Discover the cave art & more!
WILD & PREHISTORIC FRANCE
Including Lascaux II & Rouffignac
May 23-June 5, 2008 - SOLD OUT

Join Mark Walters for an extraordinary journey in France to discover wild areas and prehistoric sites in Haute Provence, the Massif Central, and The Dordogne, including spectacular gorge country populated by raptors, remote villages, and images of the greatest cave paintings in Europe at Laxcaux II.

In Quinson in Haute Provence, explore the recently opened Musee de Prehistoire and the spectacular Gorges du Verdon. Then depart for the Massif Central and its relatively unexplored plateau land, Les Causses, interspersed with breathtaking gorges and numerous prehistoric dolmen and stone circles. In the town of Roquefort, see the standing stone and bird the forest land for blackcaps, woodpeckers, firecrests and other woodland species. Then explore the Causses and the geologic wonder of Cirque de Navacelles. Learn about the griffon vulture reintroduction program at Gorges de la Jonte, and the prehistory of ancient Millau, an important crossroads in antiquity.

Continue to the Vezere Valley, a hotspot for prehistoric finds of both Neanderthal and Cro-magnon man. Picnic near the troglodyte village of La Madeleine and walk on the Grand Randonner. See the cave paintings in Lascaux II, then follow the river to another spectacular cave. The trip will culminate in Provence in Arles, Fontvieille, and Les Baux, a spectacular medieval town with wonderful views across the Camargue and Rhone Valley.

$3,695 + air.

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