Arles and Camargue Full-Day Tour including Aigues Mortes
Description
Enjoy a small-group tour from Avignon to discover Arles and Camargues with an experienced guide. During this full day tour you will visit Arles, (walking tour) where art and history meet in perfect harmony, and then go to Aigues Mortes (fortified 13th century town) where you will have time to walk on the walls and see the 13th century Tower Constance. A 2 hours stop in Aigues Mortes includes the lunch break. You will also see the Camargue, and its pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls in their natural habitat. You will then visit the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a cute sea side resort and also visit the Bird reserve park (entry included)
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Itinerary
Walking tour in Arles while will guide you through the wonderful marriage of art end history.
Discover a fortified city which was the departure point for crusaders in the 13th century. King Louis IX (later beatified Saint Louis) chose this location for leaving by boat for Jerusalem for the 7th and 8th crusade. Lunch break in one of the many restaurant of the historical town. Admission to the 13th century Constance tower and the walk on top of the walls overlooking colourful salt lakes are included.
Drive around the lake Vacares , the wild and untouched landscape of Camargue where you can admire the white horses, pink flamingos and black bulls in their natural habitat. Many photo stops
This little fisherman port has also the 9th century church and you can also admire the blue colour of Mediterranean Sea.
The Ornithological Park is the ideal site to discover, observe and photograph a myriad of bird species which include hundreds of pink flamingos in their natural habitat.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(60)
We had an amazing day visiting Arles, Aigues Mortes, Sainte Maries and the Camargue Natural Park. It was a long day but our guide- Ann, provided a wonderful experience. She was informative, helpful and a pleasure to spend the day with. Kay and Kathy
Great experience, highly recommended! Competent and friendly tour guidance; everything went wonderfully and matched the description!
Anne from Time 4 Provence was an excellent tour guide and we learned a lot about Arles in our walking tour, and in the van as she explained the area during our drive. Although we enjoyed our day overall, I think the tour could be improved by shortening or eliminating stops at the end of afternoon. It’s a long day. I’m confident that everyone in our van did not want to spend 45 minutes in Ste Marie’s de Les Mers strolling through beach souvenir shops following shops in Aigues Mortes. It could have been a drive by or a Mediterranean photo stop. The hour at the bird park was also a bit lengthy.
We would take your remarks into consideration but the experience can be quite different depending on people and the time of the year. It was a very hot day and it was quite crowded at the Sainte Maries seaside resort. Most people enjoyed the 1 hour we give at the bird reserve park. 🥹
Anne was a great guide with lots of knowledge of the history of this area. She was friendly and engaging and allowed us time to explore each place we visited.
Natalie was a delightful tour guide who shared much information about the area as we drove to the different points of interest. In Arles, she provided a guided walking tour. Aigues-Mortes was a highlight—a beautifully preserved walled city. We enjoyed the local specialty dish (gardiane de taureau) for lunch. Loved seeing the flamingos!
Anne was a great tour guide, enthusiastic, a font of knowledge and great fun. She was helpful and provided unique insights. It was a full day with surprises, Spanish dancers and more. We were lucky to go as there were only 3 of us, so Anne took us by car. As we were already in Arles, Anne agreed to meet us there, rather than having to get to Avignon first. It was wonderful to get to the ornithological park. The flamingoes were wonderful
We had an amazing day with Anne as our guide and driver. The trip is very diverse and at the end of the day you feel like you’ve seen so much. We were miraculously not rushed - always time for coffee / lunch / ice cream but I think I would love to come back to some or most of these places for a few days next time… very special. We started the day in Arles with a walking tour and a short coffee break. We then proceeded to Camargue area, saw some beautiful white horses and bulls; arrived at Aigues Mortes an intact walled town where you can walk the full circle on ramparts. There was also a bull festival going on with lots of people and music. We also visited a beautiful town Saints Maries de la Mer - which was so relaxed, sunny and pretty… do climb up to the church roof if you are there. And finally we spent some time with flamingos and many other birds in a bird reserve and it was so beautiful… we only had an hour and one can easily spend half a day. Pre-sunset time is absolutely the best there. Thank you Anne for a great tour :).
I was disappointed with the 'wild' ponies as they belonged to a farmer and we just drove past a field of bulls, didn't stop!
We did so many other things during that tour. Visit of both Arles (walking tour) and Aigues Mortes and the bird reserve park for instance. I’m sorry you were disappointed with the Camargue horses which all belong to bull farms and are therefore not wild. As for the bulls, we saw them but did not really stop. Have I have known you wanted to stop, I would have gladly done it.
A very enjoyable day. We visited Arles and visited the main sites related to Van Gogh's time in Arles. We also visited Aigues Mortes and walked the ramparts of the town. We didn't see any wild horses. It seems there are few of them left in the wild but did see them in ranches where you can do trail rides. Saintes Maries is a small town and I would have preferred less time here, though we did sit at the beach for a while and looked out on the Mediterranean. The last stop was an ornithological park. Lots of flamingos and other birds and would be appreciated by birdwatchers.
We were so happy we decided to book this tour. It was such a great experience. I loved the variety of what we saw; ancient cities, the Mediterranean and the ornithological park. I have never seen or heard so many birds in one location. It was amazing. A highlight for me was seeing flamingos for the first time. We especially loved the way the tour was organized. Our guide provided history and other useful information and then we had time to wander and discover on our own. Kelsey was a delightful tour guide. I would highly recommend her as well as this company.
