France Family Vacations & Tours

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.

Zicasso's travel agent planned a fantastic trip for our family to Paris and Normandy. We would not have thought to go to Normandy and it was the perfect choice. Using the travel app made everything a breeze. Our Segway tour and baking class in Paris were so fun and the suggestion to visit the Eiffel Tower at night was a huge hit. Our hotels in Paris, Bayeux, and St. Malo were beautiful, and the customer service was wonderful at each. We had amazing guides for our D-Day tour and Mont-Saint-Michel.

We had an amazing time on our travels from Paris to the D-Day beaches of Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, and the Loire Valley. Our Zicasso travel specialist was an excellent communicator and adjusted quickly when the heat wave in Paris resulted in a couple of changes to our itinerary. We felt very well supported throughout 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.

Our trip to the South of France was absolutely amazing. We went to Nice, Provence, and Lyon. Zicasso’s travel specialists planned a fabulous itinerary and every detail was thought of. Each hotel was spectacular, the tours were great, and our travel specialist even made all of our restaurant reservations. I would work with them again in a heartbeat.

My daughter and I overall had a fantastic trip. It was arranged on very short notice, and I really appreciated the travel agent working with us with such short notice. The hotels we stayed in were excellent. Originally, we had requested 2 beds, but both places we got 1, and we were able to make it work. We were able to get to all the sights we were hoping to see, and had excellent tour guides for both private and small group tours. I would have liked to have more information for what to expect on some of those tours, for example, our trip to the lavender fields/Valensole included a stop at a lake with the option to swim. We had no idea, so did not bring swimsuits. Our trip to Cassis was listed as a 5 hour tour, but was scheduled in a way that it was basically the drive to Cassis, the boat ride through 3 of the Calanques, and a very short time to sit on the beach before driving back. We did not have time to eat lunch before the trip back, and the timing of the drive back meant that restaurants were also closed back in Aix when we returned. Finally, we would have liked some input- we had read about the Camargue area, but didn't expect it to be basically people's ranches. That was a disappointing day. Still all in all an amazing trip.