The 9 Best Grasse & Perched Village Day Trips

1.Countryside Tour with Grasse

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 621 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $70Our pick

Travel from Nice into the hills with a multilingual driver, stopping at Grasse’s Fragonard perfumery, Gourdon’s cliff-top views, a 40-meter waterfall, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Small-group and private options are available, with guides such as Roman, Fabrice and Matt regularly leading tours.

“A wonderful and very informative trip. Our guide Matt was very attentive and an expert on the area. The stops on the tour were breathtaking and this tour was a great way to see all the locations when short on time in the area. Unfortunately we had relentless rain for our trip but Matt made sure we had umbrellas and pointed out cafes we could go to to escape the rain! 10/10 would recommend this trip for value for money!”

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2.Provence Countryside Small Group Day Trip with Grasse Perfumery Visit from Nice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 613 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $135

Ride in a comfortable eight-seat Mercedes minivan from central Nice to Cannes, Grasse, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. An English-speaking driver-guide such as Antoine, Nora, Thierry, or Pierre provides local commentary, with a Fragonard perfumery visit and hotel pickup included.

“Rolf was an excellent guide , very informative. Got to go on stage at Cannes, had a wonderful meal in Aix en Provence.”

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3.Provence and its Medieval Villages Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 352 reviews · 9 hours · from $112

Spend nine hours exploring Provence beyond Nice, from Fragonard perfume making in Grasse to the hilltop views of Gourdon and the medieval lanes of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Your guide handles the narrow mountain roads, with guides such as Rym, Bruno, Daniel, and Elizabeth praised for local insight and thoughtful pacing.

“It was an amazing trip. Nicole was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable and pleasant to spend the day with. Would definitely recommend this tour!”

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4.Medieval Villages Full-Day Guided Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 319 reviews · 8 hours · from $152

Travel from Nice by comfortable van to four Provencal villages with an English-speaking guide such as Nabil or Laurence. Visit Grasse’s perfume center, see Gourdon’s mountain views, try violet ice cream in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and browse art galleries in Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

“Amazing tour! It was well paced. We had enough time in each village. The guides, Laurence and Nobil, are truly wonderful, knowledgeable, passionate about history, and kind people. The villages were gorgeous, and we could not leave without a bottle of perfume from Galimard after learning the history and significance of this place in the perfume industry. We highly recommend this tour!”

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5.Full day tour Medieval Villages Grasse Gourdon Tourettes St Paul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 229 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $145Top rated

Spend eight hours with a university-trained guide such as Nabil or Laurence exploring Grasse, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Expect mountain roads, perfume making, fortress walls, free time, and a small group of up to 16 people, with pickup in Nice.

“This tour does exactly what it says...visit medieval villages perched high above Nice. It was especially enjoyable because the tour was only eight people.”

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6.Grasse perfumery Fragonard, Gourdon, Tourettes Sur Loup, Saint Paul De Vence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $133

Travel from Nice with guide Philippe to Fragonard’s Grasse perfume factory and the hill villages of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Gourdon. You get hotel or city-center pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, village time, and a guided factory visit in a small group of up to eight.

“This tour with Phillippe was fantastic! I recommend it *very* highly; it was our favorite day for the 2 weeks we spent in France and Italy. Phillippe has designed a very lovely tour to share with area visitors. Each stop is both lovely and unique. We have wonderful memories. Thank you Phillippe!”

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7.Villages Médiévaux,Grasse, Gourdon, Tourrettes sur Loup, St Paul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend about eight hours with a guide such as Laurence or Nabil visiting Grasse, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Expect a Galimard perfume tour, hilltop views, free time in stone villages, an air-conditioned vehicle, and pickup and drop-off in Nice.

“Had the best tour ever in life. Knowledgeable guides and drivers. They know their jobs well organized and how to entertain people. Safe and fun. Got change to make friends with people in group”

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8.Cannes, Grasse, Gourdon, & Saint-Paul-de-Vence /Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $156

Spend about eight hours exploring the Riviera with a driver-guide and no more than eight people. Walk Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Grasse, visit Fragonard, pause in Cannes and Gourdon, and enjoy the Gorges du Loup. Guides may include Eric, Philip, Akis, or Francesca.

“All the towns on our tour we’re lovely but we would have preferred more time in Gourdon, perhaps time for lunch, and in Saint Paul de Vence. Cannes was nice to drive thru but very busy and extra time there could have better been spent. Grasse was lovely as well but after the perfumery tour we had to have a very hurried lunch in a very busy cafe. All in all, we would have appreciated more time in the smaller towns.”

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9.French Riviera & Medieval villages Full Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 9 hours (approx.)

Leave Nice at 8 a.m. with a private guide and vehicle for a full day across the French Riviera. Visit Fragonard in Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Guides such as Nabil, Dylon, and Mike have led this route.

“Dylon took us to the various villages, Cannes, and to see amazing waterfalls. We had a lovely lunch in a mountain village-one of the best meals of the week! Highly recommend using a tour guide for this area - getting around Cannes narrow one way streets was a feat in itself.”

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