A day at Pont du Gard, Nîmes and Orange (Roman monuments)
Description
⚠️ New vehicle from March 2026! Hello dear visitor, my name is Arnaud and will be your native Guide of this magnificent Provence. Among the 5 tours I offer, I take you today to the Roman monuments of Pont du Gard, Nimes and Orange. The tour will start in Nimes with a quick stop in front of the Maison Carrée, an ancient Roman temple, before taking an audio-guided tour of the Nîmes Arena. NB: from November to March, only a walk in the old town of Nîmes will be made, to see the main monuments. We will then stop at the Pont du Gard, for a picnic of local produce from local farms (from April to October only), then to stroll around the Pont du Gard for great views of this monument. Finally, we will head to Orange for a stop at the Arc de Triomphe and an audio-guided tour of the majestic Ancient Theatre. NB: from November to March, the tour will be done in reverse.
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Itinerary
After 45 minutes drive from Avignon, photo stop in front of the Maison Carrée de Nîmes, an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the grandsons of the Emperor Augustus. Then 15 minutes walk to the Nîmes Arena.
Audioguided tour of the splendid Nîmes bullring built around 100 AD on the model of the Colosseum of Rome. Then 15 minutes walk to pick up the car and about 30 minutes drive to Pont du Gard. NB: the visit to the Arena is not included between November and March. During this period we will only walk around the city to observe the main monuments of the city.
After an hour-long picnic with a view of the Pont du Gard (only from April to October), walk around the magnificent and imposing Pont du Gard which was part of a 52 km long Roman aqueduct to supply Nîmes with water. It was built around the 50s AD. Then 30 minutes drive to Orange.
Photo stop at the Arc de Triomphe d’Orange with audio recordings of the history of the monument. Then 10 minutes drive to the Ancient Theatre.
Audioguided tour of the majestic ancient theatre built around 20 BC. Then about 30 minutes drive back to the Check-out Point in Avignon.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(14)
Very nice trip. Pont Du Gard was the highlight but Nimes and Orange are also good. Arnaud was very helpful.
Great action packed day out. Aldo was very good and very knowledgeable. We covered a lot in 1 day. Orange, Nimes and the Pont du Gard.
Great guide. Well planned day that covered a lot. Loved the Pont du Gard and Orange Theatre best. Authentic lunch but a bit light. Bit squashed with 6 people plus Arlo the guide in the car on a hot day. Overall enjoyed the day. Good value.
The guide knows the history of Provence and explains it very well. Lunch with local products. What to do
Very personalized tour of only 3 guests. The tour guide was very interested in making the tour as enjoyable as possible. The picnic lunch was a pleasant addition to the trip to Pont du Gard. The locations visited were amazing and informative. Loved the tour!
This tour offered some of the best of the best Roman antiquities with the bonus of Provence views! We thought Arnaud laid out the itinerary for Orange, Nîmes and the Pont du Gard perfectly. We could not have accomplished these logistic ourselves nor enjoyed his history lessons along the way. The Arch, Theatres and Amphitheatres were all quite amazing to see. The 2000 year old La Maison Carrée was beautiful. Our lovely picnic at Pont du Gard was lovely and so "Very French"!! Highly recommended.
Very much liked that it was a small group. We have a lot of information about history and geography very interesting
awesome guide! lovely picnic lunch. visited all the sites we wanted to see in each town ! i highly recommend Armund and his company
The sights were worth seeing but the mode of transport was limited and not comfortable. A fairly small car with 6 people and we were stuck in the back with no leg or feet room or much air circulation.
Hello, Thank you for your review and for noticing that I am alone in the company and I have built this business from scratch without any financial aid from the French and European organizations. So you understand why I couldnt’ buy a bus or a van after only 1 year of work. But thanks to your help, I will try to buy something bigger in 1 year or 2, except if the goal of your review is to block people to book my tour and to avoid me to live decently. Anyway, this is not a small car (maybe for your country but here in France we don’t consider it as a small car but a 7-seat car for families). For air circulation in the car, there is something called « window », and guess what, it’s possible to open it! And it’s also possible to ask for more air conditioning. I’ve never bite someone who asked for more air… I mean, not yet! However, you said that the sights were interesting. You should have talked about it instead of developing the negative things (according to what you think but it’s subjective and it’s not what the majority of my clients think). Regards.
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with our amazing guide, Arnaud. This tour included all the places on our "must see" list. The added bonus was the lovely picnic lunch with all locally sourced foods. I highly recommend his tours!!
Thanks a lot for this comment. I am really happy that you enjoyed the tour. My clients’ satisfaction is always my main goal
