Reviews for Ophorus
6755 reviews
This tour met our objectives. It was four hours long- enough to visit 3 sites. The tour guide was very professional, friendly and knowledgable. Valentin spoke excellent English with a classic French accent. He provided a non-stop running monologue on the highlights of the area, WWII and the sites we visited. It was a lot of information. The weather that day was cold, at times drenching rain and the wind by the beach was gusting extremely strong so it was rather unpleasant conditions but certainly gave a small indication of the awful weather the soldiers encountered. Normandy was a day trip for us from Paris. It worked out well. We took the 8:29am train from Gare St Lazare (although the 9:30 train would have been fine too) and we returned on the 6:39 pm train arriving in Paris around 9 pm. A long day but accomplished our mission. Bayeux is a nice small town.*But go Tues-Sun as Mondays everything is closed. A few restaurants opened at noon for 1hr-45m prior to the 2:00 tours.
Product: From Bayeux: American D-Day Sites in Normandy Half-Day Tour
we loved our guide Alex and his upbeat energy and enthusiasm; he spoke perfect English. great spacious Mercedes van made it very comfortable. Naturally one day is not enough to see all 3 locations in full details, leaving us wanting to return back for more .
Product: Ophorus Provence Tours
Camille was a lovely warm lady who spoke excellent English. A very relaxing, informative and enjoyable day ❤️
Product: Ophorus Provence Tours
Fantastic half day tour to Saint Emilion with Lea. Definitely choose this tour, she is excellent. We were late but she still waited for us. She was also extremely knowledgeable and kept us engaged through the whole ride.
Product: Ophorus Tours
Great experiences! Loved the tour guide and the wineries!
Product: Vouvray wine half-day tour from Tours
A Very enjoyable visit to the beautiful villages of Dordogne, and boat ride. Our guide Lena was very knowledgeable.
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Product: From Bayeux: American D-Day Sites in Normandy Half-Day Tour
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Product: From Aix: Cassis Boat Ride & Provence Wine Tasting Day Tour
Product: Alsace: Full-Day Wine Tour & Tastings from Strasbourg
It requires a lot of...
It requires a lot of walking uphill at Les Baux to see beautiful vistas but worth the effort if you can. Camille was an excellent guide, personable yet professional. She knows so many of history’s back stories. Excellent use of time!!!!
Product: Arles, Les Baux and Saint-Remy villages Full Day Trip from Aix
Lacking
Not one of the better TripAdvisor tours I’ve been on. The two wineries we visited were fine, though I’d characterize them as Tier 2 wineries that are mostly pouring <€20 bottles, so not the sorts of places vinophiles will frequent to restock their home cellars. The real letdown was the transport itself. Two issues. First, we were jammed in like sardines. Two of us had to sit in the front seat and the middle person’s knees (mine, on one leg of the trip) were jammed into the dash. The driver said we were booked for six (and the van sized for six), but then two more people showed at the beginning that weren’t on the manifest. The driver allowed them on, so either a screw up by the operator not knowing how many people would show or by the driver letting two unticketed folks to join. Second issue was the driver, who I understand was a stand in. If he said more than 10 words in our four hours together, I’d be surprised. He could speak English, but gave us nothing in the way of insights to the region’s history or culture. Did we get a discount from the tour operator for getting an unnarrated journey - hah! Not recommended. I wouldn’t use this tour operator again.
Product: Alsace Half Day Wine Tour from Colmar
The perfect tour!
The perfect day tour! Our guide was fantastic, so passionate about the region and very knowledgeable about the history and all things wine. Three wineries + time in Beaune was exactly the right amount of things to do in that time to be left feeling accomplished without being exhausted. Worth every penny to have all the visits and driving coordinated, would've been hard to plan this kind of itinerary on our own.
Product: Dijon Wine Tour Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune Vineyards
Very nice tour!
Our group of six friends enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Helen, was fantastic. Fun, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. The three winery stops were nice. Very good wine. A stop at a smaller, family run winery would be nice as a comparison.
Product: Medoc Region Wine Day Trip with Vineyard Visits & Tastings from Bordeaux
Not worth the price
Great scenery, and St. Emilion is fabulous, the winery is lovely.... but there should have been more wine provided at the tasting, and more time to walk around St. Emilion.
Product: Saint Emilion Half-Day Trip with Wine Tasting & Winery Visit from Bordeaux
Perfect taste of French villages
Great 1/2 day experience with enough time to get a taste of the beautiful villages. Comfortable van, great tour conductor (Pauline) was very passionate and knowledgeable about the area. Does not include lunch, per se, unless you pop into a place and get a takeaway sandwich. Highly recommend.
Product: Alsace villages half day tour from Colmar
Rudolph was fun and...
Rudolph was fun and informative. He explained all about the wine and answered all of our questions. He played a game with the group where we had to guess scents in little bottles. It was so fun and interesting. The Chateau was lovely. Saint Emilion is an adorable town. Well worth the trip.
Product: Saint Emilion Half-Day Trip with Wine Tasting & Winery Visit from Bordeaux
Pascal was absolutely amazing!! His knowledge, humor, care free attitude and love for the history made the experience unforgettable. My family enjoyed the trip so much and would recommend to everyone! Thanks for being apart of our European vacation!! Happy to have the freedom we all do!!!
Product: Ophorus Normandy Tours
This was a great day. We saw so much and our guide was fantastic. He was attentive when one of the guests fell on a step to make sure she was ok. I would definitely recommend this trip
Product: Ophorus Day Trips & Wine Tours in Alsace
A really good primer for the most beautiful part of the Dordogne of which the highlight was the boat trip from La Roque-Gageac. Benoit was a knowledgeable and laid-back guide with a dry sense of humour. It was all very relaxed. I would have paid a bit more to extend the time - in order to go inside Beynac Castle or perhaps the grotto at Domme
Product: Ophorus Dordogne Tours
A great day of wine tasting in the Alsace region of France. We had a great tour guide, Laurence, and lovely wines. I’d highly recommend this tour.
Product: Ophorus Day Trips & Wine Tours in Alsace