Provence Exploration: Scenic Countryside, Heritage, Wine and History grouped from Marseille

Embark on a full-day tour from Marseille and explore the scenic countryside, heritage sites, and rich history of Provence. Indulge in fine wines and visit Avignon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Les Baux de Provence village.

Duration: 11 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Les Baux de Provence - Free time in the medieval village
  • Pont du Gard - Admire the best preserved acqueduct from the Roman time.
    The museum entrance is not included.
  • Avignon - Free time to discover the Papal city
  • Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Enjoy a wine tasting in one of the winery of the village
  • Aix-en-Provence - On certain days,…
What's Included
  • Guided local insights
  • Climate-controlled transport
  • Exclusive wine tasting experience
  • Access to the iconic Pont du Gard
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Entrance fee to Popes’ Palace and Avignon’s bridge
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a full-day journey from Marseille and discover the astounding scenery, rich history, and famous wines of Provence on this tour. Travel to the heart of the charming Provencal region with a knowledgeable local guide by minivan. Visit Avignon, regarded as the city of the Popes, and marvel at the iconic Popes’ Palace. Roam around the castle ruins…

Location
Radisson Blu Hotel, Marseille Vieux Port
Quai de Rive Neuve
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Emily_c
Sep 26, 2024
Incredible whirlwind tour of Provence - Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He spoke English very clearly too. The sights we got to see were incredible, and the way we saw them all in one day was ideal for a short time in Provence!
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Likestotravel15
Sep 8, 2024
A very FUN Day in Provence - I had a very nice day-long introduction to Provence on this tour. We had a good size group of 6 people with Sebastian as our guide. The order in which we saw the different sights was a little different than in listed in the tour description, but as long as the Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine tasting is last (if you swallow), the order really makes no difference. The tour was well-organized, from pickup in Marseilles, to driving to all the different sites in a comfortable, air-conditioned van, to having an adequate amount of time in each location to look around (understanding that this is an introduction to Provence). Sebastian did an exceptional job as our guide: very courteous, knowledgeable, engaging, and funny! He took good care of our group from beginning to end, and because of this experience, I would definitely consider other tours offered by this particular company if/when I am back in the area. Importantly, I was also able to sign up for this tour as a solo traveler, something which is not available with some other tours offered on Viator.
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Zhengyuanmun
Aug 20, 2024
Highly recommended if you want to see and experience a lot in a day - It was a great experience. Very balanced itinerary and a lot of time given to explore at the most interesting places. Laurent was great! Very knowledgeable and attentive.
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Lulu
Aug 14, 2024
Amazing route - Very reasonable route! Very satisfied with our guide Laurent. He is very pleasant. Avignon and Pont du Gard, amazing!
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Patricia_d
Aug 5, 2024
Fabulous experience - Our guide, Morgane was fabulous! She was informative…polite…a joy to be with. She explained everything in detail and answered our many questions. We say sites that we would have never seen if it wasn’t for this tour. Well worth the cost and time!
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A151cldanielk
Jul 9, 2024
Well worth the money - The tour was offered by Provence Tours. We took another tour that was also offered by Provence Tours and really enjoyed both tours. Our driver/tour guide was Laurent. Laurent was very knowledgeable, friendly, funny, excellent driver and also was available to take those priceless photos. The van was comfortable and the air conditioning worked well. In both instances in which we took tours with Provence Tours, we found the vans to be first class, clean, comfortable and the air conditioning worked well. The highlight of the tour for us was number one wine tasting in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region and a visit to Les Baux. We have previously the roman aqueducts in other countries so the Pont du Gard was what we expected and we were actually a bit underwhelmed by Avignon, perhaps from the poor lunch experience we had there. Anyhow the red wines at the winery we visited were amazing. Based on visiting several wineries in Europe and drinking a lot of rose during this vacation, we have a new found appreciation of European wines and seek them out when we go to our local wine stores in the U.S. Les Baux was an amazingly cool little town from a distance. Unfortunately, but perhaps not unexpected, upon walking through the town, it is clear that shops predominately occupy the cool little stone houses/structures so it lost a bit of its charm, at least for us. The second stop was Pont du Gard. We had ample time to walk on the old roman bridge/under the aqueduct, something we probably couldn't do in the U.S. The bridge goes over a small river and in the distance a castle is visible. Definitely a good experience. Avignon was a pretty cool experience and we had 3 hours to explore. Unfortunately for us, we really picked a lemon for a restaurant (Le Venaissin). It is partially our fault as we didn't properly vet the restaurant via proper searches and relied/let our guard down after seeing all the people eating at the restaurant. Our order was very basic but it literally took 45-50 minutes for the food to arrive. As time was a bit of the essence, losing 50 minutes waiting for our food to be served was a costly mistake. Additionally, when the food arrived it was just o.k. Definitely the worst meal we had during our vacation in Provence. Anyhow, after finishing our lunch, which took about 5 minutes, we headed out and tried to explore the town as fast as we could. We liked the town, at least what we could see within about 2 hours but didn't love the town. We also came away with the impression that we were fortunate to have chosen Aix-en-Provence for our place to stay as we had strongly considered staying at Avignon as well.
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Rita_b
Jun 18, 2024
Amazing - Amazing guide Morgane The itinerary the company offered was not rushed Lots of time given to visit the sites
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Adam
Aug 21, 2024
Fun day, great Guide - As a solo traveller I had a fantastic day on the A Day in Provence Small Group Tour. Everyone on my tour was very friendly and our Guide Morgane was very knowledge and and made the tour a lot of fun, in both English and French! As a Solo Traveler, I had a fantastic day on the A Day in Provence tour. Everyone in my group was very friendly and our Guide Morgane knew all the sites very well whether in English or French!
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Camille_a
Jun 17, 2024
Interesting sights, beautiful towns, cramped vehicle - Too many people in too small of a van. This van should hold 5 adults maximum. Sights were beautiful, but guide just dropped us off in the towns and expected us to figure everything out.
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Karen_t
Sep 1, 2024
just a driver - the guide did not give much information . the locations were good. the guide do not speak fluent english
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