Walking in Dordogne Valley

• 6, 7 or 8 days light walking in Dordogne valley with bags transfer. If you want a restday or staying an extra night in one of the hotels of the trip you can book extra nights in any of the hotels.

• Short distances: 15, 11, 18, 16, 19 (or less with a transfer), 15 km in the 8 days, 7 nights, 6 days walking trip. Light walks: elevation gains of max 130m per day.

• Three packages: plus, superior and luxury.

In between the Auvergne in the North, the Pyrenees in the South, the Cevennes in the East and the Atlantic Ocean in the West flows the Dordogne river. This river has since long attracted many tourists. Famous are the Gouffre du Padirac, the Caves of Lascaux and Rocamadour, an Italian Renaissance style village built against the cliff.

Diverse and light walk, where you'll find the path of the river Dordogne in the Quercy in Lot department alternated with the Causse du Quercy, a smooth and rough limestone plateau with open landscapes on the causse. Along the many walnut orchards in the Dordogne valley you have a quiet walk to Carennac an old Medieval
town with beautiful centre.   
 

After your stay in Rocamadour, the second pilgrimmage tourist attraction of France, you walk down again to the Dordogne valley by the beautiful small canyon of the Gorges de l'Ouysse.

Different attractions like the old train at Martel and Souillac it self with its old medieval town. After or before this walking tour you should go and see the Gouffre de Padirac and the Caves of Lascaux nearby.
 

Two options:  "Plus" and luxury package. The plus tour with (** and ***) hotels with toilet, shower/bath in room. The luxury tour with all *** stars hotels and one "hors catégorie" in Martel.

Travel information.
In Souillac you can leave your car in a secure parking of the hotel at € 7,- per night.

Dordogne Valley: pictures

Starting day: every day. Day distances: 12-19 km. Walks 90% on paths and unpaved tracks. Daily elevation gains of 80m maximum.