Walking Dordogne

 As of April 10th  2008 we will be adding “Hell’s Gorge” to our already fantastic list of day trips.  This trip will take you to some wonderful and exciting places somewhere along the Vezere Valley. Caves, rock overhangs & shelters, trogladytes, ruin of a templars hospital, ancient villages excellent views of the Vezere Valley and lots more. This trip is suitable for all ages, a certain level of fitness is required ( lot’s of uphill and climbing & crawling) and lasts about 4-5 hours.

Below are photo’s taken on “Hell’s Gorge” trip.

Well yet another year has past us by, and we are looking forward to an exciting 2008.

Due to the fact that Walking Dordogne has recently been mentioned in a few well known guide books and published on a few web sites, means the interest and bookings have gone through the roof, and we are already fully booked for May and only have a few places available for June. September and October are filling up as well.

July and August gets very… VERY  busy in this region, and we can no longer guarentee the same experience  you would get from our tours if booked outside these two months, for this reason we are no longer taking bookings for TOURS in July & August. However we will be offering day trips in the Vezere Valley (see valley of the Neaderthal) and Horse riding, sorry no canoeing, cycling or scenic tours in July or August.     

Lots of people contact us and ask us why we do not take larger groups?..  We strongly believe that taking small groups is one of the things that makes us so populer, our groups are never larger than 5 people 4 + guide (under certain circumstances we will take larger groups if they book as a group). By taking small groups  you can bond with your group, decisions are easy to make,the tours have a more personal touch, and we will be able to call you by your real name (very difficult to do with groups of 20+)  Not to mention that we take our groups to and into caves, ledges, shelters etc. Our groups really experience something unique, and that experience would be lost in a large group.

We have listened to our customers wishes and have been very busy putting together some amazing and unique horse trips, and some overnight horse treks.
These new additions to our itinerary are guarenteed to show you the REAL Dordogne on horseback,  an experience you will never forget.

The horse trips will take you on a wonderful round trip of about 30km and will take about 5 hours this incl. a picnic in a lovely scenic spot. You will have a choice to visit  some of the most famous places in the Dordogne. The choice so far is..

** La Madeleine
** Commarque
** Bernifal
** Ferrassie
** Grotte de Rouffinac
** Grotte de Bara Bahau 

Price for this amazing 5 hour experience is just 110 Euro p/p this incl. picnic.
min # of people for these trips are 5, and max # is 7. These trips can be booked as day trips, if you are staying in the area, or as part of a package. 

Info about the overnight horse treks will be posted soon.

As of September 2007 Walking Dordogne will be offering exciting day trips for the kids.
We have put together an exciting horse ride which will last for about two hours, followed by a spectaculer hike to explore a few caves, picnic on a real prehistoric rock ledge with stunning views. This will be one adventure the kids will NEVER forget, horse riding, climbing, crawling, exploring caves and caverns etc.. this trip will bring out the “Indiana Jones” in everyone.. and a parent gets to enjoy it for Free…  

Total time is about 5-6 hours. Suitable for ages 8+ an adventurous personality is a must.

Due to the high number of people contacting us to see if it is possible to just do a day trip, we have decided that as of September ’07 we will be offering day walks. We will have a choice of excellent and unique walks that will give you an excellent impression of this region. The walks are between 5 and 9 hours long.