Sample Itinerary - subject to changes

Day 1 (Sunday): Arrival 
Meeting in Lauris at 7 p.m. Free transfer possible from Marseille airport (5 pm), Aix en Provence tgv train station (5:30 pm) or Aix en Provence center train station (5:45 pm).
Meals included: Dinner
Overnight at Guesthouse in Lauris

Day 2 (Monday): Lauris to Merindol
You will follow the vines, sheltered by the southern side of the Luberon. On the way, we might stop for wine tasting visit in a “Cave de Vins”.
Picnic in a pine grove: a copious buffet prepared by our assistant. In the evening, horses stay in Merindol and riders are transfered to the accommodation in Lauris. 
For dinner, a pleasant meal accompanied by a “Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence”.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Guesthouse in Lauris

Day 3 (Tuesday): Merindol to Oppède
After breakfast, transfer back to the horses in Merindol. Ride through pine forests with wonderful views of the Durance valley with orchards, whose fruits you will taste during the picnic.
In the afternoon, landscapes of cliffs where eagles and other birds of prey nest. We then arrive in Oppède, where the horses will stay for the night.
For the riders transfer to Coustellet. Dinner at the restaurant and night at the hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Coustellet

Day 4 (Wednesday): Oppède to Venasque
Today, we enter the “Côtes de Ventoux” producing area, via the Vaucluse mounts. We will reach the “mur du peste” a wall constructed in 1720 to protect the populations from the great epidemic that spread from Marseille.
Night near Venasque, a historical village.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Venasque

Day 5 (Thursday): Venasque to Crillon le Brave
Countryside of rolling hills, through pine forests and cherry trees, facing the “Mont Ventoux” called the "Giant of Provence". Before lunch, wine taste at the Domaine des Anges.
In the late afternoon, you will arrive at the Moulin d'Antelon or other guesthouse near the village of Crillon le Brave. The village takes its full name of Crillon-le-Brave from the most legendary of its dukes: Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon or "Le Brave Crillon" (1541–1615). He was one of Henri IV's fiercest and most valiant generals during the French Wars of Religion in the late 16th century. The same Crillon family also gave its name to the famous Hôtel de Crillon in Paris. Before dinner you can enjoy the swimming-pool.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight in Crillon le Brave

Day 6 (Friday): Crillon le Brave to Gigondas
You will ride through villages, with the “Mont Ventoux” in the background. Picnic near the Barroux village and chateau.
In the afternoon you will discover the “Dentelles de Montmirail”, needle thin spikes and ridges (“dentelle” means lace). Wine tasting at Domaine de Cassan, in the heart of this beautiful range.
End of the ride at Gigondas and transfer to Lauris.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Guesthouse in Lauris

Day 7 (Saturday): Departure
End of the trail after breakfast. Free transfer to Aix en Provence train stations or Marseille airport (departure at 9:30 am).
Meals included: Breakfast



Non Riders
Non-riding companions are welcome to join this trip. It is best to have a car in order to do some sightseeing while the rest of the group explores on horseback.