A day in Camargue and a cruise on the Rhone river canal, Aigues Mortes

Visit the Camargue
After leaving Avignon, shortly past the city of Arles, you'll gradually notice a change in colors and shapes of the environment: the light of reflected marshes on the road will at times blare your eyesight. The vegetation becomes rare. The first ponds surrounded with flexible cat-tails will show up. You will want to stop, to make sure that those white horses, black bulls and pink flamingos are real, take, just in case…Today excursion consists of a drive across the Camargue delta National Park, with stops in the town of Sainte Marie de la Mer (mentioned in the best seller "the Da Vinci code...), visit of the fortified village of Aigues Mortes and finally a 2 hours cruise on a barge down the Rhône river canals to le Grau du Roi.
At the town of Sainte Maries de la Mer you will see how its Andalusian originated gypsies made their unique rather peculiar dwellings: small one storey huts with thatched roofs.

Lunch in a restaurant located in a quiet 16th. century building celebrating 30 years of existence and close to the square Saint Louis in Aigues Mortes. The common cuisine with its best regional products and the inventive mind of chef Jean-Marie Mercier match to the exacting standards of gastronomy of regional specialities, grilled fish, bouillabaisse (soup of fish), tellines (seafood), meticulous cooking.

Afternoon in Aigues Mortes (cruise at 3 p.m.)
The excursion continues around the wall surrounding town of Aigues Mortes. In 1240, King Louis the 9th (Saint Louis) decided to build Aigues Mortes close to his kingdom in order to have direct access to the Mediterranean Sea. In1248 he sailed for the 7th Crusade. Seven centuries later, the fortification still dominates the Camargue as one of the most well preserved medieval French buildings.

Cruise the Rhone
After a walk around the town alleys, and visit of the ramparts and the Tour Constance, you will board on the "Bateau St. Louis" for a two hours cruise along the canals all the way down to the Grau du Roi, stopping on the way at a local ranch where you will be shown how bulls are raised and trained. Of course you'll have made sure your camera batteries are charged and you have enough space in your memory cards...

You'll be taken back to your hotel in Avignon by 6 p.m., a little tired perhaps, but happy to have discovered another face of beautiful Provence, and feel that you... have fallen in love with it!

Includes
- Morning Coffee Break
- Entrance Fees
- Lunch
- Afternoon Coffee Break
- Hotel /Rental Pick Up
Wine Aperitif

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Priced for 2 - Supplement for additional guests. Supplement possible depending on hotel location.

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