Scenic French Riviera Countryside - Private Tour
Description
If you are amateurs of French art, food, and wine tasting, explore with a local guide the countryside of French Riviera, medieval villages, each with its own history and hospitality.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Within a short drive from Nice, Cannes or Monaco, you will discover a completely different atmosphere of provençal flowers & landscapes. Typical hilltop villages and kept medieval atmosphere will plunge you in historic Provence so fascinating and unique. Mougins huddled inside the remains of the old ramparts is one of the gorgeous villages in the area, that has been used by royalty and stars as well as Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Picasso, who lived his last years in a house Notre-Dame-de-Vie.
Gourdon is a typical perched village, its workshop filled with Provence produce, perfume, and local art. There is a spectacular view of the valley and the sea.
Tourettes-Sur-Loup is the last village in France whose inhabitants concentrated all their energy upon Violet cultivation, from laboring procession to finest produce, as eau de toilette, syrup and ice cream.
St-Paul-de-Vence is a village built behind the coast in medieval time, it was first discovered by painters, and later by literati and movie stars. Your guide will book you a table in a local restaurant where you will taste the most delicious dishes and the famous rose wine in the region. The lunch is not encluded in the cost of the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your guide will meet you personally at the Port of Cannes, right at the cruise ship tender arrival area. As you disembark, please walk to the official meeting zone inside the port. Your guide will be waiting for you with a sign showing your name. Please provide your cruise ship name and arrival time to ensure a smooth pickup.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is formal
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(3)
Loved visiting the medieval villages with a great tour guide! John was very informative and helpful.
Our guide, George was awesome. He was friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. The only thing that went awry was that we were not informed to go outside of the port pick up area. We waited inside the port pick up area while George was waiting outside of the parking area. Once we connected all was good. George went over the areas we were interested in and did a little research to make sure that we would be able to see all that we wanted. He even helped us get fresh macarons and have us try a local French snack. He was able to entertain and inform all in our group from ages 11-75.
Dear Gary, We're very glad that you liked our service. We hope that next time we will be able to organize everything ideally to avoid the pick-up confusion. Best Regards
For starters, our guide, Georgie, was on tine, came in and introduced himself, and was very respectful with great English skills. Our group really only knew of a few things we wanted to do and that was visit Monaco, have a good lunch, and see what Nice had to offer on a Sunday. Georgie was able to add a lot more to our schedule. He took us to Old Town, Nice and walked the flower and produce market. We were able to purchase souvenirs in the market at a fraction of the cost of the shops. After the market, we made our way to some look out points for some photos of Nice from a higher elevation. We then stopped at Eza for a hike up into the village and some great photo ops. What an exceptional place to visit with so much history. The final area we visited and spent a lot of time in was Monaco and Monte Carlo. We were able to sit and eat a fantastic lunch, see the changing of the guard at the castle along hearing about all of the history behind everything to do with Nice and Monaco throughout the whole trip. Georgia has been involved in tourism for over 16 years and the amount of knowledge he holds is unbelievable. I would recommend this trip for anyone looking to learn and be introduced to all of the little hidden gems of the region. We would not have been in able to find or see 1/4 of what Georgie showed us in a week, much less in an 8 hour guided tour.
