Extraordinary Culinary Voyage in Gascony
Ariane DAGUIN
&
Extraordinary Culinary Voyage in Gascony
8 days, 7 nights
17–24 September 2026
Led by ARIANE DAGUIN
a passionate Gascon native
& Véronique Banzet, founder and CEO of VeronicTravel, passionate Voyage Designer
Savor the gastronomic and oenological delights of Gascony on this food-and-wine focus journey. You spend time on the important stuff — having fun, relaxing, and enjoying vacation, while discovering a culture and thousand-year traditions through the eyes of the most passionate Gascon native, Ariane Daguin. Tour includes cultural discovery, gourmet food experiences, hands on culinary classes, private artisan visits, winery tours, VIP wine and Armagnac tastings, visits to specialty workshops and historic villages …
Unique culinary voyage to Ariane’s authentic region of
Southwest France
Armagnac, Gascon Wines & Foie Gras
Very limited. Reserve now!
For information and confirmation, contact Véronique / VeronicTravel
email: vero@veronictravel.com
What a beautiful region the Gers is with its hills, its valleys, its vineyards as far as the eye can see and its medieval villages. Not to mention the gastronomy which is to die for with gourmet specialties and above all, an unmissable production of duck and foie gras! Say no more, we’ll take you without further ado to the most beautiful markets in the Gers to meet these passionate producers.
Day 1 – Thursday 17th September- Morning Arrival & Welcome at Toulouse airport
Toulouse la ville rose.
Situated in the heart of south-west France, Toulouse is very aptly known as the “Pink City”, thanks to the beautiful color of all the brick houses which gives the city its unique charm.
Lunch in Toulouse at le J’Go.
Arrival in Auch, at the Hotel de France.
Welcome Dinner
Day 2 – Friday 18th September – The Vineyards
Every Monday morning, one of the best open-air markets in France takes place here in Samatan, including live poultry sales. It is also one of the largest and most authentic foie gras markets in the south-west. This town has forged an excellent reputation which extends far beyond the borders of France.
We each choose our own duck with foie gras. Then we will each butcher and prepare pate, confit, duck breast & foie gras in cans, to bring home.
Lunch & dinner in Samatan.
Day 3 – Saturday 19th September – Agroforestry – Heritage cattle and pig’s ranch
black pig’s ranch, black garlic, cows farm
Visit typical farms, black Bigorre pig, and Blonde
First stop to discover what black garlic is all about.
Then, Visit typical farms, black Bigorre pig, and Blonde d’Aquitaine cows and calves, where animal husbandry is all about sustainability and respect of the traditions.
Dinner at the farm Dinner after a ham tasting.
Day 4 – Sunday 20th September – Armagnac day
Wine Cellar tour & Lunch
Domaine Laplace Madiran learn about Madiran wine at the Laplace winery &
Lunch.
End the day in Marciac, a village that is now the jazz capital of France thanks to Wynton Marsalis.
Day 5 – Monday 21st September – Samatan – market Market day & duck workshop
Meet the farmer & owner of the farm Ranch tour & bull fighting demo.
Lunch at the bull’s ranch.
Gastronomic Dinner Auberge Ste Marie.
Day 6 – Tuesday 22nd September – Lupiac.Cook like a Gascon in d’Artagnan Castle
The oldest brandy in the world
Crossing the beautiful landscape of Gers, on to the Roman villa of Seviac, with its beautiful mosaics.
Visit Larressingle, the “little Carcassonne of the Gers”, classified as the most beautiful village of France and a first Armagnac tasting.
Lunch.
We will then visit one of the best Armagnac cellars and learn all the secrets of this 700 years old brandy, and each assemble our own cuvée.
Dinner in the charming ferme auberge of Preneron.
And a last drink of Armagnac under the Halle’s of Jegun.
Day 7 – Wednesday 23th September- Lunch in a medieval village & farewell dinner in Auch
Follow the Roman road through medieval villages.
Breakfast at Lupiac, birth place of D’Artagnan. Visit of the museum.
Market day in Lupiac, village of Dartagnan, perusing through all the stalls of the small producers, we choose the ingredients that we will cook altogether for our lunch.
Farewell Dinner & stay at the Hotel de France Auch.
Day 8 – Thursday 24 September – morning departure from Auch
Dates: September 17 to 24, 2026
8 days, 7 nights
€5.690.00/per person sharing a double room.
€6.290.00/single room
Including:
Hotel de France, Auch
breakfasts, transfers, meals & tours mentioned in the itinerary.
Not including:
The international & domestic flights or train & personal expenses
Insurance – cancellation or medical coverage
The price is in Euros
Payments by credit card will be charged in Euros depending on the exchange rate €/$
Visa & master card – free of charge – AE + 3% bank fee
Reservation & Deposit €2,000/pp at the confirmation
Balance due date on June 10th, 2026
Contact Véronique: vero@veronictravel.com for the confirmation & any questions
Terms and Conditions for cancellation of Individual Participants
The terms below are applicable for individual participants on the tour as a whole and are important for program organizers to know.
Cancellations, Penalties and Fees
All changes and cancellations must be provided in writing. The following penalties apply with the number of days prior to departure:
$850 penalty for cancellation between June 25th and July 16th, 2026
50% of the total trip cost is non refundable for cancellation between July 16th and 31st, 2026
100% of the total trip cost is nonrefundable for cancellation after July 31st or in case of no-show
We highly recommended that you purchase a trip insurance to cover these penalties in case of cancellation & to be covered for medical reason.
The participant is still responsible to pay the amounts indicated but would then be reimbursed by the insurance company. Please note that for most policies, the reason of cancellation must be on the list of “covered reasons” for 100% reimbursement. We can propose, quote and confirm the insurance upon your request.
All participants must have a valid passport up to 6 months after the return date.
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