French Riviera Tours from Provence
Monaco, Èze and Saint-Tropez in a private vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide. Twelve hours, door to door.
One day, three of the most photographed places in France
The Riviera earns its reputation in a single day. Èze is a medieval village welded to a rock six hundred metres above the sea, with a garden of cacti at the top and the coast running away beneath it. La Turbie looks straight down on the Principality from the old Roman road. Monaco is the harbour full of yachts, the Casino square, the Prince's Palace and the Formula 1 corners you have watched on television, walked at your own pace. Saint-Tropez is the other version: a fishing port that never quite stopped being one, the beach clubs of Pampelonne, and Port Grimaud with its canals. You travel between them in a private vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide, and the day is yours to shape.
The drive is the deciding factor
Monaco sits about 222 kilometers from Marseille, roughly two hours and ten minutes each way on the A8. Saint-Tropez is closer at about 135 kilometers, but the final approach on the D98 is slow, especially in summer. That road time is not a detail to be minimized — it is why both of these days run twelve hours rather than six, and why they suit visitors staying in Provence rather than travelers on a tight schedule. If you have less than a full day, the coast around Cassis gives you the Mediterranean without the drive.
How far the Riviera actually is
Road figures matter more here than anywhere else in our catalogue, because they decide what the day can hold. These are typical driving times in normal conditions, not promises.
| Destination | Distance from Marseille | Driving time each way | What that leaves you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco and Èze | About 222 km by the A8 | Around 2 h 10 | Roughly 7 hours on the ground across three stops |
| Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne | About 135 km, last stretch on the D98 | Around 2 h, longer in July and August | Roughly 7 to 8 hours, less on a busy summer day |
| Cassis, for comparison | About 30 km | Around 40 minutes | A half day is enough — see our Cassis and Castellet day instead |
The two Riviera days
Both are private, both take one to eight guests, and both are priced per group rather than per person. Prices below are the starting price for the group, from our published catalogue.
Monaco & Èze - Luxury Riviera Experience
Discover the glamorous Principality of Monaco with its famous Casino, and Prince's Palace, then explore the medieval charm of Èze perched above the Mediterranean
Gulf of Saint-Tropez (Saint-Tropez, Pampelonne, Port Grimaud)
Discover the glamorous Saint-Tropez, the stunning Pampelonne Beach and the charming Port Grimaud
Wine on the Riviera: rosé at Saint-Tropez
Behind its beaches, the Saint-Tropez peninsula is vineyard country, within the Côtes de Provence appellation — the home of Provençal rosé. On our Saint-Tropez day, you can add a tasting at one of two estates, Château Minuty or Château de Pampelonne, to learn how Provençal rosé is made and taste several of their wines.
The tasting is optional and paid directly at the estate: it is not included in the tour price. It exists only on the Saint-Tropez day — the Monaco and Èze day has no wine stop. And like every Riviera day, it lasts twelve hours, so it does not fit a cruise call.
How the day works
One vehicle, your group only
An air-conditioned Tesla for up to four, or a premium minivan for up to eight. On a twelve-hour day the vehicle matters more than on a short one.
Pickup at your address
Your hotel or rental in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence or Cassis. An early start is the single thing that makes these days work.
The itinerary can be shortened
If traffic runs against us, a stop gets cut rather than the whole day running late. Because the tour is private, nothing is locked in.
An English-speaking driver-guide
The same person drives and guides. On a day with four hours of road, that is four hours of context rather than silence.
Not a cruise excursion: These two days are the only tours in our catalogue we do not offer to cruise passengers. A call at Marseille gives you six to ten hours ashore, and a Riviera day needs twelve. We would rather say so than sell you a day that cannot fit. If you are arriving by cruise ship, our shore excursions page lists what genuinely works in that window.
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Riviera tours: common questions
No, and we will not sell it as one. A cruise call at Marseille typically gives you six to ten hours ashore; Monaco alone is about two hours ten each way, which leaves too little margin against your all-aboard time. Both of these days are marked as full-day tours in our catalogue for that reason. From a cruise stop, Aix, Cassis and Marseille itself are the honest options.
About 222 kilometers on the A8, which is roughly two hours and ten minutes in normal conditions, each way. The Riviera stretch between Nice and Monaco is the part most affected by traffic. We build the day around an early departure for exactly that reason.
Honestly, it depends on the date. The final approach on the D98 is a single road into the peninsula and it congests badly in July and August. In May, June, September and October the same day is markedly easier. If your dates fall in high summer and the drive concerns you, say so when you book and we will tell you what to expect rather than talk you into it.
The private vehicle, fuel, tolls, parking and your English-speaking driver-guide for the day, at a price set per group rather than per person. Not included: meals, drinks, entry to any paid site such as the Prince's Palace or the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, and the optional wine tasting on the Saint-Tropez day. Those are paid on the spot.
Yes, on the Saint-Tropez day: a tasting of Côtes de Provence rosé at Château Minuty or Château de Pampelonne can be added along the way. It is optional and paid directly at the estate. The Monaco and Èze day has no wine stop. If wine is the main reason for your day, our wine tours around Aix, Cassis and Châteauneuf-du-Pape are built around the estates rather than the coast.
Yes, within the limits of the driving time. The stops listed are what these days usually cover, not a fixed program — the tour is private and the route is yours. What cannot change is the road: adding a fourth destination to a twelve-hour Riviera day means seeing all of them badly.
Monaco and Èze if you want the contrast — a medieval village on a rock, a panoramic terrace at La Turbie, then the Principality. Saint-Tropez if you want the coast and the port atmosphere, with Pampelonne Beach and Port Grimaud, plus an optional rosé tasting at a local estate. Monaco is the more visited of the two, Saint-Tropez the more relaxed outside high summer.
Want a day that follows your own plan rather than one of ours? Tell us the fixed points — a ship, a flight, a lunch that matters — and we build the itinerary around them.
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Tell us your dates and where you are staying
We will tell you honestly whether a Riviera day is the right use of your time, and what fits better if it is not.