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Top 10 Reasons To Go

TOP 10 REASONS TO GO SELF GUIDED:

WE NOW INCLUDE GPS NAVIGATION!

10. Freedom to choose your travel dates

9. Freedom to travel with your spouse, friends, family or whomever you choose - but only those you want.

8. LESS EXPENSIVE by almost HALF versus group, guided trips.

7. Luggage is always transferred for you.

6. No minimum number of participants on most tours; we often take solo travelers.

5. Customization possible - within reason. Extra nights? Hotel upgrades?

4. Travel your own pace - not the pace of others. Start when you want, finish when you want. Eat when you want.

3. Emegency assistance - you are NEVER alone. We provide orientations and on call support.

2. Better Adventure! Traveling using our routes and maps puts you in control and in the middle of the culture you are visiting. You can't avoid experiencing it; there is no guide to hide behind!

1. Did we mention Less Expensive?! High Euro value? Well, at half the price of most guided trips, this is the best value to be found!

0 - Guided - yes its possible! If you have your own group of friends, we have the guides, equipment, and experience. Ask for a quote!

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Walking Tour Regions
Alsace
Brittany
Burgundy
Champagne
Dordogne/SW
Paris/Ile de France
Languedoc
Loire Valley
Normandy
Provence

Bicycle Tour Regions
Alsace
Brittany
Burgundy
Champagne
Dordogne/SW
Languedoc
Loire Valley
Normandy
Poitou-Charentes
Provence
Rhone-Alpes


5 Reasons You Must Cycle L'Alpe d'Huez

 

5 Reasons You Must Cycle L'Alpe d’Huez

To Ride Where Many Have Ridden

You will be riding on the beating heart of French alpine cycling. L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France and has been a stage finish almost every year since 1976. Ride it and you'll test yourself on the same mountains that made all the great names in professional cycling history.

Bragging Rights

It is the most legendary ride in all of cycling. If you've ever watched the Tour de France or appreciate the superhuman endurance of a pro cyclist, odds are you know L'Alpe d'Huez. TV can't tell the full story, you have to ride it to really experience it.
Eat, sleep and breathe cycling? All your club riding buddies at home know the Alpe d'Huez? Ride it and you're guaranteed to make them green with jealousy. Do it in under 75 minutes and you can become a legend in your own right.

Vertical Variety

L'Alpe d'Huez offers riders a stunning 13.8 km climb at an average 7.9 percent grade. The main route has 21 switchbacks and at least four different ways to ascend by road bike. Oh, and the view doesn't get any better... until you reach the top, that is.

Accessible Amenities

The Alpe d'Huez is easily accessible and well maintained with a large town at the top. There's plenty of hotel accommodation and other amenities waiting for you at the end of your ride. L'Alpe d'Huez is also a ski area and the town sits at the base of a massive ski area that ascends even higher into the peaks and glaciers of this beautiful region of the Central French Alps.

The Descent

One aspect of climbing L'Alpe d'Huez that isn't much discussed is the descent. It is a fantastic downhill, especially on a quiet summer day with little traffic. While many of the switchbacks are too tight to be taken at full speed, they’re still a blast to rip around!


NEW in 2010 - GPS Included on all cycling and multisport tours in France! We give 1 unit for 2 persons in the price. Maps and route info still comes in paper format too. See GPS info...

 

 

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