French Riviera and Provence, France

French Riviera Private Tours: Custom Day Trips with Your Own Driver-Guide

Discover the French Riviera your way with fully customized French Riviera Private Tours designed around your interests, schedule, pace, and travel style. Whether you want to explore elegant seaside villas, world-class art museums, Provence wine country, medieval villages, Jewish heritage sites, or dramatic natural landscapes, your private guide and transportation make it easy to enjoy a personalized experience from start to finish.

These private tours are available daily and can be arranged for 1 to 8 guests. Each itinerary can be customized with your preferred timing, sites, activities, and special interests.

Suggested French Riviera Private Tours

Beautiful Gardens of the French Riviera

Enjoy a private tour of the most beautiful gardens and coastal estates of the French Riviera. Visit the elegant Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, one of the most iconic sites on the Côte d’Azur. Explore the museum, stroll through the spectacular themed gardens, and take in panoramic views overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on both sides of the peninsula.

This is an ideal choice for travelers interested in architecture, gardens, sea views, and the refined lifestyle of the French Riviera.

French Riviera Art & Museum Tour

Art lovers can enjoy a private museum-focused tour featuring some of the region’s most important cultural highlights.

Visit the Chagall Museum in Nice, home to permanent and temporary exhibitions dedicated to the artist’s paintings, drawings, engravings, mosaics, and stained glass works.

Continue to the Matisse Museum, located in a 17th-century Italian-style villa. This museum showcases the personal collection of Henri Matisse, who lived in Nice from 1917 to 1954. The paintings, drawings, engravings, and personal works offer a broad view of the artist’s creative life and connection to the French Riviera.

Provence Wine Tour & Gastronomic Escape

For travelers who want to experience Provence through food and wine, this private tour combines medieval villages, classified vineyards, and a memorable gastronomic lunch.

Discover Les Arcs-sur-Argens, a medieval village in the heart of Provence. Enjoy wine tasting at Château Saint-Martin, a classified wine estate with a rich winemaking history.

Your day continues with a gourmet lunch at Chez Bruno in Lorgues, featuring a five-course seasonal truffle menu. Drinks are included, with selected wine, mineral water, and coffee.

After lunch, an optional wine tasting may be arranged at Château Sainte Roseline, another classified wine estate. You may also visit the Chapel of Sainte Roseline, completed in 1200 and classified as a historic monument.

Chagall Mosaic & Diego Giacometti Private Tour

This full-day private tour is ideal for travelers interested in art, design, and cultural heritage. You will be picked up at your hotel or private residence for a day focused on the Chagall mosaics and the works of Diego Giacometti.

This tour is available with a minimum of two guests and typically runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Provence Wine Road Private Tour

Spend a day in Provence along the famous Wine Road, where vineyards, historic villages, and beautiful countryside create one of the most memorable French Riviera Private Tours.

Enjoy the gentle pace of Provençal life in a registered historic village considered one of the loveliest villages in France. From its elevated position, the village overlooks a vast area of Provence, from Fréjus and the Mediterranean Sea in the east to the Sainte-Victoire Mountain in the west.

Château de Berne

Visit Château de Berne, where the winemaking spirit has reigned since 1750. This 550-hectare estate includes traditional Provençal grape varieties and offers guided tours and wine tastings. A picnic basket with a cold menu, bread, and wine from the château can be arranged.

Château de Berne combines tradition, prestige, and Provençal charm, making it a wonderful stop for wine lovers.

Château Saint-Martin

Continue to Château Saint-Martin, a 100-hectare wine estate where vines were cultivated as far back as Roman times. Enjoy a wine tasting in the underground cellar and discover the story of the estate through a cultural presentation in a 15th-century cave. This classified vintage estate offers a fascinating look at the wine history of Provence.

Aix-en-Provence Private Tour

Explore Aix-en-Provence, the historic capital of Provence, on a private guided tour. Known for its elegant fountains, rich cultural heritage, art galleries, antique shops, pedestrian streets, and refined atmosphere, Aix is one of the most beautiful cities in southern France.

Stroll along the famous Cours Mirabeau and follow the route “In the Footsteps of Cézanne.” Your tour may include entrance to Cézanne’s Workshop, where the artist created some of his most important works.

The experience continues into the Aix-en-Provence countryside, where you will drive along the famous Sainte-Victoire Mountain, a landscape often painted by Cézanne. A stop at a local vineyard can be included for a tasting of Provençal wines.

Verdon Canyon Private Tour

Experience one of the most dramatic natural wonders in France on a private tour to the Verdon Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon du Verdon. This deep, wild, and spectacular canyon offers breathtaking viewpoints, turquoise water, and unforgettable scenery.

Stop at the most beautiful panoramic viewpoints, and during the warmer season, enjoy the possibility of swimming in the river. You may also stroll through Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, an old Provençal village known for its ceramics, historic charm, and beautiful setting.

French Riviera 4×4 Private Excursions

For travelers who want to explore beyond the coast, private 4×4 excursions offer a unique way to discover the inland French Riviera. These tours take you through old medieval villages, panoramic landscapes, lakes, mountains, forests, and natural settings that many visitors never see.

A 4×4 private tour is a wonderful option for guests who enjoy scenic drives, hidden villages, and off-the-beaten-path discoveries.

The Cians and Daluis Canyons

Discover the spectacular inland canyons north of Nice, including Les Gorges du Cians and Les Gorges de Daluis. This private excursion features dramatic red-rock landscapes, rivers, mountains, forests, and old hilltop villages.

The Grasse Countryside

Explore the countryside near Grasse and the famous Napoleon Road in the heart of the Alpes-Maritimes. This region offers magnificent preserved landscapes, charming villages, and scenic viewpoints. An optional visit to underground caves may be included, along with a stop in Gourdon, one of the most beautiful hilltop villages in the area.

Jewish Heritage Tours on the French Riviera

Specialized French Riviera Private Tours can also be arranged for travelers interested in Jewish heritage, culture, art, and history.

In Nice, visit the wonderful Chagall Museum, known for its mosaics, stained glass windows, and paintings inspired by Old Testament themes, including the Song of Songs. You may also visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, where works by notable Jewish and contemporary artists can be explored.

On Cap Ferrat, discover two extraordinary villas connected to Jewish history and Riviera society. Visit Villa Kerylos, a striking reproduction of a 5th-century B.C. Athenian villa built in 1908 by Jewish Hellenist Theodore Reinach. Continue to the pink Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, built by the flamboyant Béatrice de Rothschild, one of the Riviera’s most memorable historic figures.

Jewish Provence Private Tour

For travelers interested in Jewish history in Provence, a private tour can include Avignon, Carpentras, Cavaillon, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille.

In the 14th century, many Jews found refuge in Provence after being exiled from the Kingdom of France. When Provence became part of France in 1481, Jewish communities continued to live in the Papal territories of Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin.

Avignon & Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Discover the old Jewish quarter of Avignon, along with the Palace of the Popes and the vineyards of nearby Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which produce both kosher and non-kosher wines.

Carpentras & Cavaillon

Visit Carpentras, home to the oldest active synagogue in France, built between 1741 and 1743. Continue to Cavaillon, where the 18th-century synagogue is a beautiful example of Rocaille style. The former Jewish bakery now houses a fascinating Judeo-Comtadin museum.

Aix-en-Provence

In Aix-en-Provence, enjoy a walking tour that includes medieval Jewish dwellings on Rue Verrerie and the Lapidary Museum, which features a fine collection of Judaica.

Marseille

Explore Marseille, home to active and diverse Jewish communities with roots in North Africa, including Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. This tour introduces guests to Sephardic traditions, sacred customs, and the cultural life of Jewish Marseille.

Plan Your French Riviera Private Tour

These suggested itineraries are only a starting point. Each French Riviera Private Tour can be personalized according to your interests, whether you prefer art, gardens, Provence wine tasting, gastronomy, Jewish heritage, medieval villages, scenic landscapes, or luxury sightseeing along the Côte d’Azur.

Contact Sophia’s Travel for more information, customized tour planning, or private tour reservations.