The 15 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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7.Calanques Shore Excursion Electric Bike Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 38 reviews · 6 hours · from $109

Ride Marseille’s coast by e-bike, from the Old Port to Calanques beaches, with swimming, local food, and a small group guide.

“Picked up almost 30 minutes late, 2 in the group missed the pick up, they joined us later in the trip, 8 bikers in the trip, 2 of which got flat rear tires, had to wait for someone to arrive on bike to fix the tires, Had lunch in an area with broken glass and not clean. Guide would get way ahead and when one of the bikers had a flat tire I had to race ahead to alert the guide of the issue They were out of site... Alot of travel on small roads they were heavily congested”

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8.Luberon Villages

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 7 hours · from $175

Explore Lourmarin, Bonnieux, Roussillon, and Gordes on a small-group Luberon tour from Marseille cruise port, with scenic drives and free time.

“Our day with guide, Remi, was fabulous. First visit to Lourmarin & the market was the highlight for me. I would have been happy staying much longer. Visiting other villages however was a delight as each was different with unique features and an opportunity to walk around was welcomed.”

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9.Valensole Lavenders Tour from Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 36 reviews · 7h 30m · from $175

Review of the Valensole lavender tour from Marseille, with cruise-port pickup, small groups, photo stops, lunch, and practical booking advice.

“We had a lovely day visiting Valensole’s Plateau! The lavender fields are breathtaking. Such a beautiful experience to be able to see them prior to being harvested. Our tour guide Benoit was absolutely wonderful and made the trip so much more enjoyable. Highly recommend!”

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10.Aix-en-Provence and Cassis

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 35 reviews · from $170

Review of a small-group Marseille shore excursion to Aix-en-Provence and Cassis, with markets, Cape Canaille views, free time, and practical tips.

“Wonderful day! Loved Provence and Cassie! Our guide Emmanuel was fabulous”

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11.Marseille and Cassis Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 33 reviews · 7 hours · from $175

Review of a 7-hour Marseille and Cassis cruise excursion with Cape Canaille, Calanques option, small groups, value, and practical tips.

“Remy was a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. He was very aware of our port times and was flexible with our requests. Since it was self-paced, we had enough time to do what we liked without the pressure of a timetable. We enjoyed our tour even with gusty winds that limited some of our activities.”

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12.Shore Excursion to Aix-en-Provence Marseille

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · from $170

Review of a seven-hour Marseille shore excursion to Aix-en-Provence, with free time, Notre-Dame de la Garde, Corniche views, and small-group transport.

“The time should be adjusted from walking in the town was too long and the other sites and sightseeing got cut to short”

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13.Avignon & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 7 hours · from $187

Visit Avignon and Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Marseille with wine tasting, free time, a small group, and cruise-port pickup.

“We were met at the cruise ship terminal by our guide who was punctual, informative and enthusiastic. He was able to confidently converse in English and adhered to a strict time schedule though very willing to accommodate our requests. Unfortunately the cruise schedule limited our time and it would have been great to spend more time in Avignon. However our guide was very helpful with information to make the most of our visit. Would definitely recommend this tour!”

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14.3-Hour Shore Excursion Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Review of Marseille’s 3-hour food walk through Le Panier, Noailles, and the Old Port, with local tastings, pastis, panisse, and practical tips.

“If I could give this a ZERO out of five stars I would. The guide barely spoke above a whisper and had Nothing to say. The “route” was a zero. She food Stops were from her backpack containers from her House. And the highlite was her telling us that a Mafia gang attack occurred right where we were Standing two weeks ago so we should all watch Our wallets and purses. And to think all I paid Was $95/pp for nothing. Never again! NO ONE Should go on this tour!!!”

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15.Aix-en-Provence: Half-Day Shore Excursion Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours

Explore Aix-en-Provence from Marseille with Cézanne’s workshop, old-town markets, Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, and a private guide.

“Superb day spent in Aix-en-Provence with our oh so knowledgeable guide Nathalie! Such a pleasure to be with! Great humour too!! We had the chance to visit the town center with its small boutiques and the beautiful open air market. Thank you!!”

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