8 days · 7 nights
France

Burgundy, Provence and the Camargue

Eight days from Champagne to the Mediterranean: Reims, the great wines of Burgundy, Lyon, Avignon and the Pont du Gard, the Camargue, the Luberon and Dijon.

Duration

8 days · 7 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Reims — welcome of your group at the airport or station, coronation cathedral, Basilica of Saint-Remi, visit of a champagne cellar with tasting, night in Reims
2. Day 2Côte de Nuits — Route des Grands Crus, Château du Clos de Vougeot, wine tasting in Nuits-Saint-Georges, night in Beaune
3. Day 3Beaune and Lyon — Hospices de Beaune and their glazed roofs, Old Lyon and its traboules, Fourvière Basilica, night in Avignon
4. Day 4Avignon and the Pont du Gard — Palace of the Popes, Pont Saint-Bénezet, Pont du Gard, wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, night in Avignon
5. Day 5Camargue — arena and old town of Arles, ranch with horses and bulls, pink flamingos, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, ramparts of Aigues-Mortes, night in Avignon
6. Day 6Luberon — Sénanque Abbey and lavender fields, hilltop village of Gordes, ochre cliffs of Roussillon, market of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, night in Avignon
7. Day 7Orange and Montélimar — Roman theatre and triumphal arch of Orange, nougat maker in Montélimar, night in Dijon
8. Day 8Dijon — Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Owl of Notre-Dame, mustard and gingerbread, return to Eindhoven, 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
• 7 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.