Decision
French Riviera Tours Compared: Road Days, Boats, Bikes, Food and Private Tours
Road or sea, a full day or a half, a shared seat or the whole boat: which start outside Nice, which pick you up, which suit children, and the smallest groups.
French Riviera Travel Guides
These are the long reads for the choices you make before you book one of the French Riviera guided tours. Which kind of day suits you? How do four days fit together? What can you do without a tour, what does each fare leave out, and what still runs in winter?
Start with which kind of day to choose if you have not picked one yet, or with the four-day plan if you have the time. The blog answers single questions in fewer words.
Itinerary
Four Days on the French Riviera: Nice, Monaco, Cannes and the Hill Villages
One base, four days: the old town on foot, Monaco by road, Cannes and its islands, the villages inland, planned around the Monday closures, with the costs.
Channel
The French Riviera Without a Tour: Trains, Buses, Ferries and the Free Sights
The coastal train town by town, the bus up to the village above the sea, the ferry to the islands, the free sights, and where a tour earns its fare.
Costs
What French Riviera Tours Cost: Prices, On-Board Fees and What the Fare Covers
Price bands for every kind of tour, the price per hour, per person against per group, the €300 paid on some boats, and what you pay at the door.
Seasons
The French Riviera in Winter: Mimosa, Lemons and What Still Runs
What still sails and what stops, the mimosa and the lemon festival, what closes in Monaco, winter hours, the weather, and a week's plan from November to March.
The train, the tram and the free sights are in the visitor guide, every meeting point on the map, and every tour on French Riviera Tours.