Sep 27, 2024
Ophorus guide Anne was great! - Anne was a great guide - very animated, very knowledgeable, and always putting the guests’ interests first. The boat ride was nice, but the speaker on the boat trip needs to change his narrative. I listened to the French because it is impossible to listen to the English version on the headphones while he is speaking. He made a lot of jokes that even the native French speakers did not get, and a lot of them were political jokes. That is totally inappropriate for a vacation tour with tourists of several nationalities. Loved Beynac and la Roque-Gageac. Enjoyed Domme, but we did not have enough time there. All in all, the tour and our guide Anne were top notch, and I realize they have no control over the narrator on the boat, but perhaps Ophorus could make him aware of the discomfort he causes.
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Sep 12, 2024
Excellent half day tour of the Dordogne and its Villages - Benoit was very good and knowledge and despite the rain in places our group of 6 had a great time on the half day tour.👌👍
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Sep 24, 2023
To discover, for the greatest pleasure - For the second time passing through this village, with as much pleasure in wandering there, and seeing this English artist again, hiding in the attic, to find him he will be in this old and magnificent building facing the church, you will be surprised .
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Sep 24, 2023
Great trip with a great guide - Excellent trip with a super guide, visiting 3 beautiful villages and a 50 minute boat tour. Timings were good, and we had enough time in each place, with extra information from our guide who was very knowledgeable. Good shoes such as trainers are needed as there are steps and some steep paths, so flip flops not a good idea. I would definitely recommend this trip.
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Sep 22, 2023
Dordogne villages - Anne gave us a lovely introduction to the villages in the area and their history. Super viewpoints across the river valley and an enjoyable boat trip on the Dordogne, where we learnt about historic trade on the river. Everyone in our group was friendly.
Beynac is quite a steep descent by foot from the top. Less mobile people might want to travel back down in the vehicle.
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Sep 21, 2023
Great tour - Doing the half day tour if this beautiful area in a small group with English commentary was perfect. Anna was a fantastic guide with a great sense of humour.
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Sep 21, 2023
Delightful Dordogne - a must see! - The tour provides a great introduction to some of the beautiful medieval villages of the Dordogne valley, particularly for those who do not have a car to get around. The cruise down the Dordogne River on a traditional Gabarre is also a highlight and the best vantage point to get photos of the villages & castles. The tours are with small, manageable groups, and the van comfortable and air conditioned. I was fortunate to have Anne on all three tours I did in the region with Ophorus. She was fantastic - knowledgeable, good fun, accommodated everyone’s needs which made the tour special for me! Highly recommend especially if you don’t have a car.
The tour company do such an amazing job that I think they should offer full day village tours so that travellers can spend more time in each of the villages and/or see more of the villages (especially for travellers who don’t have a car). Thank you Ophorus…I had a wonderful experience!
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Jul 7, 2024
Dordogne trip - Boat ride along the Dordogne.
Visits to 2 beautiful Towns.
Good guide called Ann
Could have done with more time in Domme to explore or have a drink and enjoy the view
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Sep 18, 2023
Nice way to spend an afternoon. - Lovely trip through 3 typical villages, each with something unique to it. Ann was a great guide and driver. My main issue had to do with the boat ride. It was all in French and while we were given Audio guides, what we heard was completely different and not at all current compared to what the tour guide was saying. I understand enough French to know the difference and the experience was very disappointing.
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Jun 3, 2024
Ophorus was a disappointment - After seeing positive reviews I contacted them to ask about private or small group tours. I was expecting something similar to my highly successful experience with Context Tours in Italy.
This experience was terrible. Marion was slow to respond. She kept trying to treat my friend and I as a couple going so far as to book us in one room and sending me a single bill though we repeatedly told her we were two individuals who required individual bills and separate rooms. She insisted on booking our hotel in Sarlat but screwed around until we had no lodging options except for a tour group hotel that was very basic. It turns out she booked us for a series of their standard daily tours rather than helping us plan something special. The guide was okay, nothing special, and frankly we saw more interesting things on our own than they arranged. The total cost of the tour and hotel were far higher than the value provided. It is very easy to plan a better experience for yourself than to rely on Ophorus.
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