Hiking & Exploring

The Vezere Valley in the "Perigord Noir" is with it's more than 250 UNESCO sites of interest, the undisputed "Prehistoric Capital of the World". Prehistoric dwellings, caves, rock shelters and lots more, most of which are only accessible on foot.
However, Dordogne has much more to offer than just relics from the Prehistoric era, castles, bastides, medieval towns & villages, all of these,and lots more, all in the stunning and amazing scenery the Dordogne is famous for, hills, cliffs, windy rivers, great weather, friendly locals, and lots more make the Dordogne one of the most interesting and exciting places in the world.

Walking Dordogne takes you to all the well kept secrets that are only accessible on foot, horse or canoe. 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 460000 years ago.
We will take you on unforgettable trips to places that are remote, and seen only by a few lucky people, places of interest that are not mentioned on any maps or in any guide books. We will take you back in time to caves, shelters, dwellings and troglodytes hidden away by time and forgotten about.

more info: www.walkingdordogne.com

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

more info: www.walkingdordogne.com

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.

more info: www.walkingdordogne.com

ATC ( All Terrain Cycling )

There are some excellent ATC trails in the Vezere Valley with various degree of dificulty, for beginners
to adrenalin junkies.

There are also some wonderful off road bicycle tracks that give you an excellent impression of the area.
Tired of walking? why not spend a day on the bicycle following well marked tracks, or be adventurous and
follow the un-marked tracks used by travellers, merchants, and
locals 1000's of years ago

more info: www.walkingdordogne.com

Complete Scenic Tour

On the days you are not walking, horse riding, canoeing or cycling let us take you to all the the famous
spots the Dordogne has to offer.
Lascaux, Font de Gaume. Grand Roc, Rocque St Cristophe, National Prehistoric Museum, Beynac, Domme,
Sarlat etc.

The Vezere and Dordogne Valley have literally 1000's of famous, scenic, secret and unknown attractions,
We will put together, a tour to suit each individual

more info: www.walkingdordogne.com

Spiritual Dordogne

We will be adding a new unique tour to our list, as of September 2007 Walking Dordogne will be offering  “Spititual Dordogne”. A wonderful, unique and scenic tour that takes you to the Historic Spiritual Places the Dordogne has to offer.

Day Trips with Walking Dordogne

Due to the high number of people contacting us to see if it is possible to just do a day trip, we have decided that as of September ‘07 we will be offering day walks. We will have a choice of excellent and unique walks that will give you an excellent impression of this region. The walks are between 5 and 9 hours long. 

Exciting Vezere Valley 4 the Kids

As of September 2007 Walking Dordogne will be offering exciting day trips for the kids.
We have put together an exciting horse ride which will last for about two hours, followed by a spectaculer hike to explore a few caves, picnic on a real prehistoric rock ledge with stunning views. Total time is about 5-6 hours. Suitable for ages 8+

We have listened to our customers wishes and have been very busy putting together some amazing and unique horse trips, and some overnight horse treks.
These new additions to our itinerary are guarenteed to show you the REAL Dordogne on horseback,  an experience you will never forget.

The horse trips will take you on a wonderful round trip of about 30km and will take about 5 hours this incl. a picnic in a lovely scenic spot. You will have a choice to visit  some of the most famous places in the Vezere & Dordogne Valley. The choice so far is..

** La Madeleine
** Commarque
** Bernifal
** Ferrassie
** Grotte de Rouffinac
** Grotte de Bara Bahau 

Price for this amazing 5 hour experience is just 110 Euro p/p this incl. picnic.
min # of people for these trips are 5, and max # is 7. These trips can be booked as a day trip, if you are staying in the area, or as part of a package.