Planning a visit to France isn't complete without sipping sparkling wine where it's made.
This guide covers four tours that take you from Paris into Champagne country with options for both quick day trips and multiday journeys.
You'll get the chance to walk through vineyards, taste world-renowned bubbly, and see the countryside that gives it life.
Each tour has its own character, making it easy to pick the one that fits your travel style.
Day Trip: Classic Champagne Tasting Tour
Tour Type: Small Group
Duration: 10-11 hours
Suitable for: All ages; Couples, Solo, Group of Friends, Family.
Why You Will Love This Tour
This day trip to the Champagne region is perfectly suited for your itinerary if you would like to learn more about Champagne and the region within a short time frame.
You'll be taken to the Champagne region in a small van with a few other participants to taste various Champagne types in two of the most well-known Champagne houses.
You'll be learning everything that you need to know about quality and Champagne in general, and the cost of the trip also includes a typical local lunch with food specialties from the region.
I think this trip is perfect if you are staying centrally in Paris and if you'd like to participate in a fully guided, worry-free, fun day trip outside of Paris.
You can still do this Champagne tour if you have two days in Paris. You can cover all the major sights in Paris on day one, and day two could be this Champagne day trip.
What's Included
- Hotel Pickup
- AC Mini Van
- Guide
- Visit to 2 Champagne Houses
- Wine Tasting
- Lunch
VIP Day Trip: With Wine Expert
Tour Type: Private, exclusive Tour.
Duration: 11 hours
Suitable for: Couples, Solo, Small Families, Small Friend Groups.
Why You Will Love This Tour
This is another day trip to the Champagne region from Paris, but it's much more exclusive and customized to your needs and wants!
You'll be taken around in a private car with a guide, and the guide is also a wine expert and vineyard owner of the region.
So, it's a more personalized experience, where you get to ask everything and you can tweak the trip to your needs and desires.
The excursion will take you to the main champagne houses in the region to artisan wineries, and at the end you'll be able to visit Reims, the city where all the French kings were crowned.
Pick this day trip to the Champagne region if you are looking for a gift for your partner or if you want to avoid having to share the experience with strangers.
What's Included
- Guide (wine expert and vineyard owner).
- Private Tour.
- AC Car.
- Custom day trip, more personal.
- Wine Tasting.
- Vineyard visit.
- Visit to artisan winery and wine cellars.
- Crayères cellars of Maison Pommery OR Veuve Cliquot.
- Exploring the city of Reims with a visit to the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.
7 Days: Paris to Champagne Cruise
Tour Type: Group (25-30)
Duration: 7 Days
Suitable for: All ages; Couples, Solo, Group of Friends, Family.
Why You Will Love This Tour
This is a multi-day relaxing cruise tour that offers a full Paris and Champagne experience as a package.
The tour starts in Paris, where you will be welcomed by the captain of the boat. You'll be checking into your private cabin and joining a guided tour of Paris on the first day.
The boat and tour guides will take you along the Marne River to the famed Champagne stronghold of France. Fantastic food and entertainment are included.
I think the best part is that you get to visit the countryside and villages, which you would otherwise never be able to see. Champagne tasting sessions are part of the program.
This includes guided trips to famed towns, including Meaux (brie birthplace), Hautvillers (Champagne birthplace), and the regional capital, Reims.
You just need to arrange a flight ticket to Paris and book this Champagne cruise tour, and you are all set!
What's Included
- River cruise on the modern MS Deborah, with private double occupancy cabins.
- Fully guided tour.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- All-inclusive price (including port fees, etc.)
- Includes a tour of Paris Landmarks.
- Explore villages and the countryside along the Marne River.
- Several guided Champagne Tasting Tours.
- Trip to Hautvillers village, the birthplace of Champagne, and the villages of Château-Thierry and Meaux. This includes museum and cheese tasting sessions.
- Excursion to the city of Reims.
8 Days: Boat Cruise & Cycling the Champagne Region
Tour Type: Group (1-14)
Duration: 8 Days, from Eparny (Champagne region) to Paris OR Paris to Eparny.
Suitable for: All those who like to cycle, nature, historical sites. 6+ of age.
Why You Will Love This Tour
An 8-day, active, and immersive Champagne tour that you can either take part in from Paris or from the Champagne region.
That allows you the flexibility to start your multi-day trip from Paris or from Épernay.
The tour includes daily cycling and boat cruising trips. You'll be checking into your river cruise cabin, and most meals, which are all included, will mostly take place on the boat.
Every day you will have the opportunity to either cycle along with the group or enjoy your time on the barge.
Specific trips are reserved for guided tours to historical sites, museums, champagne houses, and other fun and informative activities.
What's Included
- Cycle
- River cruise with private double occupancy cabins.
- Fully guided tour.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- All-inclusive price (including port fees, etc.)
- Cycle along the vineyards from town to town, with a option to cruise down the river if you feel like taking a cycling break on a particular day.
- Visit historical sites, museums, abbeys, historical buildings, and the home of all good brie cheese.
- Relaxed barge ride to Paris
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