Jennie N, Dec 2024

We had an excellent guide, Raphael, who was knowledgeable, thoughtful, polite and spoke four languages 🙂 Port Grimaud visit on the way back from Saint-Tropez was very well worth the time as well.

Petronela_P, Dec 2024

Such a disappointment, driver was extremely rude, did not even introduced himself. He brought his wife with him and all he worried about was his wife from the temperature in the car to the music he played .

He was not our guide, he was a driver and not a good one. Started driving with the automatic door open, extremely unsafe.

Did not talk the entire way, only to his wife in a different language, not English. We had to ask him where we were when he stopped the car, we had no idea. He rushed the trip and dropped us off at the hotel at 5:30, apparently had some personal business to take care of.

Completely dissatisfied, I used viator in the past, many times all around the world. But now I'm going to think twice. Was obvious that the driver hated his job. Sad

Nalismiranda, Dec 2024

French Riviera Tours need to smarten up their act

4 of us went on this tour, we could have e taken an Uber for the price of two, up and down.

I suggest French Riviera Tours provide at least a basic level of support by proving a paper map and some guidelines on highlights. We were dumped in St Tropez with no guidance whatsoever or a map, had to go looking for a map. The driver told us the places should have seen afterwards!!!

The driver told us he could not take us to the sights he mentioned due to company guidelines.We don’t blame the driver we blame French Riviera tours

I appreciate this is a non guided tour but some basic level of support is necessary to lift this from a mere Uber ride to a proper tour .

We have done many tours in other countries Italy Greece etc but here in France the quality of the tours is not great.

Monique_S, Dec 2024

Bottom line: packed into an old van (yes it’s a Mercedes but it’s old AF) and the air barely works and you are literally squeezed in, shoulder to shoulder, leg to leg, like suit cases in a cargo plane have more room than you will in this vehicle it should be illegal. Huge waste of time; 3 hours is not enough time to see or even get a taste of St. Tropez much less anywhere (I didn’t book this my husband did-last time I let him do that) then you are dropped off this small town for 40 minutes, which is pointless, the town is okay but there is nothing to do or see really (that can be done in 40 minutes). So Bottom line unless you want to waste your money, be in a sweaty inferno, packed in like a medieval torture chamber (vehicle), and waste a perfectly good day more time on the road than actually doing anything DO NOT DO THIS!!!! Spend the extra money (yes Uber is more expensive BUT worth it compared to this and you would then have the luxury of deciding when to arrive and when to leave) or just don’t go; this is not the place/time to be cheap! You will hate yourself for booking this and the people you drag with will hate you too!

More Issues (in detail):

1. I paid the same as everyone else and the description says it starts at 9am BUT what they leave out is they will pick you up an hour early (8am) which is what they did in our case because they have to pick up the other parties (this doesn’t seem like such a big deal-I know), but we waited like 40 minutes for the second party! They should either have a central meeting place with a 10 minute grace period and if your late you should be left. It’s not fair to hold up the entire group/trip because you can’t be on time.

2. The driver made me and my husband sit up front with him because we were the only ones who were not obese. For reference I’m 5 foot tall and weigh 100 lbs and the drivers stick shift was literally in between my legs!!! Again this should be illegal!!! I was either on top of my husband (who was also uncomfortably crammed into the front seat with me) or the gross sweaty French driver who kept spraying himself with mist water because it was like an inferno inside!!!

3. The stop to the small town is literally a gigantic waste of time and pointless. By this point everyone just wants to go home.

4. The “scenic” sea side view you will get to see will give you whiplash at the speed at which our driver was traveling. His driving was super scary. Several times I thought we were going to die.

5. The day before the driver texted and said he would pick us up at 8am, again not happy about this because it was not as advertised, but I asked if since he was picking us up first if he could drop us off first since we had a reservation dinner. The driver said yes that would be fine. As we were coming back into Paris I reminded him and he said that would not be possible. He lied.

WORST DAY EVER!!!!! Don’t do this trip!

Amy_S, Dec 2024

This trip was ok.

It’s hard to get to st tropez from nice. We got no commentary from nice. Just dropped off in saint Maxine and had 3 hours in st tropez. That included a 20 minute boat ride so really 2.5 hours. Then we went to port Gormand for 1 hour or so. There is a boat ride for like 10 euro. Hard to find clean bathrooms unless you spent your time in st tropez eating. I would have taken the ferry to st tropez and Uber to port gortmand. But I suppose the tour is easier. All the tour companies in French riveria have 8 seater uncomfortable vans. You are packed like sardines with 2 in front seat. But every company uses these vans for all their tours which is why for nearby towns it is worth it just to take train or Uber

Seeing these towns is definitely worth it. The tour is the easiest. I would have liked more time.we were back by 530 so if this tour went to 7pm as advertised we would have had more time