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Small Group Marseille Shore Excursion: Aix-en-Provence & Cassis

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Marseille Shore Excursion Aix en Provence Tour from Marseille
  • 7 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Take advantage of your stopover in Marseille with a 7-hour shore excursion of breathtaking Aix-en-Provence. When your cruise docks, hop aboard a comfortable vehicle for the 30-minute northbound ride through the vibrant Provençal countryside. With your friendly driver, tour Aix’s colorful streets and verdant parks – ornamented with fountains, shops, cafés and elaborate façades – and Cassis a very ancient fishing port.
  • 7-hour shared Aix-en-Provence and Cassis shore excursion from Marseille
  • Pass the Cathédrale Saint Sauveur and stroll down Cours Mirabeau
  • Complimentary port pickup and drop-off
  • Covered by Viator’s worry-free policy: guaranteed on-time return to your ship

What's Included

  • Local driver
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
  • Tour available for cruise passengers only
  • Lunch, food and drinks, unless specified
  • Entrance to Cezanne’s workshop
  • Calanque cruise tickets

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

  • Port de Marseille Fos - Porte 4 - Accès croisière & marchandises
    13015 Chem. du Littoral, 13015 Marseille, France

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Please wait at the exit of the ship/cruise terminal, do not start to walk on the port area.

What To Expect

A friendly driver will greet you at the dock in Marseille and escort you through the Provençal countryside. While driving you to your destination, he will provide you with historical and cultural information about Provence. Upon arrival, you’ll disembark near Cours Mirabeau, Aix’s chic central thoroughfare lined with rich architecture, diverse markets, boutiques and cafés. Your driver will give you a map of the city and point the highlights of the town. It is now time to visit Aix. As you make your way to the Place du Général de Gaulle, admire vibrant 19th-century buildings and hear about some of the city’s famous visitors and sons, including Albert Camus, Paul Cézanne and Émile Zola. 

Admire spectacular fountains such as the Four Dolphins Fountain, dating from 1667, and the Place d’Albertas fountain, and grand buildings like Cathédral Saint-Sauveur d’Aix and Hôtel de Ville (City Hall).

You will have some free time for lunch (not included) on your own.
The Crests roads will then lead you to the outstanding site of Cape Canaille from where you will enjoy the exceptional view on the bay. Cassis is a very ancient fishing port and the harbour is probably the most beautiful part of the village. You will have the possibility to board on a 1-hour boat trip (ticket not included) to discover 3 Calanques, steep-walled coves sheltering tiny harbours or beaches   

Following your 7-hour tour, relax as your guide drives you back to port. 

Worry-free Shore Excursion:

We will ensure your timely return to Marseille port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.

Port de Marseille Fos - Porte 4 - Accès croisière & marchandises (Pass By)

Cassis

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Aix-en-Provence

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking within 48 hours, subject to availability
  • If your ship has to leave at 4pm or earlier the departure time of the tour might need to be amended. You will be emailed by the local supplier to inform you of any changes if necessary
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
  • Children under 4 years old are not allowed on tours
  • The order of the visits can change
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Aix and Cassis
Teresa_G, Apr 2024
Pepe was a great guide, could talk about any subject and very clear about where to go during our free time. Would choose to do again, especially because it’s small size of group.
Response from Host, May 2024
Bonjour, We are happy that you enjoyed your trip in Provence with our guide Pelayo, Thank you for choosing A la Française for your visit and we hope to see you again soon... Team A la Française!
A definite “do not miss”!
Ronni_S, Apr 2024
Our guide was outstanding! Aix en Provence and Casis were wonderfully charming and so very beautiful. The scenery in the region…. often breathtaking!
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Bonjour, Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback and our guide Jeremy! Thank you for choosing A la Française! and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon for another memorable experience! Best regards Team A la Française !
Viator is reliable and helpful. We will always use them for future travel!
Sharon_M, Nov 2023
Wonderful, knowledgeable, personal guide. Showed up on time and a very comfortable vehicle for the 4 of us.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Bonjour We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Team A la Française !
Aix and Cassis are a must to see
Robert_S, Oct 2023
Our tour guide was fantastic. Worth seeing both cities. Got to taste local food/sweets at a few shops in Aix and had a fabulous lunch with sea view in Cassis. Wonderful view of Cassis from a mountain top.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Bonjour, We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide Emmanuel. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Best regards Team A la Française !
A pleasant day touring with a great guide.
Timothy_S, Sep 2023
Our guide (Alex) took extra measures to ensure nsure our tour was educational and enjoyable. We hope people who consider a future tour of this trip would have the fortune to have Alex guide you too! Alex is most knowledgeable about art history, French history and world history to boot! He intimately knows the territory where he walked and drove us and found good places for us to discover sweet treats.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Bonjour We would like to express our gratitude to you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. Concerned about customer quality and wishing to improve our services, we will immediately forward your comments to our guide Alexandre. We hope you will consider giving us another opportunity in the future to demonstrate the quality of our service. À la Française Team!
Fun but guide needs more experience
Janet_S, Sep 2023
Provence was great. Our guide was a nice young woman but very inexperienced. She walked too fast losing some of the group several times. The worst was losing us in the parking garage!!! She had a list of restaurants but never told us where they were.
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Bonjour We would like to express our gratitude to you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. Concerned about customer quality and wishing to improve our services, we will immediately forward your comments to our guide. We hope you will consider giving us another opportunity in the future to demonstrate the quality of our services. À la Française Team!
Beautiful day in Aix and Cassis
Kellie_D, Aug 2023
Wonderful day with our driver and tour guide Pepe to Aix-en Provence and Cassis. He showed us all the sights and recommended a wonderful restaurant for lunch in Cassis, would definitely recommend. Thank you Pepe
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Team A la Française !
Viator provide a great service .
Nasser_N, Aug 2023
It was a freast ezpericece for me to vist Marseliile, Aix-en province and Casis. Our tour fuide Remmy was soonyoung, on time and very knowledgeable!
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback and for recommending our guide. Thank you for choosing A la Française! We look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you again in the near future for another unforgettable experience. Team A la Française !
Best Ever!
joniroberts1961, May 2023
Loved our tour guide. Very informative and engaging. His name was Thomas Sester. Loved both areas we visited.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback with us. We appreciate your recommendation and we're glad to have met your expectations. Thank you for choosing A la Francaise! and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon for another memorable experience! Team A la Française ! Best Regards,
Exceptional day
A_T, Oct 2022
Our driver/guide Sylvia was exceptional. She was full of information and told us most interesting things. She even showed the 2 of us where the gallery was so that we could see some Cesanne. She also showed us the main sites in Marseille and still got back to the ship on time. This is one of the very best tours we have had.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you for your positive feedback and for our guide Sylvia! we hope to see you again very soon on another guided tour in the region with A LA FRANCAISE!
A great private tour .
Yves_L, Dec 2019
Julien was our driver/guide, we were only 4 in the clean vehicle. Proceeded to our visit, with all the explanation of what we met. Being French with a Français driver/guide was great. Julien made all the effort to explain and ensuring to fill our requirement vis-a-vis what we wanted to see, and brought us directly to the cruise ship.
We spent a lovely morning in Aix en Provence this week with a lovely guide named Julian.
Rugh_L, Nov 2018
Our guide was Julian. He was very informative and accommodating. His English was also excellent. We also appreciated the convenience of having been picked up and brought back close to the ship.
Average
Anju_S, Jul 2018
This was a problematic reservation for the start. We were sent a big bus just for our family. Once there it was more like a walking tour,
The tour was good! However the tour...
Sanjay_D, Oct 2017
The tour was good! However the tour guide kept asking us what we wanted to do. As a visitor we wouldn’t know what to see- it’s guide job to tell us what he is going to show us. Anyway he showed us around. Other than Cezanne, there is not much to see in Provence...This tour does not include Marseille
Our driver, Greg, was very good. He...
Marilyn B, Oct 2017
Our driver, Greg, was very good. He gave us much information on the area and was very accommodating to the group's requests, as well as having a good sense of humour. It was a beautiful day and we very much enjoyed it.
Our driver/tour guide Mark was amazing...
Tina S, Jul 2016
Our driver/tour guide Mark was amazing. One of the best tours of our trip.
the instruction i got when to meet...
flordeliz f, Jun 2016
the instruction i got when to meet my guide was wrong. our guide was good. very courteous and professional.
Extremely disappointed . 1/2 hour...
Ayhan T, Jun 2016
Extremely disappointed . 1/2 hour late picking us up - had to contact the office twice before they sent someone to pick us up. There really wasn't a tour - it was merely a ride to Aix en Provence - then handed a map and free time - expected to go to Cezanne's studio as advertised when we signed for the tour - but local tour guide said that was not part of tour. Viator contracts out the tours - so the tour does not always match what you book back in the States.
Excellent tour. Our guide was...
Gail E, May 2016
Excellent tour. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly and she really personalized the tour for each participant. This was a very nice way to see how people in this area of France live and we enjoyed the relaxing pace of the tour.
Could not asked more of a tour guide...
DENNIS H, Oct 2015
Could not asked more of a tour guide. Five stars great tour

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