French Riviera for senior groups: Nice, Monaco, Menton and the Lérins Islands (10 days)

Day 1: Departure and overnight stop

• Morning departure from the place of your choice.
• Drive with regular breaks: our drivers drive no more than 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break.
• Lunch at a restaurant on the way (on request).
• Overnight stop at a hotel in Burgundy or the Lyon area and dinner.

Day 2: Arrival on the Riviera

• Breakfast and drive through the Rhône valley and Provence, with regular breaks.
• Lunch at a restaurant on the way (on request).
• Arrival in Nice in the late afternoon, check-in at the hotel for seven nights and dinner.

Day 3: Nice and the Baie des Anges

• Breakfast, then guided tour of Old Nice and the Cours Saleya market (on request).
• Ride up Castle Hill by lift and view over the Baie des Anges.
• Niçoise lunch at a restaurant (on request).
• City tour by little tourist train and the Promenade des Anglais (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4: Monaco and Èze

• Breakfast and drive along the Corniche to Monaco.
• Visit of the Rock and changing of the guard in front of the Prince’s Palace, depending on the time.
• Visit of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco (on request).
• Lunch at a restaurant (on request).
• Stop at the hilltop village of Èze and visit of a perfumery.
• Return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 5: Free day

• Free day in Nice, at the beach or in town (driver’s rest day).
• Breakfast and dinner at the hotel.

Day 6: Menton and Villefranche-sur-Mer

• Breakfast and drive to Menton, the lemon town.
• Guided tour of the old town and the Basilica of Saint-Michel (on request).
• Lunch at a restaurant (on request).
• Stop at Villefranche-sur-Mer and stroll around the harbour.
• Return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 7: Cannes and the Lérins Islands

• Breakfast and drive to Cannes, stroll along the Croisette.
• Boat crossing to the Île Sainte-Marguerite and its Fort Royal (on request).
• Lunch at a restaurant (on request).
• Free time in Cannes, then return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 8: Grasse and Saint-Paul-de-Vence

• Breakfast and drive to Grasse, the perfume capital.
• Guided visit of a traditional perfumery.
• Provençal lunch at a restaurant (on request).
• Guided tour of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence (on request).
• Return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 9: Return journey and overnight stop

• Breakfast and departure from the Riviera.
• Drive with regular breaks and lunch at a restaurant on the way (on request).
• Overnight stop at a hotel in the Lyon area or Burgundy and dinner.

Day 10: Return

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Return journey with regular breaks.
• Lunch at a restaurant on the way (on request).
• Return to your region in the evening.