Small Group Provence and Lavender Museum Day Trip from Avignon
- Location:Avignon, France
- Duration:9 hours (approx.)
- TOUR Code:3555LAV_01
Purple fields of fragrant lavender are the essence of Provence. Take this small group day trip from Avignon and you'll drive past fields of wild lavender and discover traditional village markets selling a shimmering palette of fruit, vegetables and flowers. Your minivan holds a maximum of eight passengers, and a small group tour is the perfect way to get to out-of-the-way places in one day.
Highlights
- Small group tour to the Lavender Museum in Coustellet and villages of Provence by minivan from Avignon
- Free time to shop for lavender and lunch in Sault or Roussillon
- Drive past fields of wild lavender
- Stop in the beautiful dry-stone village of Gordes
- Photo stop at Senanque Abbey
- Lavender museum with distillation demonstration
- Enjoy personalized attention from your expert guide on this small group tour
- Eight-seater minivan transport
- Pickup and dropoff from Avignon hotels
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The tour takes you to Sault, the lavender capital of Provence, or for a photo stop on the picturesque Claparedes plateau. There's free time and a lunch stop in Sault or the ochre-hued town of Roussillon to shop for floral essences, soaps, honey and all manner of scented products in the lavender shops.
You'll then take a drive across wild lavender fields, passing small villages including St. Jean and Lioux. You'll stop to visit the dry-stone village of Gordes, one of the most beautiful villages in France.
After a photo stop at Senanque Abbey, a Cistercian monument surrounded by a wonderful lavender field (in bloom mid-June to mid-July), it's on to the famous lavender museum in Coustellet. You'll learn all there is to know about lavender from the informative video, exhibition and demonstration of distillation.
Schedule Details
Full Day Lavender Tour - Gordes, Coustellet and The Lavender Museum
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9:00am
Duration:9 hours (approx.)
Return details:Returns to original departure point
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Additional Information
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Transportation by air-conditioned minivan (maximum 8 people)
- Professional guide
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Confirmation of this product will be received at time of booking
- The photo stop at the Abbey of Sénanque is included only during the blooming period from June, 15th to July 15th
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Our guide, Virginie, was wonderful, and we loved the tour. She took us to the lavender museum, ... Read more ›
maomalley, August 2011
Over all, it was very nice to see lots of lavender field. I chose Tuesday because I wanted to ... Read more ›
YAEJIN K, July 2011
