Walking Dordogne offers yet another adventure of a lifetime. Sacred River of Dreams takes you on a Canoeing / Hiking exploration adventure down the Vezere River. Our Prehistoric ancestors has lived, and roamed the Vezere Valley for more than 460,000 years. The Vezere Valley is known as the “Prehistoric Capital of the World” People from [...]

Dordogne Mayhem is without doubt one of the best Mountain Biking Trails in the Dordogne. Dordogne Mayhem offers numerous loops that can be combined with each other. This trail(s) is a one way system, so serious riders can open up without the fear of having someone coming the opposite direction. Depending on each individuals preference, [...]

Devils Playground is Walking Dordogne’s latest Mountain biking adventure.
A  2 – 3 hour strenuous loop with some brutal up’s and downs.
Takkle the “Devils Backbone” try and get past the guardian of the ”Seven Brothers” scream down “Satans Fury” and get out of “Hells Gorge” in one piece!!..
Are you up for this?.. 
Become one of the elite, and [...]

“Valley of Revenge” is one of Walking Dordogne’s popular off road cycling trips, it takes you on a 3-4 hour loop with plenty of up’s and downs.
The Valley of Revenge takes you on single tracks, double tracks and just a couple of hard tracks, and will spoil you with some fantastic scenery the Dordogne is [...]

In the footsteps of the Mammoth is a exciting 4 – 5 hour round trip hike, 90% of this walk is off the beaten track, it is also part of the “Valley of Caves” and “Ode to the Neaderthal” trips. Highligts on this trip are numerous caves, some excellent troglodytes, an amazing rock ledge and [...]

The Vezere Region of the Dordogne, contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Paleolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for [...]

Going Underground this adventure can be added to, or combined with most of our Vezere Valley hikes. ** This adventure is suitable for most people, but requires a high level of fitness, the ability to clamber, and are not claustrophobic.
We have spent 2 years exploring the caves, and beyond. “Going Underground” is NOT a [...]

Hells Gorge * round trip * 4-5 hours
Hells Gorge, the name say’s it all, we follow an ancient track that cuts through the gorge. Here you will see the largest Prehistoric Overhang in Europe. We will venture into some hidden and unmapped caves and shelters, a 200m medieval escape tunnel. You will also [...]

The Dordogne Valley is without doubt the most scenic and interesting region in Europe.
Nowhere else in the world can you visibly travel through more than 460,000 years of history .
From the Prehistoric caves, shelters and troglodytes of the Vezere Valley, to the Medieval castles, forts, bastides and other strong holds of the Dordogne Valley
On the [...]

Evidence of our ancestors living in the Vezere Valley dates back to more than 460,000 years ago. Our oldest ancestors were Nomads that would follow the herds of wild animals trekking through the Valley. These ancestors would stay in caves and nomadic shelters. Later on, our ancestors started to settle in the vezere valley, and [...]

The Valley of Caves * round trip * 9+ hours but can be combined with other hikes to make it longer or shorter ** must be fit and adventurous
The Valley of Caves tour, is a 9+ hour hike for the “die hards” it is a strenuous version of the “Ode to the Neanderthal” hike. [...]

Most people visiting the Vezere and Dordogne Valley have an interest in history, so why not stay a few nights in an historic B&B in the heart of it all?. B&B Ferme de Tayac, a 12th century former farmhouse / monastery ideally situated in Les Eyzies de Tayac, in the heart of the Vezere Valley, [...]

Canoeing & Canoe / Hike the Vezere River
Both the Dordogne and Vezere are named after the rivers that cut through the area. A lot has changed over the years, 1000’s of years to be precise.
Ever since “Man” came and settled in the Vezere Valley, the sheer limestone cliffs have been ideal spots to use as [...]

99.999% of people visiting the Dordogne, do just that,.. visit!!..
The remaining 0.001% come to the Dordogne to EXPORE!!
Walking Dordogne takes you on yet another unforgettable trip, the “Ode to the Neaderthal” an all thrill of explorations of unmapped caves of the Vezere Valley.. See it to believe it, be one of very few people to [...]

Walking Dordogne’s “Devils Backbone” is a fantastic figure of 8 loop with a handful of excellent fast downhills.
You can make this a 20 min adrenaline ride, or you can combine it with other loops to make it last a whole day.. How much you can take, depends on how much you can give.
A BIG thanks [...]

Horse riding in the Dordogne is an absolute unique experience, nowhere else in the world can you visibly travel through more than 250000 years of history, from neanderthal dwellings, through Cro-Magnon settlements to Medieval towns and villages, all within a day. The Vezere valley in the hart of the Perigord Noir is with it’s more [...]