Provence in One Day Small Group Day Trip from Avignon
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Provence in One Day Small Group Day Trip from Avignon

By A la Francaise! Provence
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Spend the day exploring the Provençal countryside with a small group on this full-day tour. Explore medieval towns, UNESCO-listed attractions, and Luberon hilltop villages with your guide. Avoid the worry of navigating in a foreign language. Instead, sit back in a comfortable, eight-person van as your guide imparts local insights and history during your scenic journey.
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Ages 4-99, max of 8 per group
Duration: 10h
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Live guide: English, French
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Highlights
  • Explore UNESCO–listed Pont du Gard with your guide
  • Visit Roussillon, Gordes, and other top area destinations in one day
  • Small group size allows a more personalized tour experience
  • Hassle-free, round-trip transportation from central Avignon

  • Driver/guide
  • Transportation in air-conditioned minivan (8 seats)
  • Pont du Gard entrance ticket
  • Entry/Admission - Pont du Gard
What's not included
  • Lunch, Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pick up / drop off
  • Pont du Gard museum entrance ticket

Start your morning with pickup from central Avignon and settle in for a daylong journey through the Provençal countryside. The first stop is a guided tour of Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be an ancient work of art. Then, continue south to the medieval village of Les Baux de Provence. Take time to explore the stone-built town and enjoy lunch (own expense), and then continue the tour to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Finally travel to the Luberon region known for its picturesque hilltop villages and vineyards. The area is known to have inspired some of the world’s most loved artists. Your last stops of the day include Roussillon, Gordes (photo stop only), and La Fontaine de Vaucluse. Your tour ends with a drop-off back in Avignon.

Start:
  • Office de Tourisme d'Avignon, 41 Cr Jean Jaurès, 84000 Avignon, France
    Meet your guide outside the Tourist Office of Avignon.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3555VP_04

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    • Most travellers can participate
    • Children under 4 years old are not allowed on tours
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
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    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

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      Meet your guide outside the Tourist Office of Avignon.
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    • A la Francaise! Provence
      4.5 of 5 bubbles949
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    • dianerK169NM
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      We enjoyed this wonderful tour. Emile was our guide. He was very knowledgeable of the area. I would recommend this tour.
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    • bac26
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      A Nice Afternoon to the Chateauneuf du Pape region from Avignon
      This afternoon wine tour with A la Francaise Provence was informative and enjoyable with 2 winery visits and a stop at a high area for photos. The first stop at Chateau Fortia could have been more informative and "less rushed". The second stop was more information and let us enjoy the tasting while listening to the presentation. Our driver was friendly and answered all of our questions. Thank you for a nice tour. I rated the afternoon tour 4 out of 5 based on a rushed experience at the 1st winery and no cheese or crackers offered at either winery while tasting. I'm glad I had a good lunch prior to the tour.
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    • kateaA9987DU
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Small vignettes of Provence.
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    • Anne D
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      Disappointing experience
      Wine tour was not a highlight, two winery visits, 7 tastings and driving through grape vines to fill in time? Person at first winery was not friendly and seemed to be not that interested in answering questions about the wine. This experience deterred me from booking any other tours from Avignon.
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    • EC97225
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      Excellent tour with flexibility. Just enough and satisfying. Very engaging, friendly and knowledgeable tour guide.
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      This tour was specifically tailored for sailors stopping in port on a cruise, and I was sailing solo on Virgin Voyages. The tour was called "Shore Excursion: Aix-en-Provence and Cassis." Our lovely guide, Ines, met our small group of seven at 9:00 right as we left the port area. Short walk. Super easy! The van was a Mercedes, and the drive to Aix was lovely. Ines was so friendly and knowledgeable and shared so much interesting history with us. She walked with us for a short time in Aix pointing things out, and then we were on our own to explore. Aix is called Little Paris for a reason. Simply adorable. From there we drove back to the coast to the village of Cassis. She took us to a look out point first (incredible) and then we drove down into the village. Some of us took a boat ride which was breathtaking. I enjoyed some local wine and just had a lovely day all around. We were back to the ship by 4. I can't recommend this tour enough! The company, A la Francaise is very easy to work with and helped me out tremendously because I left my bag of souvenirs in the van. Amelie went to a lot of trouble to get them shipped back to me in the US. I am so glad I booked directly with them and not through Viator.
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      Wine tasting in Provence
      Florian (I am sorry if I spelled this wrong) was our amazing guide for our afternoon wine tour. He was so nice and informative. Our tour was in English, and there were only 6 of us total. He personalized the tour, he was easy to understand, and you could really tell how much he loved Avignon, Provence, and the wines produced there. The booking provided clear and easy meeting point instructions and everything ran smoothly.
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    Courtney B
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Family
    We enjoyed the overview of Provence for our first-time visit to the area, as well as the small group experience which was well worth the extra cost. Our driver and tour guide, Bridget, took good care of us. Highly recommend for first time visitors to Provence. We stopped at many villages (including lunch stop at Roussillon) and had a quick walking tour of Saint Remy. A highlight was UNESCO world heritage site Pont du Gard (1st Century Roman aqueduct), which is a must-see. One note of caution: Those who suffer from motion sickness should prepare accordingly for the day on the road.
    Written 16 October 2023
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    Bonjour Courtney, We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and our guide Brigitte. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Team A la Française !
    Written 18 October 2023
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    Karen W
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Couples
    Oliver was our amazing guide for this beautiful day. He was animated and informative. Our tour was in English, and there were only 5 of us total in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. Oliver personalized the tour, he was easy to understand, and you could really tell how much he loved Avignon, Provence, and all of our sights, especially the aquaduct.

    We had a wonderful time with Oliver on 29/8/24.

    The booking provided clear and easy meeting point instructions and everything ran smoothly.
    Written 2 September 2024
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    Bonjour, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another memorable experience. Team A la Française!
    Written 4 September 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Chica Aventura
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2022 • Solo
    I had a fantastic day with Robin as our guide. He has good knowledge, excellent command of English, and a great sense of humour. Platinum service include making sure that we were dropped off as close to attractions as possible and providing excellent and concise information about what, where and when efficiently.
    The places we visited were all very different and it was an excellent use of the available hours to see all 6 major highlights.
    Written 24 September 2022
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    We are glad you liked the tour and our guide Robin! Thanks for your feedback. We hope to see you on other tours! best regards, A LA FRANCAISE TEAM
    Written 26 September 2022
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    Jessie R
    Portland, OR6 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good in theory and spirit, but poor execution. We were a large group and got divided up into two vans. About half way through, my van had to go back to Avignon to pick up people who had booked just a half day tour, resulting in less time for lunch in one of the villages. Since we then had new people, some of the same information was repeated. The two vans had different experiences, timings, and information.
    Our guide, Jerome, was hustling to give us a good experience and stopped at a few extra sites, which was appreciated. However, we drove around in circles, took short cuts that actually took longer, and it was clear there wasn’t a set established driving route. Also, we were driving waay to fast and still it took 11 hours. Maybe less is more?
    The website advertised a skip the line experience at Pont de Gard so I thought that included the museum/experience/top of the aquatic-duct, but really it was just access to the site itself.
    In the end, we did make it to all the sites as advertised, mostly, but it was an experience and a little more finisse is needed.
    Written 21 May 2022
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    Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry for these disappointments. It is true that Jerome always does everything to satisfy the customers. We hope you have another new and easier experience with us. Best regards A LA FRANCAISE TEAM
    Written 22 June 2022
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    Splanknon
    1 contribution
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    June 2022 • Couples
    I read reviews here and tried to follow them up to see if I wanted to spend a day this way. They were mostly true. What I missed is this. If the company wants to adjust, it will. We ended up with what amounts to two half day trips because the company put half day people with us in the morning and then in the afternoon. Driving back to Avignon is a big waste of time (like an hour and a half?). The tour is very rushed as it is. For instance, we only drove through St Remy. Had I known this could happen, I would have cancelled. We still had fun but it felt too irritating to recommend
    Written 9 June 2022
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    Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that you did not like the program. We have organized full-day tours without returning to Avignon and half-days. We try to offer as many tour combinations as possible for our customers. Thank you for your understanding. A LA FRANCAISE TEAM
    Written 22 June 2022
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    Lily M
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    June 2023
    This tour offers experience of different parts of Provence, mainly in Luberon. Opportunity to see some nice little towns, Roman monument of Pont du Gard and some nature gems. Itinerary is well designed- packed, but not exhausting. Mini van was comfortable and our guide Florian was very nice and experienced and ready to answer all our questions. This tour is not focused on lavender fields, although we have seen some on our way. The tour started and finished on time, pick-up was according to the plan.
    Written 24 June 2023
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    Hello , We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Team A la Française !
    Written 27 June 2023
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    ValMacCalgary
    Calgary, Canada122 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2022
    We were extremely pleased with our small tours on October 1 and 2. The bus was a great size, and the driver was good. We loved our tour guide, Lucy, she shared wonderful information and moved at our pace. We were able to take photos and walk a little slower when needed.
    I appreciate your flexibility when our numbers were changing and when we flipped the two days. I would highly recommend to anyone to use your company. Thank you!
    Written 12 October 2022
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    Thank you very much for your positive feedback for our guide Lucy. We hope to see you again soon on other guided tours to discover the region with A LA FRANCAISE! Best regards...
    Written 16 October 2022
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    Relax684827
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    July 2022
    A fun trip around Avignon. Our tour guide (Jérôme) was both knowledgeable and experienced. He gave special attention to both the rhythm of the whole group and of individuals/families with special needs. When I go back to Avignon for the theater festival, I’ll certainly take the tour again. You just can’t get enough of Provence, can you?
    Written 26 July 2022
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    dear customer, Thank you very much for your kind message. We pass on to our guide Jerome! It's true that we never get tired of the Avignon region... see you soon for other discoveries! Best regards, A LA FRANCAISE TEAM
    Written 28 July 2022
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    Yeti00
    Grand Haven, MI132 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2019
    When I planned my visit to Provence, I saw that there were many places that I would not be able to visit owing to not driving and the lack of time. This tour gave me the opportunity to get a true taste of Provence by seeing many of the sights that I would have skipped. Pont du Gard, les Baux, St. Remy, Gordes and other towns in the Luberon were on the itinerary with a lot of free time at each allowing exploration. This long (10 1/2 hours) and exhausting day did for me what I could not do for myself. Thank you!
    Written 20 September 2019
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    jsR7663AF
    Canberra, Australia37 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2019 • Couples
    We did a day trip with Provence Reservation leaving from the Avignon Tourist Information Office. The company was very responsive to our queries during the booking process. Our guide Remi was knowledgeable about the area and friendly. For the first part of the day we visited the towns of Rousillon, Gordes and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. In each place we were given about an hour to explore on our own. This was a great part of the day, and we were lucky to have good weather – Remi knew the best places to stop for good photo opportunities. We had to buy our own lunch in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. Recommend ordering food before walking up to the spring as it is about 20-30 minutes return walk and we didn’t have much time to eat afterwards (although we were allowed to eat food in the minivan if needed). In the middle of the day we returned to Avignon to collect more people for the afternoon. This felt like it added a bit of time to the trip as we had to navigate the Avignon traffic. In the afternoon we had a brief stop at some Roman ruins near Saint-Remy-de-Provence before visiting Les Baux-de-Provence for about an hour and then Pont du Gard for about an hour. It was a long day, from 9am-7.30pm, with a lot of driving, but it was a good way to see the different parts of Provence while leaving the driving and navigating to somebody else. Overall recommend this tour.
    Written 1 May 2019
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