Full-Day Private Tour of Verdon Canyon and Moustiers Saint Marie from Nice
Nice, France
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 9 hours
Enjoy an 9-hour private sightseeing driving tour to one of the most popular and deepest canyons in France: Verdon Canyon and the medieval village of Moustiers Sainte Marie. See some of the highlights of the region, and since the tour is private, your itinerary can be customized according to your personal preferences.
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Enjoy an 9-hour private sightseeing driving tour to one of the most popular and deepest canyons in France: Verdon Canyon and the medieval village of Moustiers Sainte Marie. See some of the highlights of the region, and since the tour is private, your itinerary can be customized according to your personal preferences.Begin your tour after being picked up from your hotel in Nice. Meet your guide and hop aboard your private vehicle for the journey the mountain road which takes you into the history back to the Triassic Period (250-200 million years ago), when this part of France was under water, causing limestone and coral deposits to form, traces of which can still be seen today.
Your route will take place аt the mouth of the Verdon River - which, as the name hints, is a surprisingly verdant bright green. Observe how the two regions of the Var and the Alpes de Haute Provence are mingling their Mediterranean and Alpine ecosystems.
Make some stops on observation decks with great views of the canyon. Do not forget to take photos of this unforgettable place.
Next, head off to Moustiers Sainte Marie. Take a stroll through the old town with your guide. This old village is huddled around a substantial medieval fortress, with rocks and houses of similar hues blending into each other. It's a refreshing, shady refuge in the summer heat when the village receives most of its visitors. Moustiers Sainte Marie was founded by monks in the fifth century This place will remind you of medieval times, and the guide will tell amazing stories about it.
In this medieval city, you can dine and taste the Provencal wine (not included).
On the way back to Nice, see the lavender fields (in June, July and beginning of August, the season of flowering lavender.)
The tour finishes as your guide drops you off at your hotel.
Your route will take place аt the mouth of the Verdon River - which, as the name hints, is a surprisingly verdant bright green. Observe how the two regions of the Var and the Alpes de Haute Provence are mingling their Mediterranean and Alpine ecosystems.
Make some stops on observation decks with great views of the canyon. Do not forget to take photos of this unforgettable place.
Next, head off to Moustiers Sainte Marie. Take a stroll through the old town with your guide. This old village is huddled around a substantial medieval fortress, with rocks and houses of similar hues blending into each other. It's a refreshing, shady refuge in the summer heat when the village receives most of its visitors. Moustiers Sainte Marie was founded by monks in the fifth century This place will remind you of medieval times, and the guide will tell amazing stories about it.
In this medieval city, you can dine and taste the Provencal wine (not included).
On the way back to Nice, see the lavender fields (in June, July and beginning of August, the season of flowering lavender.)
The tour finishes as your guide drops you off at your hotel.
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