Saint-Tropez & Port Grimaud Day Trip from Nice with Boat Crossing

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN · PT +2

PickupAt your hotel

Saint-Tropez, Port Grimaud & a Boat Across the Bay

You get picked up from your Nice hotel, driven to Sainte-Maxime, then cross the bay by boat to Saint-Tropez for wandering the harbor and city center. After lunch on your own, you visit Port Grimaud's canal-side village, spend time on a white-sand beach, and return through the Estérel and Côte de Provence vineyards. Your guide handles the route and timing; groups stay small.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Saint-Tropez and Port Grimaud tour

Pick up from accommodation in Nice
Drive from Nice to Sainte Maxime
Boat crossing from Sainte Maxime to Saint-Tropez
Explore Saint-Tropez harbor and city center
Visit local market and shops
Lunch at a port restaurant (optional)
Drive to Port Grimaud village
Stroll along Port Grimaud docks
Enjoy ice cream or café stop
Relax on white sand beach near Port Grimaud
Or attend wine tasting (weather dependent)
Return to Nice via Estérel massif and vineyards

The Experience

So yeah, the boat crossing is the thing nobody expects to love as much as they do. You leave Nice in a comfortable van with your driver-guide, roll through the Côte de Provence vineyards for about an hour, and then you're standing at the port in Sainte-Maxime watching a proper boat pull up to take you across the bay of Saint-Tropez. Twenty minutes on the water, and you're already seeing the coastline the way people who actually live here see it — yachts, rocky inlets, the whole scene. The crossing alone is worth the day, but then you land in Saint-Tropez itself, and it's exactly what you've heard: the harbor packed with boats that cost more than houses, the narrow streets full of people who look like they walked out of a magazine, the market on Tuesdays and Saturdays exploding with color and noise.

After you've wandered Saint-Tropez long enough to grab lunch (the guide doesn't rush you, and there are restaurants right on the port if you want to sit and watch the boats), you head to Port Grimaud. It's genuinely like Venice, except smaller and less crowded — fishermen's houses on canals, little bridges, cafés where you can sit with an espresso or gelato and just watch the water. The group stays under eight people, so it never feels like you're herding through with fifty other tourists. Then comes the beach time, which is a proper white-sand stretch in the bay near Port Grimaud. Bring a swimsuit if it's summer; the Mediterranean is actually warm enough to swim in. If the weather's not cooperating or it's late in the season, your guide might offer a wine tasting instead — no extra charge — which is a nice backup plan and honestly a better fit for some days.

The drive back to Nice is the part people don't talk about but should: you're crossing the Estérel massif on the way, which means the landscape shifts from coastal to these red rock formations that look almost desert-like, and then you're back through the vineyard fields. It's not a rushed drive — the guide is handling everything, you're just sitting there watching the French Riviera roll past. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't have to figure out how to get to the port or worry about timing. The whole day is about nine hours, give or take, depending on how long you linger in Saint-Tropez.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Nice, transport in a comfortable recent vehicle with a professional driver-guide, a one-way boat crossing of the bay of Saint-Tropez (around 20 minutes), free time to explore Saint-Tropez's harbor and city center, a visit to Port Grimaud with time to walk the canals and stop for a drink or gelato, beach time on a white-sand stretch near Port Grimaud, and the return drive through the Estérel massif and Côte de Provence vineyards. A complimentary wine tasting may be offered instead of beach time depending on weather and season.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Riviera Star Tours

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to see Saint-Tropez and Port Grimaud in one day without arranging your own transport or timing the boat crossing — the guide handles the logistics and keeps the group small. Plan for a full day out, which is what lets you linger in Saint-Tropez for lunch and still see Port Grimaud and the beach.