Who are the best luxury tour operators for France?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 14 luxury tour operators say on their own websites that they plan or sell trips to France. Of them, Juniper Tours, Enchanting Travels and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own France page says, with the trip, length or price where it names one.
Who are the best luxury tour operators for France?
The 14 luxury tour operators below say on their own websites that they plan trips to France; Juniper Tours, Enchanting Travels and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Compare what each sells there, then how each company protects your money.
Apsley Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Books ski stays in Courchevel 1850, including suites at Les Airelles, Cheval Blanc Courchevel and Le K2 Palace.
- Website
- apsleytravel.com
Backroads
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- France
- Runs a 6-day Bordeaux & Dordogne Active Culinary Walking Tour from $5,999 per person.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Carrier
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Arranges France holidays at hotels such as Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort in Provence.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2968 covers its flight-inclusive holidays. As an ABTA member (number V0391) it says bookings are financially protected under the Package Travel Regulations if it becomes insolvent.
- Website
- carrier.co.uk
Enchanting Travels
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Offers a 10-day custom trip, France: Landscapes, History and Wine, through Normandy and the Loire Valley, from US$5,290 per person.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 3,298 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- enchantingtravels.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- France
- Runs Celebrating Southern France, a 9-day group trip in autumn 2027, at $25,450.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Indagare
- Best for
- Tailor-made trips booked as an agent
- France
- Runs a hosted journey, Provence with Page Knox: In Search of Light, from 22 to 28 April 2027.
- Founded
- 2007
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 17 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- indagare.com:443
inGamba
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- France
- Runs cycling trips in France, including Burgundy, 9 to 15 May 2027, from US$9,650.
- Limits it publishes
- Private trips suit groups of 8 or more, with a minimum of 10 for trips in September and October.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.6 out of 5 from 37 reviews, newest 27 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- ingamba.pro
Jacada Travel
- Best for
- Tailor-made trips booked as an agent
- France
- Designs private France journeys, including an 8-day Luxury Paris and the Loire Valley trip and a 9-day Exploring Provence trip.
- Founded
- 2008
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 55 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,621 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- jacadatravel.com
Juniper Tours
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- France
- Plans trips to France, one of the 23 destinations it specialises in.
- Founded
- 2020
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- junipertours.com
Ker & Downey World Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Offers France through the Ages, a 16-day, 15-night journey in its History & Culture collection.
- Website
- kerdowney.com
Red Savannah
- Best for
- Tailor-made trips booked as an agent
- France
- Sources villas and bespoke experiences in France, from truffle hunting to private wine tastings.
- Money protection
- For flight-inclusive package holidays, money paid to a travel agent it appoints is held for the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust; no ATOL number is shown.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 85 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- redsavannah.com
The Luxury Holiday Company
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Sells a 7-day tailor-made holiday to Paris, the Loire Valley and Champagne from £3,855 per person, excluding flights.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- theluxuryholidaycompany.com
Travelive
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- France
- Plans France itineraries such as Discover Provence & The Riviera and Grand Wine Tour: Champagne to Bordeaux.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 33 reviews, newest 24 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- travelive.com
VBT Bicycling Vacations
- Best for
- Guided group trips
- France
- Sells a 6-day Beaujolais Self-Guided Bike Tour from $2,945 per person.
- Money protection
- Shares the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program with affiliates of Xanterra Leisure Resort Holdings, which posts the US$1 million with USTOA; the shared sum may be sufficient to provide only a partial recovery of payments if VBT fails.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.1 out of 5 from 48 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- vbt.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
4 of the 14 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Carrier: ATOL number 2968 covers its flight-inclusive holidays. As an ABTA member (number V0391) it says bookings are financially protected under the Package Travel Regulations if it becomes insolvent.
- Red Savannah: For flight-inclusive package holidays, money paid to a travel agent it appoints is held for the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust; no ATOL number is shown.
- The Luxury Holiday Company: Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
- VBT Bicycling Vacations: Shares the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program with affiliates of Xanterra Leisure Resort Holdings, which posts the US$1 million with USTOA; the shared sum may be sufficient to provide only a partial recovery of payments if VBT fails.
Which of these publish a price for France?
6 of the 14 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
Which other companies on this page plan trips to France?
Juniper Tours has the most Google reviews of the 14; these 3 share the same kind of trip by its Best for label.
- Backroads: Group departures and private trips
- GeoEx: Group departures and private trips
- inGamba: Group departures and private trips
Who to contact first
Start with the 4 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
France tour operators: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
4 of the 14 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Carrier, Red Savannah, The Luxury Holiday Company and VBT Bicycling Vacations. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
6 of the 14: Backroads, Enchanting Travels, GeoEx, inGamba, Jacada Travel and Travelive. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Juniper Tours, Enchanting Travels and Backroads, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says it plans or sells trips to France, with the trip's name, length or price where the page gives one. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 4 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.