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Western Loire Cycling Tour
4 Nights / 5 Days
Dates
Tour departs any day, subject to hotel availability. April through October 2010.
Price
3 star Version:785 euros per person, double occupancy. Solo supplement 415 euros. Triples from 699 euros/person. Single supplement when 2 or more travelers: 120 euros.
2 star Version: 699 euros/person, double occup. Triple: 595 euros/person. Single supplement with 2 or more: 85 euros; and solo supplement: 367 euros.
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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, certainly so for self-guided travelers!
Level
Average riding 40 km/day.
Level 1-2: easy to moderate riding with mostly flat terrain and average days around 40km. (1-2)
The Trip Includes:
Hotels shown are superior 3 star hotels including 1 chateau hotel and 1 2 star hotel, all breakfasts, 2 dinners, route maps and cue sheets, daily bag transfer, emergency technical support with bilingual local contact, orientation upon arrival. We also include free travel planning to add Paris hotels,car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more.
Additional Night Tours/Saumur: 149 euros/double including breakfast.
Details
Arrival city is Tours/Joue les Tours, which accessible via train from Paris to St Pierre des Corps. 1hour by TGV.
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Misc Info
Triples and larger rooms are hard to secure, booking in advance required.
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.
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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!
Western Loire Cycling
Itinerary | Virtual Tour | Tour Map
Itinerary
Click on a day to see that days itinerary.
DAY 1
Day 1: Arrival in Joue-les-Tours. From Paris, you can take a quick 1-hour train ride to St Pierre des Corps, and then a taxi to your charming 3* Hotel, Chateau de Beaulieu. Orientation at 6pm and gourmet dinner in your chateau tonight. If you arrive early, you can spend free time explore the old city of Tours. (D)
CHATEAU DE BEAULIEU
3
Joue-les-Tours
DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL: An 18th century manor house in the heart of the Loire valley with beau...
Day 2 - Ride To Azay le Rideau: Your first ride will take you to Savonnieres and then to the famous gardens of Villandry, which were designed to be in complete harmony with the Renaissance architecture of the chateau. Then you will continue to Azay-le-Rideau, your final destination for today, famous for its Chateau on the Indre River, originally built in the Middle Ages to protect the passage from the road going from Tours to Chinon. Night in a nice 3* hotel in the center of town, and dinner included. (B,D)
Le Grand Monarque
3
Azay Le Rideau
In the heart of the Valley of the Kings, where the Touraine is the most authentic, sits Le Grand Mon...
Day 3 is Chateaux Day! Today the itinerary will take you through more Medieval Chateaux. First stop in Langeais, where the Chateau was the temporary lair of lawless armed bands during the Hundred Years War. After this Chateau, continue to a different theme, Chateau of Usse, a fairytale castle which is reputed to have inspired the story of Sleeping Beauty! Finally, you will head to Chinon where you spend the night and where you can taste some of the local wine, made famous in the writings of Francois Rabelais. Night in a small hotel in the center of town, dinner on your own. (B) Read about chateaux on this trip
Hotel Diderot
2
Chinon
The two star Hotel Diderot is like arriving at a friend’s house ... the charm of an authent...
Day 4 to Saumur. You can take your time in the morning to visit Chinon a little bit more in case you didn’t have time to visit the Fortress, or the Joan of Arc Museum, or even the Wine Museum! Then, start your ride to Saumur, with a stop at the Abbey of Fontevraud, one of the most beautiful and largest abbeys in Europe. Visitors come to admire its size as well as its diversity in architecture. Continue to Saumur, with its magnificent Chateau overlooking the River. But if you’re interested in wine, you’ll be delighted: the Saumur Brut is the most famous wine of the region but there are other less known wines that are just as nice, almost one to suit every taste! Night in the center of town, and dinner on your own. (B)
Anne d'Anjou
3
Saumur
On the Loire river banks, near the historic center town, beneath the Castle which gave immortal fame...
Departure day. Departure after breakfast, or additional nights can be arranged if you need more time to visit. (B)
Add Ons: A classic add-on is to pickup a car and drive to Mont St Michel, Normandy, and back to Paris. We can arrange cars, hotels, and suggest driving routes.
Virtual Tour
See more of this region by clicking below for the virtual tour or see our video page
Tour Map
Optional Services:
Travel insurance, Paris museum & metro passes, Paris day tours, Lido shows, and other services. Cell phone rental and luggage storage services.
Note: prices subject to change based upon currency fluctuations. See Booking Terms and Conditions.
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