Van Gogh Half-Day Tour from Avignon
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Avignon, France
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Be inspired by Van Gogh’s Provence on this 5-hour small-group tour from Avignon and learn how the region’s extraordinary light affected his work. See the real-life locations depicted in Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night Over the Rhone’ and ‘Café Terrace’ as you explore historic Arles, then visit Carrieres des Lumieres for multimedia shows and Saint Paul de Mausole where the troubled artist was hospitalized for over a year.
- Small-group tour by minibus
- Choice of morning or afternoon departure
- Visit Carrieres des Lumieres multimedia shows
- Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Driver/guide
- Tickets to Van Gogh's room.
- Tickets to Carrières des Lumières included
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Visite Avignon40 Cr Jean Jaurès, 84000 Avignon, France
Please meet your driver-guide in front of Visite Avignon - 40 cours Jean Jaures 84000 Avignon
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Arles
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Les Baux de Provence
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Carrieres des Lumieres
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
St. Paul de Mausole
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum numbers apply : 4. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 34 reviews
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A great outing to learn all things Van Gogh and see some beautiful scenery also. Thierry was an excellent guide, lots of knowledge to share.
Also loved the art show in the cave!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are pleased you enjoy this tour with our guide Thierry -
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Provence Panorama
We had a great day immersing ourselves in things Van Gogh. Lucky to have the urbane and knowledgeable Thierry as well as the delightful and also knowledgeable Celine as our guides. They made us feel like the tour was created especially for us.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of this tour. We are pleased you had a great time discovering Van Gogh 's life with our two expert guides.
Thank you
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Provence Panorama
Wonderful experience, great way to see Carriers as well as the Van Gough sites as well. We had a wonderful experience! Thank you for a great time.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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We are so pleased you had a great time during this Van Gogh tour -
Thank you
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Provence Panorama
A great day trip for Van Gogh lovers. Terry pointed out lots of interesting tidbits of history as we toured.
Several locations on this tour and overall it was great. Our tour guide was very informative. The Van Gogh tour was amazing with great photo opportunities. Our group highly recommends this tour
The small group size made the experience more intimate and friendly. In fact, three of us had drinks together afterwards! A little more time at Carrieres de Lumieres would be nice, just because it is so amazing.
The tour is a perfect opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh around Arles. We were next carried away to the heart of art by the digital, immersive exhibition in a former limestone quarry at Carrières de Lumiéres. It was a great half-day experience, and our guide was informative and engaging.
Nicolas was a wonderful guide. Very informative, kind, and fun to be with. He was a very safe driver, the van was quite comfortable, he took really good care of us. Thank you for a great day!
Seeing where Van Gogh lived, worked and ultimately was hospitalized helped bring his story to life.
Attending the light show of art at Carrieres des Lumieres was a fascinating experience.
Our guide was exceptional. He asked what we were interested in and covered our areas of interest. The Carrieres de Lumieres is a not to be missed visit!
Fred is a knowledgeable, professional,pleasant guide. We liked him a lot..
Despite the cold rains, we managed an interesting afternoon.
Fred was willing to take us to bucket list Arles venues and even loaned me his cardigan sweater.and umbrella …. we were under dressed due to wrong weather reports.. Even hearty Canadians get cold.!
His Impressive cultural & architectural knowledge much appreciated..
What a treat to have this private tour ….in a new Mercedes..!
Thanks for a great tour of Arles ++.. W. Easton..
The history
Scenery
Tour guide knowledgeable, he did not rush
We visited places Van Gogh stay while learning the history
Response from Host, Apr 2022
We are delighted to know that you enjoyed our tour and we thank you for the compliments addressed to our guide, we will not fail to tell him.Looking forward to receive you in Provence for a next visit.
I had a wonderful time. Our group is small with me a solo travelers and two other ladies so we were able to take it slow and the guide (Thierry?) gave us amble time at each stop. He is very knowledgeable about Vincent Van Gogh and makes us feel at ease with the way he guides us through each observing point. Carrières de Lumières was magnificent and again, we were given enough time to watch the whole show. I had so much fun as a solo traveler and I felt very bad that I forgot to leave tips as the driving back to Avignon was so comfortable that I got very sleepy and just wanted to head back to my airbnb. So 5 stars from me and thank you for an enjoyable experience.
Excellent guide Jacques led our small group through the Van Gogh places. Really nice to see those places and beyond. Amazing multimedia show in Carrieres des Lumieres, really worth to see and we had enough time, as we were very flexible. Time flied so quickly. Merci.
Jacques was a perfect guide, knowledgeable and kind, and let us linger for longer than the tour should have lasted and showed us special places upon request that we were interested in seeing. 10/10 wonderful day discovering Provence through the eyes of Van Gogh.
Had like slight miscommunication with tour agency but was al good and sorted. We were lucky to have our own private tour with Jacq. Weather also wasn't great. Guides english isn't greatest, but good enough to have conversation and make it interesting. Has pleasant manner and knowledgable about region and sights in area. Started with Van Goh tour visiting sights of note in Arles, but highlight was definitely Carrieres des Lumieres worth it just by itself, all other hack tours didn't have this incorporated so super glad with this decision. Ended tour at small village Les Baux with picturesque views of valley and some interesting little shops, we didn't spend long here but use it for some photo ops. Then drop off back at hotel, he even offered to drop us off at papel palace super nice guy.
Great trip with Julian and he gave us extra time which is definitely needed. Would have been nice to go to the Van Gogh shop at the hospital but it was closed for lunch?
A superb guide in Jacques...very informative, comfortable and memorable!
eine äußerst interessante Tour mit guten Einblicken in das Schaffen + Leben von Vinzent van Gogh, beeindruckend "„Carrières de Lumières“ in Les Baux-de-Provence
Response from Host, Nov 2019
Thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed your travel in Provence. See you soon in our beautiful country.
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