Bicycle Tours In France: Cycling… (trip)
Bicycle Tours In France: Cycling Provence
- Airport near Orly, France
- Active & Adventure
| Contact provider for price | 8 Days | Year-round |
| Boutique accommodations | Exertion level: 4 | |
| Operator: ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours | 16 people max | |
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Locations visited/nearby
France, Europe
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3 testimonials about the provider, ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours:
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Reviewer: Steve B.
located in
Asheville,
NC
USA
"I felt I had the best benefits of a group tour - logistics, preplanning, support during the day, luggage handling, meeting new people - and the benefits of independent travel, in that I could ride on my own, at my own pace, and see the towns we stayed at as I saw fit, without being stuck with a group if I did not want to. A hard balance to achieve, but achieved it was."
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Reviewer: Carl N
located in
Portland,
OR
"The tour was excellent! Our tour guides were outstandingly knowledgeable of the region. They were awesome and exceptionally attentive to our needs and details of the trip. They truly made it a memorable 'experience (plus)'!"
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Reviewer: Anne C.
located in
Bristol,
TN
"Your system of chalk arrows is by far the very best method that we have ever seen for marking a cycling route. It would have been totally unnerving to try to read directions and be aware of traffic."
Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
Itinerary
Day 1: Tour begins in Aix-en-Provence, FranceHighlights: Introductions and bike fitting, special welcome dinner
Arrive in Aix-en-Provence today - an easy train ride from Paris or Marseille. We'll fit bicycles this afternoon and then you can explore this ancient Roman town, birthplace of the post-Impressionist painter, Paul Cézanne. We'll enjoy dinner together this evening.
Day 2: Loop ride around Mont Ste. Victoire
Highlights: Picasso's castle, landscapes of Cézanne
After breakfast you'll head east for a ride around Montagne Ste. Victoire. It's a delightful ride through vineyards and oak and pine forests, with tremendous views of the limestone mountain Cézanne painted over sixty times. Toward the end of the day you'll pedal by the castle where Picasso lived his last years and where he is buried.
Daily Mileage: 61 km (37 miles)
Day 3: Bicycle Aix to Lourmarin
Highlights: Vineyards and villages of Southern France
Pedal north from Aix today, through vineyards and villages, to a small town near the Luberon Regional Park. From the top of the village castle, you can see Montagne Ste. Victoire, where we were yesterday. If you need some extra mileage we can help with an optional extra ride this afternoon. Dinner together.
Daily Mileage: 46 km (28 miles)
Day 4: Rest day in Lourmarin
Highlights: Optional bicycle ride through towns featured in Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence
Take it easy this morning, as we'll be in the same hotel again tonight. For those wanting to get out on their bicycles, we'll recommend a ride around a spectacular limestone massif and into the Luberon, with its hilltop villages and great cycling. Or spend a leisurely day exploring the village shops and relaxing by the pool. It's your choice. Dinner together.
Daily Mileage: 51 km (32 miles), optional
Day 5: Bicycle to St Rémy
Highlights: Van Gogh country, charming St Rémy
We head into Van Gogh country today. You'll quickly see why he was so fascinated with the Provençal landscape as you pedal through it. Our destination is St. Rémy, a charming town at the base of the Alpilles with the ancient Roman city of Glanum rising above it. Van Gogh lived here for a year beginning in May 1889 and painted some of his best-known works as a patient at a local hospital. Dinner together.
Daily Mileage: 71 km (44 miles)
Day 6: Rest day in St. Rémy
Highlights: Optional bicycle ride to Les Baux, Roman ruins
This is a rest day to explore St. Rémy. Take in the local shops, visit Roman ruins and spend a relaxing afternoon at the hotel. Or, you can take a ride to nearby Les Baux, a fortified hilltop village. You decide.
Daily Mileage: 20-47 km, 12 miles with an optional 18 more.
Day 7: Bicycle St. Rémy to Uzès
Highlights: Medieval Beaucaire and Tarascon, castle visit, Pont du Gard
You'll follow the Rhone River north to the twin medieval towns of Beaucaire and Tarascon this morning. Stop to enjoy the castle in Tarascon before pedaling on to the Pont-du-Gard, the famous Roman aqueduct and bridge over the Gard River. Our destination is scenic Uzès where we'll enjoy dinner together.
Daily Mileage: 61 km (38 miles)
Day 8: Tour ends in Uzès
Highlights:
You're not far from Avignon or Nimes if you choose to continue exploring Provence a bit. Whatever your plans, Bon Voyage!
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