Christina Jacobs

Review of FRANCE TOURISME - PARIS VISION

My mom and I took the day trip to Normandy Beach o...

My mom and I took the day trip to Normandy Beach on June 12, 2018. The tour was alright. The tour guide was knowledgeable, but I would have loved more in depth information on various sites we were seeing. I'm a history teacher and knew practically everything our tour guide mentioned and wished she would give more information than just the basics or had been more available for questions at the sites. I did not appreciate that many stops were skipped or cut short because we were delayed getting out of Paris (traffic) and the guide was insistent that we had to be back by a specific time even if it meant cutting stops or shortening them. The bus would drop us off and then park, but no one was ever told speficially where the bus would be. Many of us had to spend our short touring time looking for the bus or we would be left behind (our guide insinuated that people had been left behind before). When it came to lunch, we were at the meeting spot at the exact time that was given. However, our guide had already left with a small group and didn't bother to check back for others who had purchased lunch. It took 15 minutes to figure out which of the many restaurants we were to go to as we had to ask several museum employees. I felt that we didn't get as good of an experience because of the shortened stops and the constant need to make up the time that we lost on the journey. If you want more time at the beaches/museums, stay in Caen, Bayeux, or the other towns right along the beaches and do not take the trip from Paris.