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Lascaux IV Cave Art Half-Day Tour from Sarlat - Small Group

Cultural Family Sightseeing

04 hours

Shared Tours

1-8 guests

4.9 (47 reviews)

Travel from Sarlat to the world-famous Lascaux IV International Centre for Cave Art. Discover the complete replica of the prehistoric cave, admire Paleolithic paintings, and explore one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

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Why you’ll love this tour

Guided commentary on prehistoric discoveries
Learn about Paleolithic life and artistic techniques
Explore the International Centre for Cave Art
Discover prehistoric cave paintings over 17,000 years old
Visit the world-famous Lascaux IV cave replica

Your day at a glance

Step back into the world of prehistoric art on this half-day small-group tour from Sarlat to Lascaux IV, the International Centre for Cave Art in Montignac. Known as the “Sistine Chapel of Prehistory,” the Lascaux cave contains extraordinary paintings created more than 17,000 years ago by early humans. Because the original cave is closed for conservation, Lascaux IV offers an exact replica, allowing visitors to admire these remarkable artworks in exceptional detail. During your visit, discover striking scenes of horses, bison, and deer painted by Cro-Magnon artists, and learn about the techniques, beliefs, and daily life of prehistoric societies. This immersive Lascaux cave experience offers a fascinating journey into humanity’s earliest artistic expressions.

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Departure from Sarlat

Meet your driver-guide in Sarlat and travel through the scenic countryside of the Dordogne towards Montignac and the Vézère Valley.

Meet your driver-guide in Sarlat and travel through the scenic countryside of the Dordogne towards Montignac and the Vézère Valley.

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Arrival at Lascaux IV

Arrive at Lascaux IV – International Centre for Cave Art, a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric discoveries.

Arrive at Lascaux IV – International Centre for Cave Art, a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric discoveries.

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Guided Visit of the Cave Replica

Enter the full-scale replica of the Lascaux cave and admire its exceptional prehistoric paintings. Discover striking images of horses, bison, deer, and bulls, created by Cro-Magnon artists more than 17,000 years ago.

Enter the full-scale replica of the Lascaux cave and admire its exceptional prehistoric paintings. Discover striking images of horses, bison, deer, and bulls, created by Cro-Magnon artists more than 17,000 years ago.

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Discover Prehistoric Art & Life

Learn about the artistic techniques, beliefs, and daily life of prehistoric societies. After the cave visit, take time to explore the centre’s interactive exhibitions, multimedia displays, and educational galleries.

Learn about the artistic techniques, beliefs, and daily life of prehistoric societies. After the cave visit, take time to explore the centre’s interactive exhibitions, multimedia displays, and educational galleries.

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Stop in Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

Continue to the charming village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, set along the banks of the Vézère River. Enjoy free time to admire its stone houses, peaceful riverside setting, and traditional Périgord character.

Continue to the charming village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, set along the banks of the Vézère River. Enjoy free time to admire its stone houses, peaceful riverside setting, and traditional Périgord character.

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Return to Sarlat

After a memorable afternoon of prehistoric art, cultural discovery, and Dordogne village scenery, relax on the return journey to Sarlat.

After a memorable afternoon of prehistoric art, cultural discovery, and Dordogne village scenery, relax on the return journey to Sarlat.

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Informations

Language spoken

English

Know before you book

Lascaux IV is a replica of the original cave, which is closed for preservation
Minimum number of 2 participants (adults) applies.
Tour is operated in English.
Hotel pick up not available.
This tour is not available in August.

Know before you go

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your departure time at Place Pasteur Bus stop, Sarlat.
You must wear good walking shoes for this tour.
You must bring warm clothes for the visit of the cave.
Visit includes walking through museum spaces
Photography inside the cave replica may be restricted

Included

Transportation in premium air-conditioned minivan
English-speaking driver-guide
Lascaux IV entrance tickets
Small-group experience (max 8 guests)

Excluded

Meals and personal expenses
Hotel pickup and drop-off.
Gratuities for the driver/guide.

Must know

Lascaux IV is a replica of the original cave, which is closed for preservation Minimum number of 2 participants (adults) applies. Tour is operated in English. Hotel pick up not available. This tour is not available in August.

Additional information

This Lascaux IV half-day tour from Sarlat is ideal for travelers fascinated by prehistoric art, archaeology, and early human history. It is especially suited to families, couples, friends, and solo visitors looking for a meaningful cultural experience in the Dordogne. With a guided visit to the full-scale cave replica and engaging interpretation of its extraordinary paintings, the tour is perfect for anyone who wants to understand the origins of artistic expression while enjoying one of southwestern France’s most remarkable heritage sites.Please note that we do not distribute water bottles anymore to limit our environmental impact. We strongly recommend that you bring a reusable bottle.

Voucher information

Mobile voucher accepted Instant confirmation upon booking Present voucher to the driver-guide at departure

Terms and conditions

All our terms & conditions can be found here: https://www.ophorus.com/terms-sales

Cancellation policy

Cancellation deadline: 24 hours

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours and no-shows are non-refundable.

Meeting point

Place Pasteur, 24200 Place Pasteur, Sarlat-la-Canéda View in Google Map

Departure

Pick up in front of Bus Stop at Place Pasteur in Sarlat la Caneda. Guide will have a sign with company logo and tour name. Please be ready 10 minutes before tour departure time. All tours leave on time!

Return

Tour returns to original departure point.

Group information

We can handle any group size (from 8 people) ranging from small groups to large groups of hundreds of people. Transportation options include private vehicles, mini-vans, mini-buses and large buses.
Just get in touch to find out more! Contact us by email: groups@ophorus.com (groups from 8 people)
For groups of 2-8 people please fill out this form: ophorus.com/contact-us/

Reviews

4.9/5 (47 reviews)

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davidmD1317YO
28, Jul 2026 via TripAdvisor

Belle découverte de Lascaux IV à défaut de ne pas pouvoir l’original. Très beau site, une excellente qualité de reproduction. Le guide au top, un passionné. Par contre, j’enlève une étoile parce que pour une personne âgée, à mobilité réduite ou handicapée, il y a peu d’assise à disposition dans les salles où il y avait des projections ; avec des salles aussi vastes dommage de voir un seul banc pouvant accueillir 6 personnes.
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Melissa Key
21, Jul 2026 via Google

We had a private tour of French villages that had prehistoric features all on our way to Lascaux. Ann was very knowledgeable and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour.
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Monica Doin
18, Jul 2026 via Google

Lascaux is an extraordinary place and an unforgettable experience for anyone interested in history, art, and archaeology. The tour was fascinating from beginning to end. Our guide was knowledgeable and professional, and her clear explanations made the visit even more enjoyable. Highly recommended.
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Jenny
19, Jun 2026 via Get Your Guide

The Lascaux complex is extraordinary. Whilst it is not the true cave the complex mixes immersive activity within the replica then a wonderful exhibition hall to take photos. This is more complete and extensive than Lascaux 2 which we visited in 1989
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Diane E
16, Sep 2025 via Ophorus

We thoroughly enjoyed both tours. Both Benoit and Lena were knowledgeable and friendly. We could not have asked for more from either of them. Both tours were outstanding !
We would not hesitate to look to Ophorus first for any future trips to France;
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Christiane F
04, Sep 2025 via Ophorus

Dear Sir and Madam,back in Germany, we would like to say ‚thank you‘ to our great guide Anne. We had a great tour to Lascaux, many informations and a lot of fun, too. We had a remarkable time together.
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland und à bientôt
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Cheryll H
02, Jul 2025 via Viator

The accuracy and atmosphere made us feel like we were in the real cave of Lascaux. Very well done with impressive architecture too. Overall we highly recommend visiting this experience.
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Virginia
30, Jun 2025 via Get Your Guide

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.
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Sandra
24, Jun 2025 via Get Your Guide

Our guide was excellent- he was very informative and flexible. When he found out we had already visited Les Ezyies, he took us to other places of interest.
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Julie S
06, Nov 2024 via Get Your Guide

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
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Clara R
14, Sep 2024 via TripAdvisor

The guide who drove us to Lascaux was great - very knowledgeable and I appreciated that we were able to stop in Les Ezeyes on the way to Lascaux (shame that it was too rainy to explore!). The Lascaux museum itself was incredible.
Appreciate that Ophorus tours have such small groups and professional guides.
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Sally Lovejoy
07, Oct 2023 via Viator

My tour to the Lascaux caves was wonderful. I am so glad it didn’t get
cancelled as seeing the cave paintings were why I came here. Martin, our
guide, was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable about prehistoric man and
took us many places prior to the Lascaux museum to see the land and
understand what was going on here 20,000 years ago. I would not have had
the same experience if I had just taken the museum tour. I was so thankful
2 Australian ladies signed up so I could go.

It was well worth the detour on my trip.
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Shelley Burns
28, Sep 2023 via Google

We took the half day tour to Lascaux and it was well worth the price. The guide was extremely knowledgeable. He shared history of the region and of the caves before we got to Lascaux. We even stopped a few times for him to point out significant sites. Lascaux was fascinating. We had a great English speaking guide. Never felt rushed. Couldn’t be more pleased with the entire experience.
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Leslie Burnham
18, Sep 2023 via Google

We enjoyed the tour very much. Lots of insider information and access from our guide. Recommended!
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Sharon McCulloch
15, Sep 2023 via Google

What a wonderful day we had, our tour guide Anne, was extremely knowledgeable, fun and spoke great English. It was a small tour which was lovely, even though it was extremely hot, we still had a great day - thank you.
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N/A
05, Sep 2023 via Get Your Guide

De has a great time and warmly recommend our guide Martin
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Andy
10, Jul 2023 via Viator

Our guide Anna was excellent, flexible and tailored the day for us. Started at the museum,
then Roffignac, then Lascaux. All wonderful to see and straight in without waiting. Filled the
times between with great options.
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Cruiser
07, Jul 2023 via Viator

We had a great time visiting the caves and museum. Our tour guide Benoit was full of
information, insights, and open questions. It was a delight to be introduced to what this area
has to offer by him.
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Renee Rasha
04, Jul 2023 via Get Your Guide

Hello. Anne was a thoughtful, knowledgeable, delightful tour guide. I am so grateful for the fascinating tour today!
Thank you.
Best wishes,
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Mirgue
30, Jun 2023 via Viator

En voyage scolaire avec des CE2 et CM1 enfants comme adultes avons apprécié cette
visite. Un super guide les jeunes ont tous été captivés. Merci pour cette visite
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David Bray
07, Jun 2023 via Google

Maarten was great, very knowledgeable and helpful. Lascaux is worth the trip
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N/A
12, Apr 2023 via Get Your Guide

My husband and I greatly enjoyed our tour! There was so much to learn and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. Well worth the money!!
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Arunabha Mahajan
31, Oct 2022 via Google

It's wonderful trip. May be the trip duration could be little bit more longer than 4 hours to get inside the castle.Our guide Martin is very nice and articulate all the historical details beautifully.
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N/A
20, Oct 2022 via Get Your Guide

Fantastic experience made possible by an outstanding local guide who clearly enjoys sharing his pre-history knowledge with English speaking visitors.
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N/A
20, Oct 2022 via Get Your Guide

Benoit was an excellent and very personable guide!
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Eileen M
08, Oct 2022 via Viator

The visit to Rouffignac and spending time in the excellent museum at Les Eyzies. I also
appreciated the well-informed orientations by our guide Benoit.
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N/A
23, Sep 2022 via Viator

Martin was an excellent knowledgeable, friendly, informative and helpful guide with a great sense of humor. We covered a lot of ground including the promised three sites but also a number of stops at minor sites for a quick explanation and photo opportunity. We had a wonderful time with the prehistory museum, Rouffingnac cave and Lascaux that were part of the main program of course. But really Martin, our most knowledgeable guide was very helpful.
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Brist Traveler
09, Sep 2022 via Ophorus

We really appreciated Martin’s extensive, encyclopaedic knowledge about everything historical and wonderful witty asides to lighten things up. We thoroughly enjoyed his introduction to the Historical Museum which placed so many later features into context. During the Rouffignac train ride Martin worked hard to give us an excellent running interpretation of the French guide’s commentary into English for us. His time management of the day’s events was excellent and his off-the-cuff stops at other features of interest was a delight.
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Nonas
04, Sep 2022 via Viator

Great communication with the tour company. Our tour guide was friendly, organized, and
very knowledgeable - and fluent in English. Highly recommend the all day tour in order to
get an understanding of the area.
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N/A
03, Sep 2022 via Get Your Guide

Driver Benoit was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and informative. Lascaux IV was well presented. The replica cave and guide were very good. The workshop exhibits gave a greater understanding of how the art was created.
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Gigi H.
21, Jul 2022 via Google

Our half day English tour including Lascaux IV was fabulous. Our tour guide Maarten was very enthusiastic and knowledgable about the area’s cro-magnon and Neanderthal prehistory. We stopped at several very interesting shelter sites on our way to Lascaux IV. I highly recommend this tour.
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Jennifer
28, Jun 2022 via Viator

Our guide, Martin, was prompt, professional, and knowledgeable. The small size of the group was ideal, and the van very comfortable. Martin's explanations made the Museum of Prehistory so memorable, pointing out many exquisite tools out of huge displays, and really walking us through the different Homo species and timelines. The Grotte du Rouffignac was amazing. Huge, with cave art so pristine it looks like it was done recently. Having an English-speaking guide was essential as the tours are only in French. This cave was the highlight of the trip! During the drive to Lascaux IV, the description of the medieval village of Madeleine really made it come alive. It's hard to envision a multistory village of 1500 without his providing context. Finally, Lascaux IV was a technological marvel and had beautiful cave art, but so so crowded. Not the tour's fault, as it's timed entry from the museum, but a real contrast to the experience at the Grotte du Rouffignac.
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Roving
10, Jun 2022 via Viator

Tour is excellent. The history as well as viewing the replications of the caves and artwork is
breathtaking. Please follow guides advice take no pictures until the end which has many
opportunities.
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Eloise P
07, Jun 2022 via Viator

Dordogne Day Tour : Prehistory and The Art of the Caves from Sarlat
The guide (Benoit) was fabulous!! We’ll versed in human prehistory and the understanding
of the process and willing to share his knowledge so we could learn.
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Keith R
06, Jun 2022 via Viator

First and most important…Benoit (spelling?) was fantastic! He is full of information, willing to chat about things, has a good sense of humor and willing to share his ideas! The four of us in the van enjoyed being with him and always getting an answer plus for our curiosity. The museum is a huge WOW with relics from ancient history and Benoit could describe them completely for us. Lascaux 2 (?) was a phenomenal ride through.
The only down side was the tour through Lascaux 4. Great cave reproduction with a
Tour guide who gave us lots of info. Unfortunately our group-as all- were too big and the showing of the cave walls was difficult to see plus hearing our tour guide was poor
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N/A
02, Jun 2022 via Get Your Guide

Maarten was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and very nice to spend time with.
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Judy M
19, May 2022 via Viator

This was a wonderful tour. Our guide, Maartin, was so knowledgeable and yet ready with a joke as well. We stopped at the troglodyte village at St Christophe, the prehistory museum in Les Eyzies, the cave at Rouffignac, and finally Lascaux IV. Maartin explained the history of St Christophe and led us through the museum, pointing out important artifacts along the way. Rouffignac requires a tram ride to see the cave paintings. Our ride was accompanied by a French guide, so Maartin translated for us. At Lascaux, we were handed off to a Lascaux guide who did a great job taking us through the cave.
This tour is a must when you visit the Dordogne area in France. It is pricey, but worth every penny.
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Russell
14, May 2022 via Viator

Maartin was magnificent. He was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The trip was
excellent. We learned a lot and had fun. All our questions were answered
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Kelly M
14, May 2022 via Viator

Our guide Martin was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and interesting. Lots of little
known facts and anecdotes. Definitely a must do!
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Karen
10, May 2022 via Viator

Martins knowledge of prehistory is extensive, I learned so much. Also manages time very
well which was important given the museum’s schedule.
And he had very good lunch suggestions. A wonderful day!
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Bruce Durrant
08, May 2022 via Google

Maarten is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about prehistory. It was a treat to have him as our guide.
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SuzanneK
15, Sep 2021 via Viator

Martin was fabulous. We got a great inside commentary of early man. What a treat. He listened to and answered our questions. The two stops before the cave visit were interesting. Great tour through Viator ... as always.
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Journey
04, Sep 2021 via Viator

The guide Martin was excellent, knowledgeable, entertaining, friendly and very helpful. I had traveled out of my way just for this tour and was happily pleased. Sarlat was a very interesting town to visit also. The caves and paintings were wonderful but I think I enjoyed Martins tour of the Museum best of all.
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Bkingsha
15, Oct 2019 via Viator

It truly does amaze you. 20,000 year old cave paintings hidden for centuries are amazing! The level if artistry that prehistoric humans had us very advanced. The sheer volume of paintings is also very impressive. Of course this is a reproduction but very accurate. If we all visited the original cave, we would destroy the art just by breathing. Do not miss this!
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Bkingsha
03, Oct 2019 via Viator

Don't miss this historical site

It truly does amaze you. 20,000 year old cave paintings hidden for centuries are amazing! The level if artistry that prehistoric humans had us very advanced. The sheer volume of paintings is also very impressive. Of course this is a reproduction but very accurate. If we all visited the original cave, we would destroy the art just by breathing. Do not miss this!
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ATaylor
27, Sep 2019 via Ophorus

Florence was excellent. The day was very exciting. She showed and told us unusual places and stories.
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by Ronald (United Kingdom)
02, Jun 2019 via Get Your Guide

The professionalism and friendliness of both our driver-guide, Emilien, and guide, Kati, made our Lascaux IV visit a pleasure, despite the crowd-managing and entirely artificial nature of the experience.

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Discover Prehistoric Art & Life

Stop in Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

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