7 days · 6 nights
France

Auvergne, Dordogne and Quercy

Seven days in the heart of France: Vichy and Clermont-Ferrand, the Puy de Dôme, Salers and the Cantal mountains, Lascaux and Sarlat, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Cahors, Rocamadour and Padirac.

Duration

7 days · 6 nights

Departure and return

Paris (CDG or Orly)

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Vichy and Clermont-Ferrand — welcome of your group at the airport or station, Parc des Sources and opera house of Vichy, lava-stone cathedral and old town of Clermont-Ferrand, night in Clermont-Ferrand
2. Day 2Chaîne des Puys — Panoramique des Dômes train to the summit of the Puy de Dôme, Vulcania park, night in Clermont-Ferrand
3. Day 3Salers and the Cantal mountains — landscapes of the Cantal mountains, medieval town of Salers, visit to a mountain buron with cheese tasting, night in Sarlat-la-Canéda
4. Day 4Lascaux and Sarlat — Lascaux IV cave in Montignac, old town of Sarlat, traditional gabare boat ride at La Roque-Gageac, night in Sarlat-la-Canéda
5. Day 5Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Cahors — hilltop village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie above the Lot, Valentré Bridge in Cahors, Cahors wine tasting, night in Cahors
6. Day 6Rocamadour and Padirac — sacred cliffside town of Rocamadour, boat trip in the Padirac chasm, foie gras and walnuts of Quercy, night in Brive-la-Gaillarde
7. Day 7Collonges-la-Rouge — red sandstone village of Collonges-la-Rouge, return to Paris, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 6 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.