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The 15 Best Provence Day Trips from Nice

42 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 average  ·  from $72

Proper Provence starts where the coast road turns inland: stone villages, Côtes de Provence cellars and a lot of driving. These 15 full days are priced and timed so you can weigh three hours in a vineyard against three hours in a minibus before you commit.

Provence Countryside Small Group Day Trip with Grasse Perfumery Visit from Nice - Grasse and the Fragonard perfumery visit
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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

Provence countryside day trip from Nice with Cannes highlights, a Fragonard perfume visit in Grasse, Gourdon views, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

“Pick up at hotel and return to hotel so you can truly relax all day and not worry about traffic. Small group makes it very intimate so you never feel like being part of a herd! Guide was a local who is very well informed. His English was impeccable because he was born in the UK.”

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Nice: Provence Village Tour with Wine and Produce Tasting - Biot glassmaking: seeing craft you can actually spot later
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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

9-hour Provence tour from Nice with Biot glass, olive oil at a working mill, Gourdon views, Gorges du Loup waterfall, Tourette violets, organic wine.

“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 - Hotel pickup and the smooth “mountain-road” reality
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From Nice: Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour

4.Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour

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

From Nice, learn perfume secrets in Grasse, wander Gourdon and Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and finish in St Paul de Vence on a 9-hour day.

“Bruno was an excellent tour guided, fun and equipped with immense local knowledge. We were very happy with the tour and highly recommended this tour.”

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Provence Wine Tour - Small Group Tour from Nice - The 8-hour rhythm: pickup, three estates, lunch, and a full return
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Provence Wine Tour – Small Group Tour from Nice

5.Provence Wine Tour – Small Group Tour from Nice

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

Small-group Provence wine tour from Nice with about 15 tastings, three estate visits near Les Arcs sur Argens, and A/C transport.

“Lovely relaxed paced tour of Provence with very knowledgeable and personable guide. We have been on many wine tours in different countries and this was our favorite! Small group setting and learned much about Provencal wine.”

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Nice: Full-Day Côtes de Provence Wine Tour - Three Wineries, One Comparison Mindset
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Nice: Full-Day Côtes de Provence Wine Tour

Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice - Saint-Jeannet cellar time: what the winemaker tasting is really like
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Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice

7.Provence Organic Wine Tasting Half Day Tour from Nice

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

Half-day organic wine tasting from Nice with a Saint-Jeannet cellar visit and a stop in St-Paul-de-Vence, plus pickup and English guide.

“An amazing wine tasting experience for a great price! Tasted 5 delicious wines in a beautiful location over looking the hills of Provence on a stunning terrace. The transfer was great and picked us up from our choice of location. Took us to a cute village too. All in a great value for money”

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From Nice: Provence Countryside Day Trip - Cannes on the Croisette: what you can realistically do in 25 minutes
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From Nice: Provence Countryside Day Trip

8.Provence Countryside Day Trip

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

From Nice, explore Cannes, Grasse perfume making, Gourdon views, and Saint-Paul de Vence on a small-group Provence countryside day trip.

“Thoroughly enjoyed it; although, I would have liked more time in Cannes. We really only had about 35 minutes there - not enough to time to venture off from our drop off point, directly in front of the theatre. Plus, it was early and nothing was open. The stop at the perfume factory was nice for me, but my husband was not in to it. There wasn’t anything worth buying (in my opinion) - I found the scents too strong and nauseating. But, I now know how “they” make their perfumes, colognes, etc. The rest of the tour was amazing and certainly makes up for the first part of the…”

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Côtes de Provence Small Group Day Trip with Winery Visits & Tastings from Nice - Three Winery Visits, Actually Different Experiences at Each Stop
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Côtes de Provence Small Group Day Trip with Winery Visits & Tastings from Nice

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

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

Small group Côtes de Provence day trip from Nice with 3 winery visits, behind-the-scenes tours, tastings, and A/C transport plus an English guide.

“A wonderful tour of Cotes de Provence wines with a very knowledgeable guide. The chateaux we visited were all very different and all producing delightful wines. Our guide (Lara) made our trip fun and our group of eight all enjoyed the day.”

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Provence Wine Tour - Private Day Tour from Nice - The Tasting Masterclass: How 15 Wines Help You Learn Fast
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Provence Wine Tour – Private Day Tour from Nice

10.Provence Wine Tour – Private Day Tour from Nice

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

Provence wine tour from Nice with hotel pickup, private group access, three estates, and about 15 tastings of reds, whites, and rosé.

“Edwin provided a fun and informative tour of the region and the specific wineries. The wines were very good and very different from each other. I would recommend thus tour”

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From Nice: Provence Wine Full-Day Tour - Cru Classé Château Cellars: Your First Taste of Provençal “Art de Vivre”
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From Nice: Provence Wine Full-Day Tour

11.Provence Wine Full-Day Tour

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

Small-group Provence wine tour from Nice, 3 vineyard visits, tastings of about 15 wines, guided cellar tours, and a village lunch stop.

“Best wine tour I have ever done, and I have done a few. Our guide Franck was exceptional in his knowledge, hospitality and way that he told the stories of wine and the Chateau's that we visited. Excellent wines and a trip that I would recommend to everyone”

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Provence Organic Wine Small Group Half Day Tour with Tastings from Nice - The half-day timing that actually works for Nice plans
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Provence Organic Wine Small Group Half Day Tour with Tastings from Nice

Wine Tasting, Provencal Market, Cannes and St Paul de Vence - Cannes Croisette and the Palais red carpet photo window
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Wine Tasting, Provencal Market, Cannes and St Paul de Vence

Private sailing excursion & Provencal picnic - Ile Sainte-Marguerite: snorkeling time, an eco-museum stop, and a picnic that follows the day
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Private sailing excursion & Provencal picnic

Provence Wine Tour - Small Group Tour from Cannes - Chateau Font du Broc: The Argens Valley Views Plus Organic-Style Tasting
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Provence Wine Tour – Small Group Tour from Cannes

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