Lavender & Villages
Stroll in the colorful lavender fields and visit the typical villages of Gordes and Roussillon, from Avignon*.
* if you stay outside Avignon, please contact me to decide a better pickup place together.
per person
109 €
From 2 to 8 people
Duration: about 9 hours
Departure time: 9:30 am
Languages: English or French
From Monday to Friday, from about June 20th to July 10th, according to blooming season.
109 €
per person
From 2 to 8 people
Duration: about 9 hours
Departure time: 9:30 am
Languages: English or French
From Monday to Friday, from about June 20th to July 10th, according to blooming.
Route
Day tour:
9:30 am: Pickup in front of Hotel Le Bristol (address: 44 cours Jean Jaurès 84000 Avignon).
10:00/10:15 am: Stop in a stunning lavender field with a view on the Mont Ventoux and the surrounding farm (30 minutes drive). Duration : about 30 minutes.
11:15/11:30 am: Visit of Roussillon (45 minutes drive), a very unique village thanks to its ochre colour. Ochre was extracted in the area during more than 150 years, especially for colouring and painting, and the village was built on an ochred upland’s top. Duration: about 1 hour.
12:30/12:45 pm: Provençal picnic near the village of Murs (15 minutes drive) with a nice view over the valley. This picnic will be made up of local goods only (instance: hard-boiled eggs from the farm, black olives tapenade, sweet pepper tapenade, fresh goat cheese, seasonal fruits, grape juice). Duration: about 1 hour.
1:45/2:00 pm: Stop at Cistercian Abbey of Senanque (15 minutes drive), built in 1148 and located in the middle of very colorful lavender fields managed by the local monks themselves. A little part of the fields is open to take pictures in it. One can also enjoy the abbey’s shop and library. Duration: about 45 minutes.
2:45/3:00 pm: Free time in the village of Gordes (15 minutes drive), listed in France’s most beautiful villages. You will be able to stroll into the paved narrow streets to see the dry stone-made houses, the church (whose a part of the inside was damaged during an earthquake in 1909) and a beautiful viewpoint over the valley. Duration: about 1 hour.
3:50/4:00 pm: Quick stop at a stunning viewpoint over the village of Gordes and the valley (5 minutes drive). One of the region’s most beautiful scenic views. Duration: 10 minutes.
4:15/4:30 pm: Last stop in a stunning lavender field with a nice view over the mountains of the Luberon uplands (15 minutes drive). Duration: 30 minutes.
4:45/5:00 pm: Back to Avignon (1 hour drive). Arrival in front of Hotel Le Bristol at around 5:45/6:00 pm.
NB : the route can change according to lavender’s blooming.
Included in the price:
- Pickup in front of Hotel Le Bristol
- 9-seat vehicle with air conditioning
- A bottle of water for each passenger
- Provençal picnic
- Native chauffeur-guide speaking English and French
- Drop-off at the starting point
Not included:
- Tips
- Personal purchases
Other information to know:
- The tour can be cancelled because of the weather or force majeure (red vigilance for heat declared by Météo France, quarantine, driver’s illness)
- Cancellation with a 97% minimum refund possible up to 24 heures before the departure time
