Champagne Tour from Paris by minivan with Reims Cellars & Champagne Tasting

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Paris, France

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11 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Seeing the Champagne region in a small group allows for unhurried exploration—something that large tours can't offer. This full-day tour from Paris limits group size for an intimate experience, and follows an efficient route through key regional landmarks, including Reims Cathedral and the Verzenay Lighthouse. Finish with a guided Champagne tasting, and learn how the flavors reflect production traditions.

Enjoy the relaxed pace and feel of a small-group tour
Learn more Champagne than you would on your own
There's no need to designate a driver with round-trip transport included
Combine sightseeing with a Champagne tasting for a well-rounded experience

What's Included

Commented visit of the Reims Cathedral
Visit to Cellars and Champagne Tasting in Reims
Visit the Verzenay Lighthouse, A Panoramic View
Visit of the charming village of Hautvillers
Air-conditioned mini-van
Free time for lunch (lunch not included)
Round-trip transport from central Paris
Multilingual guide (English/Spanish/French)

Lunch is not included, but your guide will recommend the best places to eat during the visit.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

6 Rue de l'Amiral de Coligny, 75001 Paris, France
FRANCE TOURISME / PARIS TOURISM Agency

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Champagne (Pass By)

Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Champagne G.H. Martel & Co

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Le Phare de Vezernay

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.4

based on 20 reviews

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Champ-pain: a brut(al) experience

Brittnay_D, May 2025

Honestly, as someone who is super social I love doing stuff like this on my own when you can expect fun drinking and meet new people, however this was not the experience of this, the title was deceiving. For starters it wasn’t clear where to meet and the facilitator was about 15 minutes late which was annoying. The man who was leading it wasn’t French but man did he want to pretend like he was one of them with an angsty attitude. It was not welcoming. But overall the worst part, was you literally get 3 tiny tastes of champagne for a 6 hour tour and it just isn’t worth it. Save yourself your time and money and just go and drive to champagne yourself, you’ll try more and have better company even if you are alone.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hello Brittnay, We are very sorry to hear that you had a very bad experience. Wwe tried to find your booking in our system since December 2024 and we didn't find it, so it was probably not with our company France Tourisme. If you want to have a great experience, you can do the excursion with us ! you will enjoy it for sure ! Best regards Alice from France Tourisme

Champagne tasting in Reims

Patricia_C, Feb 2025

We wished the tour guide did more talking during our road trip to Reims. We felt he did the bare minimum. We enjoyed what we saw and were thankful the transfer back to Laris was seamless.

Awesome full day experience

awillo, Jan 2025

Brilliant experience in the Champagne and Empernay area. We got to understand the history and tour the area and experience some wonderful champagne. Our host Roland was outstanding and incredibly knowledgeable and interesting (you will be lucky to have him!). The lunch was excellent too.

Miscommunication issues

Ann_B, Aug 2024

We were running late on the Paris trains the day we were scheduled (the day before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, so there was a lot of travel issues in the city). We emailed Viator at 7:30am (following the procedure on our booking info that said to Viator an email and they would contact the tour agent) that we would be at the pick up spot at 8:21. Viator said they emailed the tour conductor. When we arrived we had not heard back anything and contacted Viator who said they had never gotten an email acknowledgement from the tour director. We later saw a What's app text that had been sent to a number we did not have access to at the time, asking if we were planning to come, sent at 7:55. We did the best we could with the information we had to alert them of our slight delay. We would have appreciated at least a partial refund.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Bonjour, thank you for your review. We are sorry to read your experience didn't go as planned and apologize for the miscommunication issue. Our agency is opened during regular business hours, from 9am to 6:30pm so our team couldn't see the email before that time. We however had already communicated our phone number to Viator so that we can be reached in the early morning. We do not understand why they did not try this method instead. When booking with Viator we have access to very little information. Our driver guide tried to contact you by whatsapp with the phone number provided when they saw that you were about to be late. Unfortunately no refund is possible when booking through Viator, but if you contact us directly we can find a way to change the date of your tour so that you can still enjoy it. Again, we are sorry for your experience. We would always recommend booking directly with the tour operator France Tourisme to avoid this kind of situation. Thank you for your understanding. Have a good day, Christophe from France Tourisme

Beautiful

Alisha_K, May 2024

Beautiful views from the lighthouse, through the small towns and then into the cellars. Great day tour from Paris

maɡˈnifəsənt Tour

Matt_E, Nov 2023

This was a 1st Class Tour, so many great things to see. Our guide was amazing with his history and informative commentary. He knows all the people along the tour and made the experience well above expectations. Plan accordingly as it is 11-12 hours in total, but well worth it. Champaign Region is maɡˈnifəsənt.

Can’t miss trip

Chris_B, Oct 2023

Serge was a great host. We had a great time thanks to him. The champagne was excellent and we really enjoyed touring the cathedral.

Fun and educational tour

Luminda_M, Oct 2023

We were not expecting so much historical information but it was very interesting and informative. The wine tasting was also informative and fun. Serge was a very good host

Beautiful Day

Diana_M, Jul 2023

Reims cathedral was beautiful and both of the champagne tastings were nice. I could have skipped the visit to Dom Perignon’s grave.

Highly recommend

Christina_D, Nov 2022

Great trip!!! The guide was super knowledgeable and friendly and the intimate group size is perfect.

Sisters and niece enjoying Champagne

Mildred_G, Sep 2022

Roland was a good tour guide, very informative and helpful. Instead of taking all the time for the Don Perignon tribute, I would highly recommend going to a quality wine tasting and visiting the small shops in the town of Champagne. Also while we liked the wine tasting at GH Martel apparently there was an option to have premier champagne that we were not privy to and this could not participate. Someone should have Informed us of that option. Finally when families travel together we should be accommodated to sit together.

Informative tour and excellent guide

Marge_K, Oct 2021

Loved visiting the cathedral at Rheims both for its history and its beauty. The vinyards were a relaxing change from busy Paris and really enjoyed the champagne samples!