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Admire the decorated floats, colourful costumes and spirited atmosphere of the captivating Nice Carnival on this rail holiday to the French Riviera.
From reserved grandstand seats, bask in fantastic views of this vibrant extravaganza and explore the shimmering Côte d'Azur. Uncover the charm and history of Nice on a guided tour and watch the Changing of the Guards ceremony in Monaco. Heading into the idyllic Provencal countryside, explore towns including the perfume capital of Grasse, medieval St-Paul-de-Vence, and the labyrinthine streets of clifftop Èze.
Please Note - This tour was formerly called The Cote d'Azur & Nice Carnival
Unforgettable Experiences
What’s included on the tour?
Itinerary
We meet the Tour Manager this morning at London St Pancras. We board the Eurostar to Paris, with a light meal on the way. In the French capital, we change trains for a journey in First Class to Nice, arriving in the French Riviera this the evening.
Our hotel is on the famous Promenade des Anglais, the shimmering palm-lined seafront looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea. The evening is free for you to relax at our spa hotel or step out and explore the area at leisure, enjoying dinner at a local restaurant of your choice.
Additional information
Hotel
More information on the different trains that are used on this tour.
The high-speed Eurostar trains link St Pancras International in London with Paris and Lille in France as well as Brussels in Belgium.
Introduced in 1981, France's TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) was the original European high-speed train. Linking Paris with Lyon, the new service revolutionised train travel and meant that travelling by air over medium and short distances was no longer seen as the best option, even for business travel.
Enhance your holiday
Many of our holidays include a final stopover in Paris en route to London. Why not extend your holiday by enjoying an extra night or two in the French capital, returning to London in your own time?
Spending a night in London before your tour can make such a difference to the first day of your holiday - you can arrive in the capital in good time, relaxed and ready to join your Tour Manager the next morning. You may even want to take in a show on the West End or dine in one of London's famous restaurants. Perhaps on your return to London, you would like to break your journey with an overnight stay before continuing home.
We can book a wide range of hotels in central London or, for our holidays beginning with a flight, at Heathrow, Gatwick, or Manchester Airport for the night before or after your holiday. If you require a quote for single occupancy at any of the hotels, please contact us on 01904 734 805.
Buying tickets for UK train services can be a tricky business - there are so many fares to choose from, each with different rules and restrictions. As you are connecting with an international departure, we strongly recommend that you book a fully flexible ticket to ensure that should the departure times for your holiday change, your rail ticket can allow for these changes.
We can book fully-flexible UK rail tickets from your local station to join your holiday whether this be a European holiday from St Pancras or a UK holiday. The prices are competitive and tickets are not restricted to a particular train or time of day, and in most cases offer you a free choice of routes.
For an up to date quote from your local station, please ask one of our Tour Advisors.
Reviews
4.6 / 5 · 40 reviews
Nitro
Submitted 13/Mar
Another excellent holiday from Rail Discoveries: First class train journey, great hotel in an ideal location and top quality service from our guide Catherine. Very highly recommended!
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S Brown
Submitted 13/Mar
Well organised, superb hotel (Westminster Hotel, Nice) and tour guide excellent. One slight disappointment was travelling back on the TGV for 6 hours our allocated seat had no window as blocked by steel plate. We appreciate it must be difficult to ensure all the party have good seats. For us the train journey is a large part of our holiday. We ended up standing in the buffet car forenable us to look out of the window to enjoy scenery
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Neil from Gloucester
Submitted 12/Mar
Brilliant great carnival and trips
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Mr Adrian Howell
Submitted 12/Mar
A great week travelling by train from St Pancras to Paris north then the TGV from Paris south to Nice, went to the carnival this was amazing such a lovely place lovely walks in the old town and along to seafront also visited Monaco and the casino highly recommend
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Kathryn
Submitted 5/Mar
This was a lovely holiday. If you don't like flying then the Eurostar/TVR experience is for you. Lovely hotel on the seafront in Nice with first class breakfast. Interesting trips and lots of free time to do your own thing. Highly recommended.
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Rosalind
Submitted 13 Mar 2024
A great trip with a great leader. My first ever escorted tour. Nice hotel right on the Promenade des Anglais. The carnavale was spectacular.
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