15-day camper van tour in France + free route map

Need an idea for an itinerary to visit France in a campervan? You might be able to take inspiration from my 15-day motorhome tour from North to South of France. For each stage, I recommend visits and inexpensive solutions for the night (homestays, camping or in unusual places).

Gorges du Tarn in France by motorhome

Of course, in 2 weeks, you can't visit all of France, but my itinerary allows you to discover the great unmissable sites of France. Thus, you will visit beautiful towns, villages classified as the most beautiful in France, castles, vineyards, etc ...

With my 15-day itinerary in a motorhome, you will visit the most touristic sites in France as in the circuits of travel agencies, but in a cooler way! Indeed, that's the whole point of traveling in a motorhome: you take the time. And it doesn't matter if you don't visit everything that was planned, the important thing is to do it at your own pace!

Ideas for campervan itineraries to visit France

Here are some cool itinerary ideas that you can use as inspiration when planning a motorhome road trip. Indeed, if you have more than 2 weeks of vacation in France, why not combine the circuit that I will detail below with a more complete itinerary for a region that you prefer:

Visit France in 15 days in a motorhome

Among all the advantages of traveling in a motorhome, the main advantage is being able to land close to tourist sites. Not only does it save time but in addition, you can camp in unusual places, sometimes sublime at unbeatable prices! Indeed, better than camping, I use the Home Camper application (see details below).

You will see that my circuit to visit France in 15 days is quite busy. In fact, it is optimized for those who want to discover as many sites as possible in a short time. But, if you like to travel by taking all your time, either you eliminate a few steps or you plan to do this tour in 3 weeks or 1 month. So, you have the chance to better enjoy each step!

Motorhome rental in France

For those who are not equipped with a van or a motorhome, it is very easy to rent a motorhome to visit France freely. Indeed, there is a platform for connecting with individuals who rent their motorhomes: Yescapa

The choice is important and the rentals well supervised and insured (payment on the site via a secure space).

The advantage is that you can choose the motorhome in the city in France from which your route starts. Thus, you program routes from Paris (ideal for foreigners arriving in France by plane), Toulouse, Bordeaux or Marseille !

Where to spend the night in a campervan in France?

When you invest in a motorhome or a rental, you tell yourself that you can travel inexpensively. But the bad surprise of the new campincarists is to note that the nights in the campsites are expensive. In addition, in high season, free pitches are very rare in campsites in France or in areas reserved for them. Suddenly, traveling in a motor home becomes expensive and a source of problems to find where to sleep.

My good plan is HomeCamper an online booking platform for private land with inhabitant. These are pitches that can be rented to sleep in a van or motorhome in vineyards, parks, farms and even in gardens with swimming pools! The best part is that there is contact with the locals and that the prices are very low (between 5 Euros and 15 Euros per night).

All you have to do is register on the site and look for land close to your stopover to spend the night there. You make a reservation request and so you are sure to know where to spend your nights.

For the circuit below, I show you the locations closest to the stages that I programmed for this 15-day road trip in France. However, there are places where you won't find a HomeCamper solution. In this case, there is always the camping solution which is more practical for visiting certain cities.

Itinerary to visit France by motorhome in 15 days

  • DAY 1 : Arrival at Roissy - Charles de Gaulle airport + transfer to your hotel and overnight in Paris
  • DAY 2 : Visit of Paris in 1 day - Night in Paris
  • DAY 3 : Motorhome rental and trip to Mont Saint Michel - Night near Mont Saint Michel
  • DAY 4 : Visit of Mont Saint Michel - Night near the site
  • DAY 5 : Journey to the Loire Valley - Night near Chambord
  • DAY 6 : Visit of Chambord Castle in the morning - Road to Amboise and visit of the Château d'Amboise - Night near Amboise
  • DAY 7 : Trip to Bordeaux - Night in Bordeaux
  • DAY 8 : Visit of Bordeaux - Night in Bordeaux
  • DAY 9 : Journey Bordeaux – Rocamadour + Visit of the City and Night near Rocamadour
  • DAY 10 : Route to Toulouse + visit of the pink city and night near Toulouse
  • DAY 11 - Road to Carcassonne + visit of the Cité de Carcassonne - Night near Carcassonne
  • DAY 12 : Route to Avignon - Night in Avignon
  • DAY 13 : Visit of the city of the Popes and road to Marseille – Overnight near Marseille
  • DAY 14 : Visit of Marseilles - Night near Marseille
  • DAY 15 : Return flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport for foreigners.

Motorhome tour map

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Program of visits along my 2-week circuit

My road trip represents a total of around 2000 km crossing France from North to South. However, if it is more convenient for you, you can do this road trip in the opposite direction and start from Marseille to go up to Paris. The journeys between each stage vary between 200 and 400 km during the day, which is enough for this road trip to remain pleasant.

Paris - Day 1

  • For foreign tourists arriving by plane at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport: Take a taxi to go to your hotel in the center of Paris (about 30-40 minutes) + Night at Paris
  • For those who are in a motorhome, I advise them to go to the Campsite in Paris because they have a shuttle to central Paris.

Paris - Day 2

  • Day dedicated to visit of the emblematic sites of Paris : Champs Elysées, Eiffel Tower, Pont des Arts, Les Tuileries, Notre Dame, Montmartre, Sacré Coeur… (see my Paris walking route)
Visit Paris in my road trip in France in a Motorhome

Mont Saint-Michel – Day 3 

  • Taxi to pick up the camper van and journey to Mont Saint Michel (5h drive) - Night near Mont Saint Michel
  • Night at Mont Saint Michel in Home Camper: Homestay campsite at Ferme Saint Michel. It is a restaurant located 2 kilometers from Mont-Saint-Michel which offers a location in their private car park surrounded by trees and greenery.

Mont Saint-Michel – Day 4

  •  Visiting day of Mont Saint Michel

Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a must-see site for all French tourists or from all over the world who visit France. I recommend that you take a whole day to visit this wonder which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mont Saint Michel in my 15 day itinerary
  • Nuit à the Saint Michel Farm

Loire Castles – Day 5

  • Journey to the Loire Valley (335 km)
  • Night near Chambord in Crouy sur Crosson. You can rent a pitch with Home Camper and enjoy resting in a quiet and shady place.

Loire Castles – Day 6

  • visit the Chambord Castle - At the heart of the largest closed forest park in Europe, the Chambord Castle is the biggest and the most beautiful Castles of Loire.
Château de Chambord itinerary 15 days in France
  • Road to Amboise and visit of the Château d'Amboise - This famous Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its Renaissance style, it dominates the banks of the Loire.
Loire Valley Amboise - stage of my tour to visit France in a motorhome
  • Night near Amboise in Civray-De-Touraine (11 km) in Home Camper homestay.

Bordeaux - Day 7

  • Journey to Bordeaux (around 4 hours)
Bordeaux stopover for my 15-day tour in France in a motorhome

The location of this campsite is ideal for visiting Bordeaux without having to worry about the camper van. Indeed, you will leave your vehicle at the campsite and take the tram line C which is only a 5-minute walk from the campsite. So you will quickly reach the city center of Bordeaux.


Bordeaux - Day 8

  • Visit of Bordeaux (see my Bordeaux walking route) - Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bordeaux is full of beautiful sites: Place des Quinconces, Saint André Cathedral, Grosse Cloche, Porte Cailhau ... Not to mention shopping because Bordeaux has the largest shopping street in Europe ( rue Sainte Catherine)!
  • Night at the Bordeaux le Lac campsite.

Rocamadour – Day 9

  • Bordeaux – Rocamadour trip (3 hours drive)
  • Visit of the medieval city - Clinging to its cliff, Rocamadour offers an impressive view of the Alzou Canyon. This mythical site has been a famous place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages.
  • Night near Rocamadour in Payrac homestay.
Rocamadour on my tour de France road trip

Saint Cirq Lapopie – Day 10

  • Very early departure towards Toulouse with stopover in Saint Cirq Lapopie (56 km)
  • Visit of Saint Cirq Lapopie - Near Cahors, this village overlooking the Lot has been classified " Most beautiful village in France "In 2012.
ST CIR LAPOPIE on my road trip to visit France in a motorhome
Toulouse in my tour to visit France in a motorhome

Carcassonne - Day 11

  • Road from Toulouse to Carcassonne (1h30)
  • Visit of the Cité de Carcassonne - World famous, Carcassonne is a fortified medieval city unique in Europe. Its history is marked by 2000 years of conquests and by the imprint of Catharism and the Crusades.
Carcassonne stage of my 15-day tour in France
  • Night in Pezens near Carcassonne in formula Home Camper

Avignon – Day 12

  • Carcassonne-Avignon journey (3h)
  • Installation at the campsite + Ticket reservation for the Palais des Papes for the next day
  • Night at the campsite. I recommend the Pont d'Avignon campsite which is located on the other side of the Rhône from the Cité. The convenience is that you can take the free river shuttle at the end of the Path of the Canotiers to be at the foot of the City of the Popes!

Avignon – Day 13

  • Visit of the city of the Popes (see my Avignon walking route): The Palace of the Popes, the bridge, the ramparts, the churches and chapels ...
visit Avignon in a motorhome
  • In the late afternoon, drive to Marseille (2h)
  • Overnight 20 km from Marseille at Aubagne homestay

Marseille – Day 14

Stage of my 15-day road trip in France: MARSEILLE
  • Night near Marseille in Aubagne.

Motorhome tour in France – Return – Day 15

  • For foreigners, return to Paris by motorhome by road (9 am) or see at the time of rental if it is possible to return the vehicle to Marseille. Thus, you can return to Paris by plane or TGV from Marseille.

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