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Dordogne Self-Guided Activities
9 Days Excluding Flights From
9 Days from
1 740 €
Family
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Easy & Moderate See our Activity Level Guidelines to check if this holiday is right for you.
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Self-Guided Holidays
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Family
Ages :
18+
Trip Code :
M08DO
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Combine three of our exciting holidays to experience the ultimate activity holiday in the Dordogne.

Explore one of the most fascinating corners of the Dordogne on this varied and flexible, walking, cycling and canoeing holiday. The Perigord Noir, arguably one of the most attractive parts of the Dordogne, is named as such for its rich dark oak and chestnut forests which fill the very heart of this region. The area offers spectacular scenery with ancient chateaux perched high above the rugged cliffs overlooking the entire valley. You’ll find mediaeval villages full of character and a plethora of historical sites including the Benedictine Abbaye Sainte-Marie in Souillac, founded during the 12th century and which suffered badly during the Hundred Years’ War.

On foot, bike and by canoe, venture through the Perigord experiencing what this picturesque region has to offer. You have total flexibility with the choice of either walking or cycling routes when you’re not canoeing. The canoeing is safe and undemanding, and we will give you a lesson in handling your canoe before you set off. Your journey starts in Rocamadour, a spectacular cliff-clinging town and home to one of France’s most venerated sites, before moving on to Meyronne, on the banks of the Dordogne. From here you pick up your paddle, canoeing downstream to Souillac and on to Beynac with its hilltop castle, captured by Richard the Lionheart in 1179, finally arriving in medieval Sarlat.

Highlights

  • Three activities in one holiday: two days canoeing with a choice of walking or cycling for the remaining days
  • Impressive chateaux, troglodyte cave dwellings, Rocamadour, Grottes de Lacave and Gouffre de Padirac
  • Dramatic river valleys, pinky-gold cliffs and mediaeval villages
  • Friendly, family-run hotels, all with pools and fine food

Key Information

  • 8 Nights, hotel-to-hotel
  • Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
  • Route notes and maps provided 
  • High quality bikes provided
  • Luggage transfers between hotels 
  • Buoyancy aid and canoeing helmet provided
  • Canadian canoes or sit-on top kayaks included
  • Countries visited: France

What's Included

  • All continental breakfasts and 5 evening meals 
  • All accommodation
  • Route notes and maps 
  • High quality bikes 
  • Luggage transfers between hotels 
  • Buoyancy aid and canoeing helmet 
  • Canadian canoes or sit-on top kayaks

What's Not Included

  • Visas and vaccinations
  • Travel insurance
  • Single supplements

4 Days of Family

Terrain:

The walking and cycling is a mixture of shady wood and farmland, along quiet country roads and cycle tracks, dotted with little Périgord villages. The Dordogne is an ideal canoeing river, not only fast flowing, mostly quite shallow and with a gravelly bottom so it’s more difficult to run aground, even in high summer.

Day 2

15 km / 9.3 miles

Day 4

17 km / 10.6 miles

Day 6

20 km / 12.4 miles

Day 8

32 km / 19.9 miles

Sustainability and Impact

As a certified B Corp, we’re on a mission to improve our social and environmental impact across all our adventures.

We do this through our innovative Thriving Nature, Thriving People plan.

This ‘nature positive’ approach is designed to help nature and communities thrive in harmony through practical solutions, such as reducing carbon and waste on our trips, supporting conservation projects through the Exodus Adventure Travels Foundation, and rewilding 100 square metres for every Exodus traveller.
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Dordogne Self-Guided Activities

9 Days Excluding Flights From
9 Days from
1 740 €