Roman monuments tour from Avignon: Pont du Gard, Nîmes, Orange

Three Roman monuments, one day: the aqueduct, the arena, the theatre

A full-day guided tour from Avignon visiting the Pont du Gard, Nîmes Arena, and Ancient Theatre of Orange with a native French or English-speaking guide. The tour includes entry to all three sites, audio-guided access, a local picnic with fresh farm products (April to October), and a water bottle. The itinerary runs 8 to 9 hours and covers three of Provence's most intact Roman structures, each built within a century of the others.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Maison Carrée15m
2. Arena of Nîmes1h · entry included
3. Pont du Gard1h 45m · entry included
4. Triumphal Arch of Orange30m
5. Orange1h · entry included

Visit Roman monuments in Provence

• Drive 45 minutes from Avignon to Nîmes
• Photo stop at Maison Carrée
• Walk 15 minutes to Nîmes Arena
• Audio-guided tour of Nîmes Arena
• Drive 30 minutes to Pont du Gard
• Picnic with view of Pont du Gard (Apr-Oct)
• Walk around Pont du Gard
• Drive 30 minutes to Orange
• Photo stop at Arc de Triomphe d’Orange
• Drive 10 minutes to Ancient Theatre
• Audio-guided tour of Ancient Theatre
• Drive 30 minutes back to Avignon

The experience

You start with a 45-minute drive from Avignon to Nîmes, where your guide stops at the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple built for the grandsons of Emperor Augustus. A 15-minute walk brings you to the Nîmes Arena, an amphitheatre modeled on the Colosseum and built around 100 AD. You get an audio-guided tour inside (April to October, November to March the visit becomes a walk around the city to see the main monuments). After 30 minutes back in the car, you arrive at the Pont du Gard.

The Pont du Gard is the centerpiece: a three-tiered Roman aqueduct built around 50 AD as part of a 52-kilometer system that carried water to Nîmes. You spend an hour here with a picnic of local farm products: boiled eggs, tapenade, pepper cream, fresh goat cheese, seasonal fruit and juice (April to October only). The walk around the monument itself gives you views from multiple angles of the engineering that has survived nearly two thousand years.

From there, a 30-minute drive takes you to Orange. You stop at the Arc de Triomphe d'Orange for photos and audio recordings about its history, then move to the Ancient Theatre, built around 20 BC. The audio-guided tour covers the theatre's structure and role in Roman life. The drive back to Avignon takes about 30 minutes. Each site includes entry. You carry a 75-centilitre water bottle throughout the day.

What’s included

• Entry and audio-guided tour of the Nîmes Arena (April to October).
• entrance to the Pont du Gard with a walk around the monument.
• a shared picnic with boiled eggs, tapenade, pepper cream, fresh goat cheese, seasonal fruit and juice (April to October only).
• entry and audio-guided tour of the Ancient Theatre of Orange.
• a photo stop at the Arc de Triomphe d'Orange.
• a 75-centilitre water bottle per person.

Options for this experience

2 options

Pont du Gard/Orange without picnicGuide in English or French · 09:30Pont du Gard/Orange tour without picnic, lasting 6 hours. Walk to the Pont du Gard. In Orange, stop at the Roman Arch and visit the Ancient Theatre (tickets included); a free meal is offered but not included.

Orange and Pont du GardGuide in English or French · Available from 2 Apr 2027Orange and Pont du Gard tour lasting 6 hours. Stop at the Roman Arch in Orange and visit the Ancient Theatre (tickets included). Enjoy a picnic at Pont du Gard and walk to the bridge.

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Before you book

Days and timesWednesday and FridayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8 · max 6 per booking

Live guideEnglish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Moderate physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by Ventourisme

Is this one for you?Book the full three-site option if you have a full day and want to see the progression of Roman architecture across a century: the temple, the arena, the aqueduct and the theatre in sequence. If you're short on time or prefer to skip the picnic stop, the two-site version covers the Pont du Gard and Orange's theatre, which are the two largest monuments on the route.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and French.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is the Pont du Gard and why is it worth a full stop on the tour?

The Pont du Gard is a three-tiered Roman aqueduct built around 50 AD to carry water across a valley as part of a 52-kilometer system supplying the city of Nîmes. It is one of the best-preserved Roman structures in France and the walk around it shows the scale and precision of Roman engineering from multiple viewpoints.

Do I get to go inside the Nîmes Arena, or is it just a photo stop?

The Nîmes Arena includes an audio-guided tour from April to October, when you walk inside the amphitheatre built around 100 AD on the model of Rome's Colosseum. From November to March, the visit becomes a walk around the city to observe the main monuments instead, and the Arena entry is not included.

Is lunch provided, and what does the picnic include?

A shared picnic with local farm products is included from April to October at the Pont du Gard: boiled eggs, tapenade, pepper cream, fresh goat cheese, seasonal fruit and fruit juice. From November to March, no picnic is offered on this tour.

How long is the full day, and what's the drive time from Avignon?

The tour runs 8 to 9 hours total. The first drive from Avignon to Nîmes takes 45 minutes, then you have 30 minutes to Pont du Gard and another 30 minutes to Orange, with a 30-minute return drive to Avignon at the end.

Can I choose to visit only some of these sites instead of all three?

Two options are available: the full three-site tour (Nîmes, Pont du Gard, Orange with picnic April to October), or a two-site tour of Pont du Gard and Orange only, which skips the Nîmes Arena and the picnic.