The 6 Marseille Shore Excursions Worth Leaving the Ship For

1.City Sightseeing Tour of Marseille

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 321 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96Our pick

Review of Marseille’s 4-hour shore excursion, with Notre-Dame de la Garde, Old Port, Palais Longchamp, transport tips, and honest value advice.

“We saw more of Marseille than we would have taking the shuttle to town and wandering. The bus travels through the nerrow streets while the guide tells us the history. We stopped at a few places for photos and adventure. I was surprised how crowded the church was in Oct.”

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2.Half Day Tour of Marseille by Electric Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 234 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89Best value

Review of Marseille’s half-day electric bike shore excursion, with port pickup, coastal views, Notre Dame de la Garde, and practical riding advice.

“We had a fantastic time on our electric bike tour in Marseille! The tour was well-organized, and the crew was very accommodating, making sure everyone was comfortable and ready to ride. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the experience even more enjoyable with interesting insights about the city. The electric bikes made it easy to explore Marseille’s beautiful streets and scenic viewpoints without too much effort. Overall, a great way to see the city. Highly recommended!”

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3.Drive by cabriolet from Marseille cruise port to cassis

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) Top rated

Drive a classic VW cabriolet from Marseille to Cassis, with coastal views, Cap Canaille, calanques, photo stops, and free time in Cassis.

“Driving around the French coastline from Marseilles to Cassis was a pleasure with Denis as our guide! We had many photo ops and he made them all fun! Great views, a memorable experience, and lovely folks we toured with, too. Making core memories with my husband was a joy!”

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4.Half-Day E-Bike Tour from Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 201 reviews · 210 minutes - 4 hours · from $93

Review of Marseille’s cruise-port e-bike tour, covering sights, hills, traffic, guides, value, pickup details, and who should book.

“We had so much fun! It was a great way to see the city and learn about various locations. Highly recommended!”

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5.Small Group Marseille Shore Excursion: Marseille and Cassis Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $179

Review of the Marseille and Cassis small-group shore excursion, including Notre-Dame de la Garde, Cap Canaille, timing, comfort, and value.

“This was an excellent excursion. Emanuel took us on a wonderful two hour tour of Marseille, with stops in plenty of scenic places and with a good amount of time to visit the basillica. Then we drove (beautifully clean and comfy van, good seat belts, microphone) to Cassis where we had 2.5 hours of free time. He took those of us who wanted to do the boat tour to the ticket office and arranged our tickets (17 euros per person, 1 hour tour) then we had 50 minutes to have lunch before our small boat trip, which was excellent. When we got back we had half an hour to buy…”

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6.Small Group Marseille Shore Excursion: Marseille and Aix-en-Provence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $179

Review of a small-group Marseille shore excursion to Aix-en-Provence, with port pickup, free time, scenic stops, price advice, and practical tips.

“Inez was wonderful! This was a lovely day starting in Marseille and ending in Aix. Our guide was sweet and knowledgeable and the tour started out with a lot of driving between historical sites and ended with some free time in Aix en Provence. She gave us recommendations of places to eat and shop. This was a great balance of small tour (my family of 5 plus three others) with history lesson and charming city shopping and eating on our own. Definitely preferred this size over some of our larger tours.”

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