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USD $109.00
Lavender Route Small-Group Guided Day Trip from Avignon
Avignon, France
Explore the Lavender Route of Southern France on this small-group day trip from Avignon. Visit the Lavender Museum (explanations, film, shop) and learn the importance of this flower in Provence’s culture. Discover top attractions including 12th-century Sénanque Abbey, and visit traditional Provençal villages such as Gordes, Roussillon — home to the famous Ochre Trail — and Sault's area. Along the way, admire beautiful views over rolling lavender fields stretching into the distance and enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 8 people.
Following a 9am pickup at your Avignon hotel, take a seat in your air-conditioned minivan and relax on route out of the city into the surrounding countryside.
First, stop at the Lavender Museum and learn the role this famous flower plays in Provence’s history and culture. Then, head onward to 12th-century Sénanque Abbey — nestled among the lush forests and widely considered among the region’s top attractions.
Enjoy free time through the streets of Gordes and admire sweeping views from your vantage point on the high hillsides. Afterward, continue on to Roussillon — a traditional village famous for its ochre walls. Here, follow the pretty Ochre Path and discover the natural beauty of the Provence region.
From the plateau of Sault or the surrounding area, gaze out over the colorful lavender fields rolling on as far as the eye can see. Capture the scenery on camera, then return in comfort to your Avignon hotel to conclude your tour.
We really enjoyed the time that we had with this tour. We had 2 hours to enjoy our lunch at Roussion. The lavender fields were beautiful. The tour guide was excellent and attentive to our needs.
Review by: GW, September 2017
This tour is a must if you are visiting Provence to see the lavender. We took this tour in July at the height of the lavender season. Veronica our guide was terrific. She was knowledgeable and made great efforts to make this tour a memorable one for us. She gave the tour group ample time to enjoy the sights, take pictures and gave great suggestions how to best spend our time at each stop. I highly recommend this tour!
Review by: Grace C, August 2017
Enjoyed it very much. We saw everything we wanted to see and the driver/guide was very, very accommodating and resourceful!
Review by: Farida W, August 2017
Nicola, our tour guide was excellent. When we though the lavender has been chopped off, he could actually find a very nice spot of lavender field that have not been chopped off. So our dream came true. He prepared drinks and even gave us a photo as souvenir. Very informative and worth the money to go with Nicola.
Review by: Mithun, July 2017
A beautiful experience , Nico was very informative , friendly and made sure we visit nice places and did not rush through. We had a memorable time enjoying the beauty of provence villages and the lavender fields , I totally recommend this trip , Thank you very much :.
Review by: jentut, August 2016
What a wonderful experience! We were greeted, at our hotel, by Nicolas. He was a wonderful driver and tour guide. Nicolas went out of his way to find lavender that had not yet been harvested. Given that our tour date was rather later in the season, we were very worried. What we saw was just stunningly beautiful! The villages we visited we lovely and we enjoyed the entire tour immensely.
Review by: Joseph T P, July 2016
Veronica was an excellent guide, taking us to lavender areas off the typical tourist path. She is friendly and accommodating, a pleasure to be with for 9.5 hours :-)
Review by: Mei See T, July 2016
A good tour to catch a bit of everything. Would be better if the two road-side stops to look at more lavender fields can be replaced with more time at Rousillon.
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