Carcassonne – Avignon Tour en Route
Carcassonne to Avignon En Route Tour | Private Guided Experience
Planning your journey between Carcassonne and Avignon — or travelling in the other direction? Don’t just cover the distance. The road between these two extraordinary cities passes through some of the most culturally and historically dense landscape in all of France, and our private en route tours make sure you arrive having discovered something truly memorable along the way.
Everything Between Two Cities Worth Stopping For
This is a journey through the deep south of France — Roman engineering, papal grandeur, Cistercian light, world-class wine, and contemporary art of the highest order. Most travellers let it blur past the window. Our en route tours bring it into focus, built entirely around what matters to you.
If art is your compass, the options are exceptional. Pierre Soulages — the great painter of black and light, the master of what he called Outrenoir — has left a remarkable trail across this region. The Musée Fabre in Montpellier holds the largest Soulages collection in the world, with five dedicated rooms housing an extraordinary donation made by the artist himself. Sète, his adopted Mediterranean home and the place where he built his studio overlooking the sea, carries a different and more intimate kind of presence.
If history is what draws you, few experiences in Europe compare to standing beneath the Pont du Gard — a Roman aqueduct of such ambition and precision that it has survived two thousand years largely intact. Further along, Avignon itself wears its medieval grandeur openly, from the Palais des Papes — the largest Gothic palace in the world and seat of the papacy for nearly a century — to the famous bridge that still reaches halfway across the Rhône.
If wine is the priority, Châteauneuf-du-Pape needs no introduction. One of France’s most celebrated appellations, it sits in the heart of this route, and a tasting among the galets roulés with the silhouette of the ruined papal château above you is something that stays with you. The broader Côtes du Rhône and Costières de Nîmes offer equally rewarding territory for the curious palate.
And if food is the draw, this stretch of southern France punches well above its weight. From the market culture of Nîmes and Montpellier to tables that have earned serious attention from the guides, there is no shortage of opportunities to eat extremely well — we know exactly where to take you.
Nothing is fixed. Tell us what draws you, and we’ll build the day around it.
Your Guide: Carlos
Born in Barcelona and now at home in the Languedoc, Carlos brings deep expertise in the history, art, wine and cultures of southern France and the Mediterranean world. His knowledge of this landscape — from its Roman foundations to its contemporary creative life — makes him an exceptional companion for a journey of this kind.
How to Book
Every en route tour between Carcassonne and Avignon is fully private — just you and your travelling companions, with no shared groups and no fixed programme. Available any day of the week, and combinable with a longer stay with Vin en Vacances. Get in touch, tell us your route and your dates, and let’s make sure you don’t miss a thing on the way.
Prices
Tour en Route prices depend on how many people are in your party and the activities chosen
The price will include pickup in Avignon or Carcassonne and transport throughout the tour, our VeV wine & history expert guide, activities, winery visit and tasting and lunch with wine.
To book your shuttle tour please complete the enquiry form