Lyon Trek

What?

Join us for a food-lover's adventure for 3 days (2 nights) in France’s gastronomic capital, Lyon, which also holds the title of Gastronomic Capital of World since 1935!

Please note that this is not a vegetarian friendly trek. Many of our dining locations unfortunately do not provide up to par vegetarian options.

 

When?

The trek will officially start with dinner at 7pm (local time) in central Lyon on Friday 14^th April and will officially finish at 4pm (local time) in Lyon on Sunday 16^th April, following lunch in central Lyon. Recommended flights that will allow you attend all of the activities covered by the trek are provided further below, and we will be scoping interest for a group lunch on Friday 14^th April for those with flights arriving in the morning.

 

How and how much?

Tickets will go on sale at 1200pm Friday 24^th February, and are priced at £395. Full details are below of what is and what isn’t included.

Tickets to upgrade Saturday dinner to a truly memorable meal at the renowned Restaurant Paul Bocuse (Michelin 2*) will be released to trek attendees at a later date. Due to space constraints, this will be limited to 10 attendees.

 

What are we doing? (more details to follow)

Friday 14^th Apr

• Arrive at Lyon Centre
• Hotel check-in
• Welcome dinner at M Restaurant (modern market-driven cuisine, Michelin Bib Gourmand award holder)

Saturday 15^th Apr

• Free time in morning or optional Lyon walking tour
• Lunch at Le Bouchon des Filles (elevated bouchon Lyonnais cuisine)
• Wine tasting in the afternoon in Beaujolais
• Dinner at Daniel et Denise (traditional bouchon Lyonnais cuisine, with a highly celebrated chef), or Paul Bocuse (classic French cuisine, a gastronomic institution, 2 Michelin Stars)

Sunday 16^th Apr

• Free time in morning or optional Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse market visit
• Farewell Lunch at Le Café des Fédérations (traditional bouchon Lyonnais cuisine)
• Hotel check-out

 

What’s included?

• 4-star hotel accommodation in the centre of Lyon, in double rooms
• Breakfast, Saturday and Sunday
• Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch, all at carefully selected restaurants
• Wine tasting afternoon in Beaujolais
• Transport to/from the wine tasting

 

What’s not included?

• Flights to/from Lyon airport and transport within Lyon
• Drinks and alcoholic beverages, less the scheduled wine tasting on Saturday afternoon
• Travel insurance and visas

 

Recommended flights?

The following flights are recommended if you want to ensure that you can attend all dining experiences. Distance from Lyon airport to the city centre ∼30km

 

Outbound – Friday 14^th April

EasyJet (EJU8429), LGW to LYS, 0810-1050

British Airways (BA0360), LHR to LYS, 0905-1140

EasyJet (EZY2431), LTN to LYS, 1355-1640

 

Return – Sunday 16^th April

British Airways (BA0363), LYS to LHR, 1825-1905

EasyJet (EZY2431), LYS to LGW, 1840-1915

 

Visa?

You can enter the country with a Schengen visa

 

Waiting List?

Yes! Please do join the waiting list if you are interested but tickets have sold out

 

Questions?

If you have any questions, please reach out to the ExCo on our event’s WhatsApp Group, or email the Event Coordinator (Estefanía Vite) or any of the Treks Team members (Parth Jhaveri, Greena Ng, Will Coulson):

• Trek WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LgVvW2vgq6a6KVloPUyBPe
• estefaniav.mba2024@london.edu
• pjhaveri.mba2024@london.edu
• gng.mba2023@london.edu
• wcoulson.mba2023@london.edu

 

DISCLAIMER: We highly advise you do not book your flights before obtaining a Trek ticket. The Foodie Club will not be liable to reimburse any transportation issues. We will also not be able to issue refunds in case of individual cancellations.

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