French Riviera Tours & Trips

Pickup and departure went fine. Room was very comfortable and air-conditioned. The tours, well I preferred the smaller towns that were paired with the well known towns. Bus was comfortable. We had one bad driver, it was a hangon kind of day and he didn't seem to know, that we needed some guidance in the towns. Maybe he was new to the job. The optional tour to San Remo was another story. I waited at the pickup time, after 30mins I rang the phone number I was given and I was told the driver was running late. Oh ok, that happens. Another 30 mins passes, I get a phone call saying he forgot to pick me up. Not impressed. They offered the tour on another day. The next day when I was picked up at the correct time. I was told by my fellow travellers that my name wasn't on the list at all along with another couple. They had been told different excuse. Just own your mistake, don't lie. San Remo should be dropped from the tour options, the markets were crap. Menton, that we went to after San Remo was delightful, they had much better markets, a beach and a lovely town square to dine in and listen to music. I enjoyed my down day in Nice, I spent the day at a beach club. Take your togs(swimsuit) as some of the towns you visit are on beaches and you may prefer that than walking around another tourist town. Just saying. Cheers

The tour guide(Mika) was really good as was the tour. The hotels weren’t great as noisy and sometimes we had to carry our bags for a long distance in the heat which was not pleasant

Just had a trip around Nice, France and Monaco and it was an absolutely incredible experience: - for me the best part of the trip is the walking trip in the old town of Nice with aristocratically built houses. The artistic architecture of the buildings like town hall, fountain or cathedrals and the detailed carved statues and sculptures was simply a mesmerizing sightseeing. Apart from that, one can also find themselves hypnotized in narrow, steep alleys surrounded by colourful tall houses. This is really a place for someone who loves taking picturesque photos of old time European buildings, or for someone who just wants to escape from the city life. - also to mention is that Nice has a really lovely and beautiful beach with crystal clear water. With the nice warm sunny weather, one could really enjoy swimming in the water there for hours. The bonus part of this is there is an old castle on the hill located just near the beach, from where one can take a panorama picture of the blue water beach on one side and the red tiled roofs of nearby houses on the other side, separated in the middle by a curvy road. - the walking tour around Monaco was absolutely amazing as well. My tour was guided by a really professional and well organizing British and he showed us a lot of sightseeing in Monaco, from an old classic castle with an old town nearby, aquarium museum, cathedral, casino to the bay with lots of majestic, shinny yachts docked in there. - Nice as well as Monaco also have markets that offer really nice and exquisite street food like sanwiches with ham and melting cheese or patisserie like a small but fine cheese cake with vanilla flavour. - and the hostel room (in Nice, France) was absolutely a comfortable and clean and quiet place to stay at the end of the day after the long, tired walking trip. Bonus part about the hostel is that they also have a really nice and cozy student-bar in the ground floor with lots of games like billiard, darts, table tennis, where everyone, especially young people can meet up there and have a conversation. I find it a really good place to meet and get to know new people and learn about the french culture. All in one, this is a really good trip for someone who would like to embrace the old European aristocratic architecture and take home lots of beautiful pictures of buildings, beaches, etc. or just want to enjoy a day at a beautiful beach. I personally would love to visit both places here again because there are still many things yet for me to discover! DN