Guided Day Tours

starting at $600 per day (SMALL GROUP)

Let me be your bilingual local guide for a day… or two… or even your entire trip (**see Personalized vacations & events) With me along, you can put down the tour book and experience Provence like ‘a local’!  

Based on your dreams for the day and will one of my customized itineraries (see Discover or Experience packages), I can accompany you and your group to famous places, share my favorite villages, shops, restaurants, wineries and hikes… all the while providing you local history and an insiders’ perspective. PINCH ME moments begin now:

• Day tours of local cities – Aix en Provence, Avignon, Marseille, Arles, Cassis and more.

• Village-to-village visits passing through fields of lavender, poppies, sunflowers and vineyards. 

• Watch local artisans at work: jewelry, painting, soap making or pottery

• Markets and tastings -  Learn about olive oil, goat cheese and local area wines, sweets like nougat and confit fruits… Taste of Provence tour! 

• Hike and picnic on the hills of Cezanne; Stroll or paint the fields and orchards of Van Gogh; Visit the sea bluffs overlooking the Mediterranean

• Imagine a Rosé All Day tour OR a day in Chateauneuf-du-Pape

• Literature and Film Theme Tours 

  • Make the magical stories Peter Mayle’s Luberon come alive 

  • Enjoy the classic Provence lived by Marcel Pagnol 

  • Imagine yourself with Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard and see the filming locations of the movie, “A Good Year”.

• I’ll even take videos and be your photographer for the day!

• You dream it ... I make it happen — and together we will make your Pinch Me Provence experiences.

cooking classes, Lavender experiences, wine tours, tastings, hands-on crafts….

• Ask for a personalized itinerary package for self-guiding. We can select a day or more from the package for me to guide you. Let’s walk in my footsteps together with history and culture and more…

• Solo traveler or 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 guests? No problem! I can design the day for you, or a couple, family, ladies’ holiday or larger group!

• Don’t worry about room in your car — I will follow you in my vehicle and meet you at each location OR….we can hire a chauffeur.

• Let me know if you wish to have me guide you in a chauffeured vehicle so you can ‘take the day off’ and completely relax. Guide and drive packages begin at $1600. Car / Van / Mini-bus are available

Info and booking :

Hesitant on what option would suit you best? I’m here to help! Feel free to reach out to me by simply filling out the contact form.