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Marseille day trip

We will be in Port for a day in late August. We are taking a tour and the companies choices are
A. Aix- Provence. Cassis, Marseille or:
B . Arles, St. Remy, Les Baux, Avignon. They have suggested the first option because there's less time traveling but some of the other cities in choice B look so charming. We are a fast paced group and don't mind a full day , but don't want to sit in a car all day either. We can also customize the tour to have any of the above or cut out a town. Any suggestions?

Thank you, D

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Plan B sounds ridiculously fast to me (and we RS people are know for going pretty fast). In choosing A, I would hope that it also includes a boat ride along the Calenques. A small boat will get closer than your cruise ship could. Or you can easily visit just Marseille and Aix on your own with a train in between, but be sure of the return train schedules. Or see this link for small boat trips from Marseille:

http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/travel-trade/tourist-offers/boat-excursions/