🏨 Train Experience Through The Alps : The Baroque Royal Route & Salt Road Full Day Activity

Train Experience Through The Alps : The Baroque Royal Route & Salt Road Full Day

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From $136.85

121 reviews (4.55)

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

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Departs: Nice, Nice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

A unique experience by mountain Railway through the Alps, beyond canyons, viaducts and tunnels discovering new treasures unknown by most of the visitors of the French Riviera.

We will stop in the most picturesque villages, very surprising hidden treasures, being astonished as well by the landscapes, as by medieval villages & baroque treasures of the Baroque Route, also called Salt Road for the Trading Route back in centuries.

The Valley of Roya is surrounded by Alps Mountains and is the main door of the very preserved National Park du Mercantour, well known for his several lakes, and his mysterious engraving stones on the Valley des Merveilles.

Attention: A good physical condition is required for this tour (includes between 7km to 15km walk/hiking)

What's Included

Driver/guide

Fuel surcharge

Landing and facility fees

Live commentary on board

Local guide

Local taxes

Lunch

Professional guide

Snacks

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 1 - 4
CHILD: Age: 5 - 14
YOUTH: Age: 15 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 75
SENIOR: Age: 76 - 99

Additional Info

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Meeting point, beautiful train station 1864

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tende

Amazing medieval village in the Alps

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Saorge

One of the most beautiful village in French, hanging on the mountains

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

La Brigue

Beautiful medieval village, with a Castle (Lunch and visit of the village only if the departure option is 7:15am

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Collegiale Notre-Dame-De-L'Assomption

One of the greatest example of Baroque Architecture in the Alps. A pure diamond!

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monastere de Saorge

The only Baroque Monastery of France, unique, peaceful, surprising guided visit to understand the Franciscans. Today converted in a residence for writers & artists. Overwhelming the village & the canyons, hanging on the sky. A must-see!

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Reviews

Beautiful little towns- not to be missed!

Lisa_P, 12-12-2022

Our guide Aurelia was fabulous! We loved our day with her- a great mix of history and beautiful scenery! The little towns were so adorable and we wished we could have had more time to wander or hike. Loved this!

Sebastian is an amazing guide!

Rickie_R, 30-11-2022

Our tour guide, Sebastian, was FANTASTIC. The day of our scheduled tour, there was an extremely rare situation (out of anyone's control) that canceled the trains we would need to take to get to our first stop - Tende. Sebastian frantically worked to find a solution - which was to take the tour the next day. He went ABOVE AND BEYOND to call people at the sites to make sure they would be open (or to try and plead our case to make a special exception to open) to make sure that we didn't miss out on the experience. Sebastian is incredibly knowledgeable about the region and it's history and his English is nearly perfect. I would take another tour with Sebastian in a heart beat. The towns of Tende and Saorse were charming and the people we met were very friendly and stopped for conversations and to answer questions we might have. There was a fair bit of walking so wear comfortable shoes and be well enough to be able to walk up and down hills on cobblestones and uneven paving. Unfortunately, since our tour was rescheduled to a Sunday, we weren't able to go inside the monestary at Saorse, but it didn't take away from the overall value of the trip. I wish there was a tour that went from the Tende museum about the local petroglyphs to actually go and see them. I would take that tour!!

One of the best tours I have ever taken

Jeane_M, 24-11-2022

One of the best tours I have ever taken. Samuel was very knowledgeable about the history of the region. Also, the scenery was beautiful. I highly recommend it.

Train trip

darrengH9779MQ, 21-11-2022

Very nice trip with a good guide! We saw lots of beautiful places! Tende was very pretty. Try going on a weekday or Saturday as of the town is closed on Sunday.

Very Unique Tour, Highly Recommend

capta1ncool, 06-01-2023

One of our favorite things that we did while in Nice! Great way to see a different part of the Provence that would otherwise be difficult to visit. Highly recommend! Also shoutout to Sebastien for being an awesome guide! We will definitely consider another tour with this company next time we’re in Nice.

Recommended

Theresa_C, 25-11-2022

It was a great experience for me. Sebastien, our guide, is very knowledgeable. Visiting small/old villages is just amazing and fascinating. Great views and a lot of history. It requires quite a bit of walking/hiking, but I enjoyed it.

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