(No availability) 2 Day Truffle Hunting Holiday with Champagne Tasting in Provence
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Truffle Hunting Culinary Holiday France
Les Pastras takes you behind the scenes of the world's most secretive business. Take a tour of a Provencal truffle plantation, and learn how truffles are cultivated and truffle dogs are trained. Go on a hunt for France's elusive "black gold" with professional hunters who know all the tricks of the trade. The tour takes you through a truffle hunt, truffle hors d'oeuvres, champagne, olive, and truffle oil tasting.
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Highlights
- Champagne tasting
- Engage in a truffle hunt
- Olive oil and truffle oil tasting
- Observe traditional and secretive countryside traditions
- Experience Provence's off-the-beaten-track
- Enjoy truffle hors d'oeuvres
- 1-night accommodation
Accommodation
Accommodation is arranged at a bed-and-breakfast or hotel nearby. Depending on availabilities, it can be at the nearest B&B, La Tuilière en Luberon – Demeure d'hôtes de Charme, or at the hotels nearby such as Hotel Luberon Provence, Hotel Le Mas du Colombier, and in the next town: Hotel Le Moulin, Lourmarin, or Beaumier Hotels and Resorts.
Program
The truffle hunting tour by Les Pastras offers a complete truffle adventure. You'll be regaled with stories of successes and sabotage, and learn to tell the difference between a real Provençal tuber melanosporum and its inferior Chinese counterparts. You'll also learn how to properly clean, store, and cook with truffles. Tours are followed up with a sampling of fresh truffle hors d'oeuvres, Champagne, and a tasting of organic Les Pastras olive and truffle oil.
Tour timing
- 10:00 or 14:30 (Winter)
- 10:000 or 18:00 (Summer)
Seasons
- May to September
- Mid-November to mid-March
Instructors
Johann Pepin
Johann moved to the south of France from Chicago in 2003 to take over the Pepin family vineyard, leaving behind his job for fresh air, starry skies, and organic farming.
Lisa Pepin
Lisa moved to the south of France from Chicago in 2003 to take over the Pepin family vineyard, leaving behind her job for fresh air, starry skies, and organic farming.
Location
The retreat takes place in the hills between Cadenet and Lourmarin, in the Luberon National Park, Provence. Experience Provence off-the-beaten-track with one of France's most traditional and secretive countryside traditions: the truffle hunt!
Food
Les Pastras will serve fresh truffles (winter or summer), toasts, butter, cheese, truffle oil, truffle salt, truffle honey, olive oil, truffle ice cream, and all-you-care-to-drink Champagne.
The following meals are included:
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
Pétanque (Boules)
Spend the afternoon mastering Provence's most popular pastime, the game of pétanque, also known as boules. You'll learn to shoot, score, and even cheat while overlooking one of Provence's most magnificent landscapes. And since no game of pétanque is complete without a drink in hand, the rosé and pastis will be flowing!
The activity can be booked as an extra 35 EUR per person for adults and 25 EUR for children under 16. It has a duration of two hours and it requires a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 12.
First, you will be taught the rules of the game along with a brief history of the sport. Then, you'll learn how to handle the boule, throw, shoot, score, and master the fine art of disputing a point. You'll play a competitive game of pétanque (with a glass of rosé in your hand, of course!).
Your hosts will also have some homemade Pastis for sampling. The winning team will be presented with a commemorative trophy during an apero with Pastis, rosé, and traditional Provencal snacks (anchoiade, tapenade, mushrooms, and others).
What's included
- 1 night accommodation
- Champagne tasting
- Olive oil and truffle oil tasting
- Truffle hors d'oeuvres
- Truffle hunt
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Marseille Provence Airport
36 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
