Panoramic of Nice, Monaco Montecarlo
Shore excursion from port of Cannes, Villefranche-sur-Mer or Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Duration 7h
- Activity level medium
What you'll do
Upon arrival of your cruise ship, picked up at the port by our guide, identified with a sign.
We start with a panoramic bus tour of the city of Nice, passing through the port and English Avenue where you can admire all the old English palaces, converted into hotels and apartments for kings from all over Europe. We will then continue through the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and we will continue the tour by taking a panoramic bus view through the urban area of Nice.
Later in the tour, we will go to the old city of Monaco. We will go up to the Rock and, once we get there, we will begin a walking tour through the narrow streets passing through the area of the princesses' houses reaching the Cathedral and, if it is open, we can visit the tombs of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in addition to The Royal Palace (exterior visit) and we will enjoy some free time after that. We will then continue our panoramic tour to Monte Carlo, we will pass through the Marina where countless luxury yachts are docked and where part of the F1 Grand Prix track passes. We will walk through the area of the Grand Casino, Hotel and Café de Paris and have time to see the luxury shops before returning along the Moyenne Corniche.
Once the excursion is over, return to the port for farewell.
Details
IMPORTANT NOTE: DOWNTOWN MONACO IS CLOSED ON CERTAIN WEEK ENDS DURING MAY FOR CARS EXHIBITIONS AND F1. ALTERNATIVE ROUTE IS NICE/EZE.
OBSERVATIONS:
- Level: Easy/Panoramic/cultural
- Comfortable footwear is recommended.
- Due to the irregularities of the terrain, this tour is not recommended for people with reduced mobility, people who require the use of a wheelchair or travel with baby strollers.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Route order might vary without prior notice due to possible eventualities (Cruise arrival time, Scheduled points of interest, etc.)
- If route requires modification due to an unexpected event, we will not provide any type of full or partial refund. Instead, we will prove a similar itinerary route option that will be applicable to the same initial route fare paid.
Meeting point
DISEMBARKING INFORMATION VILLEFRANCHE
PLEASE note that the cruise ship will not dock at the port, it will anchor outside of the port.
An assisting ferry will be used to take passengers from cruise to land and back. This assisting ferries have a 60-80 passenger capacity. One assisting ferry leaves every 10-15 minutes and takes about 25 minutes to dock at port.
PLEASE try to get to the port as soon as possible to avoid tour delays, we recommend to coordinate ahead of time with onboard cruise line personnel to guarantee space on first ferry.
DISEMBARKING INFORMATION CANNES
Our guide will be waiting for you outside of the port terminal in the PARKING QUAI LAUBEUF identified with a sign.
Please do not attempt to find the bus by yourself, just wait at the meeting location. Please locate our personnel and they will guide you to the bus
Punctuality is very much appreciated since port police only allows a 30-minutes window to pick up passengers at the parking location..