I am looking at different company tours, leaving from Paris. I know Paris City Visions does a tour of Normandy, Mont St Michel, Le Havre, and the Loire Valley, but I saw some review that were not very good. Can you help me find some other options to look at with our companies? I need to find a good 3 day tour company. Thank you.
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14577 posts
I have not done a tour with Paris City Vision. I just looked at the itinerary for this trip and it covers such a big area and tries to see so many things I can't imagine how you would see anything more than a glimpse of sights with very long days.
What kind of negative reviews have you seen?
I will add that my bias for touring is for a more in depth experience which I realize does not appeal to lots of people.
Posted by
OP
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Some reviews said they were not organized very well, and did not like the hotels. Comments were that the beds were just frames with wood slats with an uncomfortable mattress, and some said simply not to use this company. Now today I have seen other reviews that were very positive. I have used Paris City visions for the Normandy day tour. I lead groups to Paris, everyone has Always loved that day tour, I went along this past summer and it was Great! I am not finding another tour company that offers a similar thing. It covers a lot, but it is for an active family and I think it would be good for them.
Do you know of other places I could look?
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14577 posts
Does the "active family" include kids? I'd also want to know from Paris City Vision how many people are on the bus. Is it a large group with a full bus or a van type tour?
Posted by
Washington DC
27644 posts
If only one company is offering such a tour, I'd consider the possibility that other companies don't think it's a good idea because the target destinations are so widely scattered. Tour companies are in the business of making money. Can't blame them for that. If enough people want to spend many, many hours on a tour bus going to X, Y and Z, there will be at least one company marketing such a tour. It doesn't mean it's a good use of the travelers' time.
I'd go to ViaMichelin.com and get the estimated driving time for the loop out of Paris, stopping at the locations mentioned in the tour description. Then you'd need to add loading and unloading time at each stop.