Provence Tour: Explore Roussillon & Gordes

Discover the charming villages of Luberon on a small-group day trip from Avignon. Explore the red ochre cliffs of Roussillon, the picturesque village of Gordes, and the enchanting Fontaine de Vaucluse. Limited to eight people for a personalized experience.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Roussillon - Free time in the village famous for the red ochre
  • Gordes - Photo stop from the panorama view point
  • La Fontaine de Vaucluse - Free time to walk to the source of the Sorgue River.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pick up / drop off
Additional Information

Embark on a half-day exploration of Provence’s scenery and quaint villages from Avignon. Witness the rare red ochre cliffs of Roussillon, visualize the idyllic Luberon village of Gordes and partake in an invigorating stroll in Fontaine de Vaucluse along the river Sorgues towards the source. The river maintains its mysteries as many speleologists have…

Location
Office de Tourisme d'Avignon
Cours Jean Jaurès
Meet your guide outside the Tourist Office of Avignon.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Thehurlows
Oct 24, 2024
A trip worth doing - in good weather - This was an excellent tour - led by our tour guide Matilda. She was pleasant, well informed and mindful of her group (8) The tour itself (half day) - gave us a good overview of Roussillon, Gordes and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse with enough time to explore and enjoy all these destinations. This tour comes highly recommended especially on a sunny day.
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Trish_h
Sep 25, 2024
Excellent full day tour - This half day tour was cancelled, but I was offered a full day tour to replace it. I really loved it. Jocelyn, the guide was funny, informative and engaging, and the small group number was great . We packed so much in to the day - very good value
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Lani_d
May 20, 2024
History speaks for itself - I loved it, the old village, good food, fresh and just lovely. No words to express simply stunning view.
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Sally_h
May 1, 2024
Excellent tour - We had a great day tour and our guide was fabulous. Such stunning scenery. Would recommend to others.
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Garrysw9278gn
Oct 5, 2023
Great experience. Would do it again. - This tour was a highlight of our European holiday. The guide (Jhis?) was friendly and knowledgeable thanks to his years of experience in his previous job as a scientist with the Luberon national park. There was plenty of time to explore 3 villages. The villages were achingly beautiful. Highly recommended. (PS don’t be the annoying person who’s late every time the bus has to leave.) It was an 8-seater plus driver Mercedes Benz people-mover so not super spacious but if you want space go and stand in a paddock.
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Attymama
Aug 24, 2023
Great tour of Luberon and villages - Not from Avignon but from Aix-en-Provence. Adrien Jeannean was excellent and very informative! I would like to try another experience because Adrien is specialized in this region.
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Dirk_d
Nov 6, 2019
A fascinating day! - The villages we went to were beautiful and very interesting, and the guide was pleasant and extremely well informed. We also liked the way in which he would give us an introductory overview to each place, then provide us a map and leave us to do our sight-seeing at our own pace and discretion - then answer questions arising from our impressions as we moved on in the mini-bus.
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Allan_d
Oct 14, 2019
Quick visit to the Luberon Area - This was great way to see visit tow of the Luberon hilltop villages and see the source of the Sorgue River. Our guide was very helpful and informative.
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Cqfp123
Sep 28, 2022
Awful tour: super rushed, reckless driving, waste of 70 euros - The vehicle, described as a "minibus" in the tour description, turned out to be a van with fairly cramped seats. Tour departure was scheduled at 08:30, but occurred 10 minutes late because the guide/driver (Jerome) was attending to unrelated business. He told us not to worry because we had "plenty of time". In reality, the tour was super rushed because a lot of time was wasted on low-value stops not mentioned in the tour description. The itinerary included Fontaine de Vaucluse, Roussillon and Gordes. The first two stops (not included in the itinerary) were a photo stop in Avignon across from the river, followed by a forgettable stop by a lavender field (not in bloom at this time of the year). After spending 45 minutes at Fontaine de Vaucluse, we were taken to an out-of-the-way lavender museum not included in the itinerary, for the sole purpose of going to the museum store and getting a demonstration of lavender-based products which several passengers felt obligated to purchase, so that our guide could get his kickback. Overall we wasted at least 1.5 hours on these additional stops. When we got to Roussillon, the guide indicated he would show us around to save time, which included taking the group to an ice cream shop where he probably got a kickback. We only had 15 minuted to walk around the village on our own. The last scheduled stop (Gordes) was the worst: we spent about 2 minutes there, just enough for a couple of pictures from afar. Jerome's driving was downright reckless: constantly tailgating other vehicles, aggressively speeding (even 20-30 km/h above the speed limit) on narrow winding roads and then slamming on the brakes. He even made a phone call holding the phone in his hands while driving (albeit at a red traffic light). Overall a total waste of time and money.
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Katja_f
Jun 29, 2020
Trip cancelled without notifying - I booked this trip 3 days in advance and received a confirmation for the chosen day. However, on a day of the trip service provider told me that all trips are cancelled due to corona. I never received a cancellation infromation or my reimbursement.
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From $94
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).