Discover Provence for three days and two nights from your Avignon based tour. Your Provence tour will begin with a pickup at the Avignon TGV station when your train arrives from Paris.
The touring is not private, but rather the group minivan tours offered on a daily basis from Avignon (minimum of 2 people). The itinerary below is an example of a tour over a three day period.
- Tour days: Daily throughout the year
- Duration: 3 days and 2 nights
- Included: Guided touring to Nimes, Uzes, Pont du Gard, Les Baux de Provence, Gordes, Saint Remy de Provence, Arles; 2 nights accommodations, breakfasts, 2 dinners, transfers and transportation
- Vehicle: Van or Minicoach
Tour Price for the Best of Provence Tour is based on a minimum of 2 people with accommodations as follows:
- One person is $1077 in a 2** hotel; $1212 in a 3*** hotel
- Two or more people: $825/person in a 2** hotel; $895/person in a 3*** hotel (For Single supplement, add $115 in a 2 star hotel; $165 in a 3 star hotel)
- Accommodations in a 4**** hotel upon request
Best of Provence Tour Day 1: Avignon, Nimes, Uzes, Pont du Gard
Your Best of Provence tour begins with a morning transfer from your TGV from Paris arriving at the Avignon TGV to your Avignon hotel.
In the afternoon, you will do a tour to Nimes for the visit of the Roman amphitheater and to see the temple Maison Carree. The tour will continue to the medieval town of Uzes to admire the fabulous site of the Pont du Gard, the best preserved part of the Roman aqueduct.
Dinner and overnight in Avignon.
Best of Provence Day 2: All Provence in a Day
Your Provence tour continues today at the Pont du Gard. The Pont du Gard is the Roman aqueduct from 100 A.D. and has been well preserved.
Then you’ll visit the Pont du Gard, remains of Roman Aqueduct from 100 AD.
The Best of Provence stops at Les Baux de Provence, a perched village in Les Alpilles de Provence. Les Baux is one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France and has the best shopping of the day.
Next, you will stop near Saint Rémy de Provence in Glanum. Glanum is one of the oldest archeological sites in Europe. The settlement was started in 100 B.C. and the Triumphal Arch and Cenotaph have been preserved.
Your Best of Provence tour next drives to the Luberon. You will visit Roussillon, the ocher town famous for its red and yellow ocher cliffs. It is also classified as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Next stop is Gordes. Gordes is a perched village and was built completely with dry stones fromthe landscape. Gordes is also one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
You will visit a Lavender Museum to discover the flower symbol of Provence and learn about the distillation during the harvest.
Dinner and overnight in Avignon
Note: Free time for lunch and market in Gordes (on Tuesday), St. Rémy (on Wednesday), and Ile sûr la Sorgue (on Sunday). The order of visits will then change accordingly.
Best of Provence Day 3: Arles and Van Gogh in Provence
Explore St. Remy de Provence where Van Gogh painted flowers and landscape.
Your last stop in the Best of Provence tour is Arles. Your walking tour in Arles explores the Roman amphitheater and Saint Trophime Cathedral. Your Arles sightseeing takes you to La Maison Jaune, Le Cafe la Nuit, and Le Jardin de l'hotel dieu all painted by Van Gogh.
Your Best of Provence tour ends with a transfer to the Avignon TGV station in the afternoon.
Tour Price for the Best of Provence Tour is based on accommodations in a 2 star hotel and the rate per person is according to the group size:
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