Connexion Champenoise · From central Reims
Connexion Champenoise collects you behind Reims Cathedral in a Land Rover Defender, drives up into the Montagne de Reims vineyards and pours at least two glasses of brut with the city below. Pick it when you have two hours, not a whole day.
The meeting point is 3 Cours Anatole France, just 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 guides speak French and English.
It's a ride and a tasting, not a cellar visit. No producer or village is named, and you won't see chalk galleries. That makes it a good partner for a house 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. Cellar in the morning, Defender after lunch, and you've seen the hill and the vines without leaving Reims for long.
The listing rules out pregnant women, people with back problems and babies under one. You're outside for much of the time, so dress for the weather, and the operator suggests a sun hat, sunscreen and water. Free cancellation runs to 24 hours before.
Meet at 3 Cours Anatole France and climb into the Defender.
A guided drive with photo stops along wine trails and up to 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 at least two glasses of brut in the Montagne de Reims park. For cellars, book a house 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.
The cathedral, a cellar on the Saint-Nicaise hill, or the Museum of the Surrender, where Germany signed its surrender on 7 May 1945. Our things to do in Reims guide has more.
Pregnant women, people with back problems and babies under one year, according to the listing.
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Two hours in a Land Rover Defender through the Montagne de Reims vineyards, with a brut tasting, from behind Reims Cathedral.
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