This was a first for my husband and I. First time overseas and first time on a Bus Trip. We loved it!! Got to see so many parts of France and we did not have to drive ourselves, that was the best part. We had a very professional driver and an Awesomesauce Tour Leader - Branden! Branden was very professional, good communication, accommodating, knew his history, and was so nice to talk with!! The bus made plenty of stops for breaks and all the meals that were included were good. All of the hotels were nice, nothing special about them, but always felt safe, slept good & always hot shower. The Chateau's were Amazing & Mont St. Michel was my favorite stop, so Beautiful! Normandy was somber, but glad we visited. A lot of opportunities to drink wine on this tour - even if you do not, (like me) still a great tour and you do not need to partake if you do not want to, you will still have a GREAT time!! I feel 7 days was fast, but it was a good amount of time to get our feet wet. We did however, come to Paris early and spent 4 days on our own before the bus trip, that was so nice to see the sights (Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Arc de Triumph, etc...) on our own as the Bus trip only gave us a drive by on those sights. We look forward to using this tour operator again for another adventure.
I loved this tour of France!!! It hit all the highlights I wanted to experience, this being my second visit to France, like visiting Chateau/wine country and seeing the D-Day beaches of Normandy. The fantastic French food, a great tour leader, and making new friends were the icing on the cake.
The tour was very good. Places we went to were well chosen. Bus was very clean and well maintained. Tour guide was friendly and seemed to know her stuff. On the whole the tour was very good value for money. However it is projected as a seven day tour when in reality it is at best six days. The first 'day' is really only a meet and greet evening meeting and the last day is simply a breakfast.
