Beautiful locations and we had an excellent guide (Daniel). He was funny, engaged and knowledgable. This is a good day trip with enough to do, plenty of variety and sufficient free time. Highly recommended.

Maybe it's just the raw material and the long bus trip. But this isn't nearly as entertaining as the Ghent and Bruges trip we did the day after. Our guide (Gabriel) was ok. But basically it's a long bus trip to Amsterdam, an optional (and very worthwhile) canal boat cruise, you get dropped off in the centre of town without much explanation, then a pickup a few hours later for the long bus trip back. After being picked up for the return journey we were given some brief description of the Amsterdam centre layout, highlights etc. If only we had have been given this BEFORE we were dropped off. Amsterdam is a city with less natural character than more historical centres (in my opinion) and the centre is full of marijuana bars and red light areas. So it was worth it for a day, but hardly the highlight of our trip.

Our driver / guide was Fred. He drove well, was informative, funny and involved. He was excellent. The Champagne region itself is beautiful and this trip included all the parts I wanted to see. Two tastings were almost sufficient. The smaller maker (Dauby) was a highlight. Lunch was good, but instead of serving Bordeaux and other wines, why not serve champagne and showcase how flexible it is? We are in champagne on a champagne tour after all. I highly recommend this day trip from Paris.