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Dordogne Palaeolithic Art Tour: Museum and Caves
Explore Dordogne’s prehistoric art: visit the National Prehistory Museum, Lascaux IV cave, and Rouffignac cave with expert guides.
Explore Dordogne’s prehistoric art: visit the National Prehistory Museum, Lascaux IV cave, and Rouffignac cave with expert guides.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Musée National de Préhistoire - Discover the ancient history of humanity with a guided tour through extensive exhibits focused on early humans and Paleolithic art, offering valuable insights before exploring the region’s renowned cave sites.
- La Roque Saint-Christophe - Be amazed by this impressive troglodytic site: a towering limestone cliff…
- Musée National de Préhistoire - Discover the ancient history of humanity with a guided tour through extensive exhibits focused on early humans and Paleolithic art, offering valuable insights before exploring the region’s renowned cave sites.
- La Roque Saint-Christophe - Be amazed by this impressive troglodytic site: a towering limestone cliff that has been inhabited since Paleolithic times, featuring guided explanations about prehistoric shelters and ancient engineering adapted to the cliffs.
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Montignac-Lascaux - Lunch Break:
Savor a leisurely lunch at a local restaurant, with suggestions from your guide or the option to choose your own dining spot (meal not included). - Lascaux IV - Visit Lascaux IV, a completely new replica that retraces the discovery of the famous decorated cave.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- English speaking qualified driver guide
- Live commentary on board
- Entrance fees to Prehistory Museum, Lascaux IV and La Roque Saint-Christophe
- Professional guide
- English speaking qualified driver guide
- Live commentary on board
- Entrance fees to Prehistory Museum, Lascaux IV and La Roque Saint-Christophe
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Pick up and drop off at the hotel
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Pick up and drop off at the hotel
Additional Information
Join a small group on a scheduled tour to explore the most important sites associated with the Paleolithic art of the Dordogne.
The tour includes a visit to the National Prehistory Museum, which boasts the world’s largest collection of Paleolithic artifacts. Next, explore Lascaux IV cave, an exact replica of the original Lascaux, where you can marvel at…
Join a small group on a scheduled tour to explore the most important sites associated with the Paleolithic art of the Dordogne.
The tour includes a visit to the National Prehistory Museum, which boasts the world’s largest collection of Paleolithic artifacts. Next, explore Lascaux IV cave, an exact replica of the original Lascaux, where you can marvel at the paintings found in the original cave. Finally, visit the impressive troglodytic site of La Roque Saint-Christophe, a towering limestone cliff inhabited since Paleolithic times, with guided insights into prehistoric shelters and ancient engineering adapted to the cliffs.
After experiencing these iconic sites, return to Sarlat with unforgettable memories of an extraordinary journey into prehistory.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children under 4 years old are not allowed on the tour
- It is cold in the caves (13°C / 56°F), warm clothing is strongly recommended
- Please note that the infant seats are available upon request, please inform us at the moment of the booking (number and age of the children)
- Pets are not allowed on the tour
- English tours of the Caves of Lascaux IV are very limited in number, most of the visits are in French. Your guide will explain the cave before and after the tour as simultaneous translation in the cave is strictly forbidden
- Important information : please note that this visit includes climbing stairs and is therefore not indicated for guests with mobility issues
- Please note : the order of visits may vary according to reserved time slots at Lascaux IV
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Robert_c
Sep 30, 2025
Our guide Anne was... - Our guide Anne was exemplary. She was friendly, professional and very knowledgable. She gave us many recommendations on restaurants, gourmet shops and tips on where to go in Sarlat.
The National Museum of Prehistory at Les Eyzies has many interesting artifacts, Anne gave us a great tour of the museum.
The Lascaux lV museum complex was simply amazing.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and would highly recommend it.
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Departure50002038851
Sep 13, 2025
A fascinating day. - What great trip! Our guide Lena was outstanding in every way, knowledgeable, personable, and great at keeping the trip interesting and moving along. Every stop was fascinating and thought provoking.
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Susanwn3890nx
Sep 6, 2025
Absolutely amazing to see the genuine prehistoric cave art at Rouffignac and Lascaux was very interesting and well done - Excellent trip - well rounded and planned. Guide was very good and happy to answer all the questions being thrown at him. Seeing the prehistoric cave art at Rouffignac is something that will stay with me a long time.
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Céline
Aug 16, 2025
Must-see - Must-see tour to learn about the lives of the men of 20,000 years ago and the incredible artists who painted these masterpieces. Hugo our super guide, knew how to communicate his knowledge and passion with humor and many anecdotes. An unforgettable visit, thank you
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Chattcats
Jul 1, 2025
A must see for cave art lovers and anyone interested in the history of mankind. - There were five people in our group, and Benoit was an excellent guide. There were even times when someone wanted to stop and visit a site that was not necessarily on our itinerary. Always keeping in mind the time schedule, Benoit accommodated several of these stops. Benoit knows a lot about the history of the area as well as all of the many sites that one could visit given enough time in Dordogne. He is very knowledgeable about prehistory in this area and was able to answer the many questions we threw at him. Benoit has a good sense of humor and also understands how much information you can take in in one short day. This was one of the highlights of our trip so far.
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Eileen
Jun 15, 2025
Excellent tour and tour guide - Anne is a terrific tour guide - knowledgeable, charming, with a good sense of humor. We highly recommend Anne and this tour.
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David
Jun 13, 2025
A once in a lifetime trip to an amazing place. - Excellent guide, Ann, was informative, considerate and amusing. Everything went smoothly. The sequence of visits starting with the museum of prehistory followed by the Rouffinac cave and then lunch was well thought out. It led into our final visit to Lascaux perfectly. The opportunity to see these incredible paintings is a fantastic privilege and this tour ensured we had the best experience possible.
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Petervq6884ba
Oct 6, 2025
A good visit but .... - Enjoyed Lascaux IV. The tour of the museum was informative. Our tour of an actual cave was cancelled, sadly. Had we known that would happen, we'd might have preferred seeing Lascaux II. La Roque Saint-Christophe was the substitute, and was interesting. But it was disappointing to lose the actual cave experience.
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Irisvy9604bd
Sep 10, 2025
Not like a real cave - We were very disappointed to hear that we did not enter the real cave. The cave is faked and you will notice that along the way when you go through a kind of container from one "cave" to another.
The guide was very friendly and spoke his languages well. We were a bit disappointed that it was counterfeit.
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378hectora
Jul 4, 2025
Deep disappointment; Disney would have done much better, and you know it's fantasy. This is neither fantasy nor reality. - I had high expectations. I knew it was a replica. It has an incomprehensible entrance, inside it's a Disney system to get in; then inside there are good replicas, I think, and that half hour ends in a shopping mall. I'm more than sure Disney would have made it much more atmospheric and exciting. I've visited other real ones elsewhere, and there's ZERO excitement. Knowing that they were not there, nor did they paint that, seeing something that YouTube or books show was a deep disappointment. I recommend checking which cave you go to, since there are real ones.
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