Tour Detail
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Beaune Star Tour
4 Nights / 5 Days
Dates
This tour can depart any day, subject to hotel availability, April through October 2010.
Price
3 star version: 630 euros per person, double occupancy. Solo supplement: 335 euros. Triple rate is 490 euros/pax. Single supplement for 2 or more persons - please inquire.
4 star upgrade: available at 887 euros/person - double.
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Bike Rentals: 95 euros (click to view) Scott Sportster P3 hybrids; see link for full details and picture. Helmets and add on materials included.
Scott Sportster P3 hyrid rentals - the best rental bike available in the region!
Level
Level moderate. (2) Flat to rolling countryside throughout.
The terrain is rolling, and distances of given itineraries average around 25 miles/day, with longer or shorter options possible.
The Trip Includes
4 nights in superior 3-star hotels, all breakfasts, cycling itineraries and detailed maps, local bilingual emergency support with personalized welcome and orientation. We also offer travel planning to add Paris hotels, car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more. Hotels: Les Remparts in Beaune or upgrade to Le Cep.
Additional Night Beaune: 140 euros per double room (Remparts), breakfast included.
Details
Arrival city is Beaune. Trains from Paris or Dijon access Beaune.
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Misc Info
Triples and larger rooms are occasionally available, rates for quads or large family rooms are not available except by request.
Bike Equipment: Scott Sportster P3 hybrid; see details below.
Pedals with or without straps available. Clients can bring their own Clipless pedals to be changed over.
You are important to us; so we make you thoroughly prepared and include:
Pre-trip travel documents: you will receive extensive information as a customer prior to your departure. Upon confirmation we will send you some general information about preparations including passport info, training tips, and reading lists. As a customer you can also Purchase product from Hammer Nutrition, get 2 FREE issues to Velo News, and much more!
Upon final payment, we will send to you a complete list of documentation by email including Hotel List, contact numbers, itineraries, sites to see and information about sites and culture of the region. We include road signs, packing lists, travel tips, language phrases, holiday info, tour details, culture and customs tips, and much, much more!
Beaune Star Tour
Itinerary | Virtual Tour | Tour Map
Itinerary
Click on a day to see that days itinerary.
DAY 1
Day 1: Arriving in the wine capital, the city of of Beaune, you have a little time to explore this city and some of its treasures including the Hotel Dieu (hospices) before or after your arrival orientation at 6PM. Dinner on your own in town, and free time to visit. Night in centrally located 3 star hotel with large rooms.
Hotel Des Remparts
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Beaune
The 17th century Hotel des Remparts situated inside the historic town of Beaune was renovated by the...
Day 2: Beaune-Meursault-Santenay-Beaune: This ride will first take you to Volnay, a village known for its red wine for over 8 centuries! The continue to Meursault: With 437ha. of vineyards dedicated to Villages wine or Premier Cru, Meursault has the largest area permitted to be planted in white wine in the Cote d/or and has historically been a Burgundy center for white wine production. Return to Beaune for short option (22km), or for a longer option ride to Santenay a charming town of about one thousand inhabitants, bordered by mountains and overlooking south, before returning to Beaune (48km) Dinner on your own. (B)
Hotel Des Remparts
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Beaune
The 17th century Hotel des Remparts situated inside the historic town of Beaune was renovated by the...
Day 3: Beaune – Savigny – Nuits St Georges - Beaune: Leave Beaune and head to Meloisey before reaching Savigny-les-Beaune, a small village between the Corton Mountain and Beaune. Savigny is part of a very old vineyards which used to belong to the local Dukes and Abbeys. Its 14th C. Castle still reflects the pride and status this vineyard used to have. From there, you can either take a short ride back to Beaune (29km) or choose the long option going to Aloxe-Corton and Nuits-Saint-Georges, village giving its name to the famous Cote-de-Nuits area. (63km). B)
Hotel Des Remparts
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Beaune
The 17th century Hotel des Remparts situated inside the historic town of Beaune was renovated by the...
Day 4: Cycling is optional today, but for those who continue, we suggest rides in several directions from Beaune. Beaune- Nolay – Beaune: Moderate ride through the Cote de Beaune vineyards to Nolay, small medieval market town, with a 14th C. Market place, wooden framed houses, the Lazare Carnot birth house and museum of local history is a town worth exploring. On the way back to Beaune, stop in Chassagne-Montrachet, known for its Chardonnay grape for white wine, and its Pinot Noir grape for red wine. 56km. OR Beaune-Chateauneuf-Beaune: Ride to Chateauneuf, a beautifully quaint French wine country village over-looking the vineyard land of the Cote d/Or and the Bourgogne Canal and with its Castle known as one of Burgundy’s jewels of medieval architecture. This ride is a little bit more challenging due to the distance, but definitely worth it! 71km(B)
Hotel Des Remparts
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Beaune
The 17th century Hotel des Remparts situated inside the historic town of Beaune was renovated by the...
Day 5: Departure is at your leisure. Trains from Beaune back to Paris or via Dijon direct to CDG airport.
Virtual Tour
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Optional Services:
Travel insurance, Paris museum & metro passes, Paris day tours, Lido shows, and other services. Cell phone rental and luggage storage services. Upgraded hotels are also available for a supplement.
Note: prices subject to change based upon currency fluctuations. See Booking Terms and Conditions.
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