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Private Tour: D-Day Beaches from Le Havre US Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Private Tour: D-Day Beaches from Le Havre US Tour

A 10-hour private tour from Le Havre examining the Normandy D-Day landing sites and their wartime significance. Accompanied by a dedicated guide, you'll visit Arromanches, the American Cemetery and Memorial, Overlord Museum, Pointe du Hoc, and Sainte-Mère-Église. Travel by air-conditioned minivan with hotel pickup and drop-off included, plus a light snack. Gain perspective on the decisions and costs of the 1944 invasion through preserved landscapes and archives.

10 hoursfrom AUD $2341

Montmartre & Sacré-Coeur Half-Day Private Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Montmartre & Sacré-Coeur Half-Day Private Tour

Spend two and a half hours exploring Montmartre's hilltop streets with a private guide who navigates you through this historic Paris neighbourhood. You'll wander past the old windmills, working vineyard, and centuries-old studios where Impressionist painters once worked and lived. The guide shares stories of artists and bohemians who shaped this corner of the city, with stops at quiet squares and landmark sites that define Montmartre's character.

2h 30mfrom AUD $669

Mont Saint Michel from Le Havre | Guide & Lunch | Cruises 2026

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Mont Saint Michel from Le Havre | Guide & Lunch | Cruises 2026

This 8–10 hour excursion whisks cruise passengers from Le Havre's terminal straight to [Mont Saint-Michel](/places/mont-saint-michel), the fortified island monastery rising dramatically from Normandy's bay. You'll explore the UNESCO site at your own pace with an English-speaking guide, enjoy a locally made lunch, and return to the ship on schedule. Ideal for those wanting to tick off a bucket-list landmark without the stress of independent logistics.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $1207

Milirue Family Fun Tour in Paris Ages 4-7

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Milirue Family Fun Tour in Paris Ages 4-7

Explore central Paris with your young children using a custom activity notebook designed for ages 4–7. This self-guided resource covers Île de la Cité, the Louvre, Tuileries Gardens and Palais-Royal across two separate routes, each lasting 90 minutes to two hours. The 40-page Mini notebook includes games, activities and age-appropriate commentary, plus access to an interactive digital map and podcast content to prep before you go. You'll work through puzzles and sketching pages as you move between landmarks, turning a standard family walk into a structured discovery.

1h 30m – 3 hoursfrom AUD $30

Private Luberon Discovery, Exclusive Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Private Luberon Discovery, Exclusive Tour

A 10.5-hour private tour through the heart of Luberon, visiting villages and landmarks that define Provence's character. Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide to Gordes, Sénanque Abbey, the dry-stone hamlets of Bories, the ochre quarries of Roussillon, and the market town of Lourmarin. Each stop reveals layers of regional culture and history at your own pace, with no other groups sharing the experience.

Immersive winery visit, tasting and meal planchette

Descend into a fourth-generation Alsatian winery to taste wines in a 19th-century cellar lined with century-old oak barrels. A unique 180-degree immersive film plays across the barrel walls, telling the winemaker's personal journey and philosophy. Finish with soup, a charcuterie and cheese board, Alsatian dessert, and hot drinks in the cellar's dining area. Two hours total.

2 hoursfrom AUD $92

Loire Valley Full-Day Private Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Loire Valley Full-Day Private Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup

A 12-hour private guided tour departing from your Paris hotel, visiting three landmark châteaux in the Loire Valley: Chenonceau, Amboise, and Chambord. Your art historian guide unpacks the architectural ambitions, political manoeuvres, and court life that shaped these Renaissance palaces during France's golden age. Skip-the-line access and air-conditioned minivan transport included.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1204

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Louvre museum with small group

Navigate the Louvre's vast galleries with a licensed guide steering you toward essential works—Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory—in 2.5 hours. Rather than wander, your guide maps a logical route through the museum's labyrinth, unpacking the history, architecture and artistic evolution behind each masterpiece. Small group of up to eight travellers in air-conditioned transport, with entrance included.

Shopping support

A two-hour personal styling session through Paris boutiques tailored to your body shape, colouring, and preferences. Work with a fashion consultant to decode which cuts and hues actually work for you, then learn to shop with newfound confidence. You'll leave with practical tools to style yourself independently, not just tips for today.

Private direct transfer from Nice to Saint Tropez

Private car transfer whisking you from Nice to Saint Tropez in under two hours. Your English-speaking driver collects you from your hotel, apartment or airport, handles luggage, and delivers you straight to your destination in an air-conditioned vehicle. No waiting around, no crowded platforms—just a direct, comfortable journey along the Côte d'Azur. Water included. Runs round the clock.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $468

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Somme Battlefields Day Trip from Paris

This 11-hour excursion from Paris traces the Somme's devastating 1916 offensive through tangible remnants of trench warfare. You'll stand where Canadian and British forces fought, explore the scarred landscape around Lochnagar Crater—blasted open by 30 tonnes of explosives to destroy German positions—and visit Beaumont-Hamel's preserved trenches. The journey includes Amiens Cathedral, a soaring Gothic landmark, plus museum displays of uniforms, weaponry and soldiers' personal effects. Pay respects at vast cemeteries marking an industrial-scale loss of life.

11 hoursfrom AUD $1486

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre Audio Guide on Smartphone

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre Audio Guide on Smartphone

Explore the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at your own pace with a smartphone audio guide covering 25 minutes of the monument's history and architectural features. Perched atop Montmartre, this white-domed landmark offers free entry and unfolds centuries of Parisian heritage. The guided commentary reveals the building's design intricacies and cultural significance, letting you linger on what captures your interest without rushing through crowds.

Countryside Food Tour, Wine tasting & Apéro Pétanque with Picnic

Escape Aix-en-Provence's crowded markets for a curated tasting tour through a quiet Provençal village. Over 4.5 hours, you'll sample exceptional bread at a regional bakery, taste oils at a working mill, sip local rosé, and select goat cheeses before settling under plane trees for a leisurely picnic. Between tastings, play pétanque with your guide—a proper introduction to how locals actually spend their afternoons. Transport, all food, and wine included.

Normandy D-DAY Private Tour from Paris

A 10–12 hour private tour tracing the D-Day landings from Paris into Normandy's coastal landscape. Your driver navigates you through sites where the 1944 invasion unfolded, stopping at memorials, beaches and museums that anchor the region's military history. The tour trades generic recitation for close attention to specific locations and the human stories they hold. You'll move at your own pace, with space to absorb what each stop reveals rather than rush through a scripted itinerary.

10 hours – 12 hoursfrom AUD $3009

PARIS ZERO LATENCY VR Virtual Reality Experience 30 min

★ 5.0 (2)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

France

PARIS ZERO LATENCY VR Virtual Reality Experience 30 min

Step into a wireless VR arena in central Paris for 30 minutes of tactical gaming across seven scenarios. Zero Latency runs two separate 8-player spaces simultaneously, letting you squad up against zombies, explore Far Cry's Rook Island, or tackle sci-fi missions in crystal-clear 5K. No cables, no backpacks—just you, a haptic gun, and your crew competing or cooperating in fully immersive environments. Book a session suited to your skill level, from newcomers to seasoned gamers.

Saint Tropez Full Day Private Yacht Charter on our Pershing 45

Spend eight hours aboard a sleek 45-foot Pershing motor yacht exploring the Saint-Tropez coastline. Cruise to secluded anchorages like Cap Taillat and L'Escalet, where turquoise waters meet dramatic cliffs, then anchor at Pampelonne Plage to soak up beach culture. The yacht features a full galley, master cabin, and sprawling sun decks with sound system—perfect for shifting between quiet exploration and social lounging.

8 hoursfrom AUD $4347

French Crêpe Making Class in Central Paris (Includes Cider)

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

France

French Crêpe Making Class in Central Paris (Includes Cider)

Learn to make authentic Parisian crêpes in a intimate three-hour workshop set in a central Paris kitchen. You'll mix batter from scratch, nail the flip on a proper crêpe machine, then dress your creations at a toppings station stocked with housemade caramel, chestnut cream and seasonal preserves. Cap it off with Breton cider and fresh apple juice. Limited to six people, so you'll get real attention from the chef.

3 hoursfrom AUD $182

Private Photoshoot with a Professional Photographer in Cannes

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Private Photoshoot with a Professional Photographer in Cannes

Hire a local professional photographer for a bespoke one-hour shoot through Cannes, tailored to your group's preferred spots and style. Skip the hassle of asking strangers or relying on selfies—you'll get polished, candid images that actually capture your trip. Digital files arrive within five working days via a private online gallery, so you can download and share straight away.

Marseille Airport transfer for Cassis hotel and apartment

Direct car service between Marseille Airport and Cassis accommodation. Your driver collects you in a private vehicle fitted with wifi, refreshments, and device charging. The journey takes roughly an hour, with the driver adjusting timing and route to suit your needs. Professional credentials and full insurance included. Luggage space confirmed, tolls covered in the fare.

Private tour from Cognac - Cognac Distillery & Bordeaux Winery with a workshop

Spend nine hours comparing two iconic French wine regions on this private tour from Cognac. Your guide drives you between a family-run cognac distillery and a Bordeaux winery, where you'll taste both spirits and learn how production methods differ. The centrepiece is a blending workshop where you create and bottle your own red wine to take home—a tangible reminder of the day's tasting notes and vineyard conversations.

Montpellier Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide

A two-hour private walking tour through Montpellier's centre with a local guide who knows the city's layered history. Start at Place de la Comédie, then navigate quieter squares like Place de la Canourgue before reaching the Gothic Cathedral and the Palais de Justice. Your guide connects the dots between medieval trading post and contemporary cultural hub, pointing out how old stone buildings sit alongside modern life. This isn't a rushed overview—it's a measured exploration tailored to what interests you.

Private tasting of Savoie cheese and wine in Chamonix

A curated two-hour tasting in Chamonix pairing regional Savoie wines and cheeses with a specialist guide. Your host orchestrates the sequence and pairings in advance, walking you through provenance, production methods, and flavour profiles as you work through each course. You'll learn to identify aromas and understand why each wine and cheese complement one another—a direct encounter with what the land produces.

Private transfer from Nice to Marseille, 4 hour Stop in Cannes

Travel from Nice to Marseille in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a four-hour layover in Cannes. Your English-speaking driver handles the 5–6 hour journey, offering local insights along the Côte d'Azur while you explore this glamorous coastal town at your own pace. Hotel, airport, or port pickup and drop-off included, plus bottled water and 24/7 support.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $627

Reims Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Reims Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

Work through a series of puzzles and clues on foot around Reims, uncovering the city's main sights without a guide. Using the BugBitten app on your phone, you navigate between landmarks, solving riddles that reveal each destination. It's a hybrid between traditional sightseeing and a logic game—you set the pace, choose your route, and discover Reims on your own terms over roughly two hours.

2 hoursfrom AUD $16

Private 12-hour Tour to Bruges from Paris with driver & guide with hotel pick up

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Private 12-hour Tour to Bruges from Paris with driver & guide with hotel pick up

This 12-hour private tour departs from your Paris hotel and drives you to Bruges, where a local guide leads you through the medieval city's architectural landmarks for three hours. You'll explore the Belfry, Burg Square, Church of Our Lady, and a dozen other Gothic and Renaissance monuments before returning to Paris by evening. The journey covers roughly 500km each way in a private luxury vehicle with driver.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1358

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Private Guided Tour Orsay Museum

This two-hour private tour takes you through the Musée d'Orsay's unparalleled collection of Western art spanning 1848 to 1914. Your dedicated guide navigates you past iconic Impressionist works alongside significant pieces from Neoclassicism, Realism, and Symbolism, offering insights into each work and responding to your particular interests as you move through the galleries.

2 hoursfrom AUD $426

Nice City and The Bay of Villefranche Private Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Nice City and The Bay of Villefranche Private Tour

A five-hour private tour through Nice and its surrounding coastline, guided by a knowledgeable driver who picks you up from your accommodation. Travel through layers of history—from Roman ruins at Cemenelum to Belle Époque villas—whilst taking in the sweeping Baie des Anges and the architectural landmark of Saint-Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral. Your guide shapes the itinerary to match your interests, whether that's local markets, Cap Ferrat's clifftop views, or hidden corners of the old town.

Private 12-hour round transfer to Loire Castles from Paris. Best offer!

A private 12-hour round trip from Paris exploring the Loire Valley's architectural riches. Your driver collects you from your hotel and navigates the region's castle circuit—think Chambord's Renaissance sprawl, Chenonceau's riverside elegance, Amboise's hilltop fortress. You set the pace, linger where it suits you, and return to Paris by evening. The valley holds roughly 1000 châteaux; these three are the headliners, but quieter alternatives exist if you prefer fewer crowds.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1334

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Orangerie Museum Tour with an Artist

Spend two hours at the Musée de l'Orangerie guided by a practising artist who reveals how Monet orchestrated his Water Lilies series as physical spaces of contemplation rather than mere wall-mounted paintings. Beyond the monumental canvases, you'll trace the building's unlikely journey from royal greenhouse to modernist gallery, then encounter Post-Impressionist masterworks by Picasso, Modigliani and Matisse. Your guide's dual expertise in art history and studio practice shapes how you read colour, composition and the cultural weight these works carried for a recovering postwar France.

Play Petanque in Paris

Spend a day tossing metal balls across the cobblestones of Place Dauphine, Paris's most secretive square. You'll learn the rules of pétanque, play alongside locals, and finish with wine and nibbles as the afternoon light softens the medieval stone around you. It's the kind of unhurried French afternoon that actually exists—competitive but relaxed, social without pretence.

Private Tour in Marseille with a Local Guide

A 2.5-hour guided walk through Marseille led by someone who actually knows the city's rhythms and backstories. You'll navigate the Panier's tangled lanes spotting local street art, stand before the Cathédrale de la Major, examine the bold MUCEM building, trek through Fort Saint-Jean, and take in Med views from the Old Port and Notre-Dame de la Garde perch. Your guide trades in local anecdotes and context, not rehearsed spiel. Available in French, English, or Mandarin.

2h 30mfrom AUD $100

Luberon and Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Luberon and Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Tour

Explore three striking Luberon villages and taste Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines in a single 9.5-hour day across Provence. Start in Roussillon with its burnt-orange and gold ochre formations, then climb to the stone-built hilltop settlement of Gordes for sweeping views. Finish at Fontaine de Vaucluse before shifting focus to the renowned wine region's appellations. Travel by minivan with a guide who knows the terrain and the cellars.

9h 30mfrom AUD $283

Day Trip from Basel to Lucerne and Mount Pilatus Alpine Panorama

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Day Trip from Basel to Lucerne and Mount Pilatus Alpine Panorama

A private eight-and-a-half-hour loop from Basel that pairs Lucerne's lakeside charm with Mount Pilatus's Alpine vistas. Your dedicated driver collects you from your hotel and steers clear of tour-bus crowds, letting you linger over the Chapel Bridge, explore the Old Town's winding streets, and ride the mountain's cogwheel railway to 2,132 metres. The itinerary bends to your pace—stretch lunch by the lake, chase light for photographs, or simply breathe in the view from the summit without watching the clock.

8h 30mfrom AUD $506

Private Rouen Giverny Honfleur Live Guided by Mercedes from Paris

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

France

Private Rouen Giverny Honfleur Live Guided by Mercedes from Paris

A 13-hour private Mercedes tour from Paris through Normandy's Monet country, taking in the painter's house and gardens at Giverny, the medieval harbour of Honfleur, and Rouen's Gothic cathedral and riverside quarters. Your guide drives and navigates three distinct towns, handling all entry fees and transport logistics. Hotel pickup and drop-off bookend the day.

13 hoursfrom AUD $961

Champagne Mercier in Epernay Private Half Day Tour from Paris

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

France

Champagne Mercier in Epernay Private Half Day Tour from Paris

This seven-to-nine-hour private tour from Paris takes you deep into the Champagne region, starting with a guided exploration of Mercier's legendary cellars in Épernay. You'll learn how champagne is actually made, taste several bottles, then venture to the hilltop village of Hautvillers to visit the Abbey Church where Dom Pérignon developed his techniques. The route includes sweeping views across vineyards and the Marne River valley, plus free time for lunch in Épernay itself before the drive back to the capital.

7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $786

Paris WWII: Occupation & Liberation Exploration Game and Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Paris WWII: Occupation & Liberation Exploration Game and Tour

Track your great-grandfather's resistance missions across occupied Paris in this narrative-driven exploration game. Your phone becomes a guide as you navigate from the Louvre's obelisk to hidden corners of the city, solving challenges that unlock stories of sabotage and liberation. The 45-minute to 75-minute experience blends puzzle-solving with real wartime locations—bullet-scarred walls and all—without requiring a human guide or museum tickets.

45 min – 1h 15mfrom AUD $10

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Exclusive Private DDay Tour from Rouen

A full-day private tour from Rouen exploring the 1944 Normandy invasion sites across eight hours. Your driver-guide navigates you through Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, and Pointe du Hoc, connecting the landscape to personal accounts and tactical details of the landings. The 2-hour drive each way limits site numbers but allows deeper engagement with fewer crowds. Pickup and drop-off at your Rouen hotel, address, or Viking cruise ship.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2642

★ 5.0 (2)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

France

Guided Small Group Walk in the Vaucluse

Join a Friday morning walking group exploring the Vaucluse region of Provence, where rolling countryside frames Mont Ventoux and the Laces of Montmirail. Over two to three hours, you'll traverse gentle terrain at an unhurried pace, discovering how locals live amongst vineyards, orchards and villages. Your guide shares the landscape's natural and cultural layers—geology, agriculture, seasonal rhythms—without the fanfare of tourist sites. A local seasonal snack punctuates the outing.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $33

Eleanor of Aquitaine Walking Tour in Poitiers

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

France

Eleanor of Aquitaine Walking Tour in Poitiers

Walk through Poitiers with a local guide tracing Eleanor of Aquitaine's footsteps across this medieval city. Over 70 minutes, you'll visit Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the Count's Castle whilst learning how this formidable queen influenced both French and English courts. The tour unpicks Poitiers's architectural gems and reveals lesser-known corners of the city through stories of Eleanor's remarkable life and legacy.

Parisian Literary Tour & Pastry Tasting in the 16th Arr.

A two-hour walking tour through the 16th arrondissement led by Patricia, a Paris-born historian, tracing the footsteps of 19th-century literary giants like Hemingway and Hugo. You'll navigate lesser-known streets where these authors lived and worked, whilst sampling four different pastries—including Paris Brest and artisanal chocolate—and learning how French patisserie evolved alongside the city's literary scene. Patricia shares local dining and cultural recommendations throughout.

2 hoursfrom AUD $140

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