Dordogne & Fontainebleau
What's Included?
Saturday 4th – Sunday 12th July 2026
Blue Lux Tvl Symbol 8 Nights
The Dordogne comes close to offering everything that travellers head to France for, including beautiful châteaux, traditional French gastronomy and landscapes of vineyards, forests and rivers. Picturesque, fortified villages, charming towns, such as Sarlat-la-Canéda, our base for this tour, have long been popular with British travellers. We combine this with a stop at Fontainebleau on our way home.
Look What’s Included
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Door-to-Door Service
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Our Own Courier
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Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ seating & legroom
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Fully reclining seats
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Complimentary on-board hot and cold drinks
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Free WiFi and USB charging points
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Return Dover to Calais ferry crossing
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8 nights half board
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Outlined excursions
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Boat Trip on the Dordogne
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Steam Train ride on the Tourist Railway Haut-Quercy
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Entrance to Château de Fontainebleau
Your Holiday Hotel
Hotel La Hoirie, Sarlat
Hotel Facility Symbols: 3-Star * En Suite Bedrooms * TV * Lift.
This 3 star hotel is located within its own grounds, just outside the centre of Sarlat-la-Canéda. The hotel consists of 2 buildings. The main building is an authentic 13th century farming lodge, which houses the rustic-chic bar and restaurant, complete with a light and airy conservatory where breakfast and dinner are taken. The second building, which opened in 2018, is built in traditional stone with 26 state of the art bedrooms and the main hotel reception. There is a charming central courtyard – a lovely area in which to relax – leading to an outdoor swimming pool surrounded by lawns and shady trees – the perfect place to relax with a drink.
Supplements:
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Single Room: £ Holiday Insurance: £92
(All prices are per person & are for the entire tour)
Passports will be required for this tour.
Itinerary
Day 1 |
We travel to Dover for the channel crossing to Calais and then south to the Novotel Orleans for one night. |
Day 2 |
Continuing southwards we enter the Dordogne region and arrive at our hotel, the Hotel La Hoirie, for five nights. |
Day 3 |
We spend today at leisure in the charming medieval town of Sarlat-la-Canéda. One of the most alluring and attractive towns in south-western France, Sarlat-la-Canéda has developed around the large Benedictine Abbey since the 14th century. |
Day 4 |
After a leisurely breakfast, we drive the short distance to Beynac-et-Cazenac for a 1 hour circular cruise on the Dordogne River on a 'gabarre', an authentic reproduction of an 18th century boat. We then have some free time to explore Beynac-et-Cazenac. In the afternoon our coach drives us along the banks of the Dordogne River towards Souillac and on to Martel, the starting point of our steam train ride with the Tourist Railway of Haut-Quercy. We enjoy a 1 hour round-trip that ascends more than 80 metres and provides wonderful panoramic views of the Dordogne Valley below. |
Day 5 |
This morning we head to the Lascaux IV Caves for a self-guided tour. Hidden for more than 17,000 years, the caves were discovered in 1940 and house some of the most complete examples of prehistoric cave paintings in the world. We continue our journey to the Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac for a 1-hour guided tour. The gardens offer an amazing feast for the senses, with something to delight everyone, and we have plenty of time after our tour to wander at leisure. The seven gardens include the beautiful White Garden, formal topiary sculptures and a wildflower meadow. |
Day 6 |
We make a half-day visit to the UNESCO-listed village of Rocamadour, an important site of pilgrimage with a mix of rustic medieval stone houses and impressive religious buildings. |
Day 7 |
We return north, staying at the Novotel Fontainebleau for two nights. |
Day 8 |
Enjoy entrance to the stunning Chateau de Fontainebleau today. |
Day 9 |
Return to the UK and home to Henley-in-Arden. |
Departure dates
| Date | Duration | From price | Book now | Call back | Favourites |
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| 04 Jul 2026 | 9 Days | £2139.00 | Full | — | ★ |
Pick up points
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| Name | Address |
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| Clackett Lane Service Aea |
M25, TN16 2ER
Eastbound for pick-up/Westbound for drop off |
| Cobham Services | Between J9 & 10, M25, KT11 3DB |
| Folkestone Services | M20, J11, CT21 4BL |
| Henley in Arden Depot |
Park & Ride, Johnsons Depot
Liveridge House Liveridge Hill, Henley in Arden |
Home pick-up area
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