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Welcome to Intimate Francefter 25 years of travel and research, we founded Intimate France in 1994 toshare our accumulated wisdom and exciting discoveries with you. In the

23 years since then, we’ve taken close to 1,200 travelers to France, Italy, Spainand other European destinations. Our small groups (usually eight, never morethan 16) assure the utmost in personal service and attention to detail.

How are wedifferent?ur small group size allowsus to take care of you and

your needs the way you deserve.Our long familiarity with Europehas taught us the hidden,authentic visits and sights not inany guidebook. Our cheerful,experienced, bilingual guides

love Europe with a passion and want to share this feeling with you.Our carefully planned itineraries feature a multitude of enrichingvisits – all included in the tour price. Optional excursions atadditional expense are virtually non-existent.

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cookie-cutterhotels, tourist-orientedrestaurants andfast-pacedsightseeing arebarriers toenjoying thereal Europe. Overtime we have discovered small, family-run hotels, local bistros andinsider sights. You’ll visit the top attractions in each town whilealso having experiences that are more typically European.

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Who’s behind Intimate France� George Nevin, a professional traveler, editor, pho-

tographer and writer, has specialized in intimatetravel to France for 40 years. He designs each touritinerary and personally leads most tours.

� Connie Barney has been Tour Director for manyIntimate France tours, most recently Dordogne2015. She is entirely at home in France, and seemsto have friends and contacts in almost everyregion. A French resident on-and-off since 1966, aParis-trained culinary professional and tour guidesince 1995, her language skills are top-flight.Connie, who moved to France in 2015, is a cook-ing teacher, published author and all-around bonvivant ready to make your time in France the tripof a lifetime!

George Nevin, founder-owner,Intimate France

t was an outstanding trip. I have gone on many tours, and your prepara-tion and attention to detail far exceeded anything the other tour operatorsever did for me.

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ou made Provence a really fun, exciting and delicious adventure withsomething for everyone. It was super in every way.

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he tour was an excellent value, and very relaxed. It wasn’t such a largegroup that we attracted attention when we went into the small villages. Therestaurants were excellent – not snobby, and good quality.

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1. Participants may be required to carry their own bags.2. Be prepared for some hotels with stairs (varies by tour – call us for details).3. Please pack light: One regular suitcase, one small tote bag. Luggage space is limited.4. Some tour days involve walking 2-3 miles; you must be in good physical condition.5. Details of listed itineraries could change. An up-to-date itinerary will be issued closer to

tour departure.6. All tours first-come first-served. These small groups can fill well in advance.7. Prices quoted do not include airfare or cost of pre-tour hotel (if any).

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The adorable wine vil-lage of St. Emilion iswhere we begin ourDordogne tour,September 16-28,2018

Intimate France tourSmall groups (most groups eight;never more than 16).

Travel in comfortable van ormini-bus.

Restaurants of exceptional quali-ty, with extensive menu choice.

Hotels in town center, family-owned, high charm quotient.

Shopping when and if you want.No high pressure or sales kick-backs. No forced shopping stops.

Extraordinary flexibility in itiner-ary, with last-minute changes easi-ly accommodated.

Standard big-bus tourGroups of 30 to 40, even 50. Someso-called small groups number upto 30.

Large coach that takes a long timeto load and unload.

Institutional meals at large din-ing halls, often “banquet” stylewith limited or no choice.

Cookie-cutter hotels (often stan-dardized, international chains) inthe suburbs.

Ordained shopping visits wheremerchants give kickbacks to tourguides.

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Tour high points• Comfortable hotels and inns – all with private bath• Transportation in a comfortable van or mini-bus• Outstanding cuisine. Possibly includes meals at restaurants that have

earned the coveted Michelinstar (varies by tour)

• Breakfast daily plus eight othermeals (lunches and dinners) pertour

• A multitude of visits:Museums, châteaux, monumentsto antiquity, boat rides

• Charming villages and winetastings

• Fabulous outdoor markets andpicnics with local produce

• The services of an experiencedIntimate France guide

• Intimate, behind-the-scenes visits to enhance cultural understanding• Flexibility and personal service• We can customize your tour to match your interests

Main course, scallops and salmon, Sarlat, Dordogne, France

Group members, Arles amphitheater, Provence, France

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finest food each region hasto offer. You’ll dine incasual bistros, family-runrestaurants and gourmetestablishments. Sometours feature meals atrestaurants holding thecoveted Michelin star.Wine is always available atlunch and dinner, and wethink you’ll be pleased athow many meals offerwine to you at no extracharge.

Great food and fine wine – guaranteed!

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French Riviera for Art Lovers

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Artists have long made the French Riviera(Côte d’Azur to the French) their home,

reveling in its dramatic land- and seascapes,long vistas and soft light. Today, those

elements combine with a rich artistic legacyto create the ideal atmosphere for art lovers.View from Eze down 2,000 feet to the Mediterranean.

• Comfortable hotels and charming inns – all with private bath• Transportation in nine-passenger van • Chic Cannes and Antibes• The stunning perched villages of the Côte d’Azur – Eze, Gourdon• Perfume factory visit • Shopping opportunities • Château visits • Principality of Monaco • Colorful outdoor markets • Fine wines• Modern art – Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Renoir, Cocteau• Outstanding cuisine, including lunch in a Michelin-starred restaurant• Charming, walled St. Paul de Vence, with its fountains and chic boutiques• Swank Villa Ephrussi-Rothschild, with seaview gardens and manor home• Museums known the world over – Fondation Maeght, Nice Museum ofModern & Contemporary Art

• The atmospheric alleys of Old Nice • Nice’s pebbly bathing beach• Cathedrals, castles, markets, cafés, art, fine dining, exceptional wines

French Riviera Facts� April 29-May 11, 2018� 12 days and nights� Gateway – Nice airport� Group limited to 16� Tour cost $3,995 per person

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n Days 1-3 (Sunday-Tuesday)From Nice Airport,we travel only a few minutes to our first art venue – the former homeof 18th-19th century painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, now an intimate museum dedicatedto this early Impressionist. From our base in Cannes, we explore the hilltop villages ofVallauris (with its Pablo Picasso museum) and Mougins, and get to know pretty An-tibes, with a vibrant old quarter and a château that houses yet another museum dedicatedto Picasso. Two LUNCHES, oneDINNER. OVERNIGHT – CANNESn Days 4-6 (Wednesday-Friday)During our three days and nights in Vence, we make day trips to the perfume capital ofGrasse (two museum visits here); the gorgeous perched villages of St. Paul-de-Venceand Gourdon; the world-renowned museum of modern art called the Maeght, featuringworks by many important 20th-century artists, including Pierre Bonnard, GeorgesBraque, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Fernand Léger andJoan Miró; and the Chapelle du Rosaire, designed and decorated by Henri Matisse in1951. We also walk the tiny streets of old Vence, a market town long favored by artistsand art galleries. One LUNCH. OVERNIGHT – VENCE

n Days 7-9 (Saturday-Monday)We return to the coast today via the magnificent Trophée des Alpes, a Roman monumentdating from 7 B.C.; and the tiny, pedestrian-only village of Peillon. From our base inMenton, where citrus thrives in the mild climate, we visit the botanical gardens of ValRahme; the vertiginous village of Ste. Agnès, towering above Menton and the coast;the Villa Ephrussi-Rothschild, an antique-filled manor home and garden; and Menton’samazing old cemetery, where are buried the inventor of rugby football and the aunt anduncle of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Two DINNERS, one Michelin-starred LUNCH.OVERNIGHT – MENTON

n Days 10-12 (Tuesday-Thursday)We arrive in Nice via the soaring village of Eze (boutiques and breathtaking vistas); theold port and stairstep streets of Villefranche-sur-Mer; and the independent principalityof Monaco, once home toGrace Kelly and today known for its charming old town andglitzy casino. In Nice there are many things to do associated with art. Major museums arededicated to Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse, and the Museum of Modern andContemporary Art is world-renowned. There also will be time to explore the atmosphericstreets of Old Nice, stroll along the Promenade des Anglais, overlooking Nice’s pebblybeach, and window shop around toney Place Masséna.One LUNCH. OVERNIGHT– NICE

n Getaway day (Friday)It’s time to say goodbye to France with a morning flight home from Nice Airport.

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Italian Lakes & AlpsRomans came tothese sun-kissedlakes for the crisp,sub-Alpine air.

High above, Alpinepeaks beckon.Today, the adven-ture continues.Bellagio, Lake Como

Northern Italy’s lakes are graced with sumptuous villas.• The splendor of the Italian lakes – Orta, Maggiore, Como, Garda• Transportation by van • Outstanding cuisine and fine wines• The splendid Palladian architecture of the Veneto district• The magnificent villas and gardens of the lake country• Beautiful villages with stairstep streets and bubbling fountains• Dramatic Dolomite Alps • Ancient, German-speaking Bolzano, Italy• The lakeside resort of Riva del Garda, on beautiful Lago di Garda• Soaring Alpine scenery – some of Europe’s most dramatic mountains• Aperitivi, gelato, formaggio, salume • Lovely Padova and historic Trento• Villa Pisani, designed by Andrea Palladio, on the Brenta Canal• Giotto’s magnificent Scrovegni Chapel, a cycle of 39 14th-century frescoes

Italian Lake Facts� May 13-25, 2018� 12 days and nights� Milan airport/Venice Airport� Group limited to 16� Tour cost $3,995 per person

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� Days 1-3 (Sunday-Tuesday)We meet at our hotel near Milan’s Malpensa airport and drive to nearby Lake Ortaand one of Northern Italy’s prettiest villages, Orta San Giulio. In the afternoon wecontinue on to Lake Maggiore and the delightful town of Pallanza. From here, weexplore the famed Borromean Islands (Bella, Pescatori and Madre) by boat. We alsovisit gardens at Villa Taranto and Isola Bella. One LUNCH, one DINNER.OVERNIGHT – PALLANZA� Days 4-6 (Wednesday-Friday)Leaving Lago Maggiore, we soon arrive at our second lake, Como, and explore thecity of Como. Then, following a stop at the lovely Villa d’Este resort, we take a ferryto the beautiful village of Bellagio. During the next three days we explore Bellagio,Menaggio, Varenna and Tremezzo, as well as the renowned gardens of VillaSerbelloni in Bellagio and Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo. One LUNCH, one DIN-NER. OVERNIGHT – BELLAGIO� Days 7-8 (Saturday-Sunday)From Bellagio we make for our last lake, Garda. Along the way we delight in oldBergamo, surrounded by intact city walls and perched high above the plain. Via thewest shore of lovely, mountain-ringedLake Garda, we arrive in its northernmost resorttown, Riva del Garda. The next day we make a circuit of the upper reaches of the lakeby steamer, visting scenic Limone sul Garda and Malcesine. One LUNCH, oneDINNER. OVERNIGHT – RIVA DEL GARDA� Days 9-11 (Monday-Wednesday)We explore the soaring Dolomite Alps, spending a full day appreciating its deep val-leys, vast meadows, dark forests and rushing streams, with steep-sloped peaks allaround. We also explore charming Bozen (Bolzano), capital of Italy’s German-speak-ing region known as Süd Tirol (the Italians call it Alto Adige). Here, we take in Bozen’sAustrian-like center and visit museums, including the SüdtirolerArchäologiemuseum, charting 34,000 years of human habitation in these valleys. Themuseum’s top attraction – the mummified Ötzi the Iceman, discovered in an Alpineglacier in 1991. Two LUNCHES. OVERNIGHT – BOZEN� Day 12 (Thursday)En route to the Venice airport we stop in Padova to see the magnificent, 14th centuryGiotto frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel. In the afternoon we visit Villa Pisani,designed in the 18th century by renowned Italian architect Andrea Palladio.OVERNIGHT – VENICE AIRPORT� Getaway day (Friday)It’s time to say arrividerci to northern Italy with your flight from Venice Airport. Or con-tinue your adventure with unescorted exploration of Venice – we can make suggestions.

Italian Lakes & Alps, May 13-25, 2018NOTE – This tour does not visit Venice. We’ll help you plan an independent visit.

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10Tour price does not include airfare. To book, see page 14. For information,call (800) 676-1247, or visit www.IntimateFrance.com

Basque Tour Facts¶ Sept. 2-14, 2018¶ 12 days and nights¶ Tour begins and endsat Biarritz, France, air-port

¶ Group limited to 16¶ Priced at $3,995 perperson sharing; sin-gles add $550 (see *,page 14)

¶Two countries, one culture – thefood-loving, seafaring Basques• Three nights in the beautiful fishing port of

St. Jean-de-Luz• Glittering Biarritz, a Belle Epoque sea-side resort

• Pristine villages in the French Pyrénées –Ainhoa, Espelette, St. Etienne-de Baï-gorry

• San Sebastián, with its curving bay andlively promenade

• The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao• Guernica, a center ofBasque culture andinspiration to Pi-casso

• Vitoria-Gasteiz,charming capital ofSpain’s Basque area

• Pamplona, famed forrunning of the bulls

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� Days 1-3 (Sunday-Tuesday)From the airport in Biarritz, France, it’s just 45 minutes to the old Spanish Basquetown of Hondarribia and its medieval center – a castle built in the 900s and today aluxury inn. Later we move on to lovely San Sebastian, one of Spain’s most beautifultowns, lying on the curve of a graceful bay. During our three days here, we will see thesights in town and also explore the coast around Getaria, where we visit a museumdevoted to native son Cristobal Balenciaga, the fashion designer. In addition, weenjoy the Basque tradition of “pinxos,” bite-sized tapas eaten standing up in a bar, andTxacoli, a slightly effervescent white wine.Three LUNCHES, including one in a typi-cal Basque restaurant called a sidreria, where hard cider is a delicious, all-you-can-drinkaffair. OVERNIGHT – SAN SEBASTIAN� Days 4-5 (Wednesday-Thursday)Not far from San Sebastian is Bilbao, the largest Spanish Basque town. Along the waywe stop in Guernica, immortalized by Picasso’s anti-war painting of the same name.Here we visit the town’s Peace Museum. Continuing to Bilbao, we visit the architec-turally stunning Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the town’s well-regarded FineArts Museum. One LUNCH. OVERNIGHT – BILBAO� Day 6 (Friday)Leaving Bilbao, we soon come to the capital of Spain’s autonomous Basque region –Vitoria-Gasteiz. After sightseeing we make the short drive to the Baroque town ofOñati and check into our atmospheric tower hotel, the 300-year-old TorreZumeltzegi, where we have DINNER. OVERNIGHT – ONATI� Days 7-9 (Saturday-Monday)From Vitoria-Gasteiz we first come Pamplona, known for its running of the bullsfestival each summer. Then we climb into the Pyrénées via the pilgrimage center ofRoncesvalles, and return to France, arriving at St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, a pretty moun-tain village on the pilgrimage track to Santiago de Compostella. We explore St. Jeanand make a day trip some of the most beautiful villages in France – Ainhoa,Espelette and Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry. We also visit the pretty and historic river-side town of Salies-de-Bearn and the pretty Château de Laas. One LUNCH, oneDINNER. OVERNIGHT – ST. JEAN PIED-DE-PORT� Days 10-12 (Tuesday-Thursday)After a visit to Arnaga, the charming home of “Cyrano de Bérgerac” author EdmondRostand, we arrive the pretty fishing village of St. Jean-de-Luz, Basque France’smost picturesque port. During our three nights here we explore both the town and thecoastal areas of this beautiful region. Included is a visit to chic Biarritz, a 19th centuryresort; and Bayonne, traditional capital of Basque France. One DINNER.OVERNIGHT – ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ� Getaway day (Friday)It’s time to say au revoir to the Basque region with your flight from the Biarritz Airport.

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into a bend of the Drônne River• Ancient Périgueux, already a center of commerce and learning in Celtic times• Lunch at a restaurant holding the coveted Michelin star• St. Jean-de-Côle, one of France’s most beautiful villages• Historic Sarlat, containing a remarkable ensemble of renaissance buildings• Hilltop Domme, looking over a vista of rivers, cliffs and fields• The riverside villages of la Roque Gageac and Beynac • Dordogne River cruise• Lascaux IV, replicating the cave paintings called the “Sistine Chapel of antiquity”• The stone village of St. Emilion, source of exceptional wines• Art, villages, castles, fine dining, gorgeous scenery, gourmet picnic

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� Days 1-2 (Sunday-Monday)From our Bordeaux Airport-area hotel, our first stop is the heart of the Bordeaux wineregion, the Médoc. Here, in pretty Pauillac, we learn about this fabled wine zone witha visit to a top winery. Later we arrive in St. Emilion, a lovely stone village, where weexplore the underground church and visit a fascinating pottery museum (much moreinteresting than it sounds). One lunch, one DINNER. OVERNIGHT – ST. EMIL-ION� Days 3-5 (Tuesday-Thursday)Into northern Dordogne we head for the delightful, riverside town of Brantôme, withits abbey founded by Charlemagne in 769. Over the next three days we get to knowBrantôme as well as: the nearby villages of St. Jean-de-Côle and Bourdeilles; the Celto-Roman city of Périgueux, boasting an enormous, curiously domed church; and theChâteau of Hautefort, so scenic that French moviemakers flock there. One LUNCH,one DINNER. OVERNIGHT – BRANTOME� Days 6-11 (Friday-Wednesday)We move to lovingly preserved Sarlat, whose center is said to contain the most perfectensemble of renaissance buildings in Europe. Sarlat will delight you with its Saturdaymarket, considered one of the best in France. It’s also the perfect excursion center forvisits to: Domme, a hilltop village with the prettiest views in the Dordogne; theChâteau des Milandes, once owned by American jazz singer-dancer Josephine Baker;the riverside villages of la Roque Gageac and Beynac; and Rocamadour, a pilgrimagecenter from the middle ages up to today. We also visit: the village of Les Eyzies, lyingin what the French call the “center of prehistory”; the National Museum ofPrehistory, celebrating the discovery in 1868 of Cro-Magnon man; Lascaux IV, arecently opened (winter 2016) exact reproduction of the paintings in the originalLascaux, considered the “Sistine Chapel” of prehistoric cave art; the curious cliffdwellings of Roque St. Christophe; and the cave of Font-de-Gaume, featuring thelast polychrome (multi-colored) prehistoric paintings in Europe still open to the public.Two DINNERS and one LUNCH, as well as a picnic with local products from theSaturday market in Sarlat. OVERNIGHT – SARLAT

� Day 12 (Thursday)As we leave Dordogne, we come to old Monpazier, a bastide (“new” town of the 13thcentury). Here we enjoy sightseeing and free time before moving on to a Michelin-starred LUNCH at the restaurant La Tour des Vents. Late in the day we arrive at ourhotel at the Bordeaux Airport. OVERNIGHT – BORDEAUX AIRPORT

� Getaway day (Friday)It’s time to say au revoir to Dordogne with a morning flight home from Bordeaux.

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IMPORTANT NOTE – We strongly recommend optional travel insurance.Without it, all payments (tour, air, pre-tour lodging) are potentially at riskand may be lost if circumstances force you to cancel. See ¶ 15, Tour Informa-tion and Release Agreement, for Intimate France’s refund policy.

q French Riviera, April 29-May11 • $3,995 per person *

q Italian Lakes & Alps, May13-25 • $3,995 per person *

q French & Spanish Basque,Sept. 2-14 • $3,995 per person *

q Dordogne, France,Sept. 16-28 • $3,995 per person *

SPRING 2018 TOURS FALL 2018 TOURS

* Price quoted is per person sharing • single supplement applies ($550 per single)

General Information1. What’s Included: Lodging in double room with private bath for the 12 tour nightsas outlined in the tour itinerary (lodging for any pre- or post-tour night is at yourexpense); single room upon payment of single supplement; breakfast daily and othermeals as specified in the tour itinerary; admissions to the many attractions visited by thegroup; transportation by nine-passenger van or by mini-bus; the services of an experi-enced Intimate France guide.2. What’s NOT Included: Airfare from U.S. to Europe; wine and other beveragesand food not on the regular table d’hôte menu; sightseeing not part of the tour itinerary;personal expenses such as telephone, laundry and mini-bar; lodging for any pre- or post-tour night not part of the 12 tour nights as outlined in the tour itinerary.3. Itinerary: No change in the general itinerary is expected, but unforeseen circum-stances may require alterations in route, accommodations or tour visits. The final touritinerary issued to participants as part of the Ready, Set, Go booklet is controlling, in theevent of conflict with earlier, preliminary itineraries. For good cause the Tour Directormay, at his/her discretion, alter aspects of the itinerary once the tour is under way.

4. Minimum Tour Size: Intimate France reserves the right to cancel a tour and refundall payments in case of insufficient bookings. In the unlikely event this should happen, youwill be notified no later than 30 days before departure. You should know that Intimate Francehas never canceled a tour once a commitment was made to operate that tour.5. Tour Elements: Once the tour is under way, alteration of itinerary details or can-cellation of specific visits is not cause for a refund.6. Smoking: Smoking is not allowed while with the tour group.7. Currency Fluctuations: In case of significant currency fluctuations, a currencysurcharge may be added to the tour price. This surcharge will be based on the exchangerate in effect during the time of the tour.

8. Baggage: Participants must be able to carry their own bags. Because van space islimited, you are limited to one suitcase (no larger than 4,608 cubic inches, or 12 by 16 by24 inches or equivalent) and one small hand bag. Tour Director, at his/her discretion,may require a participant to leave excess bags in storage at the beginning of the tour.

9. Physical Condition: You should be in good physical condition and prepared toclimb hotel stairs and walk 2-3 miles per day. Some hotels do not have elevators.

10. Membership: To ensure congenial membership, Intimate France reserves the rightto accept or reject any person as a tour participant and to expel from the tour any par-ticipant whose conduct is deemed incompatible with the interests of the tour group.

11. Travel Documents: It is the responsibility of each participant to obtain a validpassport. Visas are not required for U.S. citizens to enter Western Europe at this time.

12. Publicity: Photographs may be taken of tour participants and used by IntimateFrance for promotional purposes.

13. Insurance: Tour participants understand that to keep costs down, Intimate Francehas only limited liability insurance coverage to protect itself, the actions of its agents, ortour participants themselves, and participants willingly assume the many risks inherent intravel abroad. Participants must sign and submit a Booking Form at time of reservation.

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14. Supplemental Travel Insurance: We strongly recommend optional, compre-hensive travel insurance to cover baggage and non-refundable airfare and tour payments.Intimate France does not insure belongings of tour participants against theft or loss.15. Booking, Deposit and Refunds: A deposit of $750 per traveler is due attime of booking (checks only, please). The balance is due 90 days before departure date(or immediately upon booking if booked within 90 days of departure). If tour balanceis not received by Intimate France within 10 days of due date, Intimate France reserves theright to cancel your booking and retain your deposit.Deposit refund policy – Deposit is refundable if you cancel within 15 days of the dateIntimate France receives your deposit. Thereafter, the deposit becomes non-refundable.Tour payment refund policy – Any cancellation after full payment will result in arefund of 75% of tour cost minus non-refundable deposit only if a substitute occupantis found for the specific hotel accommodation of the canceling person. No refund ispossible for anyone starting but not completing the tour, or for unused meals or otherservices during the tour. (Optional travel insurance will often cover these losses.)

16. Client Accounts: Expenditures made on your behalf by Intimate France will benoted and billed to you at the end of the tour. You agree to pay this bill within 30 daysof receiving it.

17. Release and Hold Harmless: I am (we are) aware that by participating in anIntimate France tour, I am (we are) assuming substantial risks including, but not limited to,the hazards of traveling in Europe, by bus, van or other means, as well as accidents, theft,illness, acts of war or terrorism, and forces of nature. I (we) understand that IntimateFrance and its employees and agents (hereafter known collectively as Intimate France) haveonly minimal liability insurance to protect themselves and me in the event of an automo-bile accident or other mishap.

In consideration of Intimate France’s willingness to lead this tour for the price paid and onthe terms and conditions agreed to; and my (our) right to participate in this tour for suchprice and on such terms and as part payment for such right to participate in the tour, I (we)agree that Intimate France shall not be liable to me or my (us or our) heirs or assigns, and I(we) hereby release them and hold them harmless from any such liability for accident, loss(including personal injury, death, or property damage), injury or damage to me or my (us orour) possessions caused by or in any way related to tour accommodations, food service,transportation, sightseeing or other services, defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment,strikes, theft, delay, acts of war or terrorism, cancellation or changes in itinerary or sched-ules, or from any act or omission of Intimate France, even if negligent, unless such act oromission constitutes intentional, willful and wanton misconduct by Intimate France.

I (we) have and do hereby assume all the above risks and will hold Intimate Franceharmless, and indemnify them from any and all liability, actions, causes of action, debts,claims and demands of every kind and nature whatsoever that may arise from or in con-nection with this tour or my (our) participation in any tour activities. Any action that mayarise under the terms of this agreement shall be decided in Alameda County SuperiorCourt, California. This agreement will be construed under the laws of the State ofCalifornia. It is also agreed in the event of any legal action, the prevailing party shall beentitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

The conditions stated above and in the Release and Hold Harmless Agreement shallbind or benefit, as the case may be, the heirs, assigns, executors, and administrators ofmyself (ourselves), and Intimate France.16

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