The Haute Provence offers impressive Canyons, the Gorges du Verdon, dug by the river of the same name. You will discover the huge lake of Sainte Croix and stop in magical places in the heart of nature.
You will enjoy the Grand Canyon of France, along with a visit to the 16th century village Castellane (gateway to the Gorges of the Verdon, nestled at the foot of its famous Roc) and pottery-centric village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (the Capital of Fayence) and famous lavender fields (June-July).
Posted By : Courtney_C
Nikola was an excellent tour guide! From the minute he picked me up until he dropped me off, I felt like he was attentive, informative, and helpful. Nikola clearly cares about the history and the details of the area and spends time getting to know the people so he can share unique stories and details of the areas along the tour. The scenery was stunning and, luckily, we were blessed with excellent weather. Only 7 of us on the tour, which was the perfect number to feel intimate vs a greyhound bus sort of experience. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 11:48:38 
Posted By : Igor_M
Our family thoroughly enjoyed the trip and highly recommend our tour guide Francis. His English was prefect, his driving is excellent, his commentaries/anecdotes were interesting, his tips were insightful.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 18:02:11
Posted By : rishira
Nikola was a great guide for us during the day. He answered all the questions and was very friendly and helpful with everything. Would surely recommend a trip with Nikola !
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 08:40:39
Posted By : verenal733
It was absolutely great! Thx for the day! Every things was perfect organiced! It was enough time at all stops! No stress and always the best views!
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 13:10:19 
Posted By : Linda_C
Mario was an excellent guide ! He was on time, had lots of knowledge about the area and planned fun stops . The views of the gorge and the color of the river were amazing. Lavendar was also in bloom !
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 06:20:56
Posted By : Tanja_P
Great views along the ride, JF was a very nice, knowledgeable guide and showed us great views and photo opportunities. We saw cute villages and went for a swim in the turquoise lake. Be aware that these are very windy roads, and the gorges du verdon are at least 2.5 hrs away from Nice.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 05:46:18
Posted By : N5688YGdeboras
Had a great day visiting the Verdin Gorge from multiple viewpoints and entertaining commentary from our guide Bruno! He asked our preferences and planned our day accordingly. Even though the lavender fields were not in full bloom, he still stopped for us to look around and made a second stop at the red poppy fields. He really made our trip memorable! Will definitely recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 09:43:31
Posted By : Jared_H
The bright spot of this tour (by far) was our driver, Gouda. (Probably not spelling it right, but he said to pronounce it like the cheese.) Gouda was kind, efficient, and a great driver. By the end of the day, he knew our 3 kids’ names. He was compassionate and helpful early on when our daughter thought she might be carsick. Didn’t talk too much, but did have interesting notes on a few places.
The actual tour… meh. Hours and hours of driving, interspersed with mad 5-minute dashes to grab a photo at a scenic spot, or 30-minute turnarounds at the scenic villages (not nearly enough).
The most time we had at any stop was an hour at the lake. After waiting in line for the electric boats, we had 33 minutes before we had to be back at the tour van.
I will say, the scenery was stunning and the villages charming. If I were in the area, I would definitely explore all these… on my own time. Not as part of a rushed tour itinerary.
Bottom line - save yourself a few hundred dollars, just buy Gouda lunch and spend time chatting up this wonderful man for an hour. :)
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 07:08:51
Posted By : Glenda_M
I am from the US and I traveled with a European friend. The sights were beautiful. We loved the lake, the town, the lavender fields and the scenery. A few things I wish I had known prior to booking. LOTS of windy roads. Sitting in the back of the van will test anyone’s car sickness. I usually do not have a problem but both my friend and I were nauseous the entire time until moving to the front. I didn’t realize HOW MUCH of the trip would be spent driving. Really the trip could have been shorter and more time spent at the lake, the town by cutting off the first portion of the trip. WAY too much driving and too little time at the sights.
Our biggest issue was our tour guide, Mike. He was very unprofessional at a few times during the trip. Commenting that he is usually not in a good mood on Mondays (this was a Monday), but that he would stop at the fields this trip anyway. Also, no water was provided. We were gone for over 10 hours with only one real place to grab food and water. Also limited bathrooms. In the ride home, my friend had to use the restroom very badly. She asked him multiple times to stop at a restaurant, hotel etc ( we passed several and pointed them out) but he kept saying he would drive fast to get home. We were still 1.5 hours away. That is too long to wait. After multiple attempts to say, “what about here” we finally became angry and said “she can pee in the bushes here.this is urgent and has now become a medical condition”. He truly was angry and did not care. He did stop, she peed on the side of the road and it was better. But, I have never seen behavior like this from a professional. He kept saying, “I cannot magically make a bathroom appear”. We understand there are limited facilities but minimally to be empathetic, not pass multiple places to even TRY to find a place or offer to pull over is unacceptable. I have been on multiple tours, rarely complain, but. This was unlike anything I have seen. Please do NOT use Mike from Romania with your tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 06:33:14
Posted By : Annie_B
This was a great tour! A lot of time is spent riding in the van but we got to see areas of France we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Our tour guide, Nikolai, was great and made the trip more fun and informative!
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Posted On : 2024-06-03 14:07:24
