The 10 Best Historical Tours in Nice

1.Historic Train Ride & Alps Villages

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 312 reviews · 11 hours · from $200Our pick

Historic train from Nice through the Alps, with two storybook villages, baroque and medieval sights, and optional hikes up to 12 km.

“This was by far my favourite tour. I enjoyed every second of it. The tour guide was super knowledgeable, funny and but the end of the day everyone felt like family. I would totally recommend this trip but you definitely need to be fit to do it. If hiking is your thing that this would be the perfect tour.”

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2.Wine Tasting at a Historic Château in a Land Rover !

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 156 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Ride a 1995 Land Rover Defender up Nice hills to historic Château de Crémat for a guided tasting of 6 wines with sea views.

“Paul was an amazing tour guide. Very friendly. Great info”

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3.Sunset & Wine Tasting in a historic Land Rover

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 2 hours · from $76Top rated

Ride a restored 1995 Land Rover in Nice, then enjoy a Niçoise apéritif and wine at a hilltop sunset viewpoint with sea and city views.

“We had a great time on this tour, the hosts are so friendly and knowledgeable about the local area. There was plenty of food and it was very tasty. They created a lovely atmosphere and we would do this tour again!”

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5.Exclusive Private Guided Tour of Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 2 hours · from $217

Private 2-hour guided walk through Nice’s Old Town, hitting Place Masséna, Cours Saleya, Sainte-Réparate, and the Promenade des Anglais.

“Jacques was an excellent tour guide. Tons of interesting facts and details from recent and long past history. Don’t pass this up. It’s amazing how much you miss just walking past on your own!”

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6.All-Inclusive Culinary and History Tour of Old Nice with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $177

Small-group walking tour of Old Nice with tastings like olive oil, socca, wine, cheese, sweets, and skipped lines at a 100-year stop.

“The tour description mentioned ' lunch' but we got small food samples at different places. Left the tour hungry.”

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7.Nice’s Historical Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $9.99

Self-guided 2.5-hour audio walk through Vieux Nice and Castle Hill with VoiceMap GPS, offline maps, and key landmarks for $9.99.

“This was a useful short self guided audio tour of old Nice. Helped with navigation and knew where I was so commentary started”

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8.Beautiful Nice History and Attractions – Private tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $411

Private 4 to 5 hour Nice tour with hotel pickup, Cimiez Roman ruins, Mont Boron viewpoints, Old Town sights, markets, and Florian sweets.

“BEWARE ! Tour company didn’t show up , didn’t respond to 20 plus messages sent to them through Viator app , their tel number didn’t work .. so i m not even sure they are legitimate company. So just be careful.”

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9.Private Tour of Old Nice: History, Secrets & Charm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $256

Private 2-hour Old Nice tour with a local guide, baroque churches, markets, and Castle Hill views. History, secrets, and charm.

“Mario was a very knowledgeable tour guide. We learned all of the basis history of Nice, which is very interesting. We walked through Old Nice and up to Castle Hill Park on a Monday, so we got to check out the awesome market in Old NicRead more”

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