What to book before you travel to the Vézère Valley?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length

Weekend One week Two weeks

6 activities to book · about €245 per person

The Vézère Valley

Days 1-7

Days 1-7Lascaux IVThe cave found in 1940 above Montignac and closed since 1963, reproduced in full at the International Centre for Cave Art, opened in 2016.€23Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7National Museum of PrehistorySet into the cliff at Les Eyzies, one of France's richest prehistoric collections of tools, ornaments and portable art, with views over the Vézère.7,€50Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Font-de-Gaume CaveOne of the last caves in France where you can see original polychrome paintings: over 200 figures, mostly bison, along a narrow 125-metre passage.€13Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7La Roque Saint-ChristopheA limestone cliff a kilometre long and 80 metres high, with around a hundred shelters lived in for 55,000 years, later a medieval fort.13,€90Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Abri du Cap-BlancA rock shelter where Magdalenian hunters carved a frieze of near life-size horses and bison in high relief, seen in soft daylight.€9Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Gouffre de ProumeyssacKnown as the crystal cathedral, a single great chamber some forty metres underground near Le Bugue, hung with stalactites, draperies and flowstone.14,€60Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Montignac · Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

All activities in The Vézère Valley on GetYourGuide

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in the Vézère Valley cost?

€245 per person if you do them all, across 6 bookings. The most expensive is "La Roque Saint-Christophe" at €90, the cheapest "Abri du Cap-Blanc" at €9. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in the Vézère Valley without booking anything?

2 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Montignac, Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

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