France 12-Day Tours and Trips

Overall the itenary was good and well planned but there was a communication misunderstanding on the pre tour day which led us to use the metro in paris and the taxi from one hotel to the other. Veronica was a good guide and Gabriella was awesome we regret she had to leave for her holidays and then Pedro was calm and informative too in Italy. Venice was flooded and Rome was not well planned. The tour was nice and tiring

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.

Beautiful destinations each day. I loved the group lunches and dinners and out tour leader and driver organised a lunch in a place called Domme with spectacular views. A visit to a winery with wine cellars miles underground that was used to mine the limestone as well mind blowing

Very active and rigorous schedule but well worth it! Start getting in shape before so you are ready to climb, explore and soak up the best of France! Truly a memorable experience. Our guide and our driver were exceptional!! Would do it again!

The itinerary was great if more exhausting with all the walking the travel agent had not warned us about. Luckily our tour leader was amazingly helpful in finding solutions. It was the trip of a lifetime.

Like all mountain trips, the weather is critical to enjoyment. Fortunately for us, we had only one day of really poor weather when even seeing signposts was difficult!! Else the scenery was truly fantastic all the way round. The accommodation varied a bit in quality but all of it was basically good and that, plus the many included meals, made the trip feel more like a real holiday - tired legs and any other issues were quickly forgotten as really hot showers, good food and clean crisp sheets revitalised the body! Walking clockwise against the flow was nice as you had a quiet period each morning when sometimes you were the only visible people on the trail. Navigation notes were generally good (though we also bought Kev Reynolds book on Mont Blanc) and baggage transfer by Besson Transport (though arranged through the tour operator) worked well. Airport transfer was efficiently handled by the operator recommended Mountain Drop Offs. It was a straightforward very rewarding trek. As regular hill walkers in Scotland we very much enjoyed the freedom of being 'self guided'.