France · BRITTANY TOURS
Good brittany tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review the Nantes CityPass for transport, museums, Machines de l'Ile, cruises, tours, and seasonal activities across 24 hours to 7 days.
“Unfortunately most of the attractions that we wished to visit using the day pass were closed.”
Sail Brittany’s Bay of Quiberon or Morbihan Gulf at sunset aboard a stable catamaran, with sea views, an aperitif, and flexible booking.
“Le cadre de navigation et les navigateurs étaient top nous n’avons pas vu passer les 2 heures malgré une météo incertaine qui finalement nous a offert quand même un coucher de soleil magnifique. Je recommande vraiment. Merci pour ce beau moment.”
Review of Carnac’s 90-minute Segway tour, with menhirs, hilltop views, patient guides, pricing, practical tips, and booking advice.
“This was a surprise for my family. They loved it. We had a lot of fun running around on the Segways. Our guide was very patient and helpful with those who took a little more time to get used to the Segways. Although he kept apologizing for his english, we never had any issues understanding what he was telling us. He was very knowledgeable with the local history. I love history and seeing the stones at Carnac was a highlight of our trip. I was worried when I booked the trip that it would be a long ride on the segways to see the rocks and then a quick pass…”
Explore Mont Saint-Michel, Cancale, and Saint-Malo from Rennes in one small-group day with a local guide and coastal views.
“It was an extremely well organised and fun trip. Thankyou for a great time:)”
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Review of Brest’s 2-hour walking tour, covering its castle, wartime past, Capucins arts hub, local stories, and cable-car views.
“Beautiful visit of Brest in an atmosphere where humor was never far but very informative about the life of the city.Auto-translated”
Review of Brittany’s Glénan sailing day, with catamaran comfort, island stops, aperitifs, picnic advice, price, and practical tips.
“Journée très très agréable ! Journée ensoleillée, assez de vent pour bien naviguer, paysages superbes, dauphins à l'horizon, bons cocktails !Bref chouchoutés par un équipage au top Fred et Nicolas. Journée détente, je conseille vivement !”
Review of Brittany’s sunset catamaran cruise from Concarneau or Port la Forêt, with sailing, an aperitif, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“bemlle petite croisière qui donne envie de faire plus la prochaine fois. équipage très sympa et à l écoute. joli moment”
Ride a Segway through Carnac’s forests, coast, tumulus, and Kermario stones with a lively bilingual guide in a small group.
“Excellent moment ponctué de découvertes, d’humour, d’anecdotes. Merci Alex pour ta disponibilité, ton sens de l’humour et les informations très intéressantes distillées tout au long de la balade en Segway. Souvenir mémorable !! 👍👍👍”
Tour Château du Bois-Huaut near Nantes for vineyard views, cellar history, eight wines, a sommelier class, and a bottle to take home.
“What a lovely vineyard to visit! Our tour guide was the 5th generation of families to have worked the vine and her knowledge was excellent. But not as good as the wine! Welcoming and wonderful - well worth a visit!”
Step into 15th-century Dinan with Barbe, a costumed guide who brings medieval building, warfare, and daily life to the ramparts.
“La visite commentée par Barbe. Très facile à comprendre, et a imaginé. C'est une belle histoire...notre histoire. Merci pour cette expérience enrichissante. A faire et où refaire.”
Review the Rance Canal boat trip from Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, with Dinan views, guide Lola, pricing, logistics, and booking advice.
“Relaxing and interesting ride on the canal. Lola the guide and operator gave us coffee, cookies and a lovely tour of the river and countryside.”
Sail from Port du Crouesty into Morbihan’s Gulf entrance, take the helm, and enjoy local Breton food and drinks in a small group.
“Super bateau et super skipper pédagogue et sympa, qui prête la barre et donne les conseils nécessaires. Apéro avec produits locaux. Ambiance cool grâce à Pierre et son humour. On a beaucoup aimé, mon fils s est réconcilié avec les vagues et moi le pâté Henaff! Mais pas que...expérience à tenter! merci Pierre!”
Review of the Quiberon to Belle-Île ferry: 50-minute crossing, Le Palais, island trails, costs, tickets, pets, and practical tips.
“I had bought the ferry tickets from Trainline in the UK, and discovered that the QR codes on them had to be converted to actual tickets when we got to the port at Quiberon. However this was done efficiently by the staff there.”
Explore Nantes privately with a local guide, shaping a flexible walking tour around its history, art, sights, food, and your own interests.
“It was great. I’m surprised at how little the guides get paid compared with what we pay for the tour!”
Learn French cooking in rural Brittany with Poul and Niall, six nights of meals, wine pairings, small classes, and time for Mont Saint-Michel.
“I can't recommend this cooking school enough. I have taken many one day cooking courses both inside and outside the US, as well as longer non residential cooking programs, but none of them compare to this program. Chef Poul is a fantastic chef and teacher and his partner Naill manages most everything else, including making lovely cocktails before dinner and rendering Brittany advice.”
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