Bergerac, Bordeaux and the Dordogne Valley

The Dordogne River, which stretches from the mountains of Auvergne all the way to Garonne for around 300 miles, is surrounded by dark green forests, bustling villages and towns, and breathtaking panoramas. During our stay in Bergerac, we’ll get to explore this landscape to our heart’s content, thanks to the many excursions that are planned.

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Your Tour Includes

  • 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 6 evening meals
  • Local joining points
  • Porterage at the hotel

Itinerary

Overview

Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then to our overnight hotel in the Paris area.

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Continuing south, we make our way to Bergerac, travelling down through the French countryside before arriving at the Hotel de Bordeaux and settling into our accommodation for six nights.

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Our included scenic drive along the meandering River Dordogne takes us to Sarlat, with its charming winding streets and pretty honey-coloured buildings. As we travel along the Dordogne, we’ll take in the stunning views and will enjoy the lovely vistas over the river and the surrounding countryside, which is filled with lush green forests and fields. Once in Sarlat, we’ll be able to enjoy all this quaint town has to offer, including its medieval architecture and the Sarlat Cathedral, parts of which dates from the 9th century. We’ll be able to explore the town and can go shopping to buy souvenirs of our visit.

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Scenic Dordogne Valley

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Included excursion to Brantome. This peaceful town is set on an island in the River Dronne, with pretty riverside gardens and attractive architecture. The island town is known for its lovely position and delightful surroundings, and when we visit we’ll get to spend time wandering through the streets and admiring the landscape. A wide number of chateaus are located in and around Brantome, all featuring stunning French architecture that is iconic in this part of the country.

Later, we’ll continue to the market town of Perigueux; home to a wonderful Cathedral of St. Front, which dates from the mid-1600s and which has a similar style to St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, having been modelled after it.

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Brantome
Perigueux

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We explore Bordeaux, the port city set on the River Garonne, with its exceptional architecture. The city of Bordeaux is filled with excellent attractions and surroundings, including Porte Cailhau, the Column of the Girondins, the church of St. Pierre, the Church of the Holy Cross, and Place de la Bourse, as well as much more. We’ll be able to visit some of these sights for ourselves while at leisure in the city.

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Bordeaux

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The fortified new towns and villages that were created under Raymond VII of Toulouse’s rule in order to replace those that had been destroyed in Albigensian Crusade are excellent examples of architecture from this time. We’ll visit some of these striking villages during this fantastic excursion.

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Bastide Villages

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Enjoy a leisurely morning in Bergerac. Why not enjoy an optional boat trip in Bergerac, with the opportunity to admire this beautiful part of the Dordogne department's stunning scenery. Find out more about this famous destination, as well as learning more about Bergerac's fascinating history during our excursion.

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Optional Excursions

Bergerac Boat Trip

2023 £16.00

2024 £17.00

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

Overview

To the Paris area for an overnight stay.

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Return home.

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Accommodation

You will stay for six nights at the 3-star Hotel de Bordeaux, close to the historical centre of Bergerac. A warm welcome awaits and the hotel bedrooms are comfortable and will ensure a pleasant stay. Relax in the cool of the shady garden or enjoy a dip in the outdoor pool.

Overnight stays in the Paris area will be in city-style hotels.

Single Room Supplements

Single Room Supplement from £439

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Suzan Priestley, 27 days ago

Pick up points and journey time both ways to long.

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Neil Traill, 27 days ago

Overnight hotel poor holiday hotel location great food breakfast good main course evening meal variable poor to good.Excursions very good but need to drop off and pick up nearer as your clients are elderly hotel Oceania on return excellent .More information from drivers on sights etc would have been good.

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Pauline Ronberg, 27 days ago

Fantastic coach holiday. Liked the two day trip to get to the Dordogne as I had not seen Central France before. Fun drivers. Hotel was all good except there should have been at least two choices of food each night. Room modern and very pleasant. Day excursions were just what I wanted to see, interesting, historic and most enjoyable. Coach clean and comfortable. Recommend this holiday.

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Patricia, 27 days ago

Food not good, worst I’ve ever had in France, hotel ok, days just too long for us

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