Join Goût et Voyage Provence Tours for Tastes Cuisine and Culture

Martine Bertin-Peterson founded the travel company Goût et Voyage. She focuses on small-group tours featuring culture and gourmet delights in Provence and Tuscany. These food and wine excursions in Provence feel like travelling with your best friends, as no Goût et Voyage tour exceeds six (6) guests.

Provence for Food Lovers

The annual Goût et Voyage trips in Provence typically run in late May and early June, when the weather is pleasant and the crowds haven’t arrived for their summer holidays. While the lavender may not be flowering, you’ll likely see fields of red poppies. Martine’s culinary and wine focus means her tours include cooking classes, wine tastings, and visits to Provence’s famous markets.

Goût et Voyage itineraries strike the right balance of sightseeing and relaxation. The itineraries include Provence’s highlights while allowing flexibility for spontaneous exploration. Martine adjusts her small-group tours slightly each year to ensure clients enjoy Provence in the right doses. You will visit beautiful cities such as Aix-en-Provence, shop at market stalls with a chef, chop and sauté in a cooking class, eat at gourmet restaurants, sample local wine, and stay in lovely accommodations.

“You will have an unforgettable trip. From tourism (“voyage”) to fine cuisine (goût), Martine offers a quality, unforgettable travel experience. She bends over backwards to meet the needs of everyone in her group.”

Martine says Goût et Voyage has no “typical” client profile. The folks who sign up are roughly between 35-70 years old and share the common thread that they are “Explorers at heart and who have a curious, open mind and an adventurous palate.”

“The trip was well curated. Personalized. Led by a deeply knowledgeable and professional organizer. The perfect sized group.”

Experienced Guide

Born in France, Martine is an American Francophile who speaks five (5) languages, French first. With an MBA in Finance and an MA in French Literature, Martine worked in marketing and finance with Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, Dow Jones and Accenture. Martine teaches at the School of Business of The College of New Jersey. When she is not teaching, she is dreaming of culinary travel.

Martine has travelled to over 50 countries and has led group tours for over 30 years. With that much travel, she has experienced plenty of cancelled trains, lost luggage and flight changes. Martine tells me she discovered her first grey hair in Provence while leading a group of twenty 16-18-year-olds during their six-week stay in the region. Now, her tours are limited to small groups (maximum of six) focusing on local food and culture.

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Provence Tour Highlights

Arrive in Provence with a transfer from the Avignon TGV train station to a high-end boutique property in a charming Provencal town. The next day, after a leisurely breakfast, the group will visit L’Isle-sur-Sorgue, a city known for its water wheels, Sunday morning market, and many antique dealers. Day 3 is not to be missed as it includes the perched villages of the Luberon, including spectacular Gordes and Roussillon, with its ochre cliffs. While every day on a Goût et Voyage tour is great, a day in Aix-en-Provence, visiting the market followed by a cooking class, is a definite highlight. The next few days fly by with visits to St. Remy de Provence, Avignon, the vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the Southern Rhône Valley.

Here is what one recent guest had to say about their Goût et Voyage trip:

“You will absolutely love any trip that you book with Goût et Voyage. Martine organizes small and cohesive groups. There is attention to every single detail. Once you begin your tour with Goût et Voyage, you will not need to be concerned about anything. Yours will be a trip of a lifetime, for sure.”

Taste of Provence:

June 2-9, 2027 (Booking Now) 

What is included?

8 days/ 7 nights, fully escorted, all-inclusive from Avignon, multilingual guide
Pick-up and transfer to and from Avignon TGV station
Accommodations at a 4-star boutique hotel
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
Travel in private, air-conditioned vehicles throughout your trip
Cooking classes, winery tours, tastings as per itinerary
Entrance fees (museums, historic sites, et al.) as per itinerary
NO single supplements or hidden fees!
Tips and taxes

Does a Goût et Voyage trip tempt you? Please click here for additional details on these “Taste of Provence” tours.

Space is strictly limited to six (6) guests per trip.

Image credits: All photos provided by and published with the permission of Goût et Voyage

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott

With her camera and laptop close at hand, Carolyne has traded in her business suits for the world of freelance writing and blogging. Her first airplane ride at six months of age was her introduction to the exciting world of travel.

While in Provence, Carolyne can be found hiking with friends, riding the hills around the Alpilles or tackling Mont Ventoux. Her attachment to the region resonates in Perfectly Provence this digital magazine that she launched in 2014. This website is an opportunity to explore the best of the Mediterranean lifestyle (food & wine, places to stay, expat stories, books on the region, travel tips, real estate tips and more), through our contributors' articles.

Carolyne writes a food and travel blog Ginger and Nutmeg. Carolyne’s freelance articles can be found in Global Living Magazine, Avenue Magazine and City Palate (Published Travel Articles).