Top Provence Active & Outdoor Classes

With just one day to experience Provence, this full-day tour from Avignon includes the famous lavender fields (seasonal), picturesque hilltop towns, and Provencal markets. Visit historic landmarks such as Senanque Abbey and the UNESCO-listed Pont du Gard; explore the towns of Roussillon, les Baux de Provence, and Gordes; and follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh in Saint Remy de Provence.

Treat yourself to a unique French cooking class set inside the famous Les Halles Market of Avignon. Under the guidance of a master chef, you’ll create a menu using ingredients from the market itself, and then cook them to eat for lunch. If eating (not cooking) is more your thing, you can select a tasting-only option that includes a market visit, samples, and a cooking demonstration by the chef.

Come and discover long-pitch climbing with your guide Fred. You will head towards the splendid cove of Sormiou for an ascent which lasts 2h30 to 3h00. It is a magnificent playground above the Mediterranean Sea, a unique place with incredible views of the Marseille islands. Climbing passages on slabs, crossings above the sea, on pillars, in cracks, all on a sculpted rock. There is plenty to do with up to 150m of cliff height to climb!

We propose you to live with us a real local activity: petanque! This ancestral game has become a real local sport. A "game of balls" is always followed by an aperitif: we will take it together in a friendly atmosphere. Whether you know how to play or not, the main thing is to spend a friendly moment around an ancient game! We will start the activity with a visit of the house of the ball, in the heart of the Basket, to get in the mood. After an explanation on the origin of the game and the place visited, we will launch hostilities a stone's throw away. It is on the Esplanade de la Major that together we will try the art of petanque. After an hour of intense play, it will be time for a well deserved local aperitif! Good humor and convivilaité will be the key words.

Come and recharge your batteries with a walk in the midst of fields of wheat, lavender, and clary sage. Under the almond trees. Discover how the fruit trees grow, smell the fragrance of the aromatic plants, and learn how to recognize them. Learn how plants are distilled and transformed into essential oils... Generations of expertise! With the scent of Provençal lavender, awaken your senses under the olive and almond trees, emblematic trees of Haute Provence. In summer, you can continue to pamper yourself in the shade of the fruit trees at Les Grandes Marges, during a session filled with the essence of aromatic plants whose scents tickle your nostrils.

Come and discover climbing in the Calanques with your guide Fred. You will leave towards the cliffs that dominate the calanque of Sormiou or Morgiou for a climbing session that lasts 2h30 to 3h00. It is a magnificent playground above the Mediterranean Sea, a unique place with incredible views of the islands of Marseille. Climbing passages in slabs, crossings, on pillars, cracks, all on a carved rock.