Where to Go: the 15 Best Farm Tours in France

1.Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen Farm Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 492 reviews · 8 hours · from $128Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide near Gare Saint-Lazare and take the train to Versailles. Shop for picnic food, then ride a comfortable one-speed bike through the royal grounds, Trianon estates, and Marie-Antoinette’s hamlet. Guides such as Arnaud, Joris, Michael, and Lena add lively history before you tour the palace independently.

“This was by far the BEST tour we booked during our 1 week stay in Paris!! Lena C, our guide, was absolutely amazing. She was fun, great with our kids, knowledgeable and very sweet. For the actual tour, getting to and from Versailles was a breeze on the train. Upon arrival, walking through the town/markets, sampling foods and buying lunch for our picnic was such a fantastic and delicious experience. As for the biking, it is a phenomenal way to explore and experience the entire grounds of Versailles.. 2000+ acres. It felt like we were biking through a movie scene, picturesque and dreamy. We got to visit multiple homes, villages,…”

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2.Tour guide of our oyster farm and tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 86 reviews · from $11Best value

At Sanchez Huîtres in Loupian, you’ll follow oyster farming from rope suspension and fining to detroquing and shipping. A live guide leads the 1.5-hour visit in English or French, then serves several oysters with one glass of white wine. Parking is included, and the tour runs from April through October.

“Perfect length to keep you interested start to finish.”

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3.Sturgeon Fish-Farm Visit and Caviar Discovery Tasting in Neuvic

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · from $24

Spend about 75 minutes touring Caviar de Neuvic with a professional French or English-speaking guide, then sit down to taste a spoon of Signature caviar, sturgeon rillettes, caviar butter, and sparkling wine. You may also volunteer to help handle a live sturgeon, making this a hands-on look at Dordogne caviar production.

“Très bonne guide même si on avait pleins de questions auxquelles elle a su répondre. Ambiance très bien. On s'est fait plaisir 👌”

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4.Lavender Harvesting and Distillation Workshop in Bellegarde

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $36Top rated

At un MAS en PROVENCE near Nîmes, Gaël or Laura guides you through lavender fields, traditional cutting with a pruning hook, and organic distillation. You will load the still, learn how three lavender types affect scent, and fill a bottle with floral water and essential oil. The 2.5-hour workshop is in English and suits ages 10 and up.

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5.Provençal Farmers market tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Meet Edouard at 36 Rue Gaston de Saporta for a 90-minute English-language walk through Aix’s Richelme and Prêcheurs markets. See local produce, Corsican meats, seafood, cheese, lavender, spices, linens, and lunch-friendly street food while gaining practical shopping tips and a little Aix history. Groups are capped at 10.

“I appreciated the ease that we moved around the markets, the time chosen eg. 9 am did mean that the actual market was quiet & not crowded. Loved the selection of fresh produce & being samples was an added bonus.”

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6.Versailles: Farmers Market & Royal Vegetable Garden Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend three hours tasting Versailles with a guide such as Clément, starting with warm brioche and market fruit before gathering cheese, charcuterie, wine, pastries, and macarons. The tour ends at the King’s Vegetable Garden, where you eat at a tucked-away table among the flowers and vegetables. Food, wine, and water are included.

“Extremely delicious and informative tour. Our guide, Clement was extremely knowledgeable about the area’s history and the food. The special part was eating in the secret garden surrounded by the beautiful flowers and vegetables.”

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7.Award winning “From Farm to Table, A Culinary Day in Lyon”

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $782

Start at 9:30 am with private pickup from Lyon, then visit Beaujolais farms, meet local producers, and shop for seasonal ingredients. Enjoy a traditional mâchon at Château de Rapetour before cooking dinner in a private chef’s 400-square-meter Lyon apartment kitchen. Aldric and chef Michael lead the day in English.

“This was an amazing experience where we visited three very interesting lovely farms, poultry, vegetables, and finally sheep. We ate lunch at a lovely little French restaurant, and then went to a farm store. We were able to buy some of the products that we had seen earlier in the day. We bought products that we took to a beautiful historic home where we met up with a very experienced chef and proceeded to create a true farm to table dinner. Aldric and chef Michael were exceptional at what they do.”

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8.Sturgeon Fish-Farm Visit and Caviar Master Class Tasting in Neuvic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $90

Meet your guide at Domain Huso in Neuvic for a 1 hour 15 minute farm visit. Learn how sturgeon are raised and caviar is produced, then compare Signature, Réserve, Oscietra, and Beluga caviars with sparkling wine and vodka. The tour runs in English or French and includes a hands-on sturgeon pool option.

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9.Provençal Morning Farmers Market & Food Discovery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Meet native English-speaking guide Benjamin Reilly at 9:00 am for a 75-minute walk through Place Richelme, known as the last living market in Europe. Expect local food discoveries, market history, tips on good places to eat and drink, and a charcuterie tasting. Bring cash for anything you want to buy.

“Benjamin was a fantastic guide. We would give more than 5 stars if that was possible. The markets were amazing and we also received history lessons every where that we went. He, being a local, was well versed in the area. He showed us the best spots to eat and drink. The charcuterie board was, perhaps, the best we ever had. My wife and I wish we had done this earlier in our trip because we learned so much about the city. Highly recommended !!”

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10.English Tour into the Sturgeon Farm With a Discovery Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $25

At Caviar de Neuvic in Neuvic, your English-speaking guide leads a 75-minute farm visit, including time in the water with the sturgeon, followed by a tasting of caviar, sturgeon rillettes, caviar butter, and sparkling wine. Guides such as Tanya and Nick have made the visit especially engaging for families and first-time caviar tasters.

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11.Valensole : Visit of a winery and lavender farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2h 30m · from $38

Spend 150 minutes at a stone-built estate near Valensole, walking among lavender, olives, almonds, fruit trees, and vines. Elodie and the farm team explain organic farming, wild plants, and essential-oil distillation in French, English, or German. Tastings include farm products, with an optional €5 wine tasting led by the owner.

“Excellent tour of the lavender fields with wonderful explanations about the estate. The guide is very knowledgeable and speaks fluent French and English, and is proficient in Italian. Highly recommended.”

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12.From location: Truffle farm visit, culinary workshop, meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $200

At Maison de Garniac, Yolaine guides you through a Provence truffle farm, then shows you how to prepare truffled cheese. Your two-hour visit ends with scrambled eggs, cheese, a truffled macaroon, local wine, and coffee. French and English are available.

“The host was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Plus, about the food menu she was very accommodating to what we liked to try.”

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13.Versailles: Local & small-group Farmers’ Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $97

Join Clement or Sergio for a 2.5-hour food walk through Versailles. Taste brioche, fruit, charcuterie, cheeses, wine, pastries, macarons, and local bread while exploring the 300-year-old market, Saint-Louis quarter, Royal Stables, cathedral, and King’s vegetable garden. Groups are limited to eight.

“Don’t think we could have had a better introduction to Versailles! Clement is full of great facts of the city, it’s delicious dishes, and was very kind in sharing it with my friend and I. We both loved it and felt like we learned a lot. We will cherish this enriching experience as it felt as though the culture of Versailles took us in. Putting it on my recommendation list!! (:”

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14.Provence Olive Harvest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $37

At Les Pastras near Cadenet, guide Johann leads you through olive groves, vineyards, beehives, herbs, and truffle trees before you hand-pick olives. The visit ends with a hearty Provençal apéritif, property red wine, cheese, bread, grapes, olives, olive oil, truffle oil, and truffle salt beside the pool.

“Johann is a wonderful host and guide. He provides excellent and detailed descriptions sharing his extensive experience of olives, truffles and farming in general in France. This was a very fun educational and hands on experience followed up with wine, cheese, truffles, bread, grapes, olives and oil.”

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15.English Tour into the Sturgeon Farm With a Initiation Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $47

Spend about two hours at Caviar de Neuvic near Bergerac, learning how sturgeon are raised and caviar is made. An English-speaking guide leads the visit, with a hands-on pool experience available in waders, followed by two caviar tastings, rillettes, caviar butter, and sparkling wine. The tour begins and ends at La Grande Veyssière.

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