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Now booking tours and workshops for 2012

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Early Bird Special: Hurry! Register by December 1, 2011 and save $100 per person on the Creative Pursuit workshop tours.

2012 Tour

  • May 26- June 2 Tour of Provence
    1 spot Available
  • June 2-9 Tour of Provence - Available
  • June 9-16 Tour of Provence - Full
  • June 23-30 Tour of Provence - Full

2012 Tour and Workshop

  • June 2-9 Travel Writing - Available
  • June 9-16 Creative Writing - Available
  • June 16-23 Art/Yoga - Available

Rates

  • Prices for tours from $2,050 per person per week
  • Prices for Creative Pursuits workshops from $2,800 per person per week
  • Prices include breakfast, dinner, lodging and local transportation (excludes alcoholic beverages)

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See the French countryside that inspired Van Gogh. Stroll through fields of lavender and sunflowers. Tour Roman ruins. Sample the cuisine and sip the fine wines of the Côtes du Rhône. Explore the quaint villages and meet the people made famous in Peter Mayle’s bestselling book A Year in Provence.

Join tour director Kaydie Vistelle as she takes you on an unforgettable weeklong tour of Provence in southeast France. Kaydie studied language education at a French university, married a Frenchman, and has spent the past 20 years summering in France with her husband and their two children. Her intimate knowledge of French culture and customs opens doors to local people and off-the-beaten-path places. Her fluency in French provides easy access to the rich history and cultural traditions of one of France’s most endearing regions.

Each tour is limited to eight to ten travelers and tailored to your group’s interests and abilities. You’ll stay in a privately-owned French countryside villa, mingle with the locals on market day, savor authentic French country cooking in restaurants and cafés, and enjoy a unique cultural experience that you won’t find on larger group tours.

Let Kaydie be your guide to the heart and soul of Provence. Learn more

New this year: Creative Pursuits in Provence

For thousands of years, the quaint villages, rolling hills and lavender fields of Provence have attracted poets and painters, popes and aristocracy. This summer, let the sensory pleasures of sunny Provence inspire the inner artist in you with one of our Creative Pursuits workshops in the literary and visual arts. Learn more

Brush up on your language skills

Parlez vous Français? When you sign up for one of Kaydie’s tours, you can rest easy knowing that your tour guide will also serve as your translator. But if you’d like to brush up on your language skills before you go, Kaydie offers small group and individual language instruction through Fun Languages, a Gainesville, Florida-based nonprofit organization specializing in language education for children and adults. For more information, contact Kaydie or visit www.funlanguages.org