Bordeaux Tours in May 2026

This trip covered many areas of France. My favorites were the Beaches of Normandy and Omaha. I wish the museum in Caan could’ve been included. Touring Paris was beautiful, especially Notre Dame Cathedral, Seine River trip, Eiffel Tower at night, and the Moulin Rouge show was fantabulous! Our tour guide, was so informative, as were the other Guides, made it more interesting yet. We had the best coach driver. He was so caring.

The itinerary was great, from visiting well known landmarks to spending a leisurely Sunday lunch in the French style. I particularly liked the use of technology so that we could access wifi on the coach and recharge personal devices on the coach. The use of the VOX meant that everyone could hear what was being said by the guides without them having to shout. Our Trafalgar guide was able to 'short cut' us into all venues and knew all the free restrooms in France. hahaha!!

Amazing trip. So many sites, very busy, but well worth it. Loved it - will be memories for ever. The tour guide and the bus driver were exceptional. The information provided by the tour guide was very impressive, knowledgeable and fun. Loved the trip. Anyone interested in seeing France this is the way to go!

We had a wonderful time on this trip and , our tour guide and our driver, were exceptional! On the down side, our visit to Normandy was WAY TOO SHORT! Would have been nice to spend the night there so we could have visited "all" there is to see and read about. The tour of Versailles - wish we would have known, in advance, about ALL the walking and ALL the stairs and how hard and arduous it would/could be on a number of senior visitors.

We loved it. We like the smaller group tours. The experiences were hit and miss. The Tours manager Christina was outstanding. She was charming and helpful and knowledgeable. She managed the different personalities of people on the tour making, I think, everybody happy. I like the fact that there was a good amount of free time on the tour, and we stayed three or four nights in each location. There were three nights in Paris, but we added an extra night at the tour hotel-Paris Renaissance Republque Rep Hotel. We love this hotel -best breakfast of the trip. It is within walking distance of Le Marais which has great food, but the area near the place de Republic where the hotel is actually located is also wonderful. The tour included a walking tour of Le Marais, the Latin quarter and boat ride on the Seine. The day had a lot of walking, but it was worth it. The next day we were on our own. We did not go on the optional excursion to Versailles as both my husband and I had already seen it on a prior trip. We went to the musee d’orsey which for me was a highlight. There are no museums included on the tour. So if your museum person like me, probably need to get your own tickets for independent time. I figured out three weeks before the tour that everything is closed May 1 for Labor Day in France and it turns out most of Europe -that was one of our free days (actually our pre-tour day that included a tour dinner.) We walked. I would’ve liked to have more time that I could’ve gone to museums on that day, but it wasn’t possible.There are several days where you have late afternoons or half days on your own, which is one of the reasons I really like the tour. I also like that we had somr dinners that were on our own too. From Paris, we took the high speed train to Marseille and then a bus to Aix-en-Provence where we stayed at another wonderful hotel. Word about the train-you are on your own with the luggage. Do not overpack. You will regret it on this train trip. We had smallest suitcases, which still did not fit in the overhead rack. Many people on our tour did not listen to the advance instructions and really had a lot of trouble with their suitcases. I wish the Tours had included a trip to the Popes palace in Avignon. We saw it from the train, but I would’ve preferred that to the farm experience. The hotel in Aix en Provence was Grand Hotel Roi Rene. It was walking distance from the main area. Tons of great food options and museums within walking distance. First night in each city usually included a Tour dinner. In Paris, the restaurant was called Habile and i cannot recommend it. The food was under seasoned. The Tour dinner in Aix-en-Provence was excellent, although it took a while, but this is Europe and service is often slow. My husband was very frustrated with this though -it didn’t seem like there were enough servers. The tour dinner the first night and Nice was excellent. The final meal lunch in Cap Ferrat was delightful. We did not go on the farm excursion. My husband and I love cheese, but we don’t care how it’s made and don’t really have any desire to hug a sheep or goat. There is one more reason to eliminate these farm experiences. When you return to United States, they ask you if you’ve been in contact with farm animals. We could honestly answer no. But the people on the tour would have to lie.I understand it was muddy and they gave you booties. Since I only brought one pair of tennis shoes I’m glad we missed it. We spent the day in Aix-en-Provence and it was wonderful. We went to museums and walked around. The next day was one of the best days on the tour where we visited Cassis and took a boat ride. Great seafood. One of the most beautiful places we visited. Saint Paul de Vant was also pleasant. The next day, my husband and I did go on the optional excursion to a market in St. Remy, an old midieval Walled town called Les Baux and an illumination experience in a cave of the projected paintings of Monet. The first two were wonderful. I enjoyed the illumination experience, but you really don’t have to go to France to get this experience. These illumination experiences are available all over the USA with different artists. I have always wanted to go to one though so I was very happy. My husband was a bit bored. The next day was not so great for me or my husband. The tour included a visit to a parfumarie (a place that makes perfume) in Grasse. We visited this on our way to our next stop -Nice -so we couldn’t miss the perfume experience. The problem for me is I’m very allergic to perfume. So I stayed on the bus and walked around the parking lot. It took two hours. My husband did go on the tour was very unhappy with the perfume experience as were many of the husbands. He said it was too long. It could’ve taken a half the time.The town of Grasse was wonderful, however, the perfume experience was outside of town and they couldn’t leave me in Grasse, which was too bad because I could’ve definitely used a couple of hours more there. I had told Collette about my problems with perfume before going and they told me to talk to the Tour manager. The tour manager did everything she could do. I would suggest in the future Collette go to a perfumery in the town of Grasse. We really enjoyed Nice. We stayed at a Best Western very close to the center of Nice and the promendpade and the beach. One day the tour went to Cap Ferrat  which is where I want to retire if I win the lottery. This is our third tour with Collette so we must like it. The hotels are usually excellent. You don’t have to carry your own luggage and my spouse and I have bad backs so this is a real benefit. And the tour managers are usually very good although I will say Christina was outstanding.-one of the best ever. Bon vacance!

There is a lot of travel time on the bus. The extra tours are expensive. The tour guides for the extra tours were all very informed and educated. Our tour guide is amazing. Took very good care of us. She communicates very well with much reinforcements. There were no language barriers at all. I felt very comfortable knowing very little French. Everyone was very accommodating. I must say, the first meal, the day that we all met; was very disappointing. Roasted chicken and french fries was such a disappointment. Stop catering to American tastes! Where were the vegetables? It was obvious that vegetables were plentiful. Asparagus was in season. None seen! Hotels were all nice but terrible soft beds with terrible pillows. My body protested every day I climbed out of bed.