Food & Wine Tours in France

A beautiful trip through Bordeaux and the Basque Country. Zicasso's travel specialist planned a wonderful trip for us. She was very prompt and precise in her emails during the process. A well-planned trip.

We had an amazing trip to Paris, Champagne, and Bordeaux! The guides throughout our trip were exceptional and the flow of the trip was well balanced. We were happy with the attention to detail and follow-up from Zicasso's travel company throughout our stay. We would use them again on our next trip!

Over the years, we have traveled with Zicasso to Chile, Argentina, and Patagonia, and every trip has exceeded our expectations.

This year, we planned a trip to France, including the wine regions of the Loire Valley and Avignon, along with visits to the castles and gardens in both areas. Zicasso matched us with our travel specialist to bring this itinerary to life and she was exceptional in every respect. She took the time to understand our interests and planned a trip that perfectly matched our expectations. The hotels were excellent and the guides and drivers were friendly, communicative, and highly knowledgeable about the region’s history and the vineyards we visited. She was available every day and thoughtfully anticipated our needs, including ensuring that distilled water was available at each hotel for the CPAP machines used by the gentlemen. She also received our list of preferred restaurants and, without being asked, confirmed each reservation for us, an unexpected but much-appreciated touch.

As on our previous Zicasso trips, drivers were always there to greet us when we arrived at airports and train stations. The entire trip, including the hotel locations selected by Zicasso, was memorable and left us eager to return someday. Thank you, Zicasso, and especially to our travel specialist, for making this such an unforgettable vacation.

Zicasso's travel company planned a trip to the Provence region in France for me and my wife. We contacted them in March 2026 and wanted to travel in May 2026, which was sort of last-minute. Nevertheless, they did a splendid job selecting two boutique hotels, setting up tours, and arranging transfers and train tickets.

We loved the hotels, thought the tours were excellent, every driver was extremely friendly and helpful, and the train ride between Avignon and Aix went smoothly. The only thing we had to do was arrange air travel to and from Boston and Marseille. In retrospect, I wish we had them arrange the air travel, since the flights we scheduled were not great, but that's a tale for a different review.

In general, the trip was very good, with plenty of history and education during the various tours, whether walking through the cities, wine and culinary tastings, and day trips out into the country and medieval villages. The drivers were all knowledgeable and fluent in English.

For us, the downsides were disappointing hotels, except the last one, which was lovely; the one in Paris was okay, considering how small they tend to be. Also, our pick-up pool people, although issues were resolved, were a bit late and we waited quite a while to connect with them. We ended up having to find our own ride at one pint because a few times they were late when our connections were delayed and they didn’t check and take that into their consideration. All in all, taking those inconvenience’s into the mix, we enjoyed our trip.

Our trip to Provence was fabulous. The three cities, Lyon, Avignon, and Aix-en-Provence, gave us a real sense of the region. The food, wine, and tours were all magnificent. The hotels were lovely and centrally located. 

The five days in Avignon gave us a sense of the city and history.  All the guides were excellent and well informed. Our entire trip was well organized and the travel app which outlined our trip was “perfect." We were especially thankful for the drivers who were always on time.

We highly recommend our Zicasso travel expert and our travel company. We have never been disappointed with Zicasso.