Walking in Dordogne Valley

Luxury walk in Dordogne valley & Quercy.

Luxury package (*** hotels). Dinners and lunches are not included, so you can choose your own menus.

You can book extra nights (B & B) in any of the hotels of your trip: either for a rest day or for an extra walking stage (with map and guidebook).
In 2012, the Dordogne river basin was recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding setting and natural heritage and added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Rising in the Massif du Sancy in Auvergne and emptying into the Gironde estuary near Bordeaux, the Dordogne crosses much of south-west France in a westerly direction.
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 pilgrimage site 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.

Along the Dordogne you walk to St. Sozy "par la falaise" (under the overhanging cliffs) you pass a prehistoric shelter/cave.

Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse. After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet.The mill was built in the first half of the 14thC and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystalclear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave (cave visit).

Walk through the Gorges de l’Ouysse.After 9 km you can have a drink at the Moulin de Caugnaguet.The mill was built in the first half of the 14thC and was run for a long time by Cistercian monks. It has 4 pairs of millstones, which mainly ground wheat and, later on, maize as well. It worked from 1350 until 1959 and is now protected as an Historic Monument. Alongside the crystalclear water of the Ouysse you come in Lacave (cave visit). Transfer to Souillac

A walk or canoe trip back to Souillac. We recommend a transfer back to Souillac instead of the walk or else a canoe trip to Souillac.

Arrival in Souillac after 4h30min.

From Souillac back to Paris: leave at 07:05 or 09:03 or 13:10. Arrival in Paris after 4h30min.