Eight Different Tours available with Steve


 

Before selecting your ideal tour(s), we advise you to undertake serious research on Internet on all the places highlighted below in order to choose in advance the most interesting excursions for your party. If you are interested in getting more information, send an email to carol or steve and we will immediately get back to you. We have a contract we wll send to you once we have a firm idea of what you would like to do.

Tour 1 - Mont Ventoux - 110km - Cost**: 350€            Leave your accommodation at 9.30am. Drive to Malaucène via Vaison-la-Romaine. Climb from 400m to 1000m – stop at the first viewpoint looking northwards. Quick tour of the Mont Serein ski-resort at 1450m (empty in the summer); Continue to the summit of Mont Ventoux at 1909m – 3 separate viewpoints; Down the south side 6km to the Châlet Reynard at 1440m for lunch; Otherwise a picnic spot is possible on the way down; Continue down to Bédoin at 400m – 30 minute walk around the village; Return to Nyons 6.30pm latest via Malaucène & Vaison-la-Romaine.  

Tour 2 – Vaison-la-Romaine plus Grignan or Nyons           
approx 60km or 40km - Cost**: 330€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30amDrive to Vaison-la-Romaine 2 hour visit to the twin Roman town sites – Puymin & Villasse plus the Roman theatre and Museum. Lunch or picnic in Vaison according to your budget. Walk to the Romanesque bridge and inside the Medieval city. Drive to Grignan or Nyons. Visit the Château de Grignan (memories of Mme la Marquise de Sévigné) or Nyons old town, the 600 year-old bridge, olive press & museum, Place de la Libération. Return to your accommodation 6.30pm latest.  

Tour 3 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas & other vineyards  - approx 150km - Cost**: 350€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30amDrive to Châteauneuf-du-Pape via OrangeVisit the Château ruins, the village and wine-tasting cellars. Lunch or picnic in the village. Drive to Beaumes-de-Venise – taste the Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. Drive to Vacqueras – visit the village plus wine-tasting. Drive to Gigondas - final wine tasting, or perhaps bottle your own wine. Return to your accommodation via Séguret arriving 6.30pm latest. 
Note: If you are true wine lovers, at each producer we visit, “dégustation” (wine-tasting) is offered free, but you would be expected to purchase at least one bottle from each vineyard.  You have weight restrictions for your return flight, so I recommend you undertake this tour at the beginning of your vacation and enjoy most of your purchases during your stay in Provence – don’t worry, I’m driving!!!

Tour 4 – Glorious Avignon - approx 150km - Cost**: 350€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30amDrive to Avignon via Malaucène. At least 2 hours visiting the 14^th century Pope's Palace with an Audio-guide in English. Lunch with hundreds of tourists in the Place de l’Horloge. 
Note: A picnic is not easy in town. Walk to Rocher des Doms, onto Ramparts and other highlights , the Pont St Bénézet (the famous bridge), along the bank of the Rhône, back into the centre for shopping or your particular requests. Drive all round the ramparts then to Nyons via the Dentelles de Montmirail if time; Return to your accommodation arriving 6.30pm latest.

Tour 5 – Orange & Pont du Gard - 170km - Cost**: 350€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30amDrive to Orange briefly stopping at the original Roman Arc de Triomphe. Continue to one of the world’s most impressive Roman Theater. Full 90 minute visit with audio-guide in English including the Museum. Lunch or picnic in Orange according to your budget. Drive to the Pont du Gard - Full 2 hour visit (considerable walking is necessary); Return to your accommodation arriving 6.30pm latest. 

Tour 6 – Fontaine de Vaucluse, Gordes & Roussillon  - approx 200km - Cost**: 370€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30am. Drive to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue via Malaucène and Carpentras. Drive through this town with its famous Sunday Antiques Market (stop if Sunday). Continue to Fontaine de Vaucluse for complete visit (30 minute walk) & lunch (fresh trout!) or a picnic. Drive to Gordes with a brief visit of this beautiful village. Continue to Roussillon & visit the ancient natural ochre quarries (you can purchase natural multicolored ochre pigments as ideal souvenirs for artists). Return by the same route to your accommodation arriving 6.30pm latest. 

Tour 7 – Gorges de l’Ardèche  - app. 200km - Cost**: 360€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30am. Drive to the entrance of the Gorges de l'Ardèche via Bollène & Pont-St-Esprit. Continue along the Panoramic Road stopping at all the Belvédères (view-points). Lunch or picnic at Vallon-Pont d'Arc   Then relax a while at the Pont d’Arc. Afternoon your choice of Canoeing on the river, visiting the exhibition of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave, visiting the magnificent Aven d'Orgnac (temperature 13°C/55°F) or returning along the Panoramic Road. Return to your accommodation arriving 6.30pm latest. 

Tour 8 – Vultures above Rémuzat + Vieux Sahune            approx 60km - Cost**: 330€
Leave your accommodation at 9.30am. Drive to the parking place above St May. Walk 30 minutes each way to vulture viewpoint on a cliff-top above Rémuzat. Watch & photograph vultures in flight above and below you. Lunch or picnic in Rémuzat. Visit Rémuzat tourist office with museum of vultures (closed Mondays). Drive to the old abandoned village of Sahune. Explanation of the history of the village. Return to your accommodation arriving 6.30pm latest. 

**Note – all costs indicated above exclude lunch at a restaurant (between 15€ & 25€ plus drinks per person), or our picnic lunch (10€ per person), entrance fees to museums, refreshments, etc.