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Hiking Tours
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Hiking Tours
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ZZ-FR-Hike11
8
days/ 7 nights $ 1,095
Single room: +$395
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based on € 765 / 285
2008 Price includes:
7 nights in double occupancy in 2 and 3 star hotels, with private facilities. 7 breakfasts and
3 dinners and
our Road Book. All transfers from the start to the finish of your
trip in Avignon. Luggage transfers between hotels.
Start Dates:
Any day from March 25 to June 10 and
September 9 to Oct 29
Starting point:
Avignon
End:
On day 8,
after breakfast in Avignon.
How to get there:
Best by train
Accomodation:
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2 nights at l’Angleterre ** in Avignon
- 1 night at Le Pradet ** in Vacqueyras
- 1 night at les Géraniums ** in Le Barroux
- 2 nights at Les Tilleuls *** in Malaucène
- 1 nights at Le Burrhus ** in Vaison
OR equivalent hotel.
Meals
Number of participants:
Two people minimum needed.
Level of difficulty:
Easy level of walking with a maximum day at 6 hours.
Carrying:
Just your belongings
for the day, the rest of your luggage is transferred by vehicle.
Price does not include:
Transportation to Avignon, drinks, lunches, 4 dinners, items of
personal nature
In
VentouxCountry
Itinerary
Day 1 Trip starts in Avignon. Stay inside Avignon’s walled city for
the first night. Discover the beauty of one of Provence’s great cities.
Dinner on your own. Hotel Avignon.
Day 2 Transfer to Séguret. (local bus with luggage) From Séguret
(voted one of France’s most beautiful villages), walk to Gigondas, a
village rising up from the vineyards with its 11th century church. Hotel
Vacqueyras. (5 hours, 13km - B, D)
Day 3 Walk from Vacqueyras to le Barroux, a hilltop village
dominated by its 12th century castle and quiet streets. In the heart of
the Dentelles de Montmirail (which means lace), a range of hills that
forms a lacework of limestone peaks. Hotel Le Barroux. (5 hours, 13km -
B, D)
Day 4 Walk from Le Barroux to Malaucène in the foothills of
the Mont Ventoux, the "géant de Provence”, in pine and cedar forests
contrasting with its bare peaks at 1,912 meters. Hotel Malaucène.
(4 ½ hours, 9km – B, D)
D5 Walk the Chapel trail from Malaucène, on the North foot of the
Ventoux. A series of pilgrimage sites (as early as 12th century) to pray
for rain… Dinner on your own. Hotel Malaucène. (5 hours, 14km – B)
Day 6 Walk from Malaucène towards Vaison, another great day of
discovery as you pass through beautiful areas such as the village of
Crestet…Relax and enjoy your last afternoon in Vaison with its
Gallo-Roman remains, the largest archaeological site in France. Dinner
on your own. Hotel Vaison.
(4 ½ hours, 12km – B)
Day 7 Transfer to Avignon. (local bus with luggage) Spend the
afternoon discovering the city or go on an optional walk to Villeneuve
lez Avignon, 2nd home to Avignons’ Popes. (3 hours, 9 km - B)
Day 8 Trip ends after breakfast. (B)
TRANSFER
Local buses :
Day 2 – Avignon Center / Séguret
– local bus : 1 hour 20 minutes.
Day 7 – Vaison / Avignon Center
– local bus : 1 ½ hours.
Our Road Book includes a detailed itinerary of each day’s walking and a practical map. We let you in on our “great addresses” and our “favourites”, propose a selection of restaurants, places to visit, and a few, suggested artists and craftsmen. We also help you with the more pragmatic side of a trip by including a list of food stores, post offices, and banks. Included in a Self-Guided Trip is our 24-hour emergency phone number .
