France Magnifique

Truly a magnificent trip. From pick up to drop off, we had a wonderful experience. From the halls of Versailles to the beaches of Normandy to a farewell dinner IN the Eiffel Tower, this couldn’t be beat, and our tour guide Philippe enhanced every moment. A wonderful trip experiencing a wonderful country with wonderful trip mates. Definitely, definitely France Magnifique. Merci!

We saw so much - this was a fabulous tour for seeing Versailles, Normandy & Paris. Would have enjoyed seeing a couple more chateaus in the Loire Valley. Did not need to visit an apple orchard - would have preferred seeing another of the Normandy beaches, perhaps Juno. We only went to Omaha Beach. The evening event at Versailles with the fountains, music & fireworks was a wonderful surprise addition to the tour. Thank you!!!! Dinner at the Eiffel Tower was such a special way to wrap up the Collette tour.

I was extremely impressed by the Normandie part of the trip and all the cities involved, but I was not prepared for how the Paris sites blew me away. The dinner at the tower and the structure itself was worth the price. We also appreciated the professionalism and the willingness to go beyond the needs of the entire group by the tour director Diana. Bless all those that died during the liberation.

Normandy area; time in Paris; only down side - more free time and not on a Sunday - everything closed. Tour Manager - fabulous!!!

The food at the hotels were average. Nothing special. There was little free time to explore the cities. Very little time in Paris

It was a wonderful experience and truly enjoyed every day.

Great tour guide and wonderful group of people Hotels rooms were very small but in good location The Castle in Loire Valley needs a lot of work and had no air conditioning. Food was average except excellent in restaurant in Caen. All in all a great value

this was not the high end tour we thought we paid for. Checking into hotels was not very smooth. No atempt was made to get the group into venues ahead of the mobs of people.

Good trip, but wrong time of year. Height of tourist season, crowds were horrible. Same trip during off season would be terrific.

The tour highlights were outstanding. We saw so much. And the background information was excellent. Soha was an excellent guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and very kind. The hotels were very “French”. However the last three Collette restaurants were just ok. It was exciting to be in the Eiffel Tower despite the food. I would still highly recommend this tour and Soha was outstanding.

Overall an excellent tour covering Northern France including Place of Versailles, Monet’s home and gardens, WWII D-Day Landing Sites, Le Mont St. Michel, and Paris.

The tour guides were so knowledgeable, that added a lot to the trip.

DD invasion with American cemetary. Effiel tower with dinner, Versaille Pallace and Mont St Michelle.

Visit to the World War !! museums and the memorial. museums are remarkable and educational! The bus driver pays an important role on a trip. Ours was not as engaging as I would have liked. Didn't show a sense of humor. He was a good and safe driver.

spending the day at Saint Miguel. A very close second was 1 1/2 days at Normandy. Wow!!! So powerful!

This entire trip was flawless from beginning to end. Loved every minute of this trip and it was probably the best vacation I ever had. Our tour guide, Darko, was jut WONDERFUL!!! He was full of knowledge about history, customs, local culture. The whole tour just loved him!! I cannot say enough about him.

Everything about this tour was perfect. Our tour guide, Marko, was superb and made the trip extra memorable!! He was well organized, full on info and entertaining.

The entire trip was magnificent!! There was the perfect mixture of free time and planned tours. It was great to see the small villages and the big city, Paris. Our tour manager was excellent and very informative and personable. Saint Malo was my favorite location.

Versailles was a beautiful city, and the gardens and area was wonderful. We say the open markets with beautiful food for sale. The area had so many places we could walk to and explore. The palaces were over the top in elegance, and I can see why the poor French people were angry.

Loved two nights accommodations in each stop. Very nice hotels, group dinners and tours.

Paris, visiting historic places only seen by me in movies, beautiful countryside and castles. Tour manager so accommodating and knowledgeable, willing to assist with ideas or contacts for excursions during free time. Buses very clean. Of the 6 tours we have taken in Europe, this tour is the most memorable. N

Wish there was 1 or two more days at Normandy. Such a history cannot do justice in 11/2 day

Very enjoyable, informative and educational. Great, great tour guide and bus driver in Zvono and Paolo. What a team. Loved the beaches of Normandie and that entire area’s. Enjoyed the wine tasting, Versailles and the place were magnificent, dinner in the Eiffel was superb and especially enjoyed our discoveries in the small villages and towns. All was my favorite, but if you want one—the food and wine.

I loved Mont St Michele. I loved the history and ancient beauty of the entire island. It was the hardest day for me with all the steps etc, but I went through all of it. Seeing the Eiffel tower, such an iconic symbol of France that I never expected to see. Seeing the tower from below looking up was amazing and to see it at night lite up was even more amazing. It looked like gold. The dinner was fabulous

Overall, a wonderful tour with excellent destinations and accommodations, and a good balance of managed and free time. The timely historical and cultural information provided by our tour manager was much appreciated. The only downside to the tour (and a big one) was the inadequate and frankly dangerous handling of people who got sick with contagious respiratory diseases (no testing was enforced), and who neither covered their mouths and noses nor used a mask, hand, or arm to prevent the spread of viruses. No one wants to cut their tour short because they are infectiously ill, but Collette's policy of allowing the uncontrolled sharing of dangerous viruses amongst a group of older, vulnerable people verges on tour malpractice. For this medical reason, I will not be taking another Collette tour. Too bad. because otherwise it was a superior 5-star tour experience.

Tour was amazing. Leader was very knowledgeable and entertaining. All places were interesting and informative. All overnight stays were comfortable. All foods and wines were great.