Dordogne Self-Guided Activities

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Involves sustained activity requiring a reasonable level of fitness and endurance.

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Dordogne, France

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Highlights

Three activities in one holiday: two days canoeing with a choice of walking or cycling for the remaining days

Impressive chateaux, troglodyte cave dwellings, Rocamadour, Grottes de Lacave and Gouffre de Padirac

Dramatic river valleys, pinky-gold cliffs and mediaeval villages

Friendly, family-run hotels, all with pools and fine food

Itinerary

Explore one of the most fascinating corners of the Dordogne on this varied and flexible, walking, cycling and canoeing holiday. The Perigord Noir, arguably one of the most attractive parts of the Dordogne, is named as such for its rich dark oak and chestnut forests which fill the very heart of this region. The area offers spectacular scenery with ancient chateaux perched high above the rugged cliffs overlooking the entire valley. You'll find mediaeval villages full of character and a plethora of historical sites including the Benedictine Abbaye Sainte-Marie in Souillac, founded during the 12th century and which suffered badly during the Hundred Years' War.

On foot, bike and by canoe, venture through the Perigord experiencing what this picturesque region has to offer. You have total flexibility with the choice of either walking or cycling routes when you're not canoeing. The canoeing is safe and undemanding, and we will give you a lesson in handling your canoe before you set off. Your journey starts in Rocamadour, a spectacular cliff-clinging town and home to one of France's most venerated sites, before moving on to Meyronne, on the banks of the Dordogne. From here you pick up your paddle, canoeing downstream to Souillac and on to Beynac with its hilltop castle, captured by Richard the Lionheart in 1179, finally arriving in medieval Sarlat.

day 1Arrive in Rocamadour

Arrive at your 3 star hotel, just a stone's throw from Rocamadour's ancient town walls.

Meals

Breakfast

day 2Rocamadour to Meyronne

day 3At Meyronne

day 4Meyronne to Souillac Canoe

day 5At Souillac

day 6Souillac to Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse Canoe

day 7At Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse

day 8Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse to Sarlat

day 9Leave Sarlat

What's Included

Accommodation

All accommodation: 8 Nights, hotel-to-hotel, Luggage transfers between hotels

Meals

All continental breakfasts and 5 evening meals

Others

High quality bikes, navigation app, buoyancy aid and canoeing helmet, and Canadian canoes or sit-on top kayaks

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