Featured holiday Luberon in Provence walking holiday Provence, France

7 nights/6 walking days
This is a 7-night self-guided walking holiday in the beautiful Luberon massif of Provence. This is a region that is synonymous with the what we think of as Provence: wooded hills, hill-top villages of blond stone and terracotta with pale blue shutters, ochre soil, lavender beds and olive groves, chateaux and summer festivals, fine dining and ancient traditions. This walking holiday covers a wide amount of terrain, but with some car transfers in between, so that you experience a full range of the scenery of the beautiful Luberon.
Included in your Creative Walks holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • 3 gourmet dinners
  • Luggage transfer between hotels
  • Taxi transfers as mentioned during the tour
  • Set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked and detailed notes describing the trail
  • Daily itinerary with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail
  • English-speaking emergency assistance 24 hours a day

Luberon in Provence self-guided walking holiday with luggage transfer

Highlights

Fontaine de Vaucluse • Abbey of Senanque • Gordes • La Chausee des Geants ochre cliffs • Veroncle Gorges • Colorado de Rustrel • Viens • Cavalon valley • Grand Luberon mountains • Le Mourre Negre • Cucuron village • Bonnieux • Apt Porte de Saigon and Ste Anne’s Cathedral

Walking information

Average between 9-14 miles/15-21 kms per walking day • Average of between 5 and 8 hours’ walking per day • Grade 3 difficulty • Terrain is forests, vineyards, orchards, •Recommended mid-April to end-October but not recommended in July and August because of high risk of fires • Some hiking experience is advisable

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room for seven nights.

From about

£1,520 3- and 4-star hotels, or charming guest houses

Holiday Code CWFR02

Additional nights can be added before, after or during the tour.

Luberon in Provence self-guided walking holiday with luggage transfer

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room for seven nights.

From about

£1,520 3- and 4-star hotels, or charming guest houses

Holiday Code CWFR02

Additional nights can be added before, after or during the tour.

Our prices include ● Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
● 3 gourmet dinners
● Luggage transfer between hotels
● Taxi transfers as mentioned during the tour
● Set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked and detailed notes describing the trail
● Daily itinerary with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail
● English-speaking emergency assistance 24 hours a day

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room for seven nights.

From about

£1,520 3- and 4-star hotels, or charming guest houses

Holiday Code CWFR02

Additional nights can be added before, after or during the tour.

Our prices include • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
• 3 gourmet dinners
• Luggage transfer between hotels
• Taxi transfers as mentioned during the tour
• Set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked and detailed notes describing the trail
• Daily itinerary with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail
• English-speaking emergency assistance 24 hours a day

The journey and how you get there The nearest airport to the start of the tour in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (90 kms and about 1 hr and 10 mins) and the end of the tour in Apt (110 kms and about 1 hr 30 mins) is Marseille, which is served by British Airways flights from London. The nearest station is Avignon TGV station. There is a scheduled bus service from Avignon to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (about 35 kms, or about 45 minutes in a taxi) and from Apt to Avignon (about 60 kms and about 60 minutes in a taxi).
Transport is not included in the holiday price, other than luggage transfer during the tour.

Luberon in Provence self-guided walking holiday with luggage transfer

These are examples of the accommodation used - a mixture of 3-star and 4-star hotels, as well as guest houses of charm and character. Because some of the accommodation have a limited number of rooms, alternatives may be offered at the time of booking. Gordes, Le Mas des Romarins Bonnieux, Les Terrasses du Luberon Apt, Le Couvent
Hotels included in this tour

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room for seven nights.

From about

£1,520 3- and 4-star hotels, or charming guest houses

Holiday Code CWFR02

Additional nights can be added before, after or during the tour.

Our prices include • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
• 3 gourmet dinners
• Luggage transfer between hotels
• Taxi transfers as mentioned during the tour
• Set of maps (1/25 000 scale) with the route marked and detailed notes describing the trail
• Daily itinerary with information about facilities and places of interest along the trail
• English-speaking emergency assistance 24 hours a day

The journey and how you get there The nearest airport to the start of the tour in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (90 kms and about 1 hr and 10 mins) and the end of the tour in Apt (110 kms and about 1 hr 30 mins) is Marseille, which is served by British Airways flights from London. The nearest station is Avignon TGV station. There is a scheduled bus service from Avignon to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (about 35 kms, or about 45 minutes in a taxi) and from Apt to Avignon (about 60 kms and about 60 minutes in a taxi).
Transport is not included in the holiday price, other than luggage transfer during the tour.

Luberon in Provence self-guided walking holiday with luggage transfer