mamaofami Posted March 28, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2013 We will be docking at Toulon in October. The ship docks at 8AM and leaves at 4PM. How practical is it to plan to visit Aix en Provence and be back by 3PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JoePDX Posted March 28, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Are you planning to do it on your own or with a guide? I would think with a guide, it would be very doable. We visted Aix, a winery, had a long lunch and went out into the countryside in about 7 hours. Highly recommend Delphine from this company. She's wonderful: http://www.transferts-service.com/home-gb.html If you have any interest in art, a visit to Cezanne's studio is really a must. It's just as he left it. The sad thing is there are no Cezanne paintings left in Aix. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mskaufman Posted March 29, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 29, 2013 On RCI there was a half day ship tour to Aix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted March 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 29, 2013 You will have plenty of time if that's all you want to do. It took us about 2-3hours to walk around Aix with a guide and probably 45 mins each way. Of course, you could spend more time depending on what you wanted to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 29, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Do plan something...We docked in Toulon on a Sunday and it was virtually "closed"...Luckily for us it was our first port and we had decided just a walk around the farmer's market, and get ready for lots of activity during our next amazing ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mskaufman Posted March 29, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 29, 2013 There were some things closed in Aix on a Sunday morning. However, there were some shops open as well as a couple of markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted March 29, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted March 29, 2013 We will be going with a guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted March 29, 2013 #8 Share Posted March 29, 2013 We will be going with a guide. With your own transportation it will be easy to go to Aix for a few hours. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonbeam Posted March 30, 2013 #9 Share Posted March 30, 2013 You'll be fine. It's only about a 30 min drive from port if I recall. If your guide picks you up at 9 even, you could have 5 hours in town, which is more than enough to do anything you want.. We will be going with a guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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