We have selected our top 10 experiences in the Vaucluse to add to your programmes. Each of these providers have a number of other products to offer, but we had the tough job of narrowing it down to one experience per provider!
1 – From lavender to essential oils
Harvest lavender with a sickle, learn all about its culture in Provence, distil it in the alembic and leave with your bottle of organic lavender essential oil
At set dates during the season (from Monday to Thursday from 2.30 pm to 5 pm) or by booking on Fridays or mornings from Monday to Thursday
Rate: €12/pers. for collective classes at set dates, €180/group of 1 to 12 people by booking
Duration: 2:30
Languages: French/ English
During the lavender season: from 1st July to 19 August
Where: In Aroma Plantes, at Sault
(c) Aroma Plantes 
(c) Provence Rêverie 
2 – Skincare workshop
Learn how to make your own organic skincare with Julie, a qualified biologist, who comes to the villa you’ve rented or your guesthouse. You can even do a lip balm workshop as a family with your children!
Rate:
From €10/pers. for a lip balm duo package (children/parent)
€25/pers. for a face cream
From 2 persons
Duration: 1:30
All year round, weekends or evenings
Where: at the location of your choice
3 – The Luberon on an electric scooter
Go for a ride on an electric scooter in the Luberon and finish enjoying a glass (with or without alcohol!) on a wine estate
Rate: €42/pers. – €39/pers. for less than 18-year olds
From 2 people until 9 (for large groups, please enquire)
Languages: French/ English/ Japanese
Duration: 1h30
All year round
Where: Domaine la Tuilière at Lioux (several other options possible)
4 – Pick wild plants
Learn how to recognise wild flowers and cook with them, then share a tasty meal inspired by nature in the Ventoux
Rate: €55/pers.
From 5 to 10 people
Languages: French/ English
Duration: 3h
From April to November, at set dates, on Thursdays at 4pm and Saturdays 10am, and upon request for groups
Where: at Brantes, north Ventoux
5 – In a Vintage car
Hire an electric Citroën Mehari and explore the small routes of Vaucluse following routes suggested by Yes Provence with a roadbook made just for you!
Rate: €265/half-day (€245/non electrical, tradional Méhari )
From 1 to 4 people
Where: from Isle sur la Sorgue
(c) Agence la Belle Vie 
(c) Agence la Belle Vie
6 – Outing in a Dyane and sunset aperitif
Set out in a Citroën Dyane with your guide Corine, for a “Aperitif perché” in a secret place where you can watch the sun setting while chatting and tasting a selection of local products.
Rate: €65/pers. (including transport, guidance and aperitif-cum-dinner)
From 2 to 3 people
Languages: French/ English
Duration: 3 hours
From April to October
Where: departure from Vaison-la-Romaine between 5 and 7 p.m. depending on the season
7 – Cook at the market
Take part in a cooking class in the Halles d’Avignon indoor market after having filled your baskets with what inspires your chef, and finish with lunch in the heart of the market
Rate: €85/pers. – €95/pers at weekends
Languages: French/ English
Duration: 3 hours
All year round, except Mondays
Where: Cuisine Centr’halles, at the Halles, in Avignon
8 – Almond trees to nougat
Visit fields of almond trees (which flower for a short week in March) with an artisan nougat maker and finish with a nougat tasting.
Rate: €12/pers from 7 to 15 people (less than 7 people: package €80)
Languages: French/ English
Duration: 2 hours
All year round, reservation no later than 2 weeks in advance and subject to availability of the farmer – blossom visit in March (check prior to reservation)
Where: from the Silvain Nougats shop, at St Didier (south Ventoux)
(c) Philippe Giraud 
(c) Philippe Giraud 
(c) Valerie Gillet
9 – In a VW Kombi in the vineyards
Set out with a winemaker for a ride in a VW Kombi with seventies decor to explore the Gigondas vineyard and finish with a bucolic picnic, wine tasting of wines from the Domaine de la Tourade and a 70s’ music ambience until nightfall
All year round except during the harvest in September, by reservation.
Duration: 1h30
Rate: €60/pers.
Languages: French/ English
Where: From the Domaine de la Tourade, at Gigondas
10 – From olive tree to olive oil
Visit a Luberon olive grove, with guaranteed panoramic views, then come back to the mill to understand all about the methods of extracting olive oil and follow an introduction to tasting different kinds of olive oil (green fruity, ripe fruity, mature olives)
Rate: from €7/pers. (group from 20 persons) to €21/pers. (4 pers.)
From 4 to 20 people (and more, by dividing the group)
Duration: 1h15
Where: at Bastide du Laval olive oil mill, near Lourmarin (south Luberon)
