Oct 12, 2026

Best day trip near Paris : Champagne & Normandy

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Deciding whether to take a one- or two-day excursion is always a dilemma when staying in Paris for less than a week. If you have just one day and want a change of scenery, keep in mind that the Champagne region is only an hour and a half from Paris. This allows our agency to […]

Deciding whether to take a one- or two-day excursion is always a dilemma when staying in Paris for less than a week. If you have just one day and want a change of scenery, keep in mind that the Champagne region is only an hour and a half from Paris. This allows our agency to pick you up right at your hotel at 8:00 AM, so you can begin touring a prestigious Champagne house (such as Taittinger, Ayala, or Moët) by 10:00 AM. The tour and tasting last nearly two hours; descending 20 meters underground into galleries carved out of the chalk is a truly unique experience. However, enjoying the rolling vineyard landscapes overlooking the Marne River—after a delicious traditional meal—is equally essential. More informations here.

Normandy is a bit further away; if you choose our gastronomic tour through meadows and half-timbered villages, it involves a two-hour drive. A morning visit to a cider producer and a cheese maker, followed by an afternoon tour of the seaside resort of Cabourg and its Belle Époque villas—it’s all perfectly doable!

The D-Day landing beaches are three hours from Paris, and Mont-Saint-Michel is four hours away. These trips are feasible if you spend the night in the medieval town of Bayeux, where our agency can recommend a hotel to suit your budget.

Please note that we have two separate booking sites: this one for Champagne and Normandy, and another at: https://private-tours-normandy.paris/

Champagne Tours is a French company that accompany you from your Parisian hotel for day trips in the most famous sparkling wine region in order to discover its heritage, its history, its landscapes and its cellars.