Activities
No matter what activities you enjoy doing, your age, your level of fitness….you will find what ever you enjoy doing in this area. Some of the hidden treasures Les Eyzies de Tayac and the surrounding area has to offer, is only accessable by foot, horse or canoe.
Walking Dordogne takes you to all the well kept secrets, unmapped caves, shelters, trogladytes, ruins and lots more. To see the “Real Dordogne” you will have to get off the roads, and on the tracks. Let us take you back, to the places our ancestors called “home” more than 260000 years ago.
Walks / Hikes / Treks
Walking Dordogne has about 20 excellent walks in their Itinerary, varying from 3 hours to 10 hours, most walks can be combined with other walks to make them longer or shorter. Our walks are guaranteed to show you the REAL Dordogne, and take you to all the main highlights this region is famous for.
Our walks are suitable for all ages, but for most walks a certain level of fitness and stamina is required. Most walks are on tracks & trails, some marked, others not. Certain walks to caves, dwellings, ruins and view points are off the tracks, and up hill walking is often required.
Some of our walks may not be suitable for people with a fear of heights.
The great thing about Walking Dordogne is that our walks are not planned months or weeks ahead, we usually plan the walks together with the customer the day before, depending on the wishes and preferences of the customer, this way we can make sure everyone gets to see what they want to see. If the walks are done in combination, with canoeing or horse riding, then these walks are usually planned ahead, to guarentee the use of the horses or canoes.
Horse Riding
Ditch the car and get onto some real “Horse Power” 1000′s of years ago, there was a very high abundance of wild horses in this region, this can be seen in so many cave paintings found in the region. “Man” has always had a good friendship with horses, and that is still the case today.
We take you to some of the “Jewels” of the Dordogne and Vezere Valley, the only difference, is the way we take you to actually get there.
For hundreds, if not thousands of years, our ancestors would travel to far away places to trade goods, for hundreds of years, and many generations would follow the same tracks and trails to get to these often remote places. Along the way they would rest at places that have now become villages, hamlets and even towns. These tracks and trails quickly disappeared with the invention of the train and later the automobile.. lost and forgotten forever..
Well almost, we take you on a trip of a lifetime following these long forgotten trails.. Get on a horse and let us retrace the routes our ancestors took hundreds of years ago.
Canoeing & Canoe / Hike
Both the Dordogne and Vezere are named after the rivers that cut through the area. A lot has changed over the years, 1000′s of years to be precise.
Ever since “Man” came and settled in the Vezere Valley, the sheer limestone cliffs have been ideal spots to use as shelters, safe from the dangers that our ancestors faced, wild animals, severe weather, and other tribes.
Some of Dordogne’s best kept secrets are still to be found along the rivers, and only accessible by canoe or canoe / hike.
Our canoe trips leave at the crack of dawn, chances are you will spot deer, wild boar, otters, buzzards, kingfishers, fox and plenty of other wildlife. We will pass Chateaus, ancient farmhouses, troglodytes and caves, and this is all on the way to our exploring grounds
Mountain Biking / Off Road Cycling
For anyone looking to do some exciting and fun mountain biking in the Dordogne, you have come to right place. We believe that we have by far the best Mountain Bikes, the best Tracks & Trails and the most experience with mountain biking in the Dordogne region. We offer trips that are suitable for all levels and skills, from easy fast and fun grade one single tracks for beginners, to grade 3 tech rides for the intermediate riders and for the Weekend Warriors that like to give it all or nothing, we have a few 4+ – 5 tech brutal rides.
Unlike other outfitters claiming to offer “Mountain Biking Tours” in the Dordogne, our rides are 80% OFF ROAD.
For more info about the best Mountain Biking Adventures in the Dordogne please visit : www.walkingdordogne.com
For more info about exploring Les Eyzies de Tayac, the Vezere Valley and the Dordogne Valley visit www.walkingdordogne.com
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