I’m making Lyon my home base and hoping to do day trips from there, particularly Arles and Avignon. Hoping to find well rated, experienced tour guides. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Hey Barbara,
Tours by locals is a great site to find knowledgeable tour guides.
We use toursbylocals.com too. Have had many great tour guides through them.
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Virginie is also a Rick Steves guide. She's based out of the Lyon area. She is outstanding.
Provence is really far from Lyon for day-trips. It's about 140 miles to Avignon and 170 to Arles. You can explore estimated driving times on ViaMichelin.com and train times on the SNCF website: en.oui.sncf