Moderate walking on varied surfaces, with some long days and regular ascents / descents.
The season for this holiday is:
01 September 2021 - 18 October 2021
01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022
01 September 2022 - 16 October 2022
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| mm | 60 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 47 | 71 | 114 | 67 | 62 |
You stay in three charming small hotels where you can sample delightful regional cuisine.
Occasionally, due to availability, we may offer an alternative hotel, as shown below. You will be informed of any change to the usual hotel (along with any price implication) prior to us confirming your holiday to you.
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 01 September 2021 - 18 October 2021, 01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 16 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 26 Sep 2021 | £1225 | £695 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2021 | £1180 | £675 |
| 1 - 11 Oct 2021 | £1115 | £625 |
| 1 - 30 Apr 2022 | £1175 | £660 |
| 1 - 21 May 2022 | £1240 | £710 |
| 22 May - 23 Jun 2022 | £1290 | £730 |
| 1 - 26 Sep 2022 | £1290 | £730 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2022 | £1240 | £710 |
| 1 - 9 Oct 2022 | £1175 | £660 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£50 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £50 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
7 nights: 01 September 2021 - 18 October 2021, 01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 16 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 26 Sep 2021 | £1545 | £695 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2021 | £1495 | £675 |
| 1 - 11 Oct 2021 | £1435 | £625 |
| 1 - 30 Apr 2022 | £1510 | £660 |
| 1 - 21 May 2022 | £1570 | £710 |
| 22 May - 23 Jun 2022 | £1625 | £730 |
| 1 - 26 Sep 2022 | £1625 | £730 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2022 | £1570 | £710 |
| 1 - 9 Oct 2022 | £1510 | £660 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£125 to -£130 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £125 to £130 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Included travel from the UK: UK–Avignon (Eurostar direct or Eurostar/TGV via Paris), approx duration 6h45 plus 1h taxi transfer. Home, Avignon-UK (Eurostar direct or TGV/Eurostar via Paris), approx duration 6h30 plus 1h30 taxi.
> More about 'by rail' prices
> The 'rail experience': what to expect
If you book your holiday less than 6 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the same services at a supplement.
7 nights: 01 September 2021 - 18 October 2021, 01 April 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 16 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 26 Sep 2021 | £1345 | £695 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2021 | £1295 | £675 |
| 1 - 11 Oct 2021 | £1235 | £625 |
| 1 - 30 Apr 2022 | £1295 | £660 |
| 1 - 21 May 2022 | £1360 | £710 |
| 22 May - 23 Jun 2022 | £1415 | £730 |
| 1 - 26 Sep 2022 | £1415 | £730 |
| 27 - 30 Sep 2022 | £1360 | £710 |
| 1 - 9 Oct 2022 | £1295 | £660 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£140 to -£145 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £140 to £145 |
Includes all elements in the 'walk price', plus a return ferry crossing between Dover and Calais with P&O Ferries for your party and one car.
We also include a transfer back to the first hotel at the end of your holiday to collect your car.
> More information about travelling self-drive
A supplement of approximately £35 per car per single journey applies on certain dates over the Easter holidays. A supplement of approximately £56 per car per single journey applies outbound on Fridays & Saturdays and inbound on Saturdays & Sundays in late May/early June and during the school summer holidays. Please contact us for more details.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Le Mas des Romarins, Gordes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prestige suite: 01 Sep - 18 Oct 2021 | £30 | |
| Prestige suite: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £32 | |
| Prestige suite: 01 Sep - 16 Oct 2022 | £32 | |
| Superior: 01 Sep - 18 Oct 2021 | £6 | |
| Superior: 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £6 | |
| Superior: 01 Sep - 16 Oct 2022 | £6 |
| Hotel du Poète, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Mélodie': 01 Sep - 18 Oct 2021 | £30 | |
| 'Mélodie': 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £32 | |
| 'Mélodie': 01 Sep - 16 Oct 2022 | £32 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Les Sables d'Ocre, Roussillon (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2021 | £98 | £180 |
| 01 Oct - 18 Oct 2021 | £88 | £158 |
| 01 Apr - 30 Apr 2022 | £92 | £166 |
| 01 May - 30 Jun 2022 | £102 | £190 |
| 01 Sep - 30 Sep 2022 | £102 | £190 |
| 01 Oct - 16 Oct 2022 | £92 | £166 |
| Hotel du Poète, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep - 18 Oct 2021 | £98 | £172 |
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £102 | £180 |
| 01 Sep - 16 Oct 2022 | £102 | £180 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Marseille (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Marseille | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Marseille | Ryanair |
| Edinburgh - Marseille (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Edinburgh - Marseille (via Amsterdam) | Air France |
| Edinburgh - Marseille (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow - Marseille | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Humberside - Marseille (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Marseille | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Marseille | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Marseille | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Marseille | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Marseille | Ryanair |
| Manchester - Marseille (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Marseille (via Paris) | Air France |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Southampton - Marseille (via Paris) | Air France |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Marseille
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Marseille Vitrolles to Cavaillon (1h), taxi Cavaillon to hotel (0h20) | £40 in 2021; £42 in 2022 | 1500 |
| direct taxi Marseille airport to hotel (1h30) | £84 in 2021; £90 in 2022 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Cavaillon (0h30), rail Cavaillon to Marseille Vitrolles (1h) | £35 in 2021; £37 in 2022 | 1230 |
| direct taxi hotel to Marseille airport (1h30) | £82 in 2021; £87 in 2022 | flexible |
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This is a fabulous holiday and now in our top Inntravel three (the others being Mallorca and Lake Iseo). The walks are varied, the natural landscapes at Roussillon and Fontaines de Vaucluse are amazing, and the villages full of interest. We found excellent restaurants and ate well. Particuarly recommend the David restaurant in the Glycine hotel at Roussillon, and the Pointe Noire at Fontaines. A highlight was the last walk when we came down from the chateau into the only village on the walk and had a Ricard, a glass of rose and chevre samosas on the terrasse of the one restaurant, with the sun on our backs and great views.
Excellent walk - notes were very accurate and easy to follow. Selection of towns was perfect - each with their own charm and the grade of walk met our expectations. Hotel du Poete was especially charming and a fabulous location. This is our 16th walk with Inntravel and did not disappoint.
The walking was wonderful. The countryside was varied and very beautiful. The colours of the landscape are amazing. No wonder so many people have gone there to paint. We stayed in three different villages, not far from each other by road but a good walk away using your routes. Each place was unique and had its own charm. It would be very difficult to pick out a favourite. It now makes me want to go back and explore more, perhaps by bike. Excellent and very relaxing holiday.
This is a fabulous holiday and now in our top Inntravel three (the others being Mallorca and Lake Iseo). The walks are varied, the natural landscapes at Roussillon and Fontaines de Vaucluse are amazing, and the villages full of interest. We found excellent restaurants and ate well. Particuarly recommend the David restaurant in the Glycine hotel at Roussillon, and the Pointe Noire at Fontaines. A highlight was the last walk when we came down from the chateau into the only village on the walk and had a Ricard, a glass of rose and chevre samosas on the terrasse of the one restaurant, with the sun on our backs and great views.
Excellent walk - notes were very accurate and easy to follow. Selection of towns was perfect - each with their own charm and the grade of walk met our expectations. Hotel du Poete was especially charming and a fabulous location. This is our 16th walk with Inntravel and did not disappoint.
The walking was wonderful. The countryside was varied and very beautiful. The colours of the landscape are amazing. No wonder so many people have gone there to paint. We stayed in three different villages, not far from each other by road but a good walk away using your routes. Each place was unique and had its own charm. It would be very difficult to pick out a favourite. It now makes me want to go back and explore more, perhaps by bike. Excellent and very relaxing holiday.
Splendid week. Roussillon, Bonnieux, Gordes and Saumane are delightful. (Fontaine de Vaucluse is innundated with tourists from a huge car and bus park - to its detriment.)
All walks were good but the last two, that from Gordes to Fontaine de Vaucluse and the Fontaine circular walk, were absolute delights - some of your best.
Upgrades well worth taking for quiet terraces.
Thanks not only to Peter Mayle, the Luberon has a high public profile and the trip started with correspondingly high expectations. Delicious food and crisp white wines: tick. Provençal rosé for elegant variation: tick. Gentle hills with vineyards, shady woods, olive trees and wild flowers and butterflies aplenty: tick. Purple fields of lavender scenting the countryide: tick. Relaxed lifestyle with friendly bars and restaurants: tick – although in places the bars are too widely spaced for walkers. Langorous evenings with gentle breezes: tick. Bright mornings promising warm southern sunshine: yes, but …
We have long since abandoned the Mediterranean region in sultry, stuffy July and August, yet hoped late June would be fine. Which is how it happened that we were there when France recorded its all-time record temperature – over 45 degrees just a few miles from us. We shortened the walks to try and arrive at our destinations before lunch, and gave up walking altogether after the temperature reached the upper thirties. Our dominant memory is the endurance trek across the parched garrigue above Fontaine de Vaucluse, the temperature reaching 39 degrees and the water bottles emptying too rapidly for comfort. After that, it was just too hot to do much beyond enjoy the swimming pools and air-conned rooms of the hotels.
But that was entirely our choice. Ten degrees cooler, and this would have been another wonderful Inntravel holiday. The Hotel du Poète at Fontaine de Vaucluse is one of the nicest we have stayed at; the nearby paper-mill and Petrarch museums provided interest on a day too hot to walk; and of course for geologists the famous vauclusian spring was an essential sight. Roussillon was a revelation with its bright red and yellow ochre-stained cliffs visible from miles around. The fruit and drink stall discovered by Pont Julien added luscious juicy cherries to our day’s picnic. Clear cool (non-potable) water in lavoirs at Le Chateau and Cabrieres refreshed us. The Romanesque grandeur of the Abbaye de Senanque conferred cool cloistered calm in a secret-seeming valley. An amble around Gordes as evening fell and the tourist hordes departed led us to a memorable meal at the Artegal restaurant.
Not our first visit to Provence – and we hope not our last, either.
The whole itinerary was excellent, but highlights for us were the path from Joucas to Gordes on the high ground, and the gorge Le Vallon des Esperacon on the descent into Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Each village we stayed in was lovely, and we really enjoyed exploring them.
We can thoroughly recommend this holiday. A wide variety of terrain, beautiful views and panorama. It was a part of France that we hardly knew at all and we will be inspired to go back and explore further. We especially enjoyed the walking to arrive at Fontaine de Vaucluse on day 5; the valley descent had exceptional views and beauty. Another highlight was the walk on day 4 on the garrigue where they had suffered a wild fire. Despite the burnt terrain, the views across the valley were superb - breathtaking. I visited the Abbaye Senanque and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The guide was clear and very well-briefed and I coped with her French absolutely fine. Very interesting. Despite being very touristy we found the 'villages perchés' to be delightful; lovely buildings and little streets. On day 5 we did the detour near the mur de la Peste to see a small village and Chateau at Cabrieres. Very well worth the detour. The village is sleepy and typically French. The man at the limited opening bar Le Vieux Bistro there was very welcoming and friendly. A great little detour.
This is a gorgeous hike, taking you through countryside you could not possibly see from a car. Highly recommend this walking tour.
Walks were wonderful. We loved seeing the vineyards, olive groves, and poppy fields. Each village had its own personality. We learned about the history of the places, such as the Plague Wall, the industries the villages once had, Abbey de Senanque, and the history of the French Resistance. The terrain was varied from the lush fields to the arid garrigue, and the gorge around Fontaine de Vaucluse. Some of the paths were rougher than we had anticipated, with loose stones and rocks on steep ascents and descents. We recommend good hiking shoes and poles.
We particularly enjoyed our stay at Hotel du Poete. Wonderful position.
A rather surprising highlight was arriving at the river on the descent into Fontaine de Vaucluse. It was a welcome change from the parched landscape we had become used to (even in May).
It was another enjoyable Inntravel holiday. Due to increasing age and a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease we had to be less ambitious than in previous years but we got the level about right and hope to be able to have another Inntravel walk next year.
Combining the two walks (Secret Provence and Hill-Top Villages of the Luberon) made an excellent holiday with very good walking and superb accommodation. In particular Le Domaine du Bois des Dames and Le Mas Bella Cortis made us most welcome and provided us with lovely if different environments. Thank you to Clothilde and Arnold and Pascale and Christelle for their hospitality and good food. All of the accommodation was well chosen by Inntravel and all hosts were very welcoming. The Hôtel de l'Horloge (which we added on in Avignon) is a gem for a city centre hotel.