All inclusive Private Day tour.
Registered guide, entrance fees.

Available from April 1st to November 18th.

PRIVATE PROVENCE TOURS

This package includes a full day tour of the Luberon area and one unforgettable night in one of the most beautiful hotel in Provence.

Your guide will pick you up at 09:30AM at Aix-en-Provence train station or at your hotel in Aix-en-Provence area. Welcome on board for this commented full day excursion through Luberon. You will have a global panorama of culture, gastronomy and natural heritage of this picturesque corner of Provence.

Château La Dorgonne : guided tour and wine tasting

This exceptional Domaine is laid in the heart of a 70 hectars vineyard, surrounded by garrigue and green oak. Using the foothills of Luberon, this Domaine is a delightful place to discover the huge range of red, white and rosé wines, taking advantage of refreshing atmosphere. Actually, the Domaine is located 350 meters high, giving fresh air at night, and above all allowing slow maturation of the grapes. Soils are a majority of sands and lime, as well as clay and calcareous stone. Both climate and soils permit to give softness, vivacity and thickness to syrah, grenache and cinsault grapes, that are happily growing here. 

After this delightful morning pause, you will take the scenic route of the Luberon National Park.

Luberon sightseeing

The massif mountain of Luberon offers typical Provence landscapes : garrigue, olive trees, lavender fileds, vineyards and perched villages. This area is dominated by the Mourre Nègre, 1125 meters high. You will be seduced by the sinuous roads linking the perched villages to each others. A nice occasion to have a view at famous lovely places, attracting visitors from all over the world : Cucuron, Lourmarin, Bonnieux and above all Lacoste where the Marquis de sade was living. Luberon is an endless source of inspiration for painters or writers, or more recently film director.

After a view on this breathtaking landscape, it’s time for lunch.

Maison de la Truffe, lunch in Ménerbes : gourmet lunch

Ménerbes belongs to these amazing medieval villages so typical of the Luberon mountains. Laid in a 17th and 18th century house, this restaurant offers the best of Provence terroir. You will know more about truffles and wine production in the heart of a beautiful jardin à la française. From the terrace, you will enjoy a magnificient view of the surroundings.

It’s now time to go and see one of the most spectacular natural site in France : the French Colorado !

Roussillon : ochre trail

Ochre has become the cornerstone of Roussillon's popularity. The village is today a highlight of Luberon, beguiling visitors thanks to its vivid colors. Sculpted by storms, this former ochre deposit today present enchanting scenery, which combines men and nature work. Cliffs, earth pillars, ochre-colored sand hillocks, after being dug out by shovels and picks, are henceforth shaped by the winds and rain.

On a rural ambience, a gourmet break is now coming…

Ferme du Brégalon : guided tour and cheese tasting

France is known worldwide for the cheese production. Visiting the Ferme du Brégalon, goat cheese making will not have anymore secrets for you. The estate offers hectars of grazings where the herp of hundreds goats can eat and frolic. The owner have decided that, in order to protect and controle the quality of the milk they use for cheese production, they need to grow themselves the forage plant they are feeding the herd with. You will be amazed by this lively and tasty world.

This is the end of this extraordinary and genuine discovery of Luberon area. Your guide will drive you to your fancy hotel, in the heart of Aix-en-Provence.

Hotel Le Pigonnet *****

This Provencal manor house from the 18th century combines tradition and modernity. This 5-star hotel with 44 rooms and suites is a stone’s throw away from Aix-en-Provence city center and offers guests relaxing moments in a luxury and timeless atmosphere. The rooms have great comfort and air conditioning, they are stylish with great elegance in the furniture, fabrics and lighting, the color scheme is a blend of turquoise, beige and ochre. The new Suites have their own large private terraces, affording outstanding views of landscaped gardens and mount Sainte-Victoire. (The artist Paul Cézanne himself painted this perspective from these terraces)  The place is famous for its succulent “bistronomic” cuisine at the restaurant « la table du Pigonnet ». You will also enjoy a fitness center and heated outdoor swimming pool, as well as an in-house Wellness Center which offers hammam and sauna, and a range of beauty treatments (Hotel & Spa).

Dinner at your leisure.

This tour includes

Transportation in a comfortable full options minivan and English speaking escort guide for 1 day (09h30AM-05:00PM), activities as mentioned, one night in a Deluxe room, breakfast included.

Wineries are submitted to change according to availibility.

In case the selected hotels are unavailable we will offer alternatives of same standards

This tour doesn't include

Extras, other drinks, other meals, personal expenses, extra hour (75,00 € per hour with a maximum of 2 hours per day), train tickets (300,00 € per person from Paris), lunch (80€ per person), gratuities for the expert guide.