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Châteauneuf du Pape Wine Private Tasting Tour From Marseille
5.0 (23)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Châteauneuf du Pape Wine Private Tasting Tour From Marseille

An eight-hour private tour from Marseille that combines Avignon's medieval landmarks with tastings at two Châteauneuf-du-Pape estates. Your English-speaking driver collects you in a Mercedes and guides you through the Pope's Palace and Pont d'Avignon before heading to the wine region. Taste at renowned domains like Château La Nerthe or Domaine de Beaurenard, paired with lunch in the hilltop village. Expect hands-on winemaking insights and sweeping vineyard views.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2006
Private Mont Saint Michel Experience from Bayeux
5.0 (23)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Private Mont Saint Michel Experience from Bayeux

A full-day private tour from Bayeux exploring Mont Saint-Michel and its abbey, taking in the medieval architecture and steep pathways of this iconic tidal island. Your guide leads you through the warren of narrow streets, revealing layers of history built into stone and architecture. You'll have unscheduled time to browse local shops and eat at your own pace. Transport by air-conditioned van with hotel collection and drop-off included.

7h 30mfrom AUD $607
Bordeaux Evening Food Tour : Local Delicacies
5.0 (23)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Bordeaux Evening Food Tour : Local Delicacies

Aurélien, a former English teacher with clear diction, guides you through Bordeaux's culinary heart over three-and-a-half hours. You'll visit family-owned shops, taste regional wines paired with local cheeses, and sample artisanal breads, charcuterie and patisserie that together constitute a proper meal. The route weaves through centuries-old streets with anecdotes about the city woven throughout. You leave with his curated list of neighbourhood restaurants.

3h 30mfrom AUD $158
Paris Private Tour to Louvre Museum & French Crepes
5.0 (23)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Paris Private Tour to Louvre Museum & French Crepes

Explore Paris's architectural landmarks and world-class art over 5–6 hours with a local guide steering you past the crowds. You'll navigate the soaring stained glass of Sainte-Chapelle, the gothic Notre-Dame, and the formal sweep of Jardin des Tuileries before settling into a traditional crêperie for cider and pastry. The tour culminates at the Louvre, where an audio-guide lets you move at your own pace through its sprawling galleries.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $237
Paris Watercolor Workshop – Create Your Own Framed Paris Souvenir
5.0 (23)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Paris Watercolor Workshop – Create Your Own Framed Paris Souvenir

Spend nearly three hours painting watercolours at one of three iconic Parisian locations—the Seine, a garden near Petit Palais, or La Madeleine's columns. You'll work through a beginner-friendly process with a professional artist, using provided materials and easel, and walk away with your finished piece already framed. No experience necessary; families and solo travellers alike work at their own rhythm in a relaxed outdoor setting.

2h 50mfrom AUD $318
Wine Tasting Tour in Nice - Early evening - Small groups
5.0 (23)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Wine Tasting Tour in Nice - Early evening - Small groups

A 3-hour evening wine tour through Nice's older quarters, stopping at two established wine bars to taste six Provence vintages paired with local cured meats, cheeses, and Niçoise bites like pissaladière and barbajuans. You'll learn how to identify flavour profiles and understand the region's winemaking heritage whilst wandering between Place Masséna and Place Garibaldi with a small group. The tour wraps with gelato.

3 hoursfrom AUD $242
Desire on Display: The Homoerotic Louvre Tour (Max 6 people)
5.0 (23)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Desire on Display: The Homoerotic Louvre Tour (Max 6 people)

A carefully curated small-group tour through the Louvre examining how desire, the male form, and same-sex relationships shaped artistic vision across nine millennia. With no more than six people, you'll navigate galleries from ancient Mesopotamia to 19th-century France, uncovering the rivalries and romantic entanglements of Renaissance masters—Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo—and how their personal lives leaked into their brushwork. Religious narratives served as cover for painters to explore sexuality and masculine beauty with remarkable frankness.

2h 30mfrom AUD $299
The Brunch That Feels Like a Love Letter to France
5.0 (23)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

The Brunch That Feels Like a Love Letter to France

Spend 90 minutes at Emma's table in Nice for a French brunch that unfolds course by course. She cooks everything from scratch, blending classical technique with her own creative riffs. Expect constant motion from the kitchen—plates arrive throughout the experience, each one a conversation starter. You'll leave having eaten well and laughed harder, the kind of meal that feels less like service and more like being adopted into someone's inner circle for the morning.

1h 30mfrom AUD $130
Private WW1 Canadian focused Tour including Vimy Ridge
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Private WW1 Canadian focused Tour including Vimy Ridge

A nine-hour private tour departing from Arras or Albert that traces the Canadian campaign across the Somme battlefields and culminates at Vimy Ridge. Your dedicated guide navigates the scarred terrain of the Western Front, unpacking how Canadian forces secured this pivotal position through tactics and sacrifice. The tour is built around your interests—bring family stories or soldier names and the operator will research and customise the itinerary accordingly, ensuring the experience speaks directly to your connection with the conflict.

9 hoursfrom AUD $752
Macaroons lessons with Flora
5.0 (22)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Macaroons lessons with Flora

Learn to craft French macarons in a local's apartment near Strasbourg Saint-Denis with Flora, a chef who'll walk you through the history and hands-on technique of these delicate pastries. You'll make two flavours of your choice from five options, take home your creations, and enjoy coffee or tea throughout the two-hour session. Classes run in French, English, or Spanish.

2 hoursfrom AUD $167
Nice: Sunset & Homemade Apéritif in a historic Land Rover !
5.0 (22)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Nice: Sunset & Homemade Apéritif in a historic Land Rover !

Climb into a vintage 1995 Land Rover Defender and explore the winding coastal roads around Villefranche-sur-Mer, stopping at a secluded vantage point to watch the Mediterranean light fade. Share locally-sourced wine and homemade tapenade as the sky shifts colour, then head back through the hillside villages as dusk settles. Two and a half hours of slow travel with a fellow driver who knows where the best light lingers.

2h 30mfrom AUD $117
Private tour landing beaches from Le Havre cruise terminal
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Private tour landing beaches from Le Havre cruise terminal

Spend nine hours exploring Normandy's D-Day beaches with a knowledgeable local guide departing from Le Havre cruise terminal. This tour traces the five landing sites of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944, uncovering the tactical decisions, personal stories, and landscape transformations that shaped this pivotal moment. Your guide brings decades of regional expertise to bear, connecting the physical sites to broader wartime context. Suitable for families and mixed fitness levels, with practical provisions for young children.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1990
Sunrise Walking Tour: Paris Before the Crowds
5.0 (22)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Sunrise Walking Tour: Paris Before the Crowds

Catch Paris's quietest hours on this two-hour dawn walk through the city's most recognisable spots. You'll see the Eiffel Tower, cross the Alexander III Bridge, and explore the Louvre courtyard before daylight brings the crowds. A local guide leads the way, and you'll finish with fresh croissants and coffee at a neighbourhood café. Small group of eight keeps things intimate.

2 hoursfrom AUD $99
Private Tour of the American Landing Beaches
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Private Tour of the American Landing Beaches

Spend eight hours tracing the American D-Day operations across Normandy's landing beaches in a private nine-seat van with a knowledgeable local guide. You'll visit Utah Beach, the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery, and the inland drop zones where paratroopers landed, hearing firsthand accounts from Norman residents and soldiers who lived through the invasion. The route is entirely flexible—your guide can adjust stops to include the Artificial Mulberry port at Arromanches, Brécourt Battery, or other significant sites based on your interests.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1170
Medieval Paris: Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Medieval Paris: Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie

A three-hour guided walk through Île de la Cité traces Paris's medieval roots across three architectural landmarks. You'll explore Sainte Chapelle's soaring stained glass, move through the Conciergerie's former royal chambers and revolutionary prison cells, and enter Notre Dame Cathedral. When the Conciergerie closes for renovation in 2026, the itinerary pivots to the Cluny Museum's medieval collections instead. This is essential groundwork for understanding how Gothic style took root in the city.

3 hoursfrom AUD $1336
Versailles Palace Family 5hour Discovery from Paris
5.0 (22)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Versailles Palace Family 5hour Discovery from Paris

Skip past queues and travel from Paris to Versailles with a guide trained to hold children's attention. Over five hours, you'll navigate the palace's gilded rooms and sprawling grounds, unlocking stories about Louis XIV and French court life through an activity booklet and narrative-driven storytelling. The route covers roughly four kilometres of flat ground, finishing with time to wander the gardens before the train back to the city.

5 hoursfrom AUD $1638
Private Basque Country Tour Hidden Villages and Culinary Delights
5.0 (22)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Private Basque Country Tour Hidden Villages and Culinary Delights

A seven-hour private tour through France's Basque Country with a local guide who knows the region's quiet corners. Visit postcard-worthy villages—Biarritz, Saint Jean de Luz, Espelette, Ainhoa—and meet artisans making wine, cheese, and cured meats. Your guide shapes the itinerary around what interests you, and you'll travel in a comfortable van with stops for tasting and exploring on foot. Bring an appetite and curiosity.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1003
Private Full Day Tour Villages of the Luberon from Avignon
5.0 (22)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Private Full Day Tour Villages of the Luberon from Avignon

Spend eight to nine hours exploring the Luberon's stone villages with a driver based in Lacoste who knows the region intimately. This private tour from Avignon lets you pick the pace and stops—whether that's wandering ochre-coloured streets, ducking into local galleries, or sitting with a coffee in a quiet square. Travelling by air-conditioned vehicle means you skip the driving stress and maximise time on foot discovering hidden corners at your rhythm.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1204
Beaujolais and Burgundy Private Winter Wine Day Tour From Lyon
5.0 (22)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Beaujolais and Burgundy Private Winter Wine Day Tour From Lyon

A private eight-hour winter exploration of Beaujolais departing from Lyon, where you'll visit four working estates and a family distillery in a vintage Defender. Pair regional wines with locally sourced charcuterie and cheese at tastings, break for lunch amongst winemakers at a traditional bistro, and discover everything from a medieval château to monastic vineyard heritage. Your guide is deeply embedded in the region's wine community.

8 hoursfrom AUD $819
All of Paris Tour in a Vintage Open-Top French Car Citroen DS
5.0 (22)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

All of Paris Tour in a Vintage Open-Top French Car Citroen DS

Roll through Paris in a restored 1960s Citroën DS, a three-hour private tour that trades coach crowds for a handful of companions and a knowledgeable local driver. You'll pass the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées and Louvre from an open-top vantage—the car itself a working piece of French heritage. Benjamin, your guide, handles both steering and storytelling, pointing out neighbourhoods and landmarks while you settle into those famously comfortable DS seats. Drop-off anywhere you like when the tour ends.

3 hoursfrom AUD $667
Latin Quarter Paris Private Walking Tour
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Latin Quarter Paris Private Walking Tour

This 2 hour 15 minute private walking tour traces the Latin Quarter's evolution from Roman outpost through medieval scholarship to its role as Paris's intellectual powerhouse. Your expert guide navigates you past the Sorbonne, Panthéon, and Shakespeare & Co bookshop, revealing how everyone from Marie Curie to Hemingway drew creative energy from these streets. You'll finish with a drink at a neighbourhood bar, soaking in the same atmosphere that captivated generations of thinkers and writers.

2h 15mfrom AUD $216
Speleology, Exploration inside a secret cave
5.0 (22)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
France

Speleology, Exploration inside a secret cave

Drop into an underground world on this three-hour guided caving expedition in France. You'll navigate passages carved by millennia of flowing water, discovering geological formations and subterranean chambers few see. The guide reveals how water shapes the cave system whilst you get a genuine sense of what lies beneath the surface—including the chance to eat lunch surrounded by rock and darkness.

3 hoursfrom AUD $114
Amazing Private Walking Tour of Old Nice between Italy and France
5.0 (22)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Amazing Private Walking Tour of Old Nice between Italy and France

Explore the layered identity of Nice's oldest quarter, where Italian influences and French refinement collide across centuries of architecture. This 2–3 hour guided walk threads through medieval laneways and 19th-century facades, revealing how Nice's strategic position between two cultures shaped its streets, markets and local character. You'll encounter working produce stalls, heritage shops and the stories behind them—a neighbourhood that feels distinctly separate from the rest of France.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $170
Paris Small-Group Montmartre Chocolate & Pastry Walking Tour
5.0 (22)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Paris Small-Group Montmartre Chocolate & Pastry Walking Tour

Walk Montmartre's hilltop streets with a local guide sampling Paris's finest pastries and chocolate over three hours. You'll taste buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, macarons, crêpes, madeleines, éclairs and artisan chocolate, paired with coffee. This isn't a rushed tasting—it's a proper introduction to why Parisians take their morning treats seriously, led by someone who knows the neighbourhood's best addresses and the stories behind each bite.

3 hoursfrom AUD $114
Paris Louvre Essentials Tour (Reserved Entry Included)
5.0 (21)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Paris Louvre Essentials Tour (Reserved Entry Included)

Navigate the Louvre's 35,000 artworks with a knowledgeable guide over 2.5 hours, skipping the queues with reserved entry. You'll stand before Leonardo's Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and lesser-known treasures scattered throughout the museum's galleries. Your guide connects the dots between epochs and styles, transforming what could be an overwhelming visit into a curated journey. Available as semi-private or fully private.

2h 30mfrom AUD $234
Private Walking Tour of Omaha Beach and American Cemetery
5.0 (21)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Private Walking Tour of Omaha Beach and American Cemetery

Walk the grounds of Omaha Beach with a guide who reconstructs the D-Day landings through soldier accounts—German and American perspectives alike. You'll move across the Easy Red and Fox Green sectors, tracing the Atlantic Wall's Wn 62 strongpoint and the brutal fighting of 6 June 1944. The tour then moves inland to Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery, where nearly 9,300 servicemen and women are interred. Expect a physically demanding two hours covering difficult terrain and heavier subject matter.

2 hoursfrom AUD $50
WW2 Jeep Tour Utah Beach Half Day
5.0 (21)
🛕 Culture & History
France

WW2 Jeep Tour Utah Beach Half Day

Travel Utah Beach in an authentic WW2 Jeep with a knowledgeable local guide who reveals the tactical movements and human stories of the D-Day landings. This four-hour circuit cuts through the Normandy bocage and quieter corners of the 1944 invasion zone, including Sainte-Mère-Église and lesser-documented sites that most visitors miss. You'll see the terrain as the Allied forces did, not sanitised monument grounds.

4 hoursfrom AUD $769
Visits in Italian : Latin Quarter and the Seine ( 2 itineraries)
5.0 (21)
🛕 Culture & History
France

Visits in Italian : Latin Quarter and the Seine ( 2 itineraries)

Explore Paris with a guide who speaks Italian, choosing between two distinct 2-hour routes through the city's most storied quarters. The Latin Quarter tour winds past Notre-Dame, the Panthéon and Shakespeare & Co on Monday and Friday mornings, while the Seine itinerary traces the royal heart—Île de la Cité, Sainte-Chapelle, Pont Neuf and the Louvre—on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Both are intimate group experiences suited to all fitness levels.

2 hoursfrom AUD $48
Electric Scooter Excursion with Tapas Aperitif
5.0 (21)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
France

Electric Scooter Excursion with Tapas Aperitif

Glide through Bayonne's riverside paths on a whisper-quiet, French-made electric scooter. This two-hour guided spin covers gentle towpath terrain with a certified instructor who'll get you comfortable within minutes. You'll pause halfway for tapas and a drink at La Guinguette, where your guide shares local history and wildlife insights. A low-impact way to see the landscape without engine noise or emissions.

2 hoursfrom AUD $109
Wine Tours and Tastings from Béziers
5.0 (21)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Wine Tours and Tastings from Béziers

Spend three and a half hours rolling through Languedoc's wine country in a climate-controlled minivan, visiting local producers who'll walk you through their craft. You'll taste carefully selected wines straight from the source, guided by someone who knows these vineyards inside out. Choose between a small-group outing on Wednesday or Friday, or book a private tour Monday, Tuesday, or Saturday with flexible routing and hotel pickup included.

3h 30mfrom AUD $149
Full day Wine Tour around Luberon from Aix en Provence
5.0 (21)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Full day Wine Tour around Luberon from Aix en Provence

Spend a day exploring the Luberon wine region south of Aix-en-Provence with a knowledgeable guide. This 7.5-hour tour takes you through Mediterranean vineyards straddling Provence and Rhône Valley styles, visiting cellar doors to understand winemaking craft and sample distinctive reds and rosés. You'll have free time to wander Lourmarin, a village consistently ranked among France's finest, before returning to central Aix.

7h 30mfrom AUD $259
Paris Highlights: Private Sidecar Tour
5.0 (21)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Paris Highlights: Private Sidecar Tour

Tear through central Paris in a vintage sidecar, hitting the major monuments in sixty minutes. Your driver doubles as guide, narrating the history and hidden angles of each stop—Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Seine bridges, palace facades. Helmet, gloves, and blanket included. No entry fees or meal breaks, just wind-in-hair sightseeing for those juggling tight schedules or wanting a novelty spin on the standard tourist crawl.

1 hourfrom AUD $166
Citadelle Gin Distillery Tour in English
5.0 (21)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Citadelle Gin Distillery Tour in English

Spend 90 minutes at Château de Bonbonnet, a working gin distillery near Cognac, where you'll walk through juniper plantations, learn how berries transform into spirit, and explore the citrus greenhouse before sampling Citadelle Gin. Located just 15 minutes outside the town centre, this working producer offers a straightforward look at small-batch distillation methods without the marketing gloss.

1h 30mfrom AUD $25
From Louvre to Street Art - original museum guided tour (skip the line!)
5.0 (21)
🛕 Culture & History
France

From Louvre to Street Art - original museum guided tour (skip the line!)

This 2.5-hour Louvre tour bridges classical masterworks with contemporary street art, offering a fresh angle on the museum's most celebrated pieces. A licensed guide traces how modern artists have reinterpreted iconic works, weaving in lesser-known stories about the building itself and its underground artistic culture. Skip-the-line access gets you straight in. Ideal for mixed groups where tastes span both Renaissance paintings and urban creativity.

2h 30mfrom AUD $418
Marseille: Tailored Wine Tasting Experience in a Top Wine Shop
5.0 (21)
🍜 Food & Cooking
France

Marseille: Tailored Wine Tasting Experience in a Top Wine Shop

Spend 80 minutes in a boutique Marseille wine shop tasting selections from three Enomatic machines, guided by Myles, a wine trader with two decades of import experience. He'll walk you through Provençal winemaking history, the organic and natural wine movements, and what's ahead for the region's producers, weaving in local geography, food pairings and insider tips on where the city's wine culture sits today.

1h 20mfrom AUD $120
Paris by Night 2 Hour Private Golf Cart Tour
5.0 (21)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

Paris by Night 2 Hour Private Golf Cart Tour

Glide through Paris after dark in your own electric golf cart for two hours, taking in the city's most famous sights as they sparkle against the night sky. Your private group avoids the crowds and traffic of daytime tourism, moving smoothly between landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and Louvre. A knowledgeable local guide steers you toward the best viewpoints—Trocadéro and Pont Alexandre III are particularly stunning when lit—while offering stories and context that bring each neighbourhood to life. Hotel pickup available from central Paris districts.

2 hoursfrom AUD $226
From Caen Bayeux D-Day and Food Tasting Tour by Range Rover
5.0 (21)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

From Caen Bayeux D-Day and Food Tasting Tour by Range Rover

Explore Normandy's D-Day landmarks and regional food culture in a private Range Rover driven by a local guide over eight hours. Travel from Caen or Bayeux through hallowed sites and hidden gems, stopping at independent producers for tastings that reveal the region's culinary identity. Choose your lunch setting—whether bistronomic restaurant, countryside picnic, or village eatery—as the itinerary adapts to what genuinely interests you.

8 hoursfrom AUD $869
Paris: Segway Night highlights small group tour
5.0 (21)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
France

Paris: Segway Night highlights small group tour

Glide through central Paris on a Segway at dusk, covering iconic landmarks from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower in 90 minutes. Your guide leads a small group through the city's most photogenic quarters, pausing to share stories whilst you master the two-wheeled craft. Watch the pyramid illuminate as the sun drops and the tower sparkles against the night sky—a different vantage on familiar sights.

1h 30mfrom AUD $119
VIP transfer with Ford Explorer from CDG TO PARIS/DISNEY OR BACK
5.0 (21)
✈️ Transfers
France

VIP transfer with Ford Explorer from CDG TO PARIS/DISNEY OR BACK

Arrive at or depart from Charles de Gaulle Airport in a spacious Ford Explorer, whisking you directly to Paris or Disneyland Paris in private comfort. Your driver handles the route while you settle into climate-controlled luxury for the 40-minute to 70-minute journey. No hassle with public transport or shared shuttles—just a smooth, straightforward transfer tailored to your schedule.

40 min – 1h 10mfrom AUD $343
The Highlights of the Côte d'Azur with Tour Company recommended by Rick Steves
5.0 (20)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
France

The Highlights of the Côte d'Azur with Tour Company recommended by Rick Steves

A seven-hour guided tour along the French Riviera with a licensed guide drawing on two decades of local knowledge. You'll explore hilltop villages and coastal towns, learning the stories behind each location's architecture and history. The route takes in the region's most photogenic spots, with stops designed around walking and taking in views rather than rushing through checklists. Private transport and bottled water included.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1471
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