France · 2-DAY EXPERIENCES
The good 2-day experiences fill weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: which to book early, what each includes and how they differ once you are there.
Hop-on hop-off open-top bus in Nice with audio guide, Promenade des Anglais, Place Garibaldi, and Villefranche. 1-2 days.
“Great way to see the city and surrounding area and to get bearings”
Two days from Paris to Rouen, Honfleur, D-Day beaches, and Mont St-Michel with Caen hotel, meals, and tickets included.
“Fast paced trip. Lots of walking involved so if you don’t like to walk or can’t walk relatively long distances, this may not be the trip for you, especially at Mt St Michael. Tour Guide was excellent. The only reason this is not a 5 star is the hotel left something to be desired namely air conditioning.”
Hop-on hop-off bus in Bordeaux with 10 stops, audio in 8 languages, Visiotour app, electric canopy, and a canelé treat.
“A great way to see the city with some commentary on the history of the city. Especially good if you do not have a lot of time in one place. The sound on a few of the buses were quite muffled but other than that a great experience. The canele was a delicious touch.”
Small-group Alsace wine route tour from Colmar, visiting Hunawihr and Riquewihr plus a winery tasting with an expert guide.
“Amazing trip. Even though it was raining, the experience was great, we learnt a lot, not only about wine, but also about customs and architecture. Highly recommended.”
Hop on an open-top bus in Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, and Cap d’Antibes with audio guide, flexible stops, and 360-degree views.
“La visite est très sympa et assez longue, presque 1 heure et demie, le parcours reste intéressant tout du long, le cap reste magique en cette période de l’année.”
Small-group Southern Rhône wine route from Avignon, tastings at three estates, and a farm picnic in season, with 9 wines included.
“Just a wonderful experience and special visits to three local wineries. Our guide Arnaud was very knowledgeable and friendly. We have first class treatment. Highly, highly recommend.”
A fast, focused 2-day Normandy and Brittany loop from Paris, with D-Day sites, Rouen, Saint-Malo, and Mont Saint-Michel plus a hotel stay.
“This tour was a fantastic, effective, organised and immersive way to see the sites of Normandy and Brittany. As an Australian tourist over there in August, our tour guide Layla and legendary bus driver, Brian made it easy!! Note that this tour is a snapshot of these areas, so you might not spend as much time as you would like exploring (which was no issue for us!!)”
A small eight-person Alsace afternoon from Colmar with Eguisheim, Kaysersberg, a castle visit, and a winemaker-led vineyard tasting in English.
“It was excellent. Ana and Eric were very kind and helpful. I really enjoyed this tour. The castle, the villages, the wine-tasting they were aşş amazing. I definitely recommend it. You shouldn't miss it if you don't want to regret later on:)”
2 days from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel and the Loire Valley, with guided abbey interiors, Chambord and Chenonceau, plus a 4-star hotel.
“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 poor signs on the street. On the way to the parking lot, we met some French people, but no one can point where is the parking lot for bus. The worst thing was I couldn’t find my luggage in my bus. Just the bus driver asked me to search baggage. Finally my tour guide started…”
Shared guided half-day loop from Nice to Eze and Monaco, with hotel pickup, AC minibus, perfume and Grand Prix sights in about 5 hours.
“Guide was so friendly and helpful. It was unseasonable hot when we did our tour, so it was a welcome relief to be in an air-conditioned eight-person van throughout our tour. We stopped at Eze to look around and again at Monaco and Monte Carlo. Would definitely recommend. Didn’t take the whole day; done by 2:00pm.”
Two days from Paris to Mont Saint Michel and the Loire castles, with hotel in Angers, guided tours, and key entrances included.
“It was a very good tour. Very Informative. The fact that we had to change buses twice was a the reason why I wont give it five stars. Overnight stay was in a good hotel. Included meals were good and tasty. We had the option to eat chicken both times. Not sure how many options will be available for Vegetarians.”
Half-day from Nice to Grasse perfume country and Riviera hilltop villages, with a small group, hotel pickup, and free Fragonard access.
“Had a wonderful time! Flor was an amazing guide..very knowledgeable and kind. All of the stops are worth seeing!”
Private 2-day Paris walking tour with hotel pickup, metro use, and local stories, covering Notre-Dame, Marais, Montmartre, and more.
“Did not realize it was a total walking tour for 2 days for $500.00 plus. It should have said on the "not included portion" that there was no included transportation. It would have been worth the money if it included a driver for some parts but $500.00 was steep to walk around a big city. Our tour guide was Anastasia and she was great and told us the tour was supposed to state in it several times that it was a walking tour only (but it did not). Other than that it was a good tour and we walked over 25,000 steps both days and got to see most of…”
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