Provence and the Camargue for groups: the Palais des Papes, the Pont du Gard and the Luberon villages

Day 1 : Journey to Lyon

• Early-morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive south, with regular stops along the way.
• Arrival in Lyon in the late afternoon.
• Check-in at a hotel in the Lyon area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : Lyon and Avignon

• Panoramic coach tour of Lyon, with a stop at the Basilica of Fourvière (on request).
• Drive to Provence through the Rhône valley.
• Arrival in Avignon in the early afternoon and visit to the Palais des Papes.
• Walk to the Pont Saint-Bénézet, the famous Pont d'Avignon.
• Check-in at a hotel in the Avignon area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 3 : Pont du Gard and Nîmes

• Visit to the Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct with three tiers of arches.
• In the afternoon, Nîmes: the Roman arena and the Maison Carrée.
• Guided tour of Nîmes (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 4 : The Camargue

• Drive to the Camargue, between lagoons and rice fields.
• Visit to a manade, with a presentation of Camargue bulls and horses (on request).
• Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, its fortified church and its seafront.
• Boat trip on the Petit Rhône (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 5 : Arles and Les Baux-de-Provence

• Visit to Arles: the arena, the Roman theatre and Place du Forum, in the footsteps of Van Gogh.
• Guided tour of Arles (on request).
• In the afternoon, the hilltop village of Les Baux-de-Provence, in the heart of the Alpilles.
• Immersive show at the Carrières des Lumières (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Provençal group dinner (on request).

Day 6 : The Luberon

• Drive to the Luberon and stop at the Abbey of Sénanque, surrounded by lavender in summer.
• Gordes, a hilltop village of dry-stone houses.
• In the afternoon, Roussillon and its ochre cliffs.
• Walk along the Ochre Trail (on request).
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 7 : Journey to Beaune

• Free time in the morning in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, along its canals.
• Drive to Burgundy, with stops along the way.
• Arrival in Beaune in the late afternoon.
• Visit to the Hôtel-Dieu of the Hospices de Beaune (on request).
• Check-in at a hotel in the Beaune area.
• Burgundian group dinner (on request).

Day 8 : Return

• Return journey in the morning, with stops along the way.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.