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From Sarlat-la-Canéda: Lascaux IV and Cave Art Full-Day Tour

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From Sarlat-la-Canéda: Lascaux IV and Cave Art Full-Day Tour
Top rated
4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9
113 reviews

Explore the cave paintings of the Dordogne region on a full-day tour of the Lascaux Caves. Travel back 15,000 years to the discovery of the first skeletons of the Cro Magnons at Les Eyzies de Tayac.

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Duration 9 hours
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Limited to 8 participants

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5
5 out of 5 stars
V
Virginia – United States

Seeing the prehistoric art was awe inspiring and thought provoking. Our guide, Ann, was knowledgable and entertaining. She made the day fun! The guides in the 2 caves were excellent. The museum at Les Eyzies is impressive and quite well done. We enjoyed the lunch break which gave us the opportunity to visit with our fellow travelers and a quick walk. The art is the star of this tour but the building at Lascaux IV is also interesting. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.

5
5 out of 5 stars
T
Trish – United Kingdom

Excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and well organised. Took away all the strain,

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Itinerary

  • Starting location:

    La Maison Secrète

  • Van

    (30 minutes)

  • Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

    Guided tour (1.5 hours)

  • Rouffignac Cave

    Guided tour (2 hours)

  • Montignac

    Free time (2.5 hours)

  • Lascaux IV

    Guided tour (2 hours)

  • Van

    (30 minutes)

  • Arrive back at:

    La Maison Secrète

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

  • Discover Paleolithic cave art at Lascaux IV and Rouffignac
  • Visit the National Prehistory Museum at Les Eyzies
  • See original cave art at Rouffignac Cave
  • Get skip the line access to the unique Lascaux IV Cave complex
  • Enjoy the services of an English speaking guide and learn about the area

Full description

Dordogne is the world capital of prehistory. Here, Cro Magnon, the first early modern humans, settled and left some of the most fascinating artwork inside caves created by thousands of years of erosion. This 9-hour tour will take you to the most famous caves at Lascaux, and to admire the drawings and etchings of Rouffignac Cave.

The tour begins at Les Eyzies de Tayac, where the first 5 skeletons of the Cro-Magnons were discovered in 1868. You will take a guided tour of the National Prehistory Museum, which opened in 2004, and possesses the largest collection of prehistoric artifacts in the world.

Continue to Montignac, where you will visit the famous Lascaux IV Cave. A perfect reproduction of the original cave and its cave art, Lascaux IV opened in 2016 as a triumph of technology, unique in the world.

Rigorous scientific and artistic methods were used to recreate the incomparable atmosphere of the original cave. A reinforced concrete shell was created using shipbuilding techniques, and the relief of the cave was reconstituted down to the tiniest detail. The polychromatic paintings were executed just as the originals were 17, 000 years ago, using natural pigments.

End your tour at Rouffignac Cave, to see original etchings and drawings. The Renaissance poet and author François de Belleforest mentioned the Rouffignac Cave as long ago as 1575 in his “Cosmographie Universelle.”

The cave paintings proved a popular tourist attraction back in the 19th-Century. Famous archaeologists, such as Henry Breuil, André Glory, and Martel, had visited the cave in the early 20th-Century, but it was only in 1956 that 2 historians from the Pyrenees confirmed the cave art as from the Upper Paleolithic period.

Rouffignac Cave, which had once served as a shelter for Resistance fighters in World War 2, was officially opened to the public in 1959, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Includes

  • English-speaking driver guide
  • Visit to Les Eyzies de Tayac and the National Prehistory Museum
  • Visit to Lascaux IV
  • Rouffignac Cave tour
  • Meals
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fees to monuments, museums, and attractions other than those mentioned in the program

Not suitable for

  • Wheelchair users

Meeting point

Place Pasteur bus stop in Sarlat-la-Canéda.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • 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
  • Please note that it is not possible to bring children under 4 years old on this tour
  • Please specify the age of the child when booking so we can provide an appropriate car seat if needed
  • Warm jackets are highly recommended – 14°C (57F) inside the caves
  • This activity operates rain or shine
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • The order of visits may be modified depending on Lascaux IV's schedule
  • Departure time in July : 8.30am instead of 9am
  • This activity is not available in August
  • Tour requires minimum 2 passengers (adults) to operate

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4.9 /5
4.9 out of 5 stars

based on 113 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5

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Virginia – United StatesJune 29, 2025 – Verified booking
Seeing the prehistoric art was awe inspiring and thought provoking. Our guide, Ann, was knowledgable and entertaining. She made the day fun! The guides in the 2 caves were excellent. The museum at Les Eyzies is impressive and quite well done. We enjoyed the lunch break which gave us the opportunity to visit with our fellow travelers and a quick walk. The art is the star of this tour but the building at Lascaux IV is also interesting. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.
5
5 out of 5 stars
T
Trish – United KingdomMay 13, 2025 – Verified booking
Excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and well organised. Took away all the strain,
5
5 out of 5 stars
J
Julie – United StatesNovember 6, 2024 – Verified booking
It was wonderful. Benoit was deeply knowledgeable about the region and the pre-history. He was also very enjoyable to spend a day with. The Prehistory Museum, together with the Rouffignac cave and Lascaux IV replica, were amazing and awe-inspiring. The Ophorus Tour was a fun, easy and very informative way to see these stellar sites

Product ID: 3331

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