Dordogne River Valley Family Biking:… (trip)

Dordogne River Valley Family Biking: Off the Beaten Path & Back in Time

  • Airport, France near Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
  • Family & Friends
Dordoge
,  France, France, Europe

from $3,998* per person6 DaysJuly
Luxury accommodations Exertion level: 6
Operator: Backroads 24 people max
Quick: what’s the capital of prehistory? If you answered "Les Ezyies," give yourself a gold star. This cave-riddled region is where our early ancestors left their most indelible mementos, painted on the walls of limestone grottoes. It’s where you and your gang will create memories as well. Explore ancient castles and fortresses. Visit villages carved out of cliffs. Canoe the Dordogne River and pedal past wheat fields and walnut groves. Spend nights in luxurious hotels, snack on crêpes, and savor gourmet cuisine paired with Bergerac and Bordeaux wines. Make your own family history in the capital of prehistory.

    A mystical landscape with ancient castles and precariously perched villages
    Kids defy gravity at a fun-filled ropes course
    The lazy Dordogne River - explore it in a canoe!
    Cro Magnon cave art at Font-de-Gaume
    Experience the largest, liveliest outdoor market in all of the Dordorgne

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Dordoge , France, France, Europe

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  • Family oriented trip.

Itinerary

Days 1-2 Cro-Magnon cave art at Font-de-Gaume - a guided tour reveals vividly colored bison and mammoth polychromatic paintings Farm country makes way for lush rolling hills on a spin beside the Dordogne River  Are your taste buds ready to be dazzled? Michelin-starred cuisine is on the menu  Follow the Vézère River to Les Eyzies, the "Capital of Prehistory"  Kids learn to make bread and get a taste of rural life in 1900 at Le Village Bournat.

Days 3-4 Discover enchanting Domme, with cobblestone streets and exquisite honey-colored homes Picnic in the shadow of Château de Castelnaud, one of the region's most impressive castles Discover the liveliest outdoor market in all of the Dordogne with a mind-boggling array of fruits, vegetables, truffles, meats and cheeses Kids defy gravity at a fun-filled ropes course Bike along the Dordogne River past orchards, perhaps stopping to lounge in the shade of a walnut tree.

Days 5-6 Trade pedals for paddles and canoe down the Dordogne River Ride to the fortified 13th-century mill of Cougnaguet, nestled in a beautiful limestone canyon and turned by the waters of the Ouysse River Rocamadour, once a pilgrimage destination, beckons you from its perch above the Alzou Canyon  A Michelin-starred meal showcases Périgord specialties.

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