Kimkim Trip Reviews for France

Thomas, our tour guide, was a sommelier in a Michelin 3 star restaurant in Lyon. How could you have a more knowledgeable guide?? Learned a lot about French wine and he facilitated our buying and shipping some home.

The rooms were romantic and beautiful. The location was ideal with lovely views and easy walking access to everything we wanted to see and do. And the breakfast!! Outstanding!

Rooms were lovely and comfortable, the breakfast was delightful, and the hotel itself was stunning. Everyone on staff was very kind, and the entire walled city was within walking distance of the hotel.

This was a beautiful van and a very nice driver.

We expected a great view and decent food, but we got a fantastic view, excellent food, and amazing wait staff!

The Catacombs are incredible. We expected a little bit creepy, but instead this was a very stirring experience that gave us much empathy for Parisians of the times.

Versailles is incredible, and our driver was very nice.

This was a very fun - and DELICIOUS - tour! The Marais is a fantastic district for strolling, tasting, shopping, and people watching.

Mont St. Michel is incredible! The drive from Bayeux was absolutely beautiful, and our guide was very knowledgeable.

Marseille has a fascinating history, and this tour was a great way to get oriented and get a feel for what we wanted to explore in more depth.

We had so much fun wine tasting and touring the beautiful mountain top villages of Provence!

This was a full day tour (not half day), and it was AMAZING! Our guide, Jeremy was incredibly knowledgeable, relaxed, and flexible. He gave us great guidance on where to focus our time, and made sure to share his incredible knowledge of both the ruins and the region as a whole.

Lots of option at breakfast buffet

This was such an amazing experience. Our chef was awesome. We went to the market to shop for all our ingredients. She was very knowledgeable. She educated us on special crops and history of French food. We went back to her place to cook. She gave us step by step instruction and had our Delicous meal together. By the time we were done we felt like family and didn’t want to leave.

Our tour guide was amazing. I believe her name was Katy. So knowledgeable, friendly and personable. Had we gone on our own we would’ve missed some critical moments and missed out on some of the history.

Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable

Great location… a few minutes walk to the Eiffel Tower but tucked away so you were not in the chaos of the Eiffel Tower.

We enjoyed this experience so much last year - was a highlight of last years trip.. I wanted to share with my daughter on this year’s trip. Unfortunately, while still enjoyable I would say the food quality was less than last year, the live entertainment was good- but so loud. It was a struggle to hear my daughter across our small table for two.. and she struggled to hear me so it was not just my aging ears! Service was fast.. and efficient but not as pleasant than last year. When we arrived back at the dock there was approximately 25 people hovering around the door to waiting to disembark, we were 2 of them. This was not the case last July when we took the same cruise. The boat is comfortable and enjoyable to be on.. and the cruise in the evening is a beautiful ride.

This was perfect! Lovely tour guide, the pastures and chocolate tasted far exceed our expectations and I think we had 9 stops! Everything was the best ever! Our biggest surprise treat was Aux Merveilleux… this is a must try!

Close to train station but very small rooms. It was clean and the breakfast we Ed had good.choices. Loved the croissants

Very talented dancers. Really enjoyed the show

So much history in the world’s largest museum where the Mona Lisa is held!

Laura was awesome!

The dinner cruise was first class. The foo, champagne and wine was excellent!!!

Wonderful location - close to all sights but also a bit out of the way of the super busy Vieux port areas. Modern with all the amenities and a great breakfast. They are doing renovations but that did not disturb our stay. The front desk staff was friendly and helpful.

Beautifully renovated boutique hotel overlooking the water in Vieux Lyon. Perfect location, incredible service and delicious food. I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Lyon!

Gorgeous views and delicious wine. We enjoyed the beautiful market in Cassis and the very in depth wine tour in Bandol. Our guide was so knowledgeable and welcoming and the drive let us see so many different parts of Marseille and the countryside.

Our guide was so friendly and took us to some unique locations that were outside of the super busy areas. Food variety was great and fueled us for the walk. We also learned so much about Marseille and enjoyed the views.

Very informational and beautiful tour of Vieux Lyon. Our guide was wonderful and took us to all the hot spots.

Very welcoming and unique wineries and a wonderful guide. The scenery was beautiful and wine was delicious!

This property was on a quit side street, but the property was dated. Our rooms were poorly appointed and we were disappointed in the hotel overall. The carpet was very worn, rooms were very small, the breakfast was minimal in comparison to other properties. The location seemed far way from the other outtings planned for us.

A highlight of our trip. This was a fun and unique experience.

This was a fun experience and different than other food tours we have experienced. Lare did a great job teaching and guiding us. She was a fun host.

A good hotel for the stay in general

We love the cottage-style of the hotel, it looks so antique and warm. The room is spacious and well equipped.

The location is very convenient and the breakfast was simple but good

We loved everything about the day trip to Arcachon Bay and Dune Du Pyla. They are all must-go. Spectacular views of Dune du Pyla Interesting to learn how to farm oysters...

We learned a lot about the history of Bordeaux from the guide Jessica.

Villandry Castle is super beautiful and eye-opening. It is a must-go! Azay-le-Rideau is so elegant and magnificent, it is also a must-go! Vouvray Vineyards is also a must-go to learn about French grapes and its wine-making.

Love to learn and feel the everyday lives of the Parisiens. We learned a lot from the guide Sarbine and enjoyed the pastries, cheese, ham and wine of the tour.

A must-go in Paris if you love history and architecture

Most of the shops didn't offer good discounts and the items were still very expensive, however we managed to find a brand which offered nice and reasonable priced suits. We enjoyed a good meal in one of the steak houses in La Vallee Village

It was a nice experience of having dinner in a river cruise, especially you can take some pictures with Eiffel Tower (like a jewel) in the evening

A must-go in Paris. The view is spectacular.

This hotel was perfect. Located closed to restaurants and shops. The woman at the hotel desk was extremely helpful and made our stay exceptional. Breakfast was great. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this hotel.

Excellent guide, Celine. Highly recommend her for tours. She provides such insight on the history and art. She was good about making sure we did not over do with the hills, so it was a nice and slow walk through the district to the top to see the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris. We really enjoyed the walk with Celine!

This tour we were on our own, but the instructions and skip the line was fantastic and everything went smoothly. Definitely recommend the summit to the top and skip the line!!

A little disappointing, not really impressed. We did not get to see all the river scenes due to the river high. Also the dress attire. Everything stated formal attire, not jeans, tennis shoes, base caps, but that was not the case. We were over dressed. Majority of people were wearing tennis shoes, jeans, and baseball caps. It was a very casual dining and not formal. The food was ok, we did not receive what we actually ordered. The music was great. The singer was excellent.

This tour was ok, probably not the best of all our tours. Kimmy, our guide was good. We were with a small group, all french speaking people, except us, so felt a little left out in conversations. There was a lot of driving, but our guide did not provide information about the towns we were driving through. A lot of quiet time in the van. These chateau’s are beautiful, both Azay-de-Rideau and Villandry Castle. We would have liked to been able to actually toured the inside of the Villandry Castle, not just the gardens. Maybe three hours at this location, since we must do lunch on your own or given the option. The gardens were spectacular and you definitely can spend a hour in the gardens. The Vouvray Vineyards tour was good, we enjoyed the detailed about the winery and how they make their wine. Wine was excellent. We enjoyed this tour except we think driving out to see the grape vines could be skipped.

Our guide, Alex was excellent. She was very informative and it was nice the tour was a small group. The lunch at the private Chateau was nice and helped to understand what owners have to go through to live in one. We enjoyed all the chateau’s and all are different. Only complaint was the meeting point information on the vouchers was a little confusing, because it showed two different meeting points on it, because they picked up people at two different locations. I should have confirmed earlier with our agent. Suggestion for Kimkim if the meeting point on the itinerary or vouchers actually said meeting point at the Office of Tourism with the address, instead just a street name.

This was a great tour. We took a train from Paris to Mont Saint Michel and our driver, Samuel was our guide as well. He communicated with use the night before to let us know where to meet him at the train station and confirmed the time. He was great. He provided information about the towns as we drove through them. Provided great details about the people, island and Abbey. We would not have gotten the same experience from an audio guide. This was probably our favorite place. Wish we could have stayed to see the tide come in. Maybe next time!

Our guide Celine was amazing and provided such great details that we have never experienced on a museum tour before. She provided so much details about the history and things about the paintings or sculptures that we would have never heard from an audio guide. Highly recommend Celine!! We wished we had her on our tour for Versailles.

This hotel is difficult to get to if you have a car. You have to park in the central parking and walk with your bags. The breakfast was lovely! Our room was small for 4 people, but the staff was great overall.

The Hotel Jeu de Paume was exquisite! It's in the perfect central location for all fun activities. Furthermore Terry at the front desk had incredible restaurant recommendations. We had a great 2 story room with 2 bathrooms which was a good fit for our family of 4.

The discovery tour was so fun - a great way to see all of Paris in a mere 2 hours. The guides were fairly good, but one wasn't totally fluent.

Great location, wonderful staff. Nice, simple breakfast. Rooms were small, but welcome to Paris!

The Abbey was closed! No one knew and no one seemed to know why. Our guide did a quick pivot and the rest of the day was still great.

The guide was knowledgeable, on time and fun! We learned about cheese , chocolate and the difference between a restaurant and and brasserie.

An incredible place with an amazing collection.

the Canadian museum at Juno was informative. Our guide was well informed and new how to navigate the sites adn locations.

The tour was canceled due to transportation issues.

The Palace and the Castle were beautiful and picturesque. Our tour guide, Daisy, was kind, relational, informative and very good at communicating history and where to be and what to do during the tour. The tour inside the castle was interesting and incredible. The architecture and detail were amazing.

Strasbourg is such a beautiful and relaxing place. Vincent, our tour guide was relational and informative. This is a European town with lots of charm, bicycles, and amazing architecture and history. This was definitely a highlight for us during our trip.

The churches were beautiful and wonderful to view. Our tour guide was relational and informative.

Lucerne was our favorite place to visit during our trip through France, Switzerland, and southern Germany. The historic architecture of buildings and churches was beautiful. The landscape of the town with the backdrop of the Alps and the lake are absolutely stunning and beautiful. Everything is within walking distance. You have so much to do in this town with the transportation museum along with other activities yet it is a small town feel with amazing restaurants and history. My son asked if we would just leave him here instead of going back to the United States.

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous, beautiful and stunning views of creation. The bus ride to Jungfraujoch through the countryside was beautiful. The gondola ride to the train was breathtaking. it is hard to explain how beautiful it was to look upon the enormous glacier surrounded by the snow kept mountains of the Alps.

This personalized tour was wonderful, diving into the architecture and history of this part of Paris. We enjoyed walking through the market and trying samples of food.

I did not realize how big the Louvre was in reality. You could spend several days and not see everything. I didn’t realize how enormous size of some of the painting. The ceilings were eloquently painted as well. It was a pleasant surprise, seeing such history, and art in one place. I was pleasantly surprised at all the statues, as well as ancient artifacts, that were in the museum. One tip, the large pyramid is the main entrance, but there’s another side entrance that is not utilized and allows quicker access into the museum.

Hotel was nice but very confusing on how to get to the hotel. The other airport hotels have van shuttles that pick you up in front of terminals. Pullmans hotel logo is listed on the airport shuttle sign, but the do NOT offer the shuttles. You have to take the CDGVAL train to their hotel which is very easy. So make sure you know that and dont follow the shuttle sign that has the Pullman hotel logo on it as a pickup spot.

First class hotel. Staff was incredible and room was spotless. Perfect location to walk the town or do the D-Day tours.

Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. Great location and easy parking. Breakfast was awesome also. Thank you!

The lobby and restaurants with breakfast buffet were great. The rooms are very dated and the beds a bit uncomfortable.

It was very quiet and the staff were all friendly. A bit dated but charming.

This was a hit with all four of us, Rachelle was kind, knowledgeable, and a not bit gimmicky. We had a wonderful time with her and didn’t want it to end! Also, the pastries were delicious!

While the driver was so sweet and friendly, this tour just missed the mark for us. The advertised photos are a bit misleading. There are no wild horses in France as our guide informed us, we drove around to fenced in horses, a very cool salt marsh, some flamingos, and a fenced in bull pen. There was no tasting of local products, we were late due to an issue with weather, but I don’t believe it would have been included either way.

Lovely winery, knowledgeable staff and stunning scenery!

The Louvre is overwhelming but we were thankful to have Claire as a guide. She had a fun game for the kids to hunt for specific parts of paintings which kept them engaged. We were not prepared and the kids were thirsty and hungry and water was not easily accessible in the museum. With that aside it was a great time!

The location of the class was very cool, we had no idea we would be in Les Galeries Lafayette. It was nice and quiet in the baking room but not totally sure it was worth our time if I’m being honest. Not super interactive for our 5 and 7 year old.

The views from the top are incredible!