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Our 2010 Itinerary at a Glance

Begins on Sunday, Aug. 27th and ends on Tuesday, Sept. 5th      

 

              Day 1:   Arrival at the Marseille Airport. We will meet your flight in the morning between 9am and noon, and transfer the group by motor coach to Avignon. Check-in at the Mercure Pont d'Avignon. Afternoon free.  Welcome Dinner Party.   

              Day 2:  Golfers:  Provence Country Club, including lunch in the restaurant.  Non-golfers:  visit to the Abbey of Senanque and the hilltop village of Gordes.  Lunch in Gordes.  Afternoon visit to the Lavender Museum. Evening free.

              Day 3:  Tour day.  Famous Sunday morning market in Isle sur la Sorgue, with lunch.  Afternoon visit to Fontaine de Vaucluse and the hilltop villages of the Luberon. Evening free.

              Day 4:  Golfers: Nimes-Vacquerolles, with lunch.  Non-golfers: visit to Tarascon and its  impressive castle, with lunch in the countryside.  Visit to Nimes with its coliseum and Maison Carree while the bus picks up the golfers, and then a group visit to the Pont du Gard and its museum.

              Day 5: Free day in Avignon.  Opportunity to tour the Palais des Papes, the Petit Palais, the Pont St. Benizet, or simply shop and relax. Lunch on your own.  Evening free.

              Day 6 Golfers: Golf de Servanes, with lunch.  Non-golfers: visit to the Wednesday Market at St. Remy de Provence, and then to the ancient Roman ruins nearby. Lunch at Les Baux de Provence, followed by afternoon visit to the village and the citadel. Evening free.

              Day 7: Tour day.  Visit to Arles, with its Roman amphitheater and Hall Van Gogh, etc.  Lunch on a houseboat.  Afternoon tour through the Camargue nature preserve and the village of Stes. Maries de la Mer, on the Mediterranean coast. Evening free.  

              Day 8: Golfers: Golf de Pont Royal, with lunch.  Non-golfers: city tour of Aix en Provence, with lunch.  Afternoon tour of Cézanne's studio and then a visit to Montaigne Ste. Victoire, one of his favorite subjects.  Evening free.

              Day 9:   Tour day.  Visit to Pernes-les-Fontaines and Carpentras, then on to Mount Ventoux, famous and difficult leg of the Tour de France.  After lunch, a wine tour and tastings in private cellars in Chateauneuf du Pape. Farewell Dinner.

              Day 10:  Transfer to Marseille airport and departure.  Au revoir!

Land cost per person double occupancy, including travel insurance:

Golfer - $3,350, Non-Golfer - $3,050

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