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based on 47 reviews of Mont Saint Michel Day Trip
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I fully recommend this trip. The only thing I would improve is to have more free time at the shops.
Reviewed by: Salvador A, Mexico, September 2007
Was definitely worth doing. Our guide was very good. However one criticism I would make is in relation to the bus. The on board toilet was not in use. Although we stopped every couple of hours and toilet facilities were available at the stop, there was no provision for anyone who got "caught short".
Reviewed by: William P, Australia, July 2007
The trip was ok, and the tour guides were very knowledgeable about this site. I would recommend however not having lunch and taking this time to look around the shops and the beautiful chapel. With lunch there wasn't enough time for looking at anything. The tour of the abbey could have been shorter with more free time to just get the feel of the place. Overall I felt the trip was too rushed and did not cater to those on a spiritual pilgrimage. If you are a keen photographer, there is little time to take anything but snap shots and if you really want the changing tides try another way. If you have time hire a car and book in at one of the near by hotels for a deep and lasting spiritual experience of the energies of Beloved Saint Michael at Mont Saint Michel. Perhaps Viator could introduce an overnight trip! For those with limited time and just wanting to visit a tourist attraction rather than experience it in a spiritual sense then this tour would be perfect.
Reviewed by: Julie B, Australia, June 2007
It is a very long day, but well worth doing if you can't rent a car and do it on your own. We didn't choose the lunch option and just did lunch on our own. Be prepared to walk up a LOT of stairs, but the views at the top are well worth the effort. It was also nice to be able to bypass the lines at the top because we were with this group.
Reviewed by: Linda H, United States of America, May 2007
Well-organized. Guides well-prepared and knowledgeable.
Reviewed by: Nancy A, United States of America, May 2007
We enjoyed everything EXCEPT the luncheon. It wasn't a good choice of restaurant. More choices rather than a set menu.
Reviewed by: Warren R, United States of America, May 2007
It was interesting, but drive is too long - 4.5 hours. Also, be ready to have not only English speaking people on the bus. In our case there was commentary in Japanese, English and Spanish and it takes too long to get enough information, because they speak about one object three times. Lunch was so so, omelet was very different as well as a cider. Be ready to spend at least 2 hours inside in cold rooms of Monastery. The guide was very educated and could give an answer to any question, plus she spoke English and Spanish. If your stay in Paris is short better do something else, do not kill all day by traveling 220 miles away, but if it's not your first time in France do it for a change.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, February 2007
Never seen anything so beautiful in my life.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, January 2007
Knowledgeable tour guide. Lovely setting, historical site and the great weather helped. Lunch was not particularly good, especially if one is allergic to eggs or likes them fully cooked. Skip the included lunch and eat in one of the many outdoor restaurants - we did and the experience was great. The steep climb up to the chapel should be obvious from the pictures, but the degree of difficulty is only apparent after having done it. Overall, I'm very glad we took this tour.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, November 2006
Mont St Michel is so wonderful, I like the feeling of seeing it for the first time, emerging in the horizon.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Denmark, November 2006
Maybe I expected too much. I went early April, but after long driving, not that much to see. I'd rather choose London day trip than this one, about the same price.
Reviewed by: Hyon K, United States of America, April 2009
The tour itself was good. We were not happy with three tour guides on the bus and three explanations in three languages all day.
Reviewed by: Zully C, United States of America, June 2008
An optional audio tour would have been nice to offer since many of the participants could not keep pace with the guide but did do the complete ascent. It would have been nice to do the ascent to witness the noon mass and to have a late lunch. The restaurant is so over rated and experience was a negative to all the people at our table. The rest of the meal was mediocre.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, June 2007
The tour was great, the guides were very professional and everything was delivered as promised! I was very satisfied with the service from the tour provider however Mont Saint Michel was really too far away from Paris. It is only worth it if you are having a longer stay in Paris and have fully explored everything else. Since my stay in Paris was short, I regretted spending 10 hours on the bus. Mont St. Michel was impressive but there was not really that much to see there. I could have seen a lot more if I spend that day in Paris.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, May 2007
Although the Abbey is magnificent, nobody forewarned us that a very high, steep, 900-step climb was involved as a very important part of the tour. In spite of the difficult climb, the tour guide was in too much of a hurry, making it very difficult for many of us to keep up with her.
Reviewed by: AnaMaria G, Puerto Rico, October 2006
