Périgord, Quercy and Bordeaux for groups: Sarlat, Rocamadour and Saint-Émilion

Day 1 : Journey to Orléans

• Early morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive into France, bypassing Paris, and arrival in Orléans in the mid-afternoon.
• Stroll around the Cathedral of Sainte-Croix and Place du Martroi, in the footsteps of Joan of Arc.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : Journey to the Périgord

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive through the Berry, the Limousin and Brive.
• Arrival in the Sarlat area in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for five nights.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 3 : Sarlat and Lascaux IV

• Guided walking tour of Sarlat-la-Canéda: Place de la Liberté, the Cathedral of Saint-Sacerdos and the Lantern of the Dead (on request).
• Wander through the Sarlat market, depending on the day.
• Afternoon in Montignac: visit to the International Centre for Cave Art, Lascaux IV (on request).
• Périgord dinner in a farm inn (on request).

Day 4 : The Dordogne Valley

• Stop at La Roque-Gageac, a village built against the cliff.
• Trip on a traditional gabare boat on the Dordogne (on request).
• Visit to the hanging gardens of Marqueyssac (on request).
• Afternoon in Domme, a hilltop bastide, and view over the valley.
• Visit to the Château de Beynac (on request).

Day 5 : Rocamadour and Padirac

• Drive to the Quercy and visit to the Gouffre de Padirac, with its underground river explored by boat (on request).
• Afternoon in Rocamadour: the religious city, the Chapel of Notre-Dame and the view from L'Hospitalet.
• Ride up to the sanctuaries by the inclined lift (on request).
• Rocamadour cheese tasting at a producer's farm (on request).

Day 6 : Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

• Drive to Cahors and discovery of the Pont Valentré, a 14th-century fortified bridge.
• Cahors wine tasting at a wine estate (on request).
• Afternoon in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, a hilltop village above the Lot.
• Return to the hotel in the Sarlat area in the late afternoon.

Day 7 : Saint-Émilion and Bordeaux

• Drive to the Bordeaux region.
• Discovery of Saint-Émilion, a wine town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Visit to the underground monolithic church (on request).
• Visit and tasting at a wine château (on request).
• Drive to Bordeaux and check-in at the hotel for two nights.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 8 : Bordeaux

• Guided walking tour of Bordeaux: Place de la Bourse and the Water Mirror, the Cathedral of Saint-André, the Grosse Cloche (on request).
• Visit to the Cité du Vin (on request).
• Guided cruise on the Garonne (on request).
• Group dinner in a restaurant in the Saint-Pierre quarter (on request).

Day 9 : Cognac and journey to the Loire

• Drive to Cognac.
• Visit to a cognac house and tasting (on request).
• Drive to the Loire Valley and check-in at the hotel in the Blois area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 10 : Blois and return

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit to the Royal Château of Blois (on request).
• Return journey to Belgium, with regular breaks.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.