OUR TRIP TO FRANCE WAS THE BEST TRIP EVER!!!
France | Oct 4 - Oct 14, 2023

Mary
Mary V.
Ahwatukee Foothills, AZ | Reviewed on Oct 23, 2023

In our fifty years of marriage, we have traveled to many places. However this trip to France planned through Kimkim and the AMAZING AMANDINE was the best one ever!!! She gathered our input and created a dream itinerary to enable us to explore that beautiful country to get an excellent overview for the next time we visit!. Each tour was interesting and different and every tour guide was knowledgeable in whatever area or activity we were exploring. Favorites were Chef Fred and our French cooking class in Paris including a visit to the market for our ingredients. Axelle took us on the best food tasting and walking tour in Lyon providing some of our favorite memories! And the Seine dinner cruise was a beautiful (and delicious!) way to spend our last night in France. Amandine arranged all transportation as well from airports to hotels to train stations etc. and each driver was friendly and courteous. She was immediately available when we couldn't find one driver right away and in no time we were in touch with him thanks to her. She listened to our input regarding the type of hotels we especially like and found the perfect ones that offered a variety of styles, great locations and excellent accommodations. Deepest thanks and gratitude to Amandine for the best 50th Anniversary trip we will forever cherish! She is truly a gem and it was a special treat to get to meet her and thank her in person!

Activity Reviews
Paris Dinner Cruise
Paris Dinner Cruise
Paris

Great service and the food was delicious with a variety of items to choose. Otherwise was the perfect way to either or begin a trip to Paris. The sights along the Seine were beautiful!

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
French Cooking Class with Market Visit
French Cooking Class with Market Visit
Paris

Chef Fred was kind and friendly and it was great fun to chat while walking to the subway to ride to the market and then shopping for the ingredients once we decided on our chosen meal. Getting to cook in his Parisienne kitchen and learn delicious recipes was a fun experience and one of our favorite activities in Paris! Plus he promptly emailed them for us to try at home.

Quality of Experience
Learning to cook and then eat some delicious French food was a great experience.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Chef Fred was exceptional and we would highly recommend this fun activity!
Transport
We walked and then rode the subway.
Food Tour Lyon Old Town
Food Tour Lyon Old Town
Lyon

We loved meeting Axelle! She was so knowledgeable, friendly and fun. It was a treat trying the variety of offerings at each stop and learning so much history along the way. This was one of our most favorite memories of our trip!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Axelle was a wonderful tour guide! The stop at Shop de la Rue and samplings of the wine, meats, cheeses and bread in their underground stone area was a great experience! The shop owner's son and partner was funny and adorable!!!
Transport
Axelle met us in our hotel lobby and we walked through the streets of Lyon together.
Local specialist: Amandine Dumas
Amandine
Amandine Dumas
Local specialist in Villefranche sur SaƓne | Replied on Oct 26, 2023

Mary, George,
It was lovely meeting you! I don't have the words to say how touching your words are. This trip has been a real pleasure to co-organize together throughout this year! I hope you'll have wonderful memories of it, and that we'll meet again soon in France or the United States ;)
See you soon, Amandine ^^