🌊 The highlight reel
Real moments from real Riviera crews, no stock photos.
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Bonjour Cote d'Azur
A French Riviera Week
Three things you will do on this trip that you will still be talking about years later.
Kayak to hidden covesA full day paddling out of Cassis into the Calanques, to little beaches you can only reach from the water. Swim breaks are mandatory, cliff jumps are optional, and the water is the bluest in France the whole way.
Aqua rando in the VerdonThe Grand Canyon of Europe, done from the inside. Helmets on, wetsuits zipped, then you float, scramble and jump your way down turquoise water between limestone walls. Rafting without the raft.
The 4th of July in Saint-TropezWe take over Shellona, the hottest day club in Saint-Tropez, with bottle service and a set lunch included. It is America's birthday, so it is a full theme party: sparklers on the bottles, the whole crew on the sand, and a day you will be telling people about for years.
📅 The Day By Day
Seven days, planned so you never have to think about it.
First swim, harbor welcome dinner, spritz hour.
Make your way to Cassis for a 3pm check-in at our harbor-town basecamp (Marseille is the easy airport). We get to know each other, shake out the travel with a quick workout, then straight into that turquoise water for the first swim. Welcome dinner on the waterfront, spritz in hand, lively Cassis energy all around. You will pinch yourself.
Cliff hikes in the morning, kayaks in the afternoon.
Morning movement with the bluest water in France as the backdrop, then we hike the cliff trails of Calanques National Park and stop at viewpoints that make everyone go quiet mid sentence. In the afternoon we switch to kayaks and paddle out to hidden coves and little beaches you can only reach from the water. Harbor dinner to close it out.
Culture day, then endless purple on the way inland.
We check out of Cassis and roll to Aix-en-Provence for a proper culture day: markets, cafés, shopping and some of the best people-watching in France. Then the SYB bus heads inland through the lavender fields, and yes, they look exactly like the photos. Our photographer is in their element. We land in Castellane, a tiny historic village at the mouth of the Verdon Gorge.
Aqua rando in the gorge, then a lake day at Castillon.
Helmets on, wetsuits zipped. Aqua rando is rafting without the raft: we float, scramble and jump our way down turquoise water between towering limestone walls. Then we trade the gorge for Lac de Castillon, a huge turquoise lake ringed by mountains, for a proper lake day. Rent a pedal boat, grab a spot on the beach, swim, nap, repeat. That night we head back into Castellane and the evening is yours: drinks in the square, dinner wherever smells best, and escargots if you are feeling brave. This little town does them properly. When in France.
The hottest beach club in St Tropez. Day party from 3pm.
We check out of Castellane in the morning and drive straight to our hotel near Saint-Tropez to drop the bags and get ready, because the day party starts at 3pm. We take over Shellona, the hottest beach club in all of Saint-Tropez, with bottle service and a set lunch included. It is America's birthday, so it is a full theme party: sparklers on the bottles, the whole crew on the sand, and the Riviera sun going down on one of the most epic days of your life. No exaggeration.
Countryside bike tour, winery yoga, a rosé tasting.
A slow start after the 4th, then bikes through the vineyards of the Saint-Tropez countryside. Winery yoga, a rosé tasting that turns into golden hour very fast, a beach swim, and our last dinner together as a crew. The kind of last night nobody wants to end.
Last breakfast, big hugs, then home or onward.
One last breakfast together, then we check out in the morning. From here you are free to head home or keep the adventure going in Europe, and Nice is the closest big airport. Expect big hugs, a few happy tears and a group chat that never goes quiet.
Every day is planned for you. Nothing to book, nothing to organise.
Three hotels, two nights each, from the harbor to the gorge to the Riviera.
Three stops, three bases. We start on the harbor in Cassis at the Best Western Hôtel La Rade, move inland to the Nouvel Hôtel du Commerce in Castellane for the Verdon, and finish near Saint-Tropez at the Coq Hôtel.
Every hotel was scouted on the ground and picked for its stop. Comfortable, well located, and built around the flow of the week.
Cassis · 2 nights
A short walk up from the harbor, with a pool and sun terrace looking straight out over the bay and the cliffs. Breakfast with a view, bright rooms, and the Calanques right on the doorstep.
Castellane · 2 nights
A classic village hotel in the middle of Castellane, the tiny historic town at the mouth of the Verdon Gorge. A terrace for the evening, the square and its bars a few steps away, and a proper bed after the aqua rando day.
Cogolin, near Saint-Tropez · 2 nights
Our base for the Riviera finale, set up for the 4th of July at Shellona and the vineyard bike day. The last two nights of the week, and the ones everybody talks about.
Shared spot is a twin room, two separate beds, matched with someone of the same gender.
Private spot is the room to yourself. Same three hotels either way.
Cassis · Castellane, Verdon Gorge · Saint-Tropez, France
✅ What's
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❌ Not
included
Because most people do the South of France one of two ways: a rushed bus tour, or a week of trying to book everything themselves. We curated the best of it into one week. Cassis and the Calanques, a culture day in Aix, the lavender fields, the Verdon Gorge, and a Saint-Tropez finale that lands on the 4th of July. Our SYB bus moves you between three hand-picked hotels, every day is planned, and you spend the week kayaking, hiking, swimming and eating well with a crew instead of figuring out logistics.
Yes, and a lot of people do.
Between workouts, boat days, and shared meals, it’s easy to meet people quickly. A couple of days in, it feels like you’re traveling with friends.
People who like a mix of activity, culture and lifestyle.
Typically:
Yes, in a fun way. You will hike the cliffs of the Calanques, kayak to hidden coves, do the aqua rando day in the Verdon and ride bikes through the vineyards, plus morning workouts with some very good views. No experience needed for any of it, and there is plenty of time to slow down at the harbor and the beach club.
Chic, social and a little bit wild. Days are active and outdoors, evenings are harbor dinners, spritz hour and drinks in the village square. The 4th of July at Shellona is the loudest day of the week. It sits nicely between adventure trip and Riviera holiday.
Four stops in one week:
Cassis and Calanques National Park
Aix-en-Provence and the lavender fields
Castellane and the Verdon Gorge
Saint-Tropez and its countryside for the finale
The SYB bus handles every transfer between them, so you never touch a train timetable.
Absolutely. We scouted every stop on the ground, ran this trip in 2026, and work with trusted local guides for the kayaking and the aqua rando. Everything is organized in advance, so you are never dealing with logistics or figuring things out on your own.
Yes.
We have a photographer and videographer on the trip, so you can stay present and still come away with great content from the week.
If you like the idea of:
Then yes.
If you’re looking for something fully independent or very low-key, it may not be the best fit.
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