Our France Travel Specialists

Zicasso’s travel specialist planned a great trip for us, with experiences that we will always remember.
Highlights:
The Eiffel Tower experience.
Cheese tasting experience.
Palace of Versailles.
Bike tour in Avignon.
Private boat charter in Saint-Tropez.

The trip was a dream come true. The Zicasso travel company provided excellent service.

Excellent experience. Probably paid more than we should have, but the trip was seamless. We are spreading the word to use Zicasso’s travel company any chance our friends get.

Zicasso's travel specialist planned such a wonderful trip! Everything was perfect! We loved all our guides. They were so knowledgeable and kind. They made each place come alive. The restaurants were wonderful! Every recommendation she made was exceptional. The drivers were wonderful. This truly was a trip of a lifetime.
Merci.

Overall, we had a wonderful experience. The people were friendly, the sights great, and the food was outstanding. The heat was challenging, especially in Paris. The jet lag also weighed on us the first week. We felt more energetic the second week. Your tour app was very easy to use and I liked having all the tickets there.
Both hotels were great. Especially having air conditioning in the heat. Really enjoyed the very personable staff at our hotel in Paris. Super-friendly all around. Would highly recommend our hotel in Paris. We had a great suite in Nice and everything was excellent at our hotel in Nice.
Paris and Nice were two different experiences - both great. Easy to get rides in Paris. Nice not so much. Greatly appreciated the arrangements you made to get us from airports to hotels to trains to hotels to airport. Removed a lot of stress. The people you arranged were all excellent.
The food was terrific. Really enjoyed your list to assist us. Having breakfast prearranged at the hotel was a great way to start the day. I did not appreciate the amount of time necessary to have lunch and dinner as it is the opposite of American quick eating.
Marie really enjoyed her French cooking class in Paris. The restaurant in Paris was an experience. Very good, but expensive. The restaurant in Paris was a great experience, but a little warm in the evening. We had two charming couples sit next to us that Friday evening: an English novelist and his daughter, and a couple from Australia who are involved in the Grand Prix racing business.
The hotel in Cannes treated us very well. Linda showed the staff pictures of her parents on their honeymoon there in September 1945. The staff presented my wife with a gift bag and we had an outstanding lunch there.
While you may not have viewed the pace of the travels as too busy, my wife thought it was busy, especially with long lunches and long dinners. Her pace at age 78 was much slower than Marie, who is 19 and does hiking.
My wife would have liked another day in Nice to go into the Monaco casino at night.
At Versailles and in the museums, Marie would separate from my wife and me, which caused my wife some anxiety (I ignored it as she is 19).
We did limited strolling in Paris because of the heat and because my wife’s legs got tired. She had more energy in Nice.
The Musée d’Orsay has one floor with Van Gogh, which is mobbed. The other floors were not terribly crowded. We should have started with the floor with Van Gogh. We really enjoyed the museum.
We enjoyed Versailles, but it was very hot that day and we were there in the heat of the afternoon. We did not see the outer buildings as we were whipped by the heat.
We really enjoyed Sainte-Chapelle and did not feel rushed.
We postponed the boat ride until 6:30 p.m. as it was so hot. Good that the tickets were flexible.
We saw the Eiffel Tower during the day and at night (with the dinner at the restaurant in Paris).
On the Sunday drive with our driver (he was charming) it was busy, yet afterward I felt maybe we did not allocate our time the best. Again, having no real appreciation for where we were going or the time to get from place to place, it is easier in hindsight to suggest adjustments. Part of this also was lack of alignment of my wishes, those of my wife and those of Marie.
All three of us agreed that the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild & gardens was a highlight. We loved the lunch and desserts as well. We had plenty of time as well and a beautiful day to visit.
We enjoyed our visit to Cannes, as the hotel visit was very emotional for my wife and they treated us very well. The time went very fast. In hindsight, I and Marie would have liked the boat ride and snorkel from Cannes, but not enough time.
On Wednesday we took a taxi to the neighborhood of the Matisse Museum and nearby monastery and gardens, and then walked down to the Chagall Museum where we had a great lunch under the trees while the museum was closed for the lunch period.
Marie and I also enjoyed going to the top of Castle Hill behind our hotel and walking through the park. We went swimming in the sea twice. Also enjoyed the pool at the hotel.
Thank you for your services in arranging a great trip.

The hotel and tour arrangements were extraordinary. I have taken many group tours and this exceeded them all. Perfect pacing!! Wonderful tour guides and fascinating tours. Everything went perfectly!

Zicasso’s travel specialist was outstanding. Will definitely use him again and recommend to friends and family. He was easy to work with, had excellent communication, great ideas, and was exceptionally pleasant.

Our trip to France was truly exceptional, and we are very grateful for the care and expertise that went into planning it. The itinerary, accommodations, excursions, and overall logistics were thoughtfully organized, allowing us to enjoy the trip without having to worry about the details.
What stood out most was the Zicasso travel company’s responsiveness when unexpected issues arose. Immigration in Brussels was significantly backed up, causing us to miss our scheduled train. The team responded quickly and efficiently, arranging new tickets for a later departure so we could continue our trip with minimal stress or disruption.
We also had one tour guide at the beginning of the trip who did not meet the quality or professionalism we expected. After we shared our feedback, the company took our concern seriously and promptly issued a credit for that tour. We greatly appreciated that they listened, acted fairly, and stood behind the quality of the experiences they arranged.
Overall, the trip was amazing. The service, attention to detail, and willingness to resolve problems quickly gave us confidence throughout the journey. We would absolutely recommend this travel company to others and would be happy to use them again for future trips.