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Provence from Nice: The 15 Best Days Inland

33 tours  ·  from $73 a head

Provence starts where the coast ends: lavender plateaus, wine estates and stone villages a couple of hours inland. These 15 days are priced and timed, with a note on the season each one depends on.

Provence Countryside Small Group Day Trip with Grasse Perfumery Visit from Nice - Gourdon, lunch and the high-country views
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Provence Countryside Small Group Day Trip with Grasse Perfumery Visit from Nice

1.Provence Countryside Small Group Day Trip with Grasse Perfumery Visit from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 613 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $135Our pick

Travel from central Nice in an air-conditioned Mercedes minivan limited to eight people. Stop in Cannes, tour Fragonard in Grasse or explore independently, have free time in Gourdon, pause for photos in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, then wander Saint-Paul-de-Vence. An English-speaking driver-guide provides commentary; lunch is at your own expense.

“The towns we visited were amazing as was the countryside we travelled, but our guide Thierey was what made our day! Such a knowledgeable person with much detail about the history of the places we toured. It made it so enjoyable to have the extra information. He was very supportive as well, to get me in and out of the vehicle due to my knee. So patient and accommodating. Overall though a magnificent day. Highly recommend to anyone who wishes a great tour of South of France Provence....”

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Nice: Provence Village Tour with Wine and Produce Tasting - Opio’s working olive mill
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Nice: Provence Village Tour with Wine and Produce Tasting

2.Provence Village Tour with Wine and Produce Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 445 reviews · 9 hours · from $117

Spend nine hours exploring hill villages and countryside sights from Nice in an air-conditioned minivan. Learn about Biot glass, taste olive oil at a working 15th-century mill, visit Gourdon and Tourette-sur-Loup, and finish with six wines at an estate in Saint-Jeannet. Guides including Roman, Matt, and Alessandro have led the route.

“This was an amazing day trip! So enjoyable. Roman was wonderful. He had lots of knowledge and a great sense of humor. Highly recommend this tour and Roman as a driver!”

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From Nice: Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour - Saut du Loup: a scenic pause on the road
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From Nice: Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour

3.Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 352 reviews · 9 hours · from $112

Spend nine hours traveling from Nice to Grasse, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and Saint-Paul-de-Vence in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide. You’ll visit Fragonard, see the Saut du Loup waterfalls and have time to explore medieval streets. Guides such as Rym, Bruno and Daniel have led this route, sharing local history and practical tips along the way.

“excellent trip we saw places that would have been hard to get too”

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Provence Wine Tour - Small Group Tour from Nice - Lunch is a welcome pause, but it is not included
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Provence Wine Tour – Small Group Tour from Nice

4.Provence Wine Tour – Small Group Tour from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 301 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $187Top rated

Leave Nice at 9:30 am with a group of no more than eight and visit three Provence wine estates. Your English-speaking guide introduces the wines, winemaking and local traditions as you taste around 15 reds, whites and rosés. Lunch is extra, either at a vineyard or in a nearby village.

“Excellent tour with Laura , learned so much and tasted amazing wines . Very fun day, would highly recommend”

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Nice: Full-Day Côtes de Provence Wine Tour - From Nice into the Provence countryside
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Nice: Full-Day Côtes de Provence Wine Tour

5.Full-Day Côtes de Provence Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 204 reviews · 8 hours · from $194

Leave Nice by air-conditioned minivan for three guided winery visits, including a Cru Classé estate. An English-speaking wine guide introduces Provence’s soils, climate and winemaking, with tastings of rosé, red and white wines. You’ll also have free time for lunch in a village. Groups are capped at eight; lunch is extra.

“Amazing guide, knowledgable and funny throughout the tour. We were picked up in a spotless van with good ac. The wineries were beautiful, we had 15 wines in total which were all amazing. Opportunities to buy wine and your guide will also organise shipping if that’s what you want. Great photo opportunities and history of the wineries! Lunch also organised by our guide which was very good. Small group too which was nice. Definitely recommend. ☺️”

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Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice - The Saint-Jeannet cellar and wine tasting
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Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice

6.Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 165 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $72Best value

Set out from Nice at 2pm for a roughly five-hour trip to Saint-Jeannet and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The outing combines a cellar visit and organic wine tasting with time in a hilltop village. Pickup is from a private address. Past guides have included Jack, David, Nicole, and Parfait, though your guide may differ.

“Our driver Matt was friendly and attentive. He made the trip even more memorable for us! We liked the wine tour but the best part was the short walk around Provence (reminded us of the village from “Beauty and the Beast”)”

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From Nice: Provence Countryside Day Trip - Gourdon’s views reward the climb
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From Nice: Provence Countryside Day Trip

7.Provence Countryside Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 155 reviews · 8 hours · from $132

From Nice, Tour Azur takes you by air-conditioned minivan to Cannes, Grasse and its Fragonard perfume factory, hilltop Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Expect a full eight-hour day with a multilingual guide, short walks and generous village visits. Guides have included Thierry, Catherine and Martina; the exact guide may vary.

“great guide with great driving which is important on the windy mountain roads! true local with knowledge and threw in fun tidbits and stops along the way.”

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Côtes de Provence Small Group Day Trip with Winery Visits & Tastings from Nice - Two morning wineries, two different perspectives
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Côtes de Provence Small Group Day Trip with Winery Visits & Tastings from Nice

8.Côtes de Provence Small Group Day Trip with Winery Visits & Tastings from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $199

Leave Nice at 9am in an air-conditioned minivan with no more than eight people. Visit three Côtes de Provence wineries, taste rosé alongside reds and whites, and learn about terroir and winemaking with an English-speaking guide. A village lunch break is included in the day, but lunch is at your own expense. Guides have included Lara, Laura, and Sandra.

“This was by far our favorite tour. Lara was excellent and knowledgeable. She also introduced us to wine in a way that wasn’t intimidating. We left the tour wanting to learn more about the region.”

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Provence Wine Tour - Private Day Tour from Nice - Font du Broc: a high viewpoint and a showpiece cellar
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Provence Wine Tour – Private Day Tour from Nice

9.Provence Wine Tour – Private Day Tour from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $578

This private, eight-hour tour visits Château de Saint-Martin, Château Font du Broc, and Château Saint-Esprit, with cellar visits and about 15 wines to taste. Your guide drives from your Nice-area hotel and leads the tastings. Past guides include Peter, Franck, Edwin, and Laura, though your assigned guide may differ. Lunch is extra.

“Terrific level of wine making information provided by our guide. Highly recommended to others! We have experienced other tastings in the past but this was the best”

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From Nice: Provence Wine Full-Day Tour - Lunch in a medieval village
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From Nice: Provence Wine Full-Day Tour

10.Provence Wine Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 76 reviews · from $211

Leave central Nice at 9:30 AM with a wine guide and a group of up to eight. Visit three Côtes de Provence estates, taste about 15 rosés, reds, and whites, tour cellars, and learn about wine and food pairing. A lunch stop in a medieval village is included in the day, but lunch itself is not included in the price.

“The trip was excellent! Our guide was very knowledgeable and the vineyards were stunning. I learned new information about vineyards, even though I’ve been going to wine tastings for years. The wine was fantastic. I would definitely recommend!”

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From Nice: Jewels of Provence Full-Day Tour with Transfers - Grasse: a stop for perfume history
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From Nice: Jewels of Provence Full-Day Tour with Transfers

11.Jewels of Provence Full-Day Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 38 reviews · from $91

Travel from Nice to Antibes, Grasse, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Gourdon and Tourrettes-sur-Loup in one nine-hour day. You’ll visit Fragonard Perfumery, see Antibes’ old town and market, and have time for lunch in Saint-Paul. Guides have included Christian, Jack and Raphael, though your guide may differ. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included; food and drinks are not.

“We liked the flexibility. Christian was a great person and allowed us to explore independently, which we liked. A very good driver too”

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Taste of Provence French Countryside Half Day Private Tour - Gourdon above the Loup valley
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Taste of Provence French Countryside Half Day Private Tour

12.Taste of Provence French Countryside Half Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 36 reviews · 5 hours

Spend five hours with a private driver-guide, travelling from Nice to art-filled Saint-Paul-de-Vence, hilltop Gourdon and Grasse, the perfume capital. You get time to explore each stop, with an optional visit to a perfumery. Pickup is included, and the group can have up to eight people.

“Mejoraría notablementela actividad, si en los pueblos se explicase que es lo que se va a ver , desde un punto de vista histórico y también anecdótico. la chofer-guía que levabamos era muy simpatica , se notaba que le gustaba mucho su trabajo, y creo que podría dar más aún si se le añadiese esta función de datos históricos y anecdóticos de los sitios que se visitan.”

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One day in Provence - Cannes: a quick pause on the Croisette
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One day in Provence

13.One day in Provence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $160

Travel from Nice in an air-conditioned vehicle with a group capped at six. The route links Antibes and Cannes with Grasse’s Fragonard perfume factory and the hill villages of Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Guide Philippe offers local tips and may adjust the schedule to suit your interests, but visits are mostly self-guided.

“Amazing tour with Phelip! Really kind guide, drove us to beautiful and memorable places we would otherwise not know about if not for the tour. Really recommended for those who want to get an overview of Provence!”

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Flavor & Taste of Provence - Gourdon: the view is the main event
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Flavor & Taste of Provence

14.Flavor & Taste of Provence

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $141

From Nice, ride by air-conditioned minivan through four villages and towns with a driver-guide speaking French, English, or Spanish. Look out from Gourdon, pause in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, walk Saint-Paul de Vence, and visit Fragonard in Grasse. Private and small-group options are available; guides have included Sylvie and Anthony.

“Sylvie was great. She had a lot of information. She tried to keep us on schedule when other members of the group put us behind and was very calm and accommodating to them when they complained about not being able to see from their seat or wanting her to stop so they could get pictures. The towns were beautiful! Just be prepared for winding mountains and consider any fear of heights as Gordon is over 4,000 feet high. We loved it and would love to have had a food tasting element.”

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From Nice: Full-Day Provence and Lavender Tour - Valensole: lavender fields and a working plant
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From Nice: Full-Day Provence and Lavender Tour

15.Full-Day Provence and Lavender Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 17 reviews · 9 hours · from $234

Leave Nice for a full day in Provence, with time for Valensole’s lavender fields, a visit to a lavender processing plant, and a walk in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. The route also takes in the Verdon Gorge and Lake Sainte-Croix. A guide named Francis has led a highly praised departure, though guides vary.

“I liked that it was a small group (6) which allowed us to go where the bigger tour buses can’t. Our guide Francis was exceptional.”

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New in Provence Day Trips

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★ 5.0Provence and Lavender – private & Guided Full Day Tour5 reviews
★ 5.0Provence Sea & Countryside Full-Day Private Tour3 reviews
★ 5.0Provence Private Full Day Wine Tour with Wine Tasting8 reviews
★ 5.0Provence 1/2 day Tour : Saint Paul de Vence, Gourdon, Grasse5 reviews
★ 5.0Private Day Trip: Provence Countryside by Minivan from NiceFrom $4775 reviews
★ 3.5Taste of Provence, Countryside Villages – Half Day Private Tour5 reviews
★ 5.0Calanques of Cassis, Aix-en-Provence & Wine Tasting Private Tour4 reviews
★ 3.5Provence, Vineyards and Lavender Fields Private Day Trip3 reviews
★ 3.8A Day in ProvenceFrom $1606 reviews
★ 3.0Calanques of Cassis, Aix-en-Provence & Wine Tasting Day Tour3 reviews

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