Champagne Day Trip — Reims & Épernay
Two Champagne houses. One expert guide. The real story behind every bubble.
Duration
~10 hours
Group
Private
168 reviews
4.9 / 5
From
€872pp
What's included
Not included:Tasting fees (~€40pp at each producer) · Lunch in Reims (~€50pp — guide recommends and pre-books on request)
Highlights
- Independent grower (récoltant-manipulant) — terroir-driven tasting
- Grand Maison cellar in Épernay — architecture and scale
- Reims Cathedral — coronation of 25 French kings
- Avenue de Champagne — most expensive kilometre in France
- Private vehicle — no shared coach, no fixed departure
- Harvest season Sept–Oct — vineyards at their most dramatic
What it actually feels like
There are two Champagne days. The famous houses with their grand façades and their global brands, and the family growers — récoltants-manipulants — who actually farm the chalk. We do both, in that order.
The morning is at the grower: a vineyard walk, a cellar tour, a three-cuvée tasting, and a real conversation with people who make wine from grapes they planted themselves. Lunch in central Reims, in front of the Gothic cathedral where twenty-five kings of France were crowned.
The afternoon is on the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay — the most expensive kilometre of land in France, with billions of bottles ageing in chalk cellars beneath your feet. A Grand Maison private cellar tour and tasting closes the day. Hotel drop-off by six.
Practical information
Meeting point
Hotel pickup, Paris
Duration
~10 hours
Group size
Private — your group only
Pickup
8:00 AM
Languages
English (primary). Other languages on request.
Availability
Operates year-round. Live availability via the booking calendar.
Meals
Tasting fees (~€40pp at each producer) · Lunch in Reims (~€50pp — guide recommends and pre-books on request)
Privacy
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers.
Step by step
- 018:00
Hotel pickup
- 02
Drive to Champagne region
~1hr 30.
- 03
Independent grower
Vineyard walk, cellar tour, 3-cuvée tasting.
- 04
Lunch in Reims
Guide pre-books on request — not included.
- 05
Reims Cathedral
Exterior briefing — coronation of 25 kings.
- 06
Drive to Épernay
- 07
Avenue de Champagne walk
- 08
Grand Maison cellar tour & tasting
Private cellar visit and tasting.
- 09~18:00
Hotel drop-off, Paris
Frequently asked questions
Is this tour really private?
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Yes — 100% private. Only your group, never shared with strangers. The price from €872 per person is based on a private group of 2.
Where do we meet?
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Hotel pickup, Paris. Pickup time: 8:00 AM.
How long is the tour?
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~10 hours. Operates year-round. Live availability via the booking calendar.
What's included — and what isn't?
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Included: Private guide, Private vehicle, All transfers. Not included: Tasting fees (~€40pp at each producer), Lunch in Reims (~€50pp — guide recommends and pre-books on request).
What languages is the tour available in?
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English (primary). Other languages on request.
How do I book, and is the price per person?
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Use the live booking calendar on this page for instant confirmation. Prices are per person and start from €872 based on a private group of 2 — the per-person rate decreases as your group grows.
Per person, from
€872
Based on a private group of 2.
100% private — only your group, never shared with strangers. · Live availability via the calendar.
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