France Off the Beaten Path Specialty Gourmet Tours

Every season Off the Beaten Path offers a selection of “Specialty Tours” in addition to its regularly scheduled 6-Day Provence, Loire Valley, and Bordeaux, France Tours — The tours below are being offered in addition to our regularly scheduled —Best Adventures in Provence Walking & Foodie Tours — Bordeaux , Saint Emilion, Arcachon Wine & Foodie, Cultural Walking Tours — and — Loire Valley Castles & Gourmet Tours…

EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.

— Specialty Tour #1 —

PROVENCE in Your Plate® — Non-Walking, Winter Season Foodie, Wine Tour

Our PROVENCE in Your Plate® Tour is a “Gourmet Food Focused Tour with Cultural Discovery” – there are no scheduled walks on our PROVENCE in Your Plate® Tour. If you’re interested in our “Walking and Foodie” Tour of Provence, please click here to visit our “Best Adventures in Provence®” Walking and Foodie Tour Itinerary page for more details »

Our PROVENCE in Your Plate® Tour Features:

Professional Off the Beaten Path, LLC Tour Guide(s)
5 Nights, Boutique Hotel Accommodations (NO hotel hopping)
11 Meals: 5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 2 Dinners
1 hands-on cooking class with our friend, celebrity Master Chef
1 macaroon & pastry making class with another Master Pastry Chef
1 chocolate making class with a Master Chocolate Maker
1 interactive wine tasting class in Chateauneuf-du-Pape (includes winery tours & tastings).
Guided tour of St. Paul de Mausole and Les Carrieres des Lumieres with our specialist guide.
Taste freshly made local, artisan food products, wines and cheeses throughout the trip.
Visit and Taste at our favorite Provence Olive Oil Mill.
Shop at the BEST outdoor craft and artisan market of the region.
Participate in an interactive wine tasting class.
All Wines and Non-alcoholic Beverages are included at meals
Tour Price : US$3,998 per person double/twin occupancy. Single supplement – US$530
This tour is available to book on a private basis for groups of 4 persons or more
EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.

— SPECIALTY TOUR #2 —

CHAMPAGNE Tasting Tour – 4 Days/3 Nights

Our CHAMPAGNE Tasting Tour Features:

Professional Off the Beaten Path, LLC Tour Guide(s)
3 nights, Home Based Luxury Accommodations (NO Hotel Hopping)
7 Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners
All Champagnes, Wines and Non-alcoholic Beverages are included at all meals
All fees for 4-6 Champagne House Tours followed by “Prestige” Tastings – a Prestige tasting is defined by the number of champagnes to be tasted at the conclusion of a tour – Our tours include 1 to 3 vintages each visit. And a “vintage” is the premium, top quality champagne of a producer.
What makes our visits exclusive? All of our tastings include tasting “vintages”. A vintage is the producer’s top champagne, noted by the year of production, because the grapes used to produce the vintage all come from 1 single harvest year, and are 100 grand cru quality – A vintage is the #1 best quality champagne made by a Champagne producer.
All fees for pastry and chocolate making class/lesson
Ground transportation during the tour
Roundtrip transfers between Reims and our hotel on tour start and conclusion day at specified times
This exclusive Tour is limited to 10 guests per Tour date.
Tour Price : US$3,698 per person double/twin occupancy. Single supplement – US$560
We have tour dates scheduled for 2022, and this tour is available to book on a private basis for groups of 10 persons or more
EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.

— SPECIALTY TOUR #3 —

DORDOGNE Cultural, Gourmet Walking Tour – 5 Days/4 Nights

Our DORDOGNE Walking Tour Features:

Professional Off the Beaten Path, LLC Tour Guide(s)
4 Nights, Luxury Hotel Accommodations (NO hotel hopping)
9 Meals: 4 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 3 Dinners
Visit Peche Merle and Font Gaume Pre-historic Caves
Cultural Discovery in Sarlat and La Roque-Gageac
Hands-on Culinary Class with local Master Chef
2 Afternoon Walks along the Dordogne River, Villages & Castles
Classified Wines and Non-alcoholic Beverages included at meals
Tour Price : US$3,998 per person double/twin occupancy. Single supplement – US$980
This tour is also available to book on a private basis for groups of 10 persons or more
EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.

Tour Price Includes :

Full services during entire 4 days/3 nights of our Off the Beaten Path guide, Clement (English-French). Clement has lived and worked as a tour guide in the USA, Canada and Australia before returning home to his native France to continue his passion in tourism.
3 Nights at french-style chateaux or charming boutique luxury hotel
7 meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner)
Regional wines and/or famous Normandy cider at meal time
All non-alcoholic beverages, including bottles of water provided daily
Full day services of our World War II and landing beach specialist guide, Florent.
All tastings provided by the artisans (wines, cheeses, pastries…)
Admission and exclusive insider-access to all places and activities planned in the itinerary
Guided tours for most activities
Personalized activities also suitable for people who cannot walk much
No forced shopping; however, shopping times can be scheduled into the tour for interested guests.
Airport Meet and Great with Transfers
Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or residence in Paris
Transportation throughout by private luxury Mercedes 9-person minivan with air conditioning and free Wifi
Tour Price : US$3,698 per person double/twin occupancy. Single supplement – US$600
We have tour dates scheduled for 2022, and this tour is also available to book on a private basis for groups of 10 persons or more
EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.

EMAIL US at franceotbp@gmail.com or CALL 1.717.683.2827 with your tour questions.