Excursion d'une journée à Arles et en Camargue avec Aigues Mortes
Description
Profitez d'une visite en petit groupe au départ d'Avignon pour découvrir Arles et Camargues avec un Guide expérimenté. Au cours de cette journée complète de visite, vous visiterez Arles, où art et histoire se rencontrent en parfaite harmonie, puis vous irez à Aigues Mortes (ville fortifiée du 13ème siècle) où vous aurez le temps de marcher sur les murs et de voir la Tour Constance du 13ème siècle. Un arrêt de 2 heures à Aigues Mortes comprend la pause déjeuner. Vous verrez également la Camargue, et ses flamants roses, chevaux blancs et taureaux noirs dans leur habitat naturel. Vous visiterez ensuite les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, un mignon complexe touristique côté mer et visiterez également le parc de la réserve d'Oiseaux (entrée incluse)
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Une visite à pied à Arles vous guidera à travers le merveilleux mariage de l’histoire de la fin de l’art.
Découvrez une ville fortifiée qui fut le point de départ des croisés au 13ème siècle. Le roi Louis IX (plus tard béatifié Saint Louis) choisit cet emplacement pour partir en bateau pour Jérusalem pour les 7e et 8e croisades. Pause déjeuner dans l'un des nombreux restaurant de la ville historique. L'entrée à la tour de Constance du XIIIe siècle et la promenade au sommet des murs surplombant des lacs salés colorés sont incluses.
Parcourez le lac de Vacares, le paysage sauvage et préservé de la Camargue, où vous pourrez admirer les chevaux blancs, les flamants roses et les taureaux noirs dans leur habitat naturel. De nombreux arrêts photo
Ce petit port de pêcheur a également l'église du 9ème siècle et vous pouvez également admirer la couleur bleue de la mer Méditerranée.
Le Parc Ornithologique est le site idéal pour découvrir, observer et photographier une myriade d'espèces d'oiseaux dont des centaines de flamants roses dans leur habitat naturel.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés par un adulte
Avis(60)
We had an amazing day visiting Arles, Aigues Mortes, Sainte Maries and the Camargue Natural Park. It was a long day but our guide- Ann, provided a wonderful experience. She was informative, helpful and a pleasure to spend the day with. Kay and Kathy
Great experience, highly recommended! Competent and friendly tour guidance; everything went wonderfully and matched the description!
Anne from Time 4 Provence was an excellent tour guide and we learned a lot about Arles in our walking tour, and in the van as she explained the area during our drive. Although we enjoyed our day overall, I think the tour could be improved by shortening or eliminating stops at the end of afternoon. It’s a long day. I’m confident that everyone in our van did not want to spend 45 minutes in Ste Marie’s de Les Mers strolling through beach souvenir shops following shops in Aigues Mortes. It could have been a drive by or a Mediterranean photo stop. The hour at the bird park was also a bit lengthy.
We would take your remarks into consideration but the experience can be quite different depending on people and the time of the year. It was a very hot day and it was quite crowded at the Sainte Maries seaside resort. Most people enjoyed the 1 hour we give at the bird reserve park. 🥹
Anne was a great guide with lots of knowledge of the history of this area. She was friendly and engaging and allowed us time to explore each place we visited.
Natalie was a delightful tour guide who shared much information about the area as we drove to the different points of interest. In Arles, she provided a guided walking tour. Aigues-Mortes was a highlight—a beautifully preserved walled city. We enjoyed the local specialty dish (gardiane de taureau) for lunch. Loved seeing the flamingos!
Anne was a great tour guide, enthusiastic, a font of knowledge and great fun. She was helpful and provided unique insights. It was a full day with surprises, Spanish dancers and more. We were lucky to go as there were only 3 of us, so Anne took us by car. As we were already in Arles, Anne agreed to meet us there, rather than having to get to Avignon first. It was wonderful to get to the ornithological park. The flamingoes were wonderful
We had an amazing day with Anne as our guide and driver. The trip is very diverse and at the end of the day you feel like you’ve seen so much. We were miraculously not rushed - always time for coffee / lunch / ice cream but I think I would love to come back to some or most of these places for a few days next time… very special. We started the day in Arles with a walking tour and a short coffee break. We then proceeded to Camargue area, saw some beautiful white horses and bulls; arrived at Aigues Mortes an intact walled town where you can walk the full circle on ramparts. There was also a bull festival going on with lots of people and music. We also visited a beautiful town Saints Maries de la Mer - which was so relaxed, sunny and pretty… do climb up to the church roof if you are there. And finally we spent some time with flamingos and many other birds in a bird reserve and it was so beautiful… we only had an hour and one can easily spend half a day. Pre-sunset time is absolutely the best there. Thank you Anne for a great tour :).
I was disappointed with the 'wild' ponies as they belonged to a farmer and we just drove past a field of bulls, didn't stop!
We did so many other things during that tour. Visit of both Arles (walking tour) and Aigues Mortes and the bird reserve park for instance. I’m sorry you were disappointed with the Camargue horses which all belong to bull farms and are therefore not wild. As for the bulls, we saw them but did not really stop. Have I have known you wanted to stop, I would have gladly done it.
A very enjoyable day. We visited Arles and visited the main sites related to Van Gogh's time in Arles. We also visited Aigues Mortes and walked the ramparts of the town. We didn't see any wild horses. It seems there are few of them left in the wild but did see them in ranches where you can do trail rides. Saintes Maries is a small town and I would have preferred less time here, though we did sit at the beach for a while and looked out on the Mediterranean. The last stop was an ornithological park. Lots of flamingos and other birds and would be appreciated by birdwatchers.
We were so happy we decided to book this tour. It was such a great experience. I loved the variety of what we saw; ancient cities, the Mediterranean and the ornithological park. I have never seen or heard so many birds in one location. It was amazing. A highlight for me was seeing flamingos for the first time. We especially loved the way the tour was organized. Our guide provided history and other useful information and then we had time to wander and discover on our own. Kelsey was a delightful tour guide. I would highly recommend her as well as this company.
