* France - Provence, Var Coast and the Côte d'Azur : Tour Coach

Arrive in Marseilles airport where you will be welcomed by your guide. Coach transfer to the city and a sightseeing tour (by coach) taking in the harbour, Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica dominating the city and the ancient Abbey of Saint Victor built on the tomb of a Christian martyr.  Pure and natural  “savon de Marseille” soap is made according to traditional methods which you can witness first-hand at a soap manufacturers.  Check in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Excursion to Cassis, a little fishing village snug at the foot of dramatic cliffs, and in a beautiful bay. Enjoy a boat trip to the “calanques”, whose brilliant white mini-fjords slice into the limpid blue waters. Free time for lunch. Then visit a local vineyard and sample some of the renowned wines from Bandol. To end the afternoon visit the mediaeval village of Le Castellet, full of with artisans’ boutiques. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Leave for Hyeres, whose profusion of palm trees evokes more tropical climes, then on to the Giens peninsular. Free time for lunch before taking the boat across to the beautiful island of Porquerolles, with its pristine sandy beaches, pine forest and scrub, charming fishing village and Botanical Conservatory. The 16th century fortress of Saint Agatha affords stunning views over the isle and the bay of Hyeres,

Check in to your hotel in the region. Dinner and overnight.

Drive along the glorious  « Corniche des Maures » coast road via Bormes les Mimosas, le Lavandou, le Rayol en Canadel and Cavalaire. Free time for lunch then explore Saint Tropez, first a fishing village and artist’s paradise, now frequented by the rich and famous.  Stop at Port Grimaud, nicknamed “little Venice” whose colourful houses, narrow streets, canals and bridges are a delight!  Check in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Frejus boasts Roman ruins including the forum Julli, aqueduct, ancient gate and theatre. From here follow the « corniche d’Or » coast road towards St Raphael and Cannes, a stunning drive at the foot of the rich red and gold ochre cliffs of the Esterel massif, lapped by the translucent water of the Mediterranean. Check-in to your hotel in the region. Dinner and overnight.

Excursion to Monaco, where the memory of Princess Grace seems ingrained in the very rock. Don’t miss the Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace. Free time for lunch, and to stroll at leisure in the Principality. On next to the gorgeous village of Eze, perched on high like an eagle nest’s, where you enjoy a guided tour of a perfumery. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.