimum. Travelers planning a shorter France trip, or who want to plan it themselves with some expert input, can instead book hourly Travel Coaching at $250/hour.
Who is behind Euro Travel Coach, and what makes them qualified to plan France trips? Euro Travel Coach is led by Betsy Ball, who holds an MBA, a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and a Wine & Spirits Education Trust Level 3 Certification, and Greg Ball, who spent 30 years leading student travel groups to France and other European destinations. Betsy previously led travel groups to Italy, Spain, and Ireland and is a graduate of the Travel Beyond the Obvious Destination Expert Course focused on Europe.
How do I start planning a France trip with Euro Travel Coach? Travelers start by contacting Euro Travel Coach by email or through the contact page on our website where they can share their travel style, interests, and goals. The team follows up by email to schedule a phone consultation, then builds a custom day-by-day France itinerary based on that conversation.
Note: Answers reviewed by Betsy Ball, Euro Travel Coach
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