CONNEXION CHAMPENOISE · From Reims
CONNEXION CHAMPENOISE picks you up behind Reims Cathedral in a Land Rover Defender, drives up into the vineyards of the Montagne de Reims and pours at least two glasses of brut with the city below. Pick it when you've come by train and have two hours, not a whole day.
The meeting point is 3 Cours Anatole France, behind the cathedral. The first 75 minutes are a guided drive with photo stops along the champagne routes and wine trails, up to the highest points of the vineyards. The last 45 are in the Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park, with a tasting of Brut Tradition, at least two glasses, and the view back over Reims. Groups stop at eight, and the tour runs in French and English.
It is a ride and a tasting, not a cellar visit. No house or village is named, and you won't see chalk galleries. Pair it with a cellar you book yourself: Pommery and Mumm both start at EUR 30 in 2026, and Pommery opens all year except 25 December and 1 to 2 January. Or slot it in after a morning at the cathedral and before the TGV home.
The listing rules out pregnant women, people with back problems and babies under one. Dress for the weather. You're outside for much of the two hours, and the operator suggests a sun hat, sunscreen and water.
Meet at 3 Cours Anatole France and climb into the Defender.
A guided drive with photo stops along wine trails and up to panoramic viewpoints.
At least two glasses of Brut Tradition in the Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park, with Reims in view.
Drop-off at 3 Cours Anatole France, where you started.
★★★★★Enthusiastic guide and a beautiful route through the vineyards.
★★★★★What a unique and informative way to see the vineyards.
★★★★★A beautiful excursion with a charming and knowledgeable guide!
★★★★★A very nice and informative walk with passionate people! Recommended
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No. It's a two-hour drive through the vineyards with a tasting of at least two glasses of brut in the Montagne de Reims park. For cellars, book a house in Reims yourself or take the afternoon tour from Reims.
At 3 Cours Anatole France, behind Reims Cathedral, and it finishes there too. There's no hotel pickup.
Yes. The TGV from Gare de l'Est takes 46 minutes, so a morning train, the cathedral, lunch and this ride fit easily into a day. Our Reims or Épernay guide has ideas for the rest of the day.
Pregnant women, people with back problems and babies under one year, according to the listing.
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