Lubéron

Swap the glitz and glamor of the French Riviera for the quaint villages and serene landscapes of Provence on this full-day tour. With numbers limited to 8 on this small-group tour, you’ll enjoy personal attention from your guide as you set off on a walking tour of historic Avignon.  Stop to snap photos of the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque and Fontaine de Vaucluse, then explore the hilltop villages of the UNESCO-listed Luberon national park, the setting for Peter Mayle's famous novel 'A Year in Provence'.

Explore the serene landscapes, historic villages and UNESCO World Heritage sites of Provence on this full-day tour from Aix-en-Provence. Enjoy a guided walking tour of historic Avignon, the medieval city of the Popes, then tour the Provencal villages of the Luberon National Park. Stop at the Cistercian Abbey of Sénanque, visit landscapes immortalized in Peter Mayle’s ‘A Year in Provence’ and stroll around the hilltop villages of Gordes, Lourmarin and Bonnieux.

The Provençal villages of Bonnieux, Gordes, and Ménerbes were made famous in Peter Mayle’s book ‘A Year in Provence’, and attract visitors all year round for their traditional French charm. This convenient private tour from Aix-en-Provence delves deep into the UNESCO–listed Parc Naturel Regional du Luberon, and showcases the best of this pretty corner of France. Capture the lavender fields and olive groves on camera, taste red and rosé wines with a private guide, and gain insight into the writing of ‘A Year in Provence’.

If you want to discover the scenic highlights of Provence in a day—this is the tour for you. After a hotel pickup, you’ll travel in a comfortable minivan with Wi-Fi to keep you entertained. Instead of spending time planning and researching Avignon and Luberon regional highlights, you’ll have a comprehensive itinerary planned out for you. You’ll have a guided tour in Avignon and see multiple quaint villages such as Roussillon, Merbes, and Gordes.

You can invite up to 50 people on this tour including professional guide, professional bus driver and coach. Meet your private professional guide and your bus driver wherever you want throughout Provence. Explore the heart of Provence with the villages of Lourmarin, Roussillon and Gordes with your private guide. Visit the Lavender Museum. From early June to late July you will see the fields of lavender in bloom. Your guide will be at your disposal throughout the tour and will make you spend an unforgettable day in Provence.

Provence is the heart of storybook France, made famous in Peter Mayle's bestselling novel ‘A Year in Provence’. For those short on time, this full-day discovery tour from Aix-en-Provence takes in the highlights, including picturesque hilltop villages such as Baux-de-Provence and Gordes, the Ochre village of Roussillon, the lavender fields of Luberon, and Van Gogh’s former home of Saint-Remy de Provence.

Get to see the highlights of Provence region with a very scenic and full of diversity itinerary covering the city of Avignon and the Luberon regional park hilltop villages featuring Gordes on board a minivan with your national guide and driver. This is a door to door private tour that can be fully customized acording to your wish and expectations.