Where can you see vultures in the Drôme provençale?

At Rémuzat, at the Rocher du Caire, in the Eygues valley, where griffon vultures can be watched in flight. The Maison des Vautours, 8 place du Champ de Mars, is run by the Vautours en Baronnies association, on 06 30 04 58 32. Check this season's opening hours before you drive out.

What time of day should you watch the vultures?

In the middle of the day, once the thermals have formed: it is those rising currents that get them airborne. Bring binoculars and a windproof, the cliff is exposed.

Is the sky really dark at the cottage?

There is no street lighting at the end of the track, the village is 3.3 kilometres away and the farm sits at 500 metres altitude: on a moonless night the Milky Way can be made out with the naked eye. The Baronnies provençales regional nature park is working towards a dark-sky designation, which has not yet been obtained.

Can you watch wildlife from the cottage?

Yes. The property covers eighty hectares of crops, garrigue and woodland, where roe deer, hares and birds of prey move about. The best moment is the first hour after daybreak, without moving, from the terrace.

Vultures at Rémuzat, wildlife and dark skies

Watching costs nothing and needs no equipment. It is probably the activity this corner of the Drôme serves best: reintroduced vultures circling above the cliffs, roe deer crossing the fields at first light, and a sky that nothing lights up.

All three are free. Two of them can be done from the property.

Everything you can watch here

A griffon vulture in flight above the Rocher du Caire at Rémuzat

Not to be missed

The vultures of Rémuzat

The Rocher du Caire, at Rémuzat, in the Eygues valley: griffon vultures can be watched in flight there, sometimes within a few metres.

Four species are present in the Baronnies: the griffon vulture, reintroduced since 1996 and now more than two hundred pairs, the cinereous vulture, the Egyptian vulture which returned of its own accord, and the bearded vulture.

The Maison des Vautours, 8 place du Champ de Mars in Rémuzat, is run by the Vautours en Baronnies association — 06 30 04 58 32.

A roe deer in the fields of Ferme Le Grand Ubac

On the property

The farm's wildlife

Eighty hectares of crops, garrigue and woodland: roe deer, birds of prey, hares. The best moment is the first hour after daybreak, from the terrace, without moving.

And the farm animals do not hide: around thirty Rove goats, three donkeys and some horses.

Night sky and the Milky Way above the Baronnies provençales

All year round

The sky

At 500 metres altitude, far from any street lighting, the Milky Way can be made out with the naked eye on a moonless night. There is nothing to book: you just step outside.

The Observatoire des Baronnies Provençales, at the Mas des Grès in Moydans, runs guided observation evenings. Booking online, at obs-bp.com.

Why this is a good place to watch from

Vultures follow the thermals. They are the same rising currents the local paraglider pilots use: at the Rocher du Caire you see them take off in the middle of the morning and circle above the cliffs until late afternoon. There are few better places in France to watch a large raptor.

The farm has no lit neighbours. There is no street lighting at the end of the track, the village is 3.3 kilometres away, and the first sizeable town forty-six minutes away. The Baronnies provençales regional nature park is in fact working on an audit of its street lighting with a view to a dark-sky designation — that designation has not yet been obtained, but the quality of the sky is already there.

And watching does not depend on the season. It is one of the few activities that works in February as well as in August. In winter the nights are longer, the air drier, and the sky better.

Altitude of the farm 500 m
Street lighting nearby none
Nearest village 3.3 km
Griffon vultures in the Baronnies more than 200 pairs
Griffon vulture reintroduction since 1996
Species present griffon, cinereous, Egyptian, bearded

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Advice and local resources

For the vultures, aim for the middle of the day. Unlike ordinary birdwatching, dawn is not when you see them best: they wait for the thermals to form. Bring binoculars and a windproof, the cliff is exposed.

The path to the Rocher du Caire is a proper walk: allow about 10.5 kilometres, 660 metres of ascent and four hours as a loop, graded hard. You can also settle for the viewpoint you can drive to and the Maison des Vautours if you would rather not climb.

For the sky, pick the new moon. Give your eyes twenty minutes to adapt, and do not turn on your phone — or switch it to a red screen. A blanket and a deckchair do the rest.

Watching without disturbing

The vultures are protected species in the middle of a reintroduction programme. You do not go near the nesting cliffs, you do not fly a drone, and you leave nothing behind that could be swallowed.

On the farm's land, stay on the tracks at first light: that is when the wildlife is moving, and one step to the side is enough to empty a field.

Where	What it is	Contact
Maison des Vautours — Vautours en Baronnies association 8 place du Champ de Mars, 26510 Rémuzat. Exhibition, telescopes, guided outings. Longer opening hours in July and August, shorter out of season.	Rémuzat	06 30 04 58 32
Observatoire des Baronnies Provençales Mas des Grès, Moydans. Guided observation evenings, booking online advisable.	Moydans	obs-bp.com
Baronnies provençales regional nature park Information on the wildlife, the paths and the night sky of the area.	Sahune	baronnies-provencales.fr

How far from the farm

Stargazing from the cottage terraces
Wildlife across the property's 80 hectares
Farm animals a hundred metres from the cottages
Nyons, entrance to the Eygues valley 24 min
Rémuzat and the Rocher du Caire beyond Nyons, in the Eygues valley
Moydans observatory to the east, beyond the Baronnies

Contact details and information checked in August 2026. Providers change their number, their season and their prices: call before you drive out. If you spot a mistake, tell Corine and we will correct it.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can you see vultures in the Drôme provençale?: At Rémuzat, at the Rocher du Caire, in the Eygues valley, where griffon vultures can be watched in flight. The Maison des Vautours, 8 place du Champ de Mars, is run by the Vautours en Baronnies association, on 06 30 04 58 32. Check this season's opening hours before you drive out.
Which vulture species can you see?: Four. The griffon vulture, reintroduced since 1996 and now present in more than two hundred pairs, the cinereous vulture, the Egyptian vulture which returned of its own accord, and the bearded vulture.
What time of day should you watch the vultures?: In the middle of the day, once the thermals have formed: it is those rising currents that get them airborne. Bring binoculars and a windproof, the cliff is exposed.
Is the sky really dark at the cottage?: There is no street lighting at the end of the track, the village is 3.3 kilometres away and the farm sits at 500 metres altitude: on a moonless night the Milky Way can be made out with the naked eye. The Baronnies provençales regional nature park is working towards a dark-sky designation, which has not yet been obtained.
Can you watch wildlife from the cottage?: Yes. The property covers eighty hectares of crops, garrigue and woodland, where roe deer, hares and birds of prey move about. The best moment is the first hour after daybreak, without moving, from the terrace.

Vultures in the valley, the Milky Way from the terrace