Small Group Marseille Shore Excursion : Avignon & Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Tour

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Marseille, France

7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most of your time ashore in Marseille, and enjoy a cultural day out, with this full-day, small-group tour. In the morning, depart directly from Marseille’s port, and travel in a comfortable vehicle. Your first stop is Avignon, where you’ll have free time to explore and see UNESCO-listed splendors like the Palais des Papes and the Pont d’Avignon. Drive to Avignon, the majestic city of the Popes. Take a look at Saint-Benezet bridge, famous for the children's song “Sur le Pont d'Avignon”. You will have the possibility to visit the Popes' Palace which is the biggest Gothic-styled Palace in Europe (entrance not included).

Round-trip transit from the Marseille port makes logistics seamless
A small-group tour keeps things personal
Visit city of Avignon and discover its UNESCO-listed highlights
Enjoy a guided wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

What's Included

Wine tasting
Driver/guide
Port pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Tour available for cruise passengers only

Entrance fees to monuments unless specified
Lunch,food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pick up / Drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Port de Marseille Fos
13015 Chem. du Littoral, 13015 Marseille, France

Pickup details

Please wait your tour guide at the exit of the ship/cruise terminal, do not start to walk in the port area. The tour departs from the pier shoreside. Once you disembark, whether there is a terminal building or not, your local tour guide will be waiting at the exit with a sign with your last name. The local tour guide will greet you and walk you to the transportation. This is important not to follow the green line on the floor. Please Note: It is important that you refrain from strolling about the harbor area and just go to the meeting location.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Port de Marseille Fos (Pass By)

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Pont Saint-Benezet

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Avignon

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
Minimum drinking age is 18 years

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommanded
Children under 4 years old are not allowed on tours
The order of the visits can change
We cannot be held responsible if the cruise ship company cancel the stop over at the port, less than 24 hours the tour departure. No refund can be claimed.
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

4.3

based on 22 reviews

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France Tour - Frantastisc!!!

Robin_D, Sep 2025

You will be guided by the most knowledgeable, polite tour guide! He was the best I have every experienced in my many years of traveling!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! We're thrilled to hear you had such a great day with our guide. He help create a relaxed and enjoyable experience. We're so glad it felt like traveling with a friend. We hope to welcome you again for another adventure! Best regards, A LA FRANCAISE!

Our guide Marion was...

Sallie_T, May 2025

Our guide Marion was fantastic. Shared lots of information while on drive. Free time in Avignon was perfect for visiting the Popes Place and this quaint town.

Response from Host, May 2025

Bonjour, Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time with Marion, she's indeed a wonderful guide with a passion for sharing the beauty and history of our region. We're also glad the free time in Avignon allowed you to explore the charm of the town at your own pace. We hope to welcome you again soon on another tour through Provence! Best Regards, A la Française

Great excursion

Paul_S, Sep 2024

Great small group tour. Our guide Pepe was excellent. Weather was rough- high winds - but not their fault.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Bonjour, Thank you for this nice comment and every details ! We are happy that you enjoyed the landscapes of Provence as well as the tour with our guide Pelayo. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another memorable experience! Best regards Team A la Française!

Bad time!

Susan_A, Sep 2024

Terrible experience, turned out we were the only people on this tour, so we’re alone with the guide, Laurent. He barely spoke to us the entire trip, but the worst part was he had a terrible head cold, sneezed, sniffled and blew his nose the entire time we were with him. Winery tour was first, mediocre at best. He then drove us to Avignon where he left us for 3 hours. We were ready to leave after 1 1/2 hours but couldn’t contact him to pick us up. I gave this 2 stars out of generosity, but really, don’t waste your time on this one!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Bonjour, Thank you for sharing your comments. It is disappointing to learn that the tour did not meet your expectations, especially regarding the interaction with your guide. We strive to ensure our customers feel engaged and informed, and we will address this with our guide. However, the timings take into account free time for lunch and sightseeing time in Avignon, and no one has ever had to complain about this time in Avignon. Maybe you will have the opportunity to live another more positive experience. Best regrads, A LA FRANCAISE TEAM

More winery less Avignon.

Christian_L, Aug 2024

Would be 5 stars if it stopped at more than just one winery for a tasting. There is enough time for 2-3 winery and less time having to roam around Avignon.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

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!

Wonderful Port excursion from Marseille

John_K, Aug 2024

A very nice, private tour to a beautiful organic winery, and then the historic city of Avignon. The tasting was great and the wine making process and terrior was explained in great detail by the sommelier. After that, Guide Laurent took us to Avignon, where he knew some great photo ops. We then had free time to explore the beautiful city, and had an authentic French meal. He returned us to our cruise ship in Marseille, very satisfied with our excursion. It was nice to see the ships massive, slow moving excursions, and not be part of that!

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Bonjour, Thank you for this nice comment! We are happy that you enjoyed the landscapes of Provence as well as the tour with our guide Laurent. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another memorable experience! Team A la Française!

Good driver, not a guide

Peter_P, Jul 2024

Laurent was very polite and quiet and was a good driver that took us to all the spots in a timely fashion. He was not educational but answered questions when directed to him. He was not flexible in terms of letting us use the leftover time to see marseille. He did not have water for us in the van. It would be nice if he turned on the AC in the the van a few minutes before we entered it. He was not knowledgeable about Avignon history or the French papacy which is the reason why we took the Excursion. The ruin of chateauneuf du pape castle had very little history description all in french and little description by loren. Winery he chose to sample chateauneuf du pape was small and did not offer a tour. Most of the picture explanations were in French so we learned very little. The tasting was on the level of a wine store trying sell their inventory. Our time at Avignon was ours to self tour and the lunch of rabbit loaf, foie grass, was average, and Loren did not give us suggestions for restaurants.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hello, We thank you for your constructive opinion, In order to improve customer service, we pass the comment on to our guide We will do what is necessary with him so that he can change and improve his guidance during the tour Sincerely, Team A La Française

Wine Tasting!

Lisa_S, May 2024

Great day wine tasting, learning about the grape vines and Chateauneuf du Pape wines and region. Our tour guide was very entertaining and knowledgeable!

Response from Host, May 2024

Bonjour, Thank you for this nice comment! We are happy that you enjoyed the landscapes of Provence as well as the tour with our guide Jocelyn. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another memorable experience! Team A la Française!

Delightful experience!

Monica_K, May 2024

The driver Jocelyn was fabulous! He was very fun, an excellent communicator, accommodating, knowledgeable. Avignon was delightful and the wine tasting at Domaine Le Prieure Des Papes was very good! Unfortunately, one of the other guests was clearly sick. She coughed constantly - she should have cancelled. It was extremely inconsiderate of her to subject the other 4 people in the van to her illness. It made the drive very uncomfortable for me.

Response from Host, May 2024

Bonjour, Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback and our guide Jocelyn! Thank you for choosing A la Française! and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon for another memorable experience! Best regards Team A la Française !

Great, informative tour! No worries!

Megan_F, Oct 2023

We had a great time with Sebastien who was very knowledgeable on the area and history. He was a great driver and provided commentary and answered questions during the 1.5 hour drive. In Avignon he provided great insights on the possibilities and the amount of time each would take. We loved this tour and was a highlight of our vacation! Definitely recommend to anyone visiting Marseille and interested in both wine and medieval history.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Bonjour We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide Sebastien. 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 !

Terrific guide and Popes Palace was so neat to see

DeAnn_P, Sep 2023

Excellent private tour guide who drove us and then we independently viewed the cathedral on our own. She got the tickets so there was no waiting. Also had spare time for lunch, and little shopping. Also we didn’t do wine tour since we don’t drink and we had a 6yr old. So instead she did take us for a driving tour of Marseille which was perfect. Plus she took us to a grocery store so we could get a few things before getting back on our cruise ship! Awesome!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Bonjour We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide Caroline. 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 !

More a private car and driver than a full blown tour - was perfect for us!

John_R, Jul 2023

Our guide was wonderful - very personable and picked us up on time and with sign and name as promised right when we exited ship. We were in the mood to see a quick wine tour stop which candidly on this was more of a vineyard warehouse store tasting stop and not an actual vineyard tour per se though they do offer an audio accompanied walk through which covered the highlights. Then off to Avignon for a wonderful afternoon of lunch, shopping, sightseeing and wandering the beautiful walled city. Really enjoyed our day and our driver once again was so very kind and helpful!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback . 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 !

Beautiful wine country and lots of free time

Robert_K, Jun 2023

It was a delightful day all around. I was especially impressed by our trip to Châteauneuf du Pape, which is just a beautiful bit of countryside, and the time we spent at the winery there. I have been to a number of wineries before, but never gotten such a personalised tour from the owner herself! I could have stayed in that town for hours, just because of the beauty. Avignon was wonderful in another way; the free time we were given made it possible to have a wonderful lunch, as well as see part of the city. If you are expecting to see everything in one afternoon, you're delusional, but the amount of time gave us a wonderful taste of life there. My only criticism of our time was the fact that we could only spend a day - we were on a cruise - when I would have loved to spend a week!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback . 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 !

Could’ve been better…

Heather_T, Jun 2023

My mom and I joined 6 other people on this tour and we all felt that there were definitely some things that could be improved. Morgan was our guide and a very sweet girl but she’s very quiet and her English is a hard to understand. We sat in the back of the van and couldn’t hear or make out anything she was saying about the tour or history of Marseille. Also, she didn’t really set expectations for us so I was a bit surprised when we had to walk through an hour+ long audio tour at the Châteauneuf-du-Pape MUSEUM that was just “ok”. My eagerness to try this wine at the end was met with a disappointing less than 1oz taste of 3 wines (I’m not exaggerating). They didn’t even offer the option to buy a glass. We were all disappointed. When I signed up for a winery tour, my expectation was that we would be outside and get to walk through the winery and bottling operation and then get to DRINK some wine. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Then we were off to Avignon which is really what I feel we ended up paying for. It’s wonderful and we got to walk around for a couple hours and have some lunch on our own. If I were to do it again, I’d skip the museum and so-called “tasting” and just got to Avignon for the day.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Dear Heather, Thank you for your detailed feedback. We are attentive to the quality of our services and we will pass on your comments to our guide and our museum and tasting provider, to improve the quality of the tour. Thank you for your comprehension. Best regards TEAM A LA FRANCAISE

Lackluster Activity

Tracey_F, May 2023

This was a very disappointing tour .It wasn't a tour . It was a driver. Lea , from A La Francaise picked us up at 9 on the dot . After her name , we drove in silence to the winery. The winerty is a small museum. They hand you headphones and listen to an explanation of The wine, for 45 minutes. You are then given 3 very small pours, think 2 sips, of the wine. And then leave . Behind us was a 4 euro tasting having normal pours and 5 tastings . We then rushed over Avignon , a quaint walled city, where we had 2hr 15 to tour a castle ( additional 22 euros) eat lunch or shop . Literally impossible. We chose lunch and a stroll. We were given zero information about the city other than the name of a restaurant. Back in the van for 1 hour 15 of more silence. All the opportunities to chat and share information about the area were wasted. If I'd wanted a driver , I would of taken the train. The lack of information combined with the terrible wine tasting made this a wasted day in France .

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Dear Tracey, We are concerned about customer satisfaction, so we send your comments to our guide in order to improve our services. However, the excursion you have chosen does not include entry to the Popes' Palace. In addition, the tasting is greatly appreciated by our customers and the price indicated behind does not include all the services provided. We thank you for your understanding. Amelie A LA FRANCAISE

Outstanding tour in Avignon

Kathryn_C, Oct 2022

Outstanding tour. Our guide, Pierre, was so knowledgeable and friendly. We had booked this as a small group and my husband and I were the only two in the group so we really had a private tour for the day and It allowed us a lot of flexibility. The Church of Notre Dame and the Pope's Palace were both so wonderful and very well worth seeing. Our lunch and wine tasting was just excellent. Given this turned out to be a private tour we were able to attend Sunday mass at Notre Dame in Avignon and that was a beautiful surprise for us. A huge thanks to Pierre for making this such a wonderful day.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Kathryn, hank you very much for your positive review for your guided tour and our guide Pierre! we are happy to have excellent feedback because we are very attentive to customer satisfaction and want to adapt our services to customers. Best regards, A LA FRANCAISE TEAM

Julien was amazing

Daniel_M, Aug 2019

We were a group of eight and had to book this tour very last minute due to our cruise itinerary changing and it turned out to be fabulous. Julien, our tour guide/driver knew so much about the area and gave us great info to really appreciate both Avignon and Chateauneuf du Pape. We loved every minute of it. We highly recommend this tour!

Avignon & Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Tour - A Fantastic Experience

Priya_M, Jun 2019

I'm so glad I took this tour from Marseille Vieu Port. The provider company arrived at dot 9:00 AM to pick us up from near my ship ! We were worried as we did not book through my Ship Excursions (Seabourn). Ship price was double. ..Also,The part I liked is they came even though we were just 2 passengers. Cohen is a superbly well mannered, and knowledgeable guide. We saw the Royal Palace du Avignon at our pace, and then Cohen picked us up for a great walk + wine tour of Chateauneuf du Pape... and a local lunch there.

Guide très sympathique....

Chantal_D, Aug 2023

Guide très sympathique. Nous avons été un peu déçu par contre car un couple qui ne parlait pas français c’est joint à nous donc il y avait du français et de l’anglais un peu mêlée. Nous avions demandé la visite en français.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Bonjour , Je vous remercie sincèrement d'avoir pris le temps de nous faire part de votre expérience lors de votre tour . Tout nos tours sont proposées en français et en anglais, car nous accueillons souvent des groupes multilingues. Encore une fois, je vous remercie pour vos commentaires, et nous espérons avoir l'occasion de vous accueillir à nouveau bientôt. Team A la Française !

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