Will be traveling to Paris in early August and looking for recommendations for day trips to Normandy and Champaign (areas. Can anyone recommend tour operators that they have had success with? Thanks!
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San Jose, CA
1994 posts
I have used Context Travel many times with only remarkable experiences. The guides are remarkably well educated… eg, I toured the Italian Renaissance collection of the Louvre with an art historian whose day job was as a collection manager at the museum. Another huge difference from most companies is that their groups are small, limited to a maximum of six. This makes a real difference in moving effectively in crowded places and in tailoring the presentation to group interests. They are a little more expensive than some other companies, but the small price difference is worth it in my experience.
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Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
Rick's book suggests that www.pariscityvision.com offers both decent but uninspired minivan tours in English and mediocre, multi-lingual, full-sized bus tours. www.pariswebservices.com offers private chauffer-guides for small groups. If you take a train to your destination (such as Bayeux or Reims), you'll have more local tour/guide options.