FRANCE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular 2-day experiences. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Hop-on hop-off open-top bus to Nice highlights and Villefranche, with multilingual audio and panoramic Promenade views. 1–2 days, $28.
“It was a really cool tour. Olivier was super nice and informative. It was a lot of fun, and we would do it again anytime. Highly recommended!”
Two days from Paris to Normandy D-Day sites and Mont St-Michel, with Rouen, Honfleur, Saint-Malo, hotel in Caen, and guided walks.
“This tour was terrific. Our guide Florence was full of amazing details about history and the locations. On our way to Normandy we stopped in really great towns we would never have seen on our own. The hotel was very nice. Mont Saint Michel was incredible. The drive back to Paris was 4 1/2 hours…”
Bordeaux made easy with a 1–2 day hop-on hop-off pass, 10 stops, audio in 8 languages, Wi‑Fi, Visiotour tracking, and a sweet treat.
“I was able to maximize by day by seeing as much of Bordeaux city as possible. Highlight was accessibility to Cite du Vin from one of the bus stops. I enjoyed my time there.”
Small-group wine-route tour from Colmar: Hunawihr and Riquewihr villages plus a cellar tasting with an Alsace winemaker.
“Ana was a very informative, personable guide and the tour was great value. Would recommend to anyone interested in the wines of Alsace and the history of some of the surrounding villages.”
Open-top hop-on bus in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins with 10-language audio. Jump off at Fort Carré and Cap d’Antibes views.
“Te duur. De gids gaf ons slechts 5 min om bij La Chapelle te kijken en naar het uitzicht. Hij kwam zelf overal iets te laat maar was boos omdat wij iets later bij de bus kwamen. Waarom daar geen point de départ maken?”
Small-group wine tasting from Avignon with tastings in Beaumes-de-Venise, Gigondas, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape plus a local picnic in season.
“It was a great experience in a 4 people group. Arnaud was personable, kind, and knowledgeable about the region and wines. He brought us local produce from his hometown for lunch, which was very tasty. We visited 3 different wineries and tasted a lot of wines, learnt quite a lot about wine making. We met…”
2-day Normandy & Brittany tour from Paris featuring D-Day beaches, Rouen, Saint-Malo, and Mont Saint-Michel, with Caen hotel and meals.
“Solo traveler here — the tour allowed me to see some of the most beautiful towns in a really efficient, informative, safe, and stress-free way. These tours are led by seasoned pros who know how to set and manage expectation. Leyla, our guide, was top-notch.”
See Eguisheim and Kaysersberg, tour Haut-Koenigsbourg, then finish with a winemaker vineyard tasting in a small, air-cooled group.
“We had an amazing time with Eric! He made a lot of efforts to best cater the tour to our needs (in French and English), he is very knowledgeable about the region and was happy to answer our many questions! The tour itself is great as it gives a good overview of the Alsace region,…”
2-day Normandy and Loire tour from Paris: guided Mont Saint-Michel abbey, overnight 4-star hotel in Angers, then Chenonceau and Chambord.
“Mont St Michel was very impressive, but their tour information for tourists was poor. I had a problem with the shuttle bus system because there was no map showing the shuttle stop. Although my tour guide advised us to take a shuttle, the first comer speaking English to the area couldn’t get the reality on…”
Shared guided trip from Nice to Eze and Monaco with hotel pickup, medieval hilltop views, Fragonard perfume stops, and top sights.
“The village in Eze was amazing. Our guide Alisee was a fountain of information and made sure we got the most enjoyment out of the experience and knowledge of the history of the region.”
Two days from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel and the Loire castles, with a guided abbey visit, four-star Angers hotel, and multiple châteaux stops.
“The company that does this tour is super organized. Everything went as planned and we saw and learned a lot of cool things. My only complaint is with the nature of a big tour like this. There is a lot of bus travel and the time at the sites is very limited. We had to…”
Half-day road trip from Nice to Grasse perfume stops and hilltop villages like Saint-Paul, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Gourdon.
“We loved the perfume factory, Gourdon and St Paul de Vence! Sylvie was a wonderful guide. Would recommend”
Private 2-day Paris walk with hotel pickup, metro help, and local stories from Notre-Dame to Montmartre. Great value for first-timers.
“Our guide, Mehrdad, was very friendly and showed us a lot of things. He was able to help us skip the line to go up in the Eiffel Tower, and also got us reservations to go out on the glass deck at the top of the Galeries Lafayette. If you like having pictures of yourself…”
A private 2-day combo from Paris: Loire’s biggest castles, Mont Saint-Michel’s Abbey, and Omaha Beach plus the Overlord Museum.
“Amazing tour. The guide and driver did an amazing job at showing us the sights. They really were great. They went out of their way to make sure we were happy”
Two days from Arras with a small English-speaking group visiting Australian WWI trenches, memorials, Tyne Cot, and Ypres Last Post.
“Laying a wreath at Menin Gate during the Last Post ceremony was definitely a very moving and memorable moment and a wonderful way to complete this experience. We enjoyed every minute of the 2 day tour. Visiting these memorials along the Western Front has long been a dream of my husband’s and Phil certainly did…”
