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Marseille to Avignon Shore Excursion: Explore Popes Palace and Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Tour
4.3
20 Ratings
Marseille
Embark on a shared shore excursion from Marseille to Avignon and Chateauneuf du Pape. Explore the Popes Palace, stroll through Avignon’s city center, and indulge in a wine-tasting experience.
Embark on a shared shore excursion from Marseille to Avignon and Chateauneuf du Pape. Explore the Popes Palace, stroll through Avignon’s city center, and indulge in a wine-tasting experience.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Port de Marseille Fos - Porte 4 - Accès croisière & marchandises - This activity is only for cruise passengers.
You must enter the name of your cruise ship at the moment of the booking. - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Enjoy a wine tasting in one of the cellar of the village
- Pont Saint-Benezet (Pont d’Avignon) - Photo stop
- Avignon - Free time in the city of the Popes
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Port de Marseille Fos - Porte 4 - Accès croisière & marchandises - This activity is only for cruise passengers.
You must enter the name of your cruise ship at the moment of the booking. - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Enjoy a wine tasting in one of the cellar of the village
- Pont Saint-Benezet (Pont d’Avignon) - Photo stop
- Avignon - Free time in the city of the Popes
What's Included
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Tour available for cruise passengers only
- Entrance fees to monuments unless specified
- Lunch,food and drinks, unless specified
- Tour available for cruise passengers only
- Entrance fees to monuments unless specified
- Lunch,food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Embark on a collective port trip from Marseille to discover Avignon and the wines of Chateauneuf du Pape. Depart from Marseille dock with your guide and journey to the city known as the City of Popes: Avignon. Visualize the Pont Saint Bénézet, which used to span the Rhône river. As you wander through the city center, you will witness the finest…
Embark on a collective port trip from Marseille to discover Avignon and the wines of Chateauneuf du Pape. Depart from Marseille dock with your guide and journey to the city known as the City of Popes: Avignon. Visualize the Pont Saint Bénézet, which used to span the Rhône river. As you wander through the city center, you will witness the finest preserved Gothic palace in Europe : the Palace of the Popes (entry not included). Cap off your day with a wine tasting at a Chateauneuf du Pape winery. There will be a break for self-arranged lunch at some point during the day.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommanded
- Children under 4 years old are not allowed on tours
- The order of the visits can change
- We cannot be held responsible if the cruise ship company cancel the stop over at the port, less than 24 hours the tour departure. No refund can be claimed.
Location
Port de Marseille Fos - Porte 4 - Accès croisière & marchandises
Chemin du Littoral
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(20 Ratings)
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Paul_s
Sep 28, 2024
Great excursion - Great small group tour. Our guide Pepe was excellent. Weather was rough- high winds - but not their fault.
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John_k
Aug 19, 2024
Wonderful Port excursion from Marseille - A very nice, private tour to a beautiful organic winery, and then the historic city of Avignon. The tasting was great and the wine making process and terrior was explained in great detail by the sommelier. After that, Guide Laurent took us to Avignon, where he knew some great photo ops. We then had free time to explore the beautiful city, and had an authentic French meal. He returned us to our cruise ship in Marseille, very satisfied with our excursion. It was nice to see the ships massive, slow moving excursions, and not be part of that!
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Lisa_s
May 27, 2024
Wine Tasting! - Great day wine tasting, learning about the grape vines and Chateauneuf du Pape wines and region. Our tour guide was very entertaining and knowledgeable!
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Monica_k
May 19, 2024
Delightful experience! - The driver Jocelyn was fabulous! He was very fun, an excellent communicator, accommodating, knowledgeable. Avignon was delightful and the wine tasting at Domaine Le Prieure Des Papes was very good!
Unfortunately, one of the other guests was clearly sick. She coughed constantly - she should have cancelled. It was extremely inconsiderate of her to subject the other 4 people in the van to her illness. It made the drive very uncomfortable for me.
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Megan_f
Oct 31, 2023
Great, informative tour! No worries! - We had a great time with Sebastien who was very knowledgeable on the area and history. He was a great driver and provided commentary and answered questions during the 1.5 hour drive. In Avignon he provided great insights on the possibilities and the amount of time each would take.
We loved this tour and was a highlight of our vacation!
Definitely recommend to anyone visiting Marseille and interested in both wine and medieval history.
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Deann_p
Sep 14, 2023
Terrific guide and Popes Palace was so neat to see - Excellent private tour guide who drove us and then we independently viewed the cathedral on our own. She got the tickets so there was no waiting. Also had spare time for lunch, and little shopping. Also we didn’t do wine tour since we don’t drink and we had a 6yr old. So instead she did take us for a driving tour of Marseille which was perfect. Plus she took us to a grocery store so we could get a few things before getting back on our cruise ship! Awesome!
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Christian_l
Aug 22, 2024
More winery less Avignon. - Would be 5 stars if it stopped at more than just one winery for a tasting. There is enough time for 2-3 winery and less time having to roam around Avignon.
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Peter_p
Jul 6, 2024
Good driver, not a guide - Laurent was very polite and quiet and was a good driver that took us to all the spots in a timely fashion. He was not educational but answered questions when directed to him. He was not flexible in terms of letting us use the leftover time to see marseille. He did not have water for us in the van. It would be nice if he turned on the AC in the the van a few minutes before we entered it. He was not knowledgeable about Avignon history or the French papacy which is the reason why we took the Excursion. The ruin of chateauneuf du pape castle had very little history description all in french and little description by loren. Winery he chose to sample chateauneuf du pape was small and did not offer a tour. Most of the picture explanations were in French so we learned very little. The tasting was on the level of a wine store trying sell their inventory. Our time at Avignon was ours to self tour and the lunch of rabbit loaf, foie grass, was average, and Loren did not give us suggestions for restaurants.
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Susan
Aug 27, 2023
Not enough time in Chateauneuf du Pape - Unfortunately we started the tour more than one hour late, however, our experience at the one winery in Chateauneuf du Pape was excellent! It would have been a better tour if there was at least one additional winery visit in the region. The time in Avignon could have been shorter.
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Susan_a
Sep 18, 2024
Bad time! - Terrible experience, turned out we were the only people on this tour, so we’re alone with the guide, Laurent. He barely spoke to us the entire trip, but the worst part was he had a terrible head cold, sneezed, sniffled and blew his nose the entire time we were with him. Winery tour was first, mediocre at best. He then drove us to Avignon where he left us for 3 hours. We were ready to leave after 1 1/2 hours but couldn’t contact him to pick us up. I gave this 2 stars out of generosity, but really, don’t waste your time on this one!
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