Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup

About This Experience

The fullest itinerary of the group tours here: two producers, two towns, a blind tasting and a three-course lunch, with pick-up and drop-off at your own hotel door so there is no early-morning metro to a meeting point.

The minibus heads first to Epernay, the town that sits on top of more than 100 kilometres of chalk galleries. You tour one of the prestige houses — Moët & Chandon, Mercier, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Nicolas Feuillatte or Boizel, subject to availability — with a guided cellar walk and a tasting of the house cuvees.

Then comes the Avenue de Champagne itself, the short stretch of grand facades that is often called the world's most expensive street because of what is stored beneath it. There is time to walk it and photograph it before lunch.

Lunch is a three-course French meal at a local restaurant, included in the price. The afternoon moves to smaller family estates, where the guide sets up a blind tasting in a vineyard setting — the point being to taste the difference between a large house's blended consistency and a grower's single-village character rather than just to drink more.

The last stop is Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the coronation church of the French monarchy, before the drive back to your Paris hotel.

Highlights

• Explore Champagne cellars and taste world-famous sparkling wines
• Visit Reims Cathedral, UNESCO site and coronation place of French kings
• Visit Moët & Chandon or similar prestigious Champagne house in Épernay (optional)
• Enjoy a 3-course French lunch in the heart of the Champagne region
• Learn about the history of the region and champagne production

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Paris
• ✓ Transportation in a comfortable air-conditioned minibus
• ✓ Professional English-speaking guide
• ✓ Guided visit to a prestigious Champagne house (e.g. Moët & Chandon or similar, subject to availability)
• ✓ Cellar tour and Champagne tasting at a major house
• ✓ Visit to a small family-run Champagne winery with tasting
• ✓ 3-course traditional French lunch at a local restaurant
• ✓ Visit to Avenue de Champagne in Épernay
• ✓ Visit to Reims Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• ✓ Vineyard and Champagne region insights from your guide

Not Included

• Personal expenses and souvenirs
• Additional food and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tips for guide/driver (optional)
• Hotel accommodation
• Extra tastings or purchases not listed in the program

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes

Good to Know & Caveats

• The Champagne house visited (e.g. Moët & Chandon, Mercier, Nicolas Feuillatte, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger) is subject to availability and may vary depending on the date and operational conditions. Specific requests cannot be guaranteed but will be accommodated where possible.
• Transfer times and the overall duration of the tour are approximate and may vary depending on traffic, weather conditions, and the daily schedule.
• A 3-course French lunch is included in the tour price.
• Cellars are often cold and humid, so we recommend bringing a jacket or warm layer.
• The order of visits may vary depending on scheduling and operational needs to ensure the best possible experience.
• In rare cases, vineyard visits may not be possible due to weather conditions or seasonal operations.
• Guests under 18 years old may join the tour but will be offered non-alcoholic alternatives such as grape juice during tastings.

Meeting Point

Pick-up from your hotel or accommodation in Paris, with drop-off at the same address at the end of the day. Be ready at the door at least 10 minutes before your confirmed pick-up time.