Highlights of France and Barcelona

Explored the highlights in each location with a few added highlights

This was our first trip to France and Spain and it was a wonderful trip. our Tour Director was wonderful as well. Just wish there was a bit more free time at some of these bigger cities. The hotels could be a tiny bit better more centralized. Some of the Buffet breakfast were not good at all.

A little bit of more free time at locations

It was a very organised holiday. Everything was planned well.

As it was my first time in France, I wouldn't change the itinerary.

This was our 2nd Trafalgar trip., so we knew what to expect (early morning departure's, lots of time in the coach, etc.) Overall, we were very pleased and really enjoyed our experience. a few notes for those of you considering this vacation: the good: -great travel advisor (), very sweet, attentive, very knowledgeable -coach was comfortable. visited many small towns off the beaten path (Avignon, Carcassonne, etc.) -good, diverse mix of people/families on our vacation. all very friendly. -bad traffic situation in Paris // so instead of waiting for our coach, our travel advisor set us up with a taxi (saved us over an hour of wait time) the bad: -some of the included dinners limit you to 2 drinks (it was not like this on our Italy trip 2 years ago) - our 2 night stay in Nice // our hotel room's AC was not working very well (luckily the front desk provided us a fan) -long delay getting checked into the hotel in Barcelona (probably b/c we had just entered that country from France) -tour did not include the Louvre, spent only 10-15 minutes near the Eiffel tower for a picture, only toured the exterior of La Sagrada Familia (we did Louvre on our own and skipped the Cabaret dinner) -spent a lot of time driving between cities (bring a good book!)

Poor for a first class tour

We really enjoyed it. The places we saw we beautiful and our tour guide was wonderful. (And our driver was great too) I also thought the local guides were great. Food was amazing.

Saw many amazing sites in a jam-packed week; however barely enough time for showers, lunch, and the only shopping was to grab the odd souvenier in tourist jammed crowded stops! Hotels in poor out-of-the way locations, so if you want to see anything other than your hotel you had to pay for taxis, or for the extra add-on excursions which adds another few hundred dollars $$$ to the trip.- and they really pressure you on those; optional?? not really.!? Paris- could have at least stopped at Eiffel tower for a photo, not just point it out in a drive by. Lots of time on the bus, (was actually a nice break from tripping over cobblestones, fast grueling walks up hills and thru winding streets, with a box and earphones hanging around your neck to hear the guide, as they tell you to watch for pick-pockets, as you are trying to see the sights, avoid running into other tourists, and not trip over sidewalk curbs, yeahh such fun!! ); then the local tour guides would then disappear and tell you to have an hour free time and then find your own way back to the bus. If not paying close attention you could easily get lost. Give a map! or better yet have guides take them back. Worst was the Paris airport- total nightmare trying to navigate thru. The reason I do these tours as years ago they met you once thru customs with a big 'TRAFALGAR' sign then drove you directly to your hotel- now they give you a meeting place, with poor instructions, and have to find your own way, which when traveling solo and being a senior, as well as being tired after an overnite flight, and the language barrier was a nightmare of 2 hours!! and i was not the only one.. please go back to the way it used to be...!! much safer for seniors and solo travellers- and about half of us were over 60years old. See lots but definately not a fun or relaxing holiday, and if you are older or in poor health don't recommend, as you are on constantly on the go from 6am until sometimes late in the evening, with a lot of fast paced walking.

Really enjoyed the trip, except we wish we had of read the explanation better so we would have known we were not going to the Eiffel Tower, Louvre museum

Our tour director was excellent and because of her I would do more TRAFALGAR tours. I loved the itinerary and the driver was exceptional. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Too many stops to just view the exterior of the sites like Chombord and Sargrada Familgla. Special tour guides and tour that were an add on were a waste of $35 I.e. Barcelona. The tour guide although knowledgable, spoke too fast and was too hard to understand. Tour was only about 20 minutes weaving in and out streets and we had no idea where we were when she left us at the end. Many on that tour left before it was completed. Having a little map would help. Got lost in Paris. Took a cab but cell phone died and could not find hotel as Marriott was not located in Paris. Room key and holder did not give address or phone number. Cab driver did not speak English and had no idea of the locatio.n as there were many Marriott’s in Paris. Had to end up calling a Trafalgar agent to find out the town we were staying in and location. I know you want to save the planet and not offer plastic water bottles but you were to offer water to fill our containers which was not available at times. This resulted in buying plastic water bottles. The meals in France were a lot of chicken. There should be more variety and choice. One evening the sole offering was fish. When the tour director was told I do not eat fish, she said we were asked at the start of the tour if there was anything we could not eat in the beginning of the trip. Fish is a little unusual to be the sole offering. Found that the hotels were far away from the city action and we felt unsafe to venture out in the evenings by ourselves

was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and highly relational.

A lot of time in the bus. Hotel locations require you to use cabs or public transportation. Tour guide was excellent.

It was a very good trip but sometimes felt as if we missed out a bit with the castles and monasteries. Only being able to see the first floor.

Loved the different cities.wish we spent more time in Paris and Arles

This itinerary covered almost all of the places I wanted to see in France. I couldn't find the right combination of places with any other tour group. Most of the accommodations were very nice and had good breakfasts, showers, hair dryers, etc. The tour director was excellent, the local specialists were great, and the coach driver was fantastic! The coach was very comfortable and the other tourists were very nice.

Our driver and travel director were extremely impressive and went above and beyond ! The hotels could have been better

The travel director was excellent. Her knowledge about everywhere we went was excellent. The driver was excellent as well was a great driver. The tour was a great path to follow

Excellent tour guide and an amazing driver.

Our tour director was fantastic, our Driver was courteous and very safe driver. very pleasant always smiling and checking on all their guests to make sure everyone is comfortable

The itinerary was good. Some of the accommodation was not suitable with the shower over a bath. Also Barcelona accommodation didn't have a box of tissues.