The REAL Vezere Valley

Dordogne Design has just launched a stunning new site that shows off the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne like you have never seen it before.
Beautiful photo's taken on Walking Dordogne's famous trips exploring the Vezere Valley.

For more info visit : http://www.thevezerevalley.com/

Self guided hikes in the Vezere and Dordogne valley

Walking Dordogne has posted on their web site that as of next spring they will have 5 self-guided hikes, all of about 30km, however the hikes can be combined to create much longer or shorter hikes.
Walking Dordogne will supply the walkers with a detailed map and a hand held GPS with all the routes incl. places of interest, places to eat / drink, accommodation if needed and lots more.

Details about the hikes, or prices were not mentioned on their site.

The original article can be found here: http://walkingdordogne.com/wdnews/

Experience Life as a Cro-Magnon

Why does Walking Dordogne have the most unique, and exciting trips and tours?. It's because YOU decide what you would like to do, see or visit.
Again they have listened to their customers, and thanks to all your feedback they have created yet another unique experience. I say experience, because it is just that, it's not a trip or a tour, Walking Dordogne is giving you the chance to experience what it was like to be a Cro Magnon about 35.000 years ago.


You will spend 3 days and 2 nights living as a Cro Magnon, you will sleep in (a) real prehistoric cave(s), you will be dressed in clothes made of hide and fur just like a real Cro Magnon, you will fish using a traditional (made by yourself ) fishing harpoon, you will have to find and prepare your food with tools made by yourself, you will be taught how to make your own fire, and how to survive using the same methods our ancestors used 1000's of years ago. You will hunt and gather food as a team. This is the closest you will ever get to basics, and you will be talking about this experience for the rest of your life... Guaranteed !!

More Info:

• You will be stripped of ALL modern day mod cons, and will start the experience with only the Cro Magnon clothes we supply you with.
• Your "home" for 3 days and 2 nights will be in caves situated in 30 Hectares of (private) rugged land with the Vezere River running through it.
• Your "Guide" will teach you everything you will need to know, and more, on how to "become" and survive as a Cro Magnon.
• You will hunt, fish and gather food, but the hunting will be symbolic, NO real animals will be killed, all the animals will be fake, but you will still have to find and hunt them, and you will be supplied with the real stuff ( venison, wild boar, rabbit and pigeon) depending on what fake animals you kill. The fish however will be real, but limited to one fish per person per day, thats if you can catch them.
• You will be taught everything about our ancestors the Cro Magnon, why and how they settled in this region, and putting an end to the Neanderthal existence.

This experience is ideal for the whole family, but there is a minimum age of 12 for the kids. (younger if you book as a whole group of 6+ ) The groups will be a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8.

This experience is not suitable for vegetarians.

This experience will be for April, May, June, September and October and takes place on Private land somewhere near Les Eyzies de Tayac in the Vezere Valley


For more info: www.walkingdordogne.com/wdnews
or the official website
http://www.walkingdordogne.com/

Your home for 3 days and 2 nights

Les Eyzies Tourist .info

An excellent and very informative new website has been launched by de Paulus and Dordogne Design, that promotes Les Eyzies and the surrounding area.

History, Towns & Villages, Tourist Attractions, Useful info and lots more, make this a very nice site

They have added an excellent "Photo Gallery" of some of Les Eyzies and Dordogne's main spots, this is definitely worth a look.

There is also a Free link exchange directory, for anyone with a Dordogne related buisness or website.

And, why not send a Les Eyzies de Tayac Ecard to your Friends & Family, you can do it from the
website



For more info visit: http://www.leseyzies-tourist.info/

Hiking & Exploring the Vezere Valley

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: http://www.vezerevalley.info/ or http://www.walkingdordogne.com/