Private Provence Tour: Luberon Villages and Lavender Day Trip from Avignon
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Make your trip through Provence even more exquisite with a private guide! On this 4-hour tour from Avignon, discover Provence’s lavender fields and perched Luberon villages. Tour the countryside by mini-coach, soaking up the Mediterranean landscape and admiring hilltop castles and expansive vineyards. Roussillon. Be impressed by the famous red ochre soil and the authenticity of this colourfull hilltop village. Then, picture from the panorama view point, one of the most beautiful village of France : Gordes. End your tour with a photo stop at the Abbey of Senanque, where you will admire the lavender fields (blooming period from mid-June to July).
- Private tour from Avignon to Luberon
- Journey to the remarkable castles, lavender fields and hill towns of Provence’s Luberon region
- Choose a morning or afternoon tour
- Round-trip transport by private vehicle
- Picture the Abbey of Senanque surrounded by lavender fields.
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Your morning or afternoon private tour begins with pickup from your Avignon hotel. Take a seat in the comfortable mini-coach and enjoy the passing Provençal landscape, famous for endless lavender fields, as you travel approximately 1.5 hours to the Luberon region.
Listen to interesting commentary from your private guide on the way to your first stop, Roussillon.
Afterward, head to beautiful Roussillon, a hilltop village within the Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon, marked for its brilliant red stone buildings. Learn about the town’s unique mining history as you view the Sentier des Ocres (Ochre Path), painted in shades of red and yellow. Then continue to Gordes, one of France’s most gorgeous villages. Composed of white stone, this ancient town seems to rise straight from the earth. Picture the scenery that inspired artists like Pablo Picasso and Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence. (Gordes photo stop only).
Arrive next at Abbey of Senanque. This abbey from the 12 century represents one of the famous postcard of Provence thanks to the lavander fields around. (blooming time from mid-June to July).
Your 4-hour tour ends with drop-off at your Avignon hotel by early afternoon or evening.
Note: Depending on your tour day, you’ll also stop by the markets of Gordes (Tuesdays) or Roussillon (Thursdays).
Listen to interesting commentary from your private guide on the way to your first stop, Roussillon.
Afterward, head to beautiful Roussillon, a hilltop village within the Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon, marked for its brilliant red stone buildings. Learn about the town’s unique mining history as you view the Sentier des Ocres (Ochre Path), painted in shades of red and yellow. Then continue to Gordes, one of France’s most gorgeous villages. Composed of white stone, this ancient town seems to rise straight from the earth. Picture the scenery that inspired artists like Pablo Picasso and Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence. (Gordes photo stop only).
Arrive next at Abbey of Senanque. This abbey from the 12 century represents one of the famous postcard of Provence thanks to the lavander fields around. (blooming time from mid-June to July).
Your 4-hour tour ends with drop-off at your Avignon hotel by early afternoon or evening.
Note: Depending on your tour day, you’ll also stop by the markets of Gordes (Tuesdays) or Roussillon (Thursdays).
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