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Classic Provence Hiking Uzes & Pont du Gard
4 Nights / 5 Days
Dates 2010
This tour can depart any day, subject to hotel availability, April through October; except in July/Aug when trails are closed due to forest fire prevention measures.
Price
875 Euros per person, double occupancy. Solo supplement: 395 euros; Triple room rate at 725 euros/person. UPGRADE Option: 1190 euros/person, dbl occupancy. For single supplement when 2 or more, please contact us. (convert)
Level
Level 2 - moderate, mostly flat to slightly rolling terrain, 13.5km/day average.
The Trip Includes
4 nights charming hotels rated 2/3 star, all breakfasts, 2 dinners, all walks/hiking tours (including IGN maps) and GPS navigation, bag transfers, transfers where mentioned, orientation by phone, English speaking travel assistance during your stay. We also provide travel planning to add Paris hotels, car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more. Hotels included are Hotel Atelier**, General d'Entraigues*** in Uzes, and hotel Castellas***.
Additional Night in Avignon: $TBD -
You are important to us; so we make you thoroughly prepared and include:
Pre-trip travel documents: you will receive extensive information as a customer prior to your departure. Upon confirmation we will send you some general information about preparations including passport info, training tips, and reading lists.
Upon final payment, we will send to you a complete list of documentation by email including Hotel List, contact numbers, itineraries, sites to see and information about sites and culture of the region. We include road signs, packing lists, travel tips, language phrases, holiday info, tour details, culture and customs tips, and much, much more!
Details
Arrival city is Avignon by train. Paris CDG airport to Avignon: 3 hours.
You are important to us;
so we make you thoroughly prepared and include:
Pre-trip travel documents: you will receive extensive information
as a customer prior to your departure. Upon confirmation we
will send you some general information about preparations
including passport info, training tips, and reading lists.
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get 2 FREE issues to Velo News, and much more!
Upon final payment, we will send to you a complete list of
documentation by email including Hotel List, contact numbers,
itineraries, sites to see and information about sites and
culture of the region. We include road signs, packing lists,
travel tips, language phrases, holiday info, tour details,
culture and customs tips, and much, much more!
Avignon to Uzes Hiking
Itinerary | Virtual Tour | Tour Map
Itinerary
Click on a day to see that days itinerary.
DAY 1
Day 1: Arrival at Avignon. Upon your arrival, you can transfer you to the first lodging in Villeneuve Les Avignon. You have a charming 2 star hotel rated one of best small hotels in the city. The TGV from Paris or CDG airport has many trips per day. You can explore the city and its sites and then later you will have an orientation by phone, and dinner out tonight in a local restaurant that we include. Route maps and cue sheets will be waiting for you upon arrival. (D)
Early arrivals may want to spend a night or 2 in Avignon before starting this trip. We can arrange extra nights in Avignon along with activities.
Hotel de l'Atelier
2
Villeneuve Les Avignon
This charming XVIth Century residence offers 23 rooms, all different. A stone stairway, bathed in li...
Day 2: Hiking to Collias via Pont du Gard (14 km ). At 9:00 am we will have a car take you to the start of your first hike. A scenic walk to the Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the most prestigeous element of the Roman aqueduct built around 50 BC to carry water from Uzes to Nimes. Around this area are vineyards and rolling landscapes. You finish the hike in Collias and have a charming hotel/inn from the 17th century with dinner included. (B, D).
Hostellerie Le Castellas
3
Collias
The 17th century residence, Le Castellas, is located on a quaint street in the heart of the village ...
Day 3: Hike to Uzes - typical Provencale town (14km - 3.5 hrs). From Collias you pick up the trail that will take you along the Gard river to Sanilhac before arriving at Uzès at the north via a botanic trail. Two kilometers before the center of Uzès, you arrive at the Pont des Charrettes and the Museum of Haribo-sweets. Haribo is one of the most famous confectioners in France with a long history, this is a good cultural stop. Overnight in a charming 3* hotel in the historical center of Uzès. Dinner on your own. (B)
- To visit in Uzes:
- Duchy of Uzes: It's one of the most well-preserved feudal complexes located in the centre of a town
- 18th century church Eglise Saint Etienne
- Medieval Garden: Between the Tower of the King and that of the Bishopric
- Musee Haribo
Hotel du General d'Entraigues
3
Uzes
In town, situated in front of the Eveche, the cathedral and the "windowed" bell-tower, the Hotel d...
Day 4:Hike around Uzes (13 km)A loop tour around Uzes to discover this beautiful region. The itinerary will take you to the Gorges de l'Alzon. Along the path, you will see several« capitelles ». A Capitelle is a small shepherd shelter made of dry stone. In the Luberon area, Capitelles are called Bories. Return to Uzes for the night and dinner on your own. (B)
Hotel du General d'Entraigues
3
Uzes
In town, situated in front of the Eveche, the cathedral and the "windowed" bell-tower, the Hotel d...
Day 5:. Departure day after breakfast. Transfer back to Avignon TGV station included; additional stays in Uzes or Avignon possible.
Virtual Tour
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Tour Map
Optional Services:
Travel insurance, Paris museum & metro passes, Paris day tours, Lido shows, and other services. Cell phone rental and luggage storage services.Note: prices subject to change based upon currency fluctuations.
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