Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Mont Saint Michel Day Trip submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Wow! By far the best thing I did on my trip to France. Mont Saint Michel is a place like no other in the entire world. The drive each way actually doesn't feel as far as you'd expect it would. I was hesitant about it, but there are wonderful window views on the bus so it goes by quickly. The food at the lunch was decent, but not the best. It's an omelet filled with fluffy egg whites, salmon with rice, and an apple tart. From the restaurant, I couldn't see the mont from my position, but there are windows all around the room that offer other phenomenal views. The trip in the monastery was very informative and we had plenty of time for photos. There are quite a few stairs though leading up to the top and back down, so take this under advisement before attending the guided tour. We were not given much time to shop afterwards (about 35 minutes) but over all, we had a blast and I wouldn't hesitate to take the trip again.
Reviewed by: baileywahler, May 2012
Well organized, comfortable bus good guide and a wonderful destination.
Reviewed by: john oz, May 2012
Skip the lunch, that wasted an hour and a half and head straight for the abbey. No time to wander around we had to to right back to the bus after the tour. Incredlibly crowded. They should ban strollers and dogs!
Reviewed by: Mary B, May 2012
It was a good trip and worth doing – but it was a very long day – forget views of the mount lunch they cram you up in a corner of the room with no views (the restaurant was not busy - plenty of seats with views but not for viator?) – Guides and drivers very good
Reviewed by: Slim, May 2012
Our guide's "English" was very difficult to understand. She was also conducting the tour in Italian and spend half of her time speaking in another language. We got almost nothing from her commentary.
The ride to Mont Saint Michel was very long and then we wasted a tremendous amount of time stopping for a bathroom and coffee break because we couldn't use the restroom on the bus.
The service at the restaurant was very slow and the food was mediocre at best.
After the very sub-standard tour of Mont St. Michel, we were only give 1 hour to explore. Considering, part of that hour was spent walking back to the shuttle that took us back to the drop off point and then walking back to our bus - we really only had 40-45 minutes on our own.
I do not recommend this tour. It was way too expensive for what we received, which was mostly a ride on a bus for a very long time.
