Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Private Tour: Arles, Les Baux and Saint Remy de Provence submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Viator contacted the provider of this tour for me to ask if we could do it as a shore excursion from a cruise ship. They agreed to pick us up at the ship, change the start and end times of the tour, and personalize the day's itinerary. Then we found out 24 hours before the tour was to begin that our ship would be docking at a different port due to weather. We were relieved to find that they would simply meet us at the new port. That was easy!
But the new port was an extra hour away and we had to back at the ship before 4:00, so our guide suggested that we go to Aix and Cassis since they were closer than the listed places. That worked out great, since we were much happier strolling around the towns instead of spending the time driving. She gave us an interesting walking tour of Aix and showed us a collection of restaurants from which we picked one that served an excellent lunch. Cassis was charming and picturesque.
We learned a lot about Provence from our guide, who spoke very good English and knew the area well. Although we did not see the places we originally expected, we appreciated the flexibility that gave us a good day in Provence despite the change in port.
Reviewed by: Linda P, November 2011
Naturally these places are very worth seeing, especially Saint Remy which we would go back to. This is a good way to see a little more of Provence and easy with someone who does the driving, parking and touring. Our tour guide was more than eager to tour us around and make sure we saw what we wanted to see and then advise us on other things to see. The only unfortunate event was we wanted to stay longer in St. Remy and she encouraged us not to but to see another place instead which we did not enjoy as we told her we don't like bigger places. Other than that we thoroughly enjoyed this tour guide as she put her heart into it whereas others just act as a bus driver and drop you off and let you figure it all out for yourselves! The tour guide makes all the difference on these tours, some act as only drivers and some as real interesting tour guides.
Reviewed by: Melodie M, Canada, July 2010
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