Lavender Route Small-Group Day Trip From Avignon - Saint-remèze
Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Free Cancellation
- Duration: 9 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
9:00 AM Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
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Departure Details :
1: Place Jean Jaurès, 30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
2: Boulevard Saint-Roch, 84000 Avignon, France
3: 41 Cours Jean Jaurès, 84000 Avignon, France
4: Place de l'Horloge, 84000 Avigno.. read more -
Return Details :
Returns to original departure point
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Cancellation Policy : For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Explore some of the most secret lavender fields of Provence on this small-group day trip from Avignon. During the harvest season we will be happy to take you to a local farm, where you'll have the chance to watch over the distillation of lavender. Discover top attractions including 12th-century Snanque Abbey with its famous lavender fields (end of June - beginning of August), and visit traditional Provenal villages such as Gordes and Roussillon home to the famous Ochre Trail. Along the way to Sault's plateau, admire beautiful views over rolling lavender fields stretching into the distance and enjoy personal attention from your tour guide on this small-group tour, limited to 8 people.
Highlights
- Get inside tips from a local
- Small group ensures personal service
- Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Small-group tour by minibus
Know More about this tour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Lavender Museum, Coustellet, Luberon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Learn the role lavender plays in Provences economy and culture (introduction to lavender, short movie, shop). During the harvest time (mid-July - mid-August) this visit is replaced by a stop at a local lavender farm, where you will have the chance to watch over the distillation of lavender flowers and the production of essential oil.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Senanque, Gordes, Luberon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Head onward to 12th-century Snanque Abbey nestled among lush forests and beautiful lavender fields, widely considered among the regions top attractions. Visit the outdoor part of the abbey with its lavender in bloom.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vieille Ville de Gordes, Gordes, Luberon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Enjoy free time through the streets of Gordes and admire sweeping views from its vantage point on the high hillsides of the Vaucluse mountains.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Le Sentier Des Ocres De Roussillon, Roussillon, Gordes, Luberon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Continue on to Roussillon a colourful village famous for its ochre walls. Here, you can opt for the pretty Ochre Path (entrance fee not included - 2.50/adult) and discover the natural beauty of Roussillon's surrounding area or for a simple stroll on the streets of the village.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chateau St Saturnin Les Apt, Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt, Apt, Luberon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Following the blooming stage of lavender, we will be happy to show you the brightest and most scenic lavender fields in the area (on the slopes of the Luberon or on the plateau of Sault).
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
Driver/tour guide
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Parking fees, tolls and fuel
Bottled water
Exclusions
Entrance fees, unless specified
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If its canceled because the minimum isnt met, youll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Traveler Reviews
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Excellent tour and guide Nico did an excellent job. Took us to some back roads to view lavender without the other tourist. Awesome day, highly recommend tour.
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We enjoyed our tour tremendously. Our tour guide Veronica was super friendly and bubbly, that made our tri even more enjoyable. Our group was consisted of people that spoke English, French, and Italian, Veronica was fluent in all three languages and was able to take time to explain everything. A big thank you to Veronica, we highly recommend.
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We had a great one day tour hosted by Nico (ProVans Tours). Tour showed up in time and we had a comfortable, clean van with air conditioning for the day which was very pleasant. Nico's English was very good and his narration throughout was friendly and informative and he was happy to answer any questions. This tour was their Violet tour which was a route of 175kms, The pacing was great and we had enough time at all the scheduled stops the museum, Senanque, Gordes, Rousillion and Sault. We are a bit early for the lavender to be in full bloom but Nico managed to find us some fields which were close and made excellent photos. Gordes was lovely and the restaurant recommendations were fab, Rousillion was also lovely and the hike around the ochre path was spectacular. All in all this was a great tour which we highly recommend and can't thank Nico and Veronica enough for making this such a great trip. The restaurant recommendations and places to see in Avignon were also very helpful and added to our enjoyment of the town. Merci beaucoup!
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Great tour guide who picked us up/ dropped us off from our hotel. Great day out with even some lavender farms seen off the beaten track.
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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.
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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!
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Enjoyed it very much. We saw everything we wanted to see and the driver/guide was very, very accommodating and resourceful!
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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.
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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 :.
Dora and Mithun.
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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.