French Riviera · SHORE EXCURSIONS
Ships anchor at Villefranche and Cannes, and the clock is the whole problem. These 15 are built around tender times: what fits in six hours ashore, what it costs, and which ones guarantee you back at the quay.
Review this private Cannes shore excursion to Nice, Eze, Monaco, and Monte Carlo, with practical advice on timing, value, guides, and cruise safety.
“very good. The singing guide was excellent, thumbs up...”
See Cannes, Antibes, Eze, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Monaco, and Monte Carlo in one small-group day from the cruise port.
“First, I have to thanks to Marion, who has helped us to have the best condition over the day.Then, to our guide/ driver Jaoued who takes care about us. Very good customer service , very attentive and good manier. All done guys!”
See medieval Eze, Monaco’s palace, Monte Carlo and the Formula One circuit on a private eight-hour shore trip from Cannes.
“Unfortunately, we were not able to port in Cannes, France due to the French Navy doing drilling exercises. Viator's guide was not able to go to the port either. We learned this less than the 24 hours that was necessary to get a refund. The most frustrating part is that the Viator guide would not have been able to fulfill this tour either as the port was closed and he could not pick us up. I contacted the Viator guide immediately to let them know this. The guide had already learned the port was closed so never even left his home to pick us up. I tried to dispute us…”
Review of a private Cannes shore excursion covering Eze, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Antibes, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, and Cannes in eight hours.
“Margarite was very knowledgeable about the history. Our friends in the back of the vehicle could not hear. A speaker system/microphone would help a lot. Also the seats facing backwards were not useful as she pointed out places on the excursion. There was more strenuous walking than anticipated (our group of eight were 70-74). Overall it was a good excursion.”
Review of a small-group French Riviera shore excursion from Villefranche to Eze, Monaco, Monte Carlo, and the Fragonard perfumery.
“Julien was actually really great. Took us extra little places …. A good value. We were able to have a taste of different things as far as locations. I did think since it said shore excursion that we were taking a boat from Ville franche to Monaco and then a drive around. My mistake.”
Review of a private Cannes shore trip to Nice, Eze, Monaco, Antibes, and Cannes, with practical timing, costs, highlights, and drawbacks.
“Adam was such a great tour guide. He gave us information about things almost the whole time he was driving. We stopped at many very interesting places and he even customized our trip to see a place we wanted to see near Monaco. He also helped us take many pictures too.”
Review of the private Cannes shore excursion to Eze, Monaco, and Monte-Carlo, with perfume making, palace views, and a Formula One drive.
“Having booked this tour to see Monoco, the casino, the royal castle etc..., we were informed upon entry to the vehicle, that we would not be able or see any of those things, due to the Gran Prix races. No one notified us! The race is an annual event, so they had knowledge prior to this. The driver drive us around but we did nor get to do anything except see a perfume factory and a couple of photo stops. Terrible!!!! Offered to drive us to another spot near Cannes, but a massive traffic jam prohibited us from doing so. It was a total rip off tour!! Viator, you should…”
Review of Tour Azur’s private French Riviera shore excursion to Monaco, Eze, Nice, and Monte Carlo, with practical tips on time, cost, and walking.
“Thierry met us right outside the cruise building in Villefranche. He was very friendly, excellent English, and had a plan to make it the perfect day trip for us to Monaco & Eze. After checking to learn our preference (and tolerance! lol) for riding on the Corniches, we headed for the highest mountain road to Eze. Spectacular scenery and great information about the town through which we passed. We stopped in Eze first and then headed to Monaco. We had great interest in the Formula 1 course, and Thierry was happy to feed our enthusiasm. Lifetime bucket list checked off, and he made it terrific fun, too! Since we had…”
Review of a private six-hour shore trip from Villefranche to Eze, Monaco, and Monte-Carlo, with perfume, palace, casino, and race circuit stops.
“Great tour. Our guide, Bruno, was terrific. He was knowledgeable and provided great recommendations to suit our plans. We were cruising and pick up/drop off at port was seamless.”
Review of a private Cannes shore excursion to Eze, Monaco, and Monte Carlo, with scenic stops, a perfume visit, and cruise-port pickup.
“We shared the excursion cost with another family we'd never met (prior to the cruise). Doing a private tour allowed us to see all the Cannes, Monte Carlo/Monaco sights we wanted to (cutting out the perfume factory that we didn't care about) within the time allotted with our cruise ship schedule. The group tours timelines didn't allow for it. It worked out great! Our driver/tour guide was terrific, perfectly in tune with where to go/when to maximize our time and we all enjoyed the sights & experience very much! We got back to port in plenty of time and the rain didn't dampen our wonderful day at all! Highly recommend!…”
See Monaco, Nice, Eze, and La Turbie in one private Riviera day trip with coastal views, flexible pacing, and pickup from Villefranche.
“My family and I enjoyed it very much. Took us to the highlights and let us go at our own pace. Wanted to make sure we saw as much as possible and made the most of every minute. Thank you so much.”
See Cannes, Antibes, Eze, Monaco, and Monte Carlo in one 9-hour small-group shore tour from Villefranche with port pickup.
“Thierry was our tour guide - 8 of us in the van. He had to switch between Spanish and English which I'm sure was annoying for the spanish speaking man on tour with us. would have preferred only on language to keep it simple. He took us one block away from the Canne's film festival and let us experience Monaco and the Grand Prix route. Would have liked to have see the old city in Nice but we ran out of time because of the crowds. Two large events in one weekend caused traffic to be troublesome not his fault. There was no water on the van and we kept…”
Review of a private Cannes shore excursion to Nice, Eze, Monaco, and Monte Carlo, with flexible planning, port pickup, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Sights were amazing but the communication was non existent. We emailed and sent what’s app messages and tried calling half a dozen times to no avail. We finally had someone pick up ten minutes before meeting time and they were not helpful other than saying we would be picked up. The driver was ok, he drove a little crazy and drove into traffic which cause 40 min delay and made us nervous we were going to miss our ship. We got to see what we wanted, but not the best experience.”
See Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Eze, Monaco, and Monte-Carlo in one private Riviera day with flexible stops and guide Sasha.
“Sasha was fantastic! Our private tour was for a family group of 16 and he managed to keep us moving and interested in everything that we saw. Including the 4 teenagers. The views and locations that he shared with us were spectacular. This was my second time in the area we saw all the popular sites and Sasha also took us to unexpected hidden gems that were away from the massive crowds. We took it as a shore excursion and he made sure we were back on time. Loved, loved our tour. I would highly recommend them to anyone that is visiting the French Riviera.”
Review of a private Cannes shore excursion with Antibes, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Nice, Eze, Monaco options, and cruise-safe transport.
“Yannick was an excellent driver, and he took us to the best sights. We had lots of things we wanted to see in a limited amount of time, he took us to all and got us back to our cruise ship with time to spare. We went to Monaco, Monte Carlo, drove the Grand Prix, ate at his favorite restaurant, Nice, top of Eze and Cannes Film Festival. He would stop all along the road for us to take pictures. Great experience would definitely recommend!!!”
Pick a harbour, a hill village or a perfume bench.
