Reims: Champagne Tastings & Dom Perignon Abbey Day Trip

Three Winery Tastings & Dom Perignon's Tomb in One Day from Reims

You spend the day moving between three family-run champagne estates with a driver-guide, tasting nine different champagnes and learning how each one is made. You see Dom Perignon's tomb in Hautvillers, walk Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, and eat lunch at a local restaurant, all included. The fixed itinerary means you don't have to plan transport or timing between stops yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Reims Champagne Tour and Tastings

• Sightseeing in Reims city
• Tour and tasting at first family grower
• Visit Hautvillers and Dom Perignon Abbey
• Walk Avenue de Champagne
• Lunch at leisure
• Tour and tasting at second family estate
• Tour and tasting at third family grower

The experience

The minivan is already rolling through Reims when you realize how much ground the day covers. First stop is the city itself (the Cathedral, the Champagne Houses along the grand avenues), then out into the countryside where the real work happens. Your guide, a driver who knows every village road, takes you to a family grower first for a tour and the first tasting. It's not the big houses. It's smaller family operations where the people making the wine actually talk about what's in the glass.

Then Hautvillers. The village sits on a slope, and you're standing in front of the Abbey where Dom Perignon is buried: the monk who figured out how to trap bubbles in a bottle, which is basically the entire reason Champagne exists. After that, Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, which is just what it sounds like: a street lined with grand champagne estates, some of them built like small châteaux. You stop, you look, you understand why this region matters. Lunch happens at a local restaurant (a proper meal, not a rushed thing), and then two more tastings at family estates in the afternoon. By the end you've tried nine different champagnes and you're not tired of it because each one tastes different depending on who made it and how long it sat underground.

Transport is included, lunch is included, and all three winery visits come with their tours and tastings.

What’s included

Your day includes air-conditioned minivan transport with a professional driver-guide, sightseeing of Reims Cathedral and Champagne Houses, a visit with champagne tasting at a family grower, a visit to Hautvillers and Dom Perignon Abbey, a walk along Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, lunch at a local restaurant with a main course, and two additional champagne tastings at family estates. All nine tastings and transport between stops are covered.

Before you book

Lasts 8h, runs every day at 09:30, from € 245 per person, with a live guide in English, in groups of up to 8 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:30Last departure this season: 30 Dec

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (under 3)

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by FRANCE INTENSE

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste real champagne at the source without renting a car or piecing together your own itinerary. The guide handles the driving and knows which family estates are worth your time, and the fixed schedule gets you back to the station in time for an evening train.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3).

What's included in the price?

Transport by air-conditioned minivan, professional driver-guide, three winery tours with champagne tastings (nine tastings total), and lunch with a main course at a local restaurant.

Do I need to be fit for this tour?

It's suitable for all fitness levels. The day involves walking through villages and winery cellars, but there's no strenuous hiking or climbing.

What if I have dietary requirements?

Tell the operator at booking. They'll note any dietary needs for the lunch portion.

Does the tour run in bad weather?

Yes, it operates in all weather. Dress appropriately for the season.