"Thank you again for making it such an amazing trip. It was so much more than a cooking course - it was a sensory experience of note, with a cultural and history tour included - so much more than what I bargained for."
—Mary K.
Classic Provence Tours
Here are some of the possible day trips I can organize for you, or for a loved one, or for your group of friends and family (maximum 7 people). The price per day unless otherwise noted is 300E not including meals. The day begins between 9 and 9:30, and concludes at 6PM.
A market tour followed by a walking tour of Avignon, Arles or St. Remy; a picnic in the countryside (10E/person). The day begins at 9:15/30 at your hotel or b&b (which can be in Arles, Avignon, Nimes, St. Remy de Provence, and any of the Alpilles villages such as Fontvieille, St. Etienne du Gres, Les Baux de Provence...) – the day of the week and the village you are staying in will determine which market we go to.
A day of artisan tours: with a pick-up at 9:15/30 in the morning at your b&b/hotel/gite, I can bring you to visit two artisans in the morning, to lunch in the countryside, and an artisan in the afternoon. Please look at my list of artisan possibilities and let me know what interests you most.
A visit to the most pretty villages of the Luberon (over one or two days): Departure at 9:15/30 from your hotel/b&b/gite for a personalized tour through the Luberon. If you enjoy hiking, this is a wonderful region to do so, and I can easily include a morning or afternoon walk during this day of hillside discoveries. Lunch can be either a picnic prepared by myself (10E/person) or at a lovely cafí with terrace. Back to your hotel by 5pm.
Introduction to artisanal cheese-making: This can be an all day affair, with visits to one or more cheese-makers to taste, explore, experience. Or, for those truly enamored of this age-old activity, I can propose a full week of visits and interviews, all tastings included of course.
Intensive Chocolate class for 1-3 people: 10 hours instruction over three days, plus (or not) daily visits. The instruction is in French with myself at your side to interpret. Only the chocolate instruction with transportation and interpreter present : 750E per person. Chocolate plus visits: 1350E for three days. – Chocolate classes can be scheduled either in early November or in February/March, during "chocolate season".
Spend a day at a family-owned organic winery: Depending on the time of the year you visit, this could include pruning in the vineyards, harvesting, cellar work, tasting from the tanks, and more. Personal instruction from the wine-maker, and lunch "en plein air" (weather permitting) included: 450E
Early morning bakery visit: Ever wish you could just walk into that bakery at the crack of dawn (or before!) and sneak pastries and/or bread right from the oven? Are you a passionate baker and/or pastry maker? Would you like to be a fly on the wall while pros swirl expertly around you making pastry dough, cookies, fougasses, meringues, ganaches, ice-creams and more? Perhaps take a turn yourself at shaping the dough for fougasses and country bread? We can start the day at 5am or at 9:15 – depending on your sleep needs. Coffee and breakfast with the baker, followed by a leisurely walk through a sleepy Provençal village, or into the hills for a nap in the countryside. A picnic of specialties from the bakery, salad, charcuterie and organic wine can easily be arranged. 300E
A day of winery tours: 
Pick your region:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape/Gigondas and the Cotes du Rhone Villages; Pic St. Loup; Bandol and Cassis; Organic and biodynamic; We can visit two to three wineries in the day,
tasting 15-20 wines. So get your palette ready. With the many years of running a cooking school, and my close connections to the wineries and vintners of Provence,
I have many marvelous addresses to share with you, delicious wines to taste, and generous individuals to learn from. 400E.
