Tourists who don’t want to miss out the top things to see in Nice, while also being efficient about their stay in the capital of the French Riviera, can always resort to the bus tours provided by the sundry companies who dedicate their services to the tourist platform of the city.
By making use of these companies’ offers, visitors do not only have the opportunity to see and admire all that is worth knowing about Nice, but they are often provided with live explanations provided by the guides who accompany the said tours. On top of that, most of the respective companies go beyond the borders of the city of Nice as such, piercing through and unveiling the picturesque surroundings of Nice and reaching all the way through to major French Riviera destinations like Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Saint Tropez and even Italy.
Furthermore, the bus companies which help visitors explore Nice and the French Riviera in a timesaving and fruitful manner are complemented by the similar services made available by the local tourist authorities of Nice.
Tour Azur offers 15 bus tours. These tours have been designed by following a thematic coordinate (gastronomic, wine tasting-related, historical, cultural, artistic) and the goal to show tourists the picturesque countryside of the French Riviera, as well as the highest rated destinations on Cote d’Azur (Monaco, Saint Tropez, Cannes, Antibes). The longest of these tours takes 9 hours, whereas the shortest amount to three hours.
The bus tours aside, Tour Azur also provides private airport transfers.
Even if not headquartered in the city of Nice, but in the neighboring La Trinite, Med Tour is a reliable alternative for tourists who vacation on the French Riviera, in Nice included. The day tours are complemented by night tours but, on request, the company also organizes private tours. A special feature is these sightseeing tours are not made by bus, but by minibus, which ensures further privacy.
Unsurprisingly, Med Tours enhances its range of services with airport transfers and other sorts of private transfers.
Another company with offers extensive tours throughout the French Riviera is the Nice-headquartered Azur Connection. The minibus tours suggested by Azur Connection cross both the countryside and the high rated destinations like Monaco, Antibes and Cannes. Private transfers are also available for people who resort to the said company.
StarTour Sightseeing complements the range of minibus companies dedicated to helping visitors explore the top things to see on the French Riviera. The tours in Nice are supplemented with theme trips (wine and food tasting), as well as with far-reaching visits to Provence. In fact, StarTour Sightseeing puts forward, by its 22 tours suggested, one of the most varied offers available for tourists who vacation in Nice.
Private and airport transfers are also on the list of services provided by StarTour Sightseeing.
Exclusive Riviera Tours puts forward 7 sightseeing tours, the duration of which ranges between 4 and 8 ours, depending on the length of the route and of the density of objectives to be visited. However, what is worth appreciating about Exclusive Riviera Tours is the company involves actively in designing the tours while allowing for the suggestions and the goals of their clients.
On top of the private and business transfer services offered by Label Bleu Voyages, the company takes pride in featuring a range of 7 tours which reach all the way to Monaco and the Italian Riviera. Private tours are also available, with prices depending on the duration of the route and on the distance required to be covered.
Just like all the other bus and minibus tour companies in Nice, Revelation Tours is available for port and airport transfers. Cruise passengers can rely on the services of this company in most of the major port on the French Riviera (Monaco, Villefranche, Nice, Cannes, Marseille, Saint Raphael, Saint Tropez and Toulon), whereas the only airport serviced by Revelation Tours refers to the Airport of Nice.
Related to the sightseeing tours, they stand out by their thematic coordinate, since they have been conceived to explore sundry regions of France (the French Riviera and Provence included) from a certain perspective (oenological, historical, cultural). Walking tours are also available for Nice and Monaco, for instance, and a special emphasis is laid on the private guided tours.
In excess of the sightseeing tours suggested by The Travel Expert, which basically cover the entire Cote D’Azur and reach all the way to the Italian Riviera and Provence, the company also stands out by the panoramic helicopter tours organized in collaboration with Jet Azur. Private tours are also available, and tourists who also want to cruise along the French Riviera can rely on the boats made available by The Travel Expert.
The transfer services put forward by Riviera Shuttle allow tourists to travel in a timesaving manner between Nice and sundry spots on the French Riviera (the Airport of Nice, Monaco, Antibes, Cannes, Saint Tropez, for instance). On the other hand, the 12 sightseeing tours (both half day and full day tours) provide them with the possibility to get a deeper insight into the specific charm of each of these destinations.
Sunny Days offers, on top of the minibus tours throughout the French Riviera, the Italian Riviera and Provence, cruises for the ones who want to discover the local charm and colors of the Mediterranean Sea. Private tours are also included, along with airport transfer services.
Nice Le Grand Tour is a special tourist service provided by the so-called Office du Tourisme et des Congres de Nice (the Tourism and Congress Board of Nice). It is a sort of hop on hop off tour pegged out by stops at some of the most celebrated attractions and tourist sights of the city.
The tour is made by means of roofless double-decker buses, and tickets can be purchased directly from the bus, from the tourist information offices or from hotels. They are valid for 24 and 48 hours, and prices vary according to their validity and to the person using the ticket. Discounts are, of course, available.
The chief advantage of Nice Le Grand Tour is tourists get a deeper sense of autonomy, since they get off the bus whenever they feel a certain sight is worth exploring in depth, only to get on the next bus.
By resorting to these tours, visitors are provided with headphones, so they can listen to the commentaries and the instructions in the language of their choice (the audio guide is conceived in 7 languages).
For complete information on the Nice Le Grand Tour, the three tourist information offices in Nice are a reliable source.
The tourist authority of Nice does not confine to organizing bus tours. It also makes available walking tours in Vieux Nice, as well as gastronomical incursions in the historical district of the city.