Cannes E-bike Tour, Gyropod or Segway Tour

The Cannes e-bike tour costs $77 per person for 2 hours with a local guide who speaks English or French. It has the most reviews of the three, 128, rated 4.3. The group is capped at 10, and you meet at the office at 22 Quai Saint Pierre.

The route takes in Le Suquet, the old town, then the sandy beaches and La Croisette with its grand hotels and designer boutiques. The motor does the pedalling work: the listing promises you can ride without effort. You can stop to shop, eat and drink as you wish along the way, which makes it the most relaxed of the three for anyone who likes to linger.

Children are welcome if they are at least 14 or taller than 1.55 m, and able to ride an adult bicycle. The listing names a 10am departure, so check the start times before you book the Cannes e-bike tour. If you want a French Riviera bike tour with a local guide and a small group, this is the one. Check dates for the e-bike tour.

At $61 per person, the gyropod tour is the lowest price of the three and the best rated: 4.9 from 102 reviews. Groups are capped at 8, the smallest here, and it is the only one of the three with an audio guide on top of a live guide in English or French.

You start in the car park at Quai Laubeuf, 2 Quai Max Laubeuf, at the far end of the old marina, with a briefing on the safety rules. The route then runs through the historic town with its painted walls, stops at the old fishing port, passes the town hall and the alleys where locals play bocce, rolls along Rue d’Antibes and its shops, and finishes on La Croisette at the Palais des Festivals before heading back to the port.

Two rules matter. Closed-toe sport shoes are mandatory, and handbags are not allowed, though backpacks are. See the gyropod tour times.

The Segway tour is the most expensive of the three at $146 per person, rated 4.5 from 33 reviews. Your guide starts with a short riding lesson, then the tour leaves the port for the Palais des Festivals and its red carpet.

From there you ride along La Croisette by the beach, walk on Palm Beach and reach the gardens at the top of the Croisette, with the old town also on the route. Each machine carries a small bag for essentials, and the guides speak English and French.

The limits are clear: riders must be 14 or older, anyone under 16 rides with an adult, and riders must weigh between 45 and 118 kg. It is not suitable for pregnant women or people with inner ear problems. The meeting point is given only as opposite the car park, so open the map on the listing before the day. Check dates for the Segway tour.

Book the gyropod tour. At $61 per person it is the lowest price and the best rated of the three, in a group of 8 at most.

Rather sit on a bike? The Cannes e-bike tour at $77 per person is the easiest ride, with time to stop for a shop or a drink. Set on the Segway tour? At $146 per person, it suits riders who want a lesson before they set off.

The e-bike office at 22 Quai Saint Pierre is on the same quay as the catamaran ticket office at number 20. Our top pick, the full-day catamaran to the Lérins Islands and the Estérel, costs $179 per person for 7 hours, with a cold buffet lunch on board. Compare all seven catamarans in our catamaran list.