Top Provence Day Trips

10/10 for our tour guide Susanna! She is was knowledgeable, friendly, and was excellent all around. It’s a long day, you do the wine tasting in the morning (9am), have a break back in Aix and then do the villages in the afternoon and back to Aix around 7pm. If you’re up for a full day, book it - you won’t be dissapointed. Van was clean, comfortable and air conditioned.

This tour guide deserves 10 stars! When our train was delayed, she went above and beyond by picking us up right at the station. It was an incredibly hot day, but she never lost her enthusiasm. She patiently shared wonderful information and gracefully waited while some of the ladies took endless photos. She made the whole experience stress-free and fun!

This was the best tour I've ever taken! Célestine is a wonderful guide, she is extremely knowledgeable and very warm, caring and helpful. Everyone on our tour had an exceptional day. The lavender fields were beautiful and the time we spent in the lovely village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie was a highlight for me. The stop at the lake was gorgeous and refreshing as well (bring a swim suit!). Merci beaucoup Célestine!!

I don't often leave reviews, but this tour absolutely deserves one. I had just spent five days based in Provence and wanted to visit several places that, in my view, would have been difficult to reach efficiently without renting a car or constantly changing hotels. I had settled on staying first in Arles and then in Aix-en-Provence (both with museums I was keen to visit), but I also wanted to see iconic sites like Pont du Gard and the Palais des Papes in Avignon. This tour—which also incorporated Les Baux-de-Provence and a winery in Châteauneuf-du-Pape—made it possible to experience all of them in a single, well-organized day. I felt I had enough time to appreciate each stop, and I always appreciate small-group tours that eliminate the need to drive, park, and figure out all the logistics. All in all, this trip was an excellent value and a perfect way to see some of Provence's most famous sites. As a bonus, while in Arles I had fallen in love with the legendary Mistral winds, so it was fun to return to that part of the region one last time before heading home! Our guide, Audrey, was friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating throughout the day. One final note deserves special mention. I accidentally left my prescription sunglasses in the van after the tour. They were very important to me, and Audrey and everyone at A la Française went above and beyond to locate them and arrange for their return. That level of customer service—especially after the tour had ended—left as much of an impression on me as the tour itself.

During our time in Provence we went on two tours with Eric - Luberon and its Perched Villages and The Story of Pont du Gard. Both tours were great! We appreciated the pace of both tours and the time allotted to experience the locations at our own pace (or to sit down at a cafe if we wanted to take a break). Eric made sure we got to experience not only the sites, but also provided time for us to experience some of the small villages that make Provence so special. He also made the drives between sites more enjoyable with great history lessons and stories about what we were seeing. We were so excited the second day to learn that we would be spending more time with Eric. We would highly recommend both tours.

What a wonderful day out touring and experiencing highlights of Provence, Luberon and perched villages with a grand ending at the Pont Du Gard which is an amazing architectural sight. We enjoyed the sights and Eric was such an engaging guide with valuable knowledge about Provence and its history. Our 8 year old son enjoyed the experiences and said it is one of the best days of this South of France trip for him thus far. The minivan was also very comfortable and clean. (We originally booked for a half day tour but ended up extending it to a full day tour. There was also a lovely newly wed couple from LA touring with us today too.) Thumbs up to Eric for making our experience lovely today! Merci beaucoup!

Well paced touring experience with adequate time for snacking, dining, and comfort stops. The attentive Guide/Driver leads a small group enabling access to the sites you wish to see, and a few surprising places you may not have known about. A day well spent.

We travelled with Emmanuel to 4 hilltop villages - Gordes, Roussillion , Lourmarin and Ansouis. What a fantastic experience. We walked around the villages ourselves which was fine - 90 minutes each in the first two which were the biggest and busiest and then 45 minutes each in the other two. Emmanuel advised us what to look for and at in each village. His problem was parking the van because parking is difficult in these places- so he had to drop us off and then go a long way away and return to the designated pick up spot. He did a fantastic job and the day was brilliant - highly recommended.