| Home > Holiday Types > Family Holidays > France - A drive around the Dordogne | France - A drive around the Dordogne OVERVIEW  DETAILED ITINERARY     Day 1 Arrive Bordeaux and transfer to Brive (LD)
A self-drive tour from Bordeaux Station. Begin the tour with a 1-hour drive to Saint Emilon for lunch. Stroll around the lovely city then drive in the afternoon to Perigord in the Dordogne Vallley. First night close to Brive in your base for the journey, in a four star chateau hotel, made famous by the writer Colette, Day 2 Rocamadour & Les Caves de Padriac (BLD)
After breakfast, depart for Rocamadour via the wonderful city of Colonges la Rouge, classed amongst the most beautiful villages in France. Visit Rocamadoour and take a light lunch or picnic. The town is a source of legends and myths and is one of the most extraordinary visual; sites in the world. Its buildings defy the balance laws, and the old "Logis", towers and oratories fall sharply along the craggy hill. You will finish the afternoon with a visit at the "caves of Padirac", where you will discover an extraordinary subterranean landscapes and lakes by canoe. Return to Brive in the late afternoon. Day 3 Markets, The Lascaux Caves & Canoeing (BL)
After breakfast stroll around the famous market place of Brive, and then, set of to Les Eyzies, a town famous for its contribution to human history with the discovery of the Lascaux caves. (Visit to Lascaux 2, the facsimile caves developed constructed 20 years ago) Regional lunch in a "perigourdine" country inn. In the afternoon, canoe or kayak down the Dordogne river from the village of Cenac. You will discover the sites and chateaux of La Roque Gageac, Castelnaud and Beynac (10km, about 2 hours). Continue to Sarlat, for a privately guided discovery of this unique city. The medieval backstreets, gothic and Renaissance townhouses are truly authentic, and many films have been made there! Return to the hotel in the evening. Day 4 Mountain-bike tour and departure (BL)
After breakfast, drive to Lac du Causse, close to Brive la Gaillarde, for a mountain bike tour and picnic around the lake. In the early afternoon travel to Brive train station and depart to Paris by train. Typically Included: - Three nights at a four star Relais & Châteaux hotel
- Daily breakfast
- Four lunches or picnic (wine not included)
- Entrance charges and visits as per programme
- Two dinners (wine not included)
- Private visit of Sarlat (1h)
- Canoes and mountain bikes activities
- A space cruiser rental for 5 days
- Vehicle insurance and unlimited kilometres
| DETAILS PRICE Contact Swiss & Europe Travel for pricing. YOU WILL LOVE Imposing castles and fortified villages dot the countryside as evidence of the turbulent Hundred Years’ War and Wars of Religion. Tiny towns with winding cobbled streets and storybook stone houses transport one back to the Middle Ages. DATES March to October are recommended months. | France - A drive around the Dordogne A 4 day / 3 night self-drive holiday in France to the lovely Dordogne Valley taking in the best holiday activities of the region that will interest both adults and children. Travelling through this region in France is an exploration through time, a chance to uncover layers of prehistory, history and tradition. Traces of the past are everywhere. Reindeer, bulls and horses gallop across cave ceilings where they were painted in Cro Magnon times. This holiday in France is through one of the prettiest areas in France. YOU WILL VISIT - Bordeaux
- Brive
- Perigord
- Rocamoadour
- Les Caves de Padriac
- Lascaux caves
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