The 12 France Olive Oil Tours Worth Planning Around

1.Self tour of the olive oil mill & olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 45 reviews · 1 hour · from $5Our pick

At Bastide du Laval, 30 minutes north of Aix-en-Provence, you’ll tour a modern family olive mill at your own pace, read about extraction methods, and join a guided tasting of green fruity, ripe fruity, matured, and flavored oils. Wine or olives are included, with an optional grove walk overlooking the Luberon.

“This was a wonderful experience - it felt authentic and we had such a great time learning about the process and then tasting the oils! The gift at the end was a bonus and very generous. We could have spent many more hours in the gift shop!!”

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2.Small-Group Half-Day Languedoc Wine and Olive Tour from Montpellier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Highest rated

Leave Montpellier at 9am for a small-group visit to a family olive farm and 16th-century mill, followed by a traditional Languedoc wine estate. Guide Marc, Leti, or David explains local production, leads tastings, and points out the countryside from an air-conditioned minivan. The tour returns around 12:30pm.

“Good experience at a small olive farm. We loved the vinegars. Peaceful valleys. Pleasant wine tour and delightful wines. Guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.”

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3.Wine and Olive Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 3h 30m · from $88

Travel from Montpellier in a minibus for a half-day visit to a family olive farm and a Languedoc wine estate. You’ll taste oils, vinegars, olives, farigoule, and four wines while learning about local production from an English or French-speaking guide. Guides such as David and Letty are noted for clear, friendly explanations.

“Our guide David was very experienced and so informative and friendly. He answered all our questions concisely. A very worthwhile tour.I thoroughly enjoyed this experience.”

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4.Journée Huile d’Olive, Vin, St Guilhem le Désert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 7 hours · from $171

Spend seven hours with a small group of up to seven, visiting the Mas de Palat olive grove, tasting local oils and tapenades, sharing a picnic, and touring Mas Conscience winery. Brenda or another French and English speaking guide also takes you to Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. Lavender fields are seasonal, from June to July only.

“Heel goed. Zeer aangename gids! Leuke plaatsen bezocht en voldoende info”

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5.Visit lavender field and an Olive Oil Mill

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · from $88

Travel from Montpellier into the Terrasses du Larzac for a guided visit to Moulin du Mas Palat and an olive oil tasting. From June to July, the outing also includes Hérault lavender fields, bees, and a small shop with local products. The four-hour trip runs in a group of up to seven, with French or English guidance. Brenda may lead your visit.

“Super well-guided tour. The tour guide was punctual, very friendly and motivated, even though there were only two of us today. Good translation into English and good tips for the rest of the stay. Highly recommended.”

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6.Private Pic Saint Loup Wine and Olive Tour from Montpellier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $504

Travel from Montpellier with an English-speaking guide such as Carine or Marc for olive-oil tasting, two winery visits, a Pic Saint-Loup viewpoint, and a three-course lunch. This private seven-hour outing suits curious drinkers who want regional food, vineyard scenery, and a flexible day in the Languedoc.

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7.Provence Olive Harvest

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

At Les Pastras near Cadenet, an English-speaking guide leads you through olive groves, vineyards, beehives, herbs, and truffle trees. You will hand-pick olives, learn about farming and oil-making, then enjoy a Provençal apéritif with property wine, cheese, bread, grapes, olives, and truffle products.

“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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8.Olive oil: Visit to the olive grove, tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1 hour · from $8

Join olive grower Claire Sixtre-Grorud for a one-hour walk through her organic grove in the Ardèche countryside. Learn about pruning, harvesting, local varieties, and seasonal work, then taste her organic extra virgin olive oil. The visit is offered in French or English, in a small group, on uneven outdoor ground.

“Une visite guidée absolument magnifique avec la passionnée Claire ! Je la recommande vivement. L’huile d’olive est vraiment délicieuse !”

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9.Picnic in the middle of olive groves by e-bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 4 - 9 hours · from $51

Start in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence with an e-bike, a phone-guided route, and a picnic made from local foods. Ride through the Alpilles, olive groves, mountain views, and Provençal villages at your own pace. Choose a sandwich or pizza, plus a dessert. The private outing lasts 4 to 9 hours and costs $51 per person.

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10.Saint Gilles: Visit an olive oil mill in an organic olive grove

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1h 30m · from $14

At Oliveraie JEANJEAN’s Moulin des Costières near Saint Gilles, you’ll learn how olives are grown, harvested, pruned, and pressed. A guide leads a 25-minute mill tour, then serves organic oils, aromatic oils, tapenades, and vegetable spreads. Plan 90 minutes, with English and French guidance in a group of up to 10.

“Visite très instructive, guide souriante, et dégustation offerte, parfait :)”

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11.The wines of the Luberon, the Château de Lourmarin & Bastide du Laval olive oil

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $573

Spend eight hours with a private guide exploring the Luberon by air-conditioned vehicle. Taste wines at Château La Verrerie and Château la Canorgue, sample Bastide du Laval olive oil, and tour Château de Lourmarin. Christopher Curtis of OohProvence may lead the day, with pickup and drop-off included.

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12.Private guided tour, olive grove in Salon de Provence.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $12

At Moulin Mas Des Bories near Salon-de-Provence, you’ll walk through a 2,000-tree olive grove scattered with 19th-century stone bories. An English-speaking guide, led by the estate’s owner, explains olive farming, harvesting, milling, and the property’s history before a pleasant tasting of award-winning oils. The visit lasts about 45 minutes.

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