Journey's Truly Unique Approach

This unique itinerary combines hotel stays in Nice on the Cote d'Azur and vibrant Lyon with 5 nights in amazing Provence in your Journey Villa. Think of it as your “home away from home.” You unpack, relax and enjoy slow travel through Provence.

Your flight to Nice, France should land on Day 1 of the itinerary - this means that you should depart your home airport the day prior - your round-trip travel time on this Journey is 10 Days (9 Days, 8 Nights Land).

Your flight to Nice, France should land on Day 1 of the itinerary - this means that you should depart your home airport the day prior - your round-trip travel time on this Journey is 10 Days (9 Days, 8 Nights Land).

DAY 1: WELCOME TO FRENCH RIVIERA
Your Journey begins in Nice. Upon arrival, make your way to the hotel with our included transfer and enjoy leisure time until our afternoon stroll through Nice and evening reception and dinner.

Tonight join your Journey Tour Director for a special Welcome Reception where we toast the beginning of our journey together. We include Premium Beverages (wine, soda and cocktails) and you choose your dinner from the menu. The French chefs and their staff are proud of their delicious dishes which hail from each of the regions in which Journey travels. While in France we will enjoy locally grown produce where the concept is available.

Accommodations in Nice, 2 Nights with breakfast
Deluxe: Palais de la Mediterranée or Similar
Classic: Classic Hotel , Hotel du Suede or Similar

DAY 2: Day at Leisure

Enjoy your day at leisure. Tonight your Journey Tour Director will invite you to an optional dinner or they can help you with dining reservations if you prefer to explore at your leisure.

DAY 3: On to the heart of Provence and our Chateau

Enjoy our fantastic chateau featuring air-conditioned, ensuite guest rooms, swimming pool and other amazing amenities.

Tonight our chef-prepared dinner accompanied by regional wines will be on the grounds of the estate.

Accommodations in Provence, 5 nights with breakfast.  Deluxe: Chateau Moncaud

DAY 4:  Pont-du-Gard and Chateauneuf-du-Pape

PONT-DU-GARD
After breakfast we board our comfortable coach and make our way to one of the best-preserved aqueduct bridges in the world. Pont du Gard crosses the Gardon River near the village of Vers-Pont-du-Gard. It is part of the 31 mile Nimes aqueduct which was constructed during the 1st century AD to carry water from a spring near Uzès to Nimes. It has remained largely intact and is a marvel of engineering which was open to vehicle traffic until the 1980s.

CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
We will continue our journey just north of Avignon into Chateauneuf-Du-Pape for an exploration of this renowned wine-growing area. Located in Vaucluse, it is both a village and an area of land that features the ruins of a 14th century medieval castle. The castle was built for Pope John XXII, the second of the popes who resided in Avignon. The region is famous for the production of red wine and almost all the cultivable land is planted with grapevines.

We will tour one of the vineyard wineries and sample some of the best-known wines in the world. After the tour, we return to the chateau to enjoy the balance of the afternoon at your leisure. 

Enjoy our chef-prepared dinner tonight —  each dinner includes a different experience and reflects the cuisine of Provence and greater France and Europe.

DAY 6: ENJOYING THE VILLA TODAY

Today, enjoy the villa estate with all of its amenities. Throughout the day our shuttle will be available to take you to nearby Saint Remy.

Special Dining Experience off Estate
Tonight join your Journey Tour Director for a special culinary experience. It's a delicious night of cuisine, wine and new friends.

DAY 6: PROVENCE SIGHTSEEING EXPLORATION - Les Baux de Provence

The village of Les Baux is located on a rocky outcrop of the Alpilles mountain range a short distance from St. Rémy. It boasts a spectacular view of the surrounding valley and features the ruins of a 14th century castle. After visiting the castle and village, we visit Carriéres de Lumières to experience the unique art-based multimedia exhibit in a former limestone quarry.

We return to the Chateau for the balance of the day at leisure.

Enjoy Dinner tonight at the Chateau.

DAY 7:  AT LEISURE OR OPT FOR A MORNING IN ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE
Today enjoy your off day at the chateau or opt for our tour to visit L’Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue. This island city combines canals and narrow streets surrounded by the Sorgue river with its waterwheels. It is known for antique dealers, flea markets and art galleries. After strolling through the village, enjoy a pastry in one of the many cafés.

Return to the hotel early afternoon for an afternoon at leisure before our Farewell to Provence dinner.

Farewell Dinner Event at the Chateau
Enjoy a special dinner on the grounds of the Chateau Estate tonight with the Journey Tour Captain.   

DAY 8: DEPARTURE DAY
We say Au Revoir to to the Treasures of France Tour this morning. Perhaps an extension to Paris is in order?

You can fly home from the Nice international airport to connect to your transatlantic flight or take the 2 hour TGV directly to Charles de Gaulle airport for your flight. You can also consider the train to central Paris for a special extension in the City of Lights.