Hi,
We’re traveling in July with two kids and are trying to figure out the most budget-friendly and practical way to get to southern France, ideally with a few stopovers along the way.
My original plan was to travel from Paris to the Loire Valley for two days, then head to Disneyland, and from there take a train to Avignon and rent a car to explore the south. However, it’s turning out to be quite expensive to rent a car twice, and car rentals from Avignon seem to be significantly more expensive than from other locations.
This brings me to my second question: if we rent a car from Disneyland and keep it for the remainder of the trip, returning it in Nice, would that involve too much driving? With this option, we would drive from Disneyland to the Loire Valley (2 nights), then to Toulouse (1 night), and finally on to Avignon and onward through southern France. Are these routes generally easy to drive, and does this itinerary seem reasonable with kids, or would it feel too rushed or exhausting?