Top Aix-en-Provence Day Trips

Excellent introduction to this colorful and charming city. Our guide, Sarit, shared interesting and intriguing historical information during this tour. She was knowledgeable, humorous and experienced as a guide in Aix. We are not French-speakers and she is fluent in both French and English. She made some excellent recommendations of local eateries, shops and sites. We went back to 5 of them (!) and appreciated her tips. They were all great. We learned so much and enjoyed every minute of this walking tour. Highly recommend and would absolutely tour with Sarit again.

My spouse and I chose this experience for our anniversary and that choice turned out to be fantastic. Riding out into the countryside to see the lavender fields amidst the beautiful countryside and stop at a winery was such a pleasant way to spend the evening. I won’t state the name of the winery as that is part of the fun-sign up for yourself and find out. You won’t be disappointed.

The guide, Vincent, was very thoughtful in preparing us at the beginning and was very patient with the group. The bikes were super and very trail worthy. The value was truly amazing in that we were on the tour for close to 4 hours with a diversity of terrain from single track to some roads. The views of the mountains and a beautiful lake were amazing. We felt safe the whole time and Vincent was very nice and welcoming with the patience to alternate between French and English explanations.

What a lovely tour! Ivanna was an exceptional tour guide and very personable. After having several various city tours around the South of France during the week, Ivanna’s tour of Aix was the most thorough and educational. She spent two hours reviewing everything from early city establishment, to cultural and architectural evolution, covering local art history, incorporating stories (including historical scandals!) with facts regarding architecture, and pointing out and explaining important city land marks. It was a well-researched and well-paced tour with just enough information on each topic, yet welcomed questions with ready responses. Ivanna was in communication with us the week and day of the tour to confirm times and meeting locations, which was appreciated. Also offered her favorite restaurants and good stores. She made the afternoon very enjoyable and we left Aix with a better understanding of the town and culture than just wandering around on our own with guide book would have offered. Recommend bringing a water bottle in the summer heat, parking garage Rotonde for central town access for those driving in for a day trip. I cannot recommend this tour enough!

Meeting point outside the tourist information centre, which was easy. Lovely drive to the lavender fields with Anthony, our very knowledgeable driver. He took us to some lovely locations and we even got to see the lavender being harvested, amazing smell! Then onto sunflower fields and some great photo opportunities. Finished with a tasting and talk at an olive oil production facility. Lots of products to buy - olive oils, lavender and local wines - I recommend the rosé! Knowledgeable attentive driver who even gave us some restaurant recommendations, thank you Anthony. Great experience, so glad we didn’t try to hire a car and do it on our own!

We were so fortunate to have our guide, Thais, showing us the details and beautiful history of Aix. Besides getting the sample delicious food, we gained a deep understanding I appreciation for this beautiful city and its role in French history. Would highly recommend for anybody looking for a combination of delicious food sampling, and local history of Provence! .

Fabienne was exceptional in touring us on a walking tour in Aix-en-Provence. Her educational explanations of the history was so well explained and use of visual pictures as well. The combination with local food selections was delightful. She is so pleasant to be with and we felt like we knew her for years. Don’t hesitate to book with her.

The little medieval villages of the Luberon district are really worth a day tour. At this time of the year however (late November) they are a bit like ghost towns as most of the shops are closed particularly at Gourds as it is not tourist season and inhabitants tend to leave. But without a lot of tourists it is easier to admire the architecture and landscape. Our guide Remy was great. My only complaint is that we were in a car with 7 of us and as Australians we are used to fresh air and tend to get claustrophobic and uncomfortable in the closed areas with the same hot air circulating. I am an asthmatic and had to ask to move from the back to the front of the car as I was having trouble breathing. I was pleased to get out of the car at the end. We never understand in Europe and America why houses are so closed up and even in our accommodation travelling through Europe when it is 0 degrees outside we need at least a gap in the window to let some fresh air in and the stale air out otherwise we tend to get sick.