Marseille Shore Excursions & Private Marseille Excursions - Provence, Cassis & Aix-en-Provence
Marseille, France is the cruise gateway to Provence and France's oldest city - founded by Greek sailors in 600 BC on a natural harbour that has been continuously active for more than two and a half thousand years. Ships dock at the Marseille Provence Cruise Terminal in the Joliette district and your private driver-guide meets you directly at the cruise terminal. The city itself rewards an hour of exploration - the Vieux-Port harbour, the hilltop Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde with panoramic views across the Mediterranean, and the narrow lanes of Le Panier quarter, Marseille's oldest neighbourhood. Our most popular Marseille and Cassis private shore excursion combines the city highlights with the fishing village of Cassis, 30 minutes east - its pastel-coloured harbour, turquoise water, and boat trips into the Calanques limestone inlets of the national park. Our most scenic inland Marseille excursion is the Aix-en-Provence and Les Baux private tour - the elegant Provencal capital with its tree-lined boulevards and Cezanne connections, followed by the medieval hilltop fortress of Les Baux de Provence with views across the Alpilles.
For guests with a full port day, private Marseille tours reach Avignon and its medieval Papal Palace in 90 minutes, the lavender fields of the Valensole plateau (mid-June through late July), and the hilltop Luberon villages - Gordes, Roussillon, Les Baux - that define the Provence most travelers imagine before they arrive. All Marseille shore excursions from Private Shore Trips include an English-speaking driver-guide, a private vehicle for your group only, and our back-to-ship guarantee. Reserve with a $50 deposit.
