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Self Guided hikes in the Vezere and Dordogne

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:13:10 +0000

Due to the very high volume of interest in our trips, and the fact that our groups are small, we have to turn down lots of people because we are fully booked, we are now going to start offering “ Self Guided hikes in the Vezere, Beaune and Dordogne Valley ”

During the winter months we will be mapping out 5 extremely interesting hikes, taking you to the most scenic, interesting and unknown highlights of the Valleys. Caves, Trogladytes, Shelters, Ruins, Forts, Castles and lots more.

The hikes will be loops of about 30km each, but the option to combine hikes can make them much longer, or a lot shorter.
We will supply you with a detailed map, and a GPS with all the hikes marked, incl. places of interest, places to eat, accommodation (if needed), and everything else you will need.

We strongly believe in small groups, and we guarentee that we will not send more than 5 people on a hike at the same time.

190 km canoe adventure

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:32:36 +0000

As of 26 April 2008 Walking Dordogne will be adding an amazing 190 km canoe trip down the Vezere River.
The trip will start at the Central Massief, near Clermont-Ferrant where the waters running off the mountains form the Vezere river.
We will follow the river for 190 km and pass through the following “Departments” and “Towns & Villages”

Corrèze: Pérols-sur-Vézère, Bugeat, Uzerche, Vigeois, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Dordogne: Montignac, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Le Bugue , Limeuil

The trip will take 5 days, and the nights will be spent “Wild Camping” on Islands and along side the river.
The groups will be min. 2 and max 6 people.

The trip will run from 26 April -30 June and 01 September – October 26. ( No trips in July and August )

More info visit our web site www.walkingdordogne.com or contact us .

Hell’s Gorge NEW day trip, the name say’s it all

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:48:48 +0000

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.

Once in a lifetime Experience.

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:32:08 +0000

From March 28 untill May 10th we are are offering a genuine “Once in a Lifetime Experience” We are giving you the chance to literally help explore the Vezere Valley. During this periode de Paulus will be exploring “New Grounds” and mapping out previous caves and underground caverns.
You will be guarenteed caves, underground caverns, trogladytes, shelters etc. this exploration will be an extension of “The Valley of Caves” trip. The area that will be explored and mapped will be about 1 km of clifts (various levels) and woodland.

If you are adventurous, fit, do not have a fear of heights or are Claustrophobic and would be interested in this amazing experience then please contact us through our site.

This offer is FREE for everyone staying at B&B Ferme de Tayac during the periode mentioned above. If you are interested in this exploration, but are staying somewhere else, then there is a 25 Euro charge.
This is on a first come fist serve basis… so be quick.

Overnight Horse Treks

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:17:41 +0000

We have been very busy putting together new and exciting trips and have put together 2 (more coming soon) amazing and unforgettable overnight horse treks, with the choice to bivac or stay at a hotel.
The treks will take you to some of the nicest places this area has to offer, and some of the areas best kept secrets. You will enjoy about 5 hours of horse riding a day. These treks are 2 days 1 night. Our 2 treks are..

* Grotte de Rouffignac
Rouffignac is one of the longest and most ramifide caves with palaeolithic paintings. Total length of all the chambers and galleries in three levels is about 10 km’s.

* Grotte de Bara Bahau
Hollowed out by a vanished underground river and dominating the Vézère valley, the Bara-Bahau Cave was first inhabited by bears, which left many traces of their occupation. Then man in turn took possession 17,000 years ago, turning the cave into a shelter with an inner chamber and sanctuary.

Price for this once in a lifetime Dordogne adventure is just 190 Euro!!! This includes picnics and accommodation. This price does not include. dinner at the accommodation. Add an extra 50 Euro if you choose to stay at a hotel.

Walking Dordogne in 2008

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:11:01 +0000

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.