Christmas & New Year Tours & Trips in Provence

This 5-day river cruise through Southern France takes you to the 11th-century Château de Charmes near Tain-l'Hermitage for festive decorations and wine tastings, plus a hands-on nougat workshop in Montélimar using local almonds and honey. You'll see Viviers' medieval architecture and traditional santons.

This 8-day private tour lets you celebrate Christmas and New Year in Provence with festive wine tastings at family vineyards in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a traditional cooking class in Fontvieille. You'll cruise the clear waters of Calanques National Park with a local skipper and check out the UNESCO-listed Palais.

Start your festive season adventure with a special welcome dinner at Chef Mikal Favel's restaurant in Aix-en-Provence, where you'll have expertly paired wines alongside seasonal dishes that capture the holiday spirit. During December and January, you'll see the ochre-rich village of Roussillon.

Spend the festive season in Provence with a base in Avignon at Regina Hotel or Bristol Hotel. You'll see the first-century Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct (a UNESCO site), walk through the medieval rock village of Les Baux de Provence and its St. Vincent Church, and check out Saint-Rémy-de-Provence's nice center.

Celebrate Christmas aboard the MS Van Gogh with a festive dinner, the Cirque Imagine show, and midnight Mass in Lyon's UNESCO-listed Old Lyon district. See the neo-Byzantine crypt of Basilica of Fourvière to check out the Crèche des Lyonnais, then visit medieval Viviers' nativity scenes.

This private 5-day trip takes you through Provence's Camargue Regional Natural Park during the festive season, where pink flamingos and white horses wander across 150,000 hectares of wetlands. Join local expert Nicolas for a traditional horse-drawn carriage ride through rice fields and bull farms.

This 6-day private trip through Provence blends cultural stops with outdoor activities during the festive season. You'll cycle past Marseille's Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica and MuCEM museum on an electric bike, then take a private boat to the turquoise coves of Frioul Islands and Château d'If.

Festive departures on the AmaKristina take you from Lyon to Arles with stops at Avignon's Palais des Papes and the Roman ruins where Van Gogh painted Starry Night. You'll ride a steam train through Gorge du Doux in Tournon-sur-Rhone and try wine-chocolate pairings at Le Château de Tournon.