Independent Paris: People, Places, Culture

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on December 6, 2026

Meet the group at Les Jardins du Marais in Paris

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner at restaurant.

Getting to the site: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with an arrival transfer if arriving on the group arrival date. Participants who do not arrive on the group arrival date or who are POP (Program Only Participant) are responsible for their own transportation to the first location. Taxis are readily available at the Paris-DeGaulle airport. Follow signs at the airport to the taxi stand and wait for the attendant to show you to a taxi. The standard fare from CDG to the right bank is about 60€ and to the left bank it is about 65€. Additionally, C'Parti, a third party shuttle service, offers transfers with Meet &Greet from CDG to the Paris hotel. Transfers must be reserved in advance by contacting C'Parti via email: resa@c-parti.fr. Mention that you are a Road Scholar participant. Transfers are 70€ for individuals and 35€ per person for groups of two or more.

Getting to the site by train or bus: We do not recommend that participants take the train; this is often difficult to manage with luggage.

Your trip ends on: Sunday, December 13, 2026 in Paris at Les Jardins du Marais

End of Trip: 12:00 Noon. 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with a departure transfer if departing on the group departure date. The group leader will let you know the exact time of your transfer during the program. Participants who do not depart on the group departure date or who are POP (Program Only Participant) status, are responsible for their own transportation from the last location.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.