This morning, make your own way to the meeting point for a two-hour guided e-bike tour of Lyon, covering the city’s main districts and heritage sites with a local guide. The route includes a tasting stop along the way before the tour wraps up, leaving time at leisure for lunch.

In the afternoon, your driver will transfer you to the Musée des Confluences, Lyon’s science and anthropology museum set at the point where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet. The permanent collection covers the origins of the universe, the diversity of species, the development of human societies, and concepts of life across cultures. Your driver will meet you outside at the end of the afternoon for the transfer back to the hotel.

Your guide-driver will collect you for the one-hour drive to Pérouges, a fortified medieval village listed among France’s most beautiful, where the streets and houses have changed little since the 13th to 16th centuries. The main square, lined with wooden facades and centered on a historic Liberty Tree, is one of the best-preserved in the country. Time at leisure follows for lunch in the village before the two-hour drive continues to Annecy.

Set at the northern tip of a glacial lake and ringed by Alpine peaks, Annecy is one of the most picturesque towns in France. The old town is threaded through with canals fed by the lake, and a walk through its medieval arcades, flower-lined quays, and stone bridges takes in the 12th-century Palais de l’Isle, a former prison built on a narrow island in the middle of the Thiou River that has become the defining image of the town. After arriving, you’ll check into your hotel and have the rest of the day at your leisure.

Spend the day exploring the scenic countryside around Annecy. First, head to the Gorges du Fier, a narrow canyon carved by the Fier River just outside Annecy, where a suspended footbridge built into the cliff face in 1869 runs 80 feet above the river through the gorge. The walk is straightforward and the setting is dramatic, with the rock walls closing in on both sides as you make your way through. A transfer back to Annecy follows for lunch at leisure.

The afternoon offers a choice between two ways to enjoy the lake. The first is a bike ride around Lake Annecy, following paths through the shoreline villages and countryside at your own pace. The second is a private catamaran cruise on the lake with a skipper, combining sailing, swimming, and time on the water with the Alps as a backdrop. Your guide will transfer you back to the hotel at the end of the afternoon.

This morning you’ll set out to explore Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard, a 13th-century castle perched on a hillside above Lake Annecy that has been owned by the same family for nearly 1,000 years. From there, you’ll continue to Talloires for lunch, a sheltered lakeside village that has drawn artists for generations and today is home to some of the region’s best restaurants.

The afternoon offers a choice of two activities in the Angon Canyon. The first is a three-hour canyoning session involving slides, jumps, swimming in natural pools, and short abseils of up to 50 feet through the canyon’s fresh water course. The second is an easy two-hour hike to the Angon Waterfall, a 200-foot cascade above the lake, following a shaded path to a rock-cut balcony trail with views over the water. Your driver will transfer you back to the hotel at the end of the afternoon.

Say goodbye to Annecy and travel today to Chamonix, with a stop in Megève along the way. One of the most celebrated mountain villages in France, Megève sits in an exceptional alpine setting and has been a destination for European travelers since the 1920s. The village center is compact and walkable, with time at leisure for lunch before continuing to Chamonix.

Set at the foot of Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak at 15,774 feet, Chamonix is one of the great mountain towns. After checking in, the rest of the day is yours to settle in, walk the cobbled streets, and get your bearings ahead of the days ahead in the Alps.

Set out for a day in the high mountains above Chamonix. The morning begins with a ride on the historic Montenvers rack railway, climbing to 6,276 feet in 20 minutes to reach the Mer de Glace, France’s largest glacier at four and a half miles long and over 650 feet deep. The views from the terminal over the ice field and the surrounding peaks are among the most striking in the Alps.

After returning to Chamonix for lunch at a mountain chalet restaurant, you’ll walk to the Aiguille du Midi cable car for the two-stage ascent to 12,605 feet, reached in around 20 minutes from the town center. At the top, the views over the Mont Blanc massif are far-reaching on a clear day. For those wanting an extra thrill, the “Step into the Void” is a five-sided glass box suspended over 3,000 feet of open air on the edge of the summit platform. For those who prefer to keep their feet on solid ground, the mountain’s museum traces the history of alpinism and the construction of the cable car with open views over the massif throughout.

In the late afternoon, you’ll return to Chamonix to enjoy your final evening in town on your own.

Say goodbye to France and transfer to the Geneva airport to catch your departing flight.