Name: France & Spain
Brand: Intrepid Travel
SKU: N/A
Price: 7105 USD
Availability: LimitedAvailability
Rating: 4.5 (1 reviews)

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France

Paris

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This tour was originally sold to us by National Geographic’s as a co-branded tour led by GA adventures. About a month before the tour was to start National Geographic said they wouldn’t be involved.  After many phone calls I uncovered from Christa at National Geographic’s it was because of concerns with Covid in France.  GA planned to continue the tour with the exact same itinerary and most important to us the same tour guide(s) trained by National Geographic’s.  With this in mind our six travelers decided to proceed.  What we received was a tour leader with no National Geographic’s experience.  She had basic knowledge of the areas we visited but lacked passion and in depth knowledge particularly of Normandy and the experiences of WW2.  We had a ten minute talk at a warehouse museum filled with WW2 items salvaged from the area.  We had a 1 hour tour of the American cemetery by the free guide offered by the cemetery.  Other than that we had no qualified expert licensed tour guides in any other area of our tour, only our generalist tour leader.  All six Myers of our group were appalled at how bad this tour was and how infuriating it was to have been lied to by both National Geographic’s and G Adventures about the qualifications of the tour leader.  I will never trust National Geographic’s tours again nor ever use GA again.  Another interesting fact is that they did not request feedback on the tour we have had to individually request them to send us forms to complete an evaluation.  National Geographic representatives have not returned multiple phone calls trying to communicate our concerns about this tour.

The tour CEO (GA title for tour guide/manager) had only led one other GA tour and no National Geographic tours

Paris & Normandy Highlights

Exploring the wine region of France was something on my bucket list. I enjoyed the wine tastings, visits to the vineyards as well as the small "sleepy" towns. I especially liked exploring it via the River barge where you could sit and relax or walk/cycle along the canal.

Exploring the wine region of France was something on my bucket list

A good choice to learn about French food, wine and culture at a relaxing pace.

A good choice to learn about French food, wine and culture at a relaxing pace

The barge is well planned, from the accommodations to the sun deck. The meals were very well presented and were delicious. Our Chef was great. The activities and the places visited were very interesting. I found the trip to be very relaxing and enjoyable. All support staff were very professional but were very friendly. Our group got along very well with each other and that in itself makes the whole trip more enjoyable. A do again vacation!!!

The barge is well planned, from the accommodations to the sun deck

We will do another National Geo G adventure, probably in the spring.

We will do another National Geo G adventure, probably in the spring

Amazing food, fromage and fun! Book this trip and the trip notes don't do the trip justice! GAdventures has SO undersold this trip!