Tour de France NICE Weekend
VIP Spectator Tour
2024 Tour de France VIP Spectator Tour – Nice Weekend
The Final Weekend in Nice with the Premier Official Tour Operator
A unique, weekend experience to the final 2 stages of the 2024 Tour de France in NICE, staying at the top hotel in Nice, the luxury 5-star Anantara Plaza, directly opposite the Finish Line of the Final Stage!
Live Race Viewing
VIP Departure Village in Nice
Stage 21: Monaco to Nice
Massena Grand-Stand seating directly opposite the Finish Line in Nice
Overview
Details
Next Departure
July 19th 2024
From
USD $3,995
Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Overview
Join us for the final weekend of the 2024 Tour de France in Nice for VIP viewing of the final 2 stages in the magnificent city of Nice.
Meet the pro riders and Tour celebrities in the Team Paddock and VIP Departure Village at the start of Stage 20. Witness the Final Stage Time Trial from the Masséna Grand-Stand at the Finish Line.
Throughout the weekend you’ll stay at the top hotel in Nice, the 5-star Anantara Plaza Hotel, situated directly opposite the Finish Line of the Final Stage Time Trial.
Optional Upgrades:
Final Day VIP Race-Viewing Upgrade: your package includes entry to the Masséna Grand-Stand at the Finish Line. Contact us if you’d like to upgrade to the VIP Baie des Anges Lounge reserved exclusively for Thomson guests. An open bar service provides cocktails, champagne, wine, beer and soft drinks, and numerous food stations serve gourmet French food throughout the day. A seated terrace is available looking over the race route on the Promenades des Anglais and TV screens broadcast the race, so you don’t miss any of the action. A true VIP experience to close out a fantastic week at the Tour de France!
Anantara Plaza Hotel Room Upgrade: your package includes a standard room with city/garden view at the Anantara Plaza Hotel in Nice at the Finish Line. Contact us if you’d like to upgrade to a room with a sea view or a suite!
Please contact nancy@thomsonbiketours.com if you’d like to take advantage of either of these upgrades.
Live Race Viewing
Stage 20
Nice > Col de la Couillole
Stage 21
Monaco > Nice
Alberto De Leo, Zimbabwe — 2017
Catherine Broadley, USA — 2023
stephan muller, South Africa — 2017
Exclusive VIP Access
You can’t get closer to the race unless you join a World Tour team
Insider Access
Meet the riders and Tour celebrities before the race start at the Departure Village and mix and mingle in the team area with Team Paddock access — a Spectator favorite!
VIP Tribune
The IVIP Tribune, situated opposite the Finish Line, offers VIP hospitality and unparalleled viewing of the stage finish.
Itinerary
| Day | Headline | Description | Hotel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bienvenue en France! | Anantara Plaza Nice | ||
| 02 | LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Team Paddock and Departure Village in Nice | Anantara Plaza Nice | ||
| 03 | LIVE Race-Viewing: The Final Stage TT in Nice | Anantara Plaza Nice | ||
| 04 | Au Revoir |
Itinerary Detail
Day 1
Bienvenue en France!
Your trip starts at Nice Airport where our staff will meet you before the short transfer to the 5-star Anantara Plaza Hotel in Nice, perfectly situated on the Place Massena just 100m from the Finish Line of the final stage! After checking in and lunch at the hotel, enjoy a free afternoon to discover this wonderful city, or just hang out by the Mediterranean at the hotel’s private beach.
Day 2
LIVE Race-Viewing: VIP Team Paddock and Departure Village in Nice
As an Official Tour Operator, we have secured a visit of the ‘Team Paddock’ and Departure Village stage start. We don’t have far to walk as Nice hosts the Departure Village which allows you to see sponsors and gain VIP entry, perhaps even meeting past winners of the race. Then, it’s onto our favourite (Covid allowing) we will gain access to the paddock. It is where all the cyclists and teams congregate pre-race. The area offers fantastic opportunities to get up-close to the riders and Tour celebrities, as well as getting a first-hand view of the inner workings of the Tour de France. It’s one of the most popular moments on our Spectator Trips!
Day 3
LIVE Race-Viewing: The Final Stage TT in Nice
It’s time to celebrate in style by witnessing the Final Time Trial from Monaco to Nice. Your hotel is situated just 100m from the Stage Finish Line on the Place Massena and the standard trip package comes with access to the Massena Grand-Stand seating directly opposite the Finish Line. Enjoy a thrilling finish to the 2024 Tour de France!
VIP Upgrade: please contact us if you’d like to upgrade to the VIP Salon Baie des Anges (subject to availability).
Day 4
Stage 19
Embrun > Isola 2000
The menu for this ultra-mountain stage could well make you dizzy, but it’ll also whet the appetite of the very best climbers. Although the stage is less than 150km long, the riders will climb above 2,000 metres on three occasions, the biggest test the climb to the summit of La Bonette, the highest road in France at an altitude of 2,802 metres. Its 360-degree panorama is breath-taking.
Stage 20
Nice > Col de la Couillole
The Paris-Nice regulars will be racing over familiar terrain, but that won’t make things any easier if the contest for the Yellow Jersey is still raging, particularly over such a short distance. Battle could commence as early as the climb to the Col de Braus. There will then be no respite on the climbs of the Cols de Turini, de la Colmiane and finally de la Couillole, the final ascent extending for 15.7km at an average gradient of 7.1%. We’ll all be holding our breath!
Stage 21
Monaco > Nice
Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by just eight seconds. Thirty-five years on, we can but dream of a similar duel, involving two or three riders, an authentic athletic confrontation whose outcome would determine the final podium of the 111th edition, and the first to finish far from its familiar Parisian setting, the ultimate finale destined for Place Masséna, just a few pedal-strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.
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The Final Weekend in Nice with the Premier Official Tour Operator
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Dates & Prices
| Date | Booking Status | Availability | Price / Per Person | Single Supplement | ||
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July 19 |
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Pick-up/Drop-off Info
Arrival
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Nice Côte d'Azur Airport |
July 19 at 8:30am |
Departure
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No organised Drop-Off |
2024 Tour de France VIP Spectator Tour – Nice Weekend
Dreaming with your eyes wide open!
