Albi and Tarn Valley B08-light Bike tour in South of France
Family cycling tours in Tarn basinStandard **
packages
Light, very light or active cycling tours on 1937 railway line, so an almost flat biketour while being surrounded by hills up to 700m.
6 - 9 days light, very light or active cycling tour along the 1913 railway line and Tarn river.
Extension with restdays possible in any of the hotels of this cycling package.
Packages Stages Prices
Self guided cycling hotel-tour with baggage transfer.
Suited for families kids 9-14 years old.
Standard ** packages: ** hotel accommodations, some with a pool.
- You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15th and October 31th.
Many opportunities for canoeing and swimming in Tarn river.
- Start and end in Albi.
- Bags transfers included.
- Important group discounts for parties (families) from 3 to 8 persons.
- Not included: Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picknicks) : 8 - 11 EURO.
- Not included in basic rate: Bike rental.
- Included: all luggage transfers.
When you bike the whole old railway line up to St. Affrique (8-day tour) you will ride past 6 railway bridges and through 10 railway tunnels. For holiday makers who don't like tunnels: you will be able to avoid the longer ones (more than 100m).
Albi is a beautiful,Southern Italian like town along the Tarn river. With its famous architecture, alike Toulouse, from which it is only 75 kms away, its cathedral, of the times of the Cathares and its Museum Toulouse Lautrec it is a perfect start and end for a family cycling holiday.
Restaurants and hotels in this trip are of excellent quality.
You will be cycling daily 35 km average through the friendly Valley of the Tarn.
For booking this tour we ask you to complete our booking form.
At the hotel in Broquiès you can make a canoe trip. In Albi and Millau you will stay in a B&B Hotel **.
Click here for some pictures of your tour in Tarn Valley.
All details for booking this cycling tour in Tarn valley : surf to active package, light or family package or to the very light package. Click on the links above for all details on the other two packages.
Packages Stages Prices
B08 active stnd packages
Bags transfers included in basic rate. Basic rate: in € p.p. double room, sharing.
2010 B&B Dinners Lunches Basic rate
p.p. double
room sharingSuppl.
single roomSolo
all-inBike
rental6 days 5 3 0 € 518 € 85 € 767 € 72 7 days 6 4 0 € 630 € 103 € 996 € 83 8 days 7 5 0 € 723 € 150 € 1121 € 94 9 days 8 6 0 € 811 € 185 € 1242 € 94 Extra nights B&B Dinner Lunch Basic rate
p.p. double
room sharingRoute notes Supplement single room Bike rental Albi ** yes no no € 47 Free € 32 € 11 Broquiès ** pool yes yes no € 53 Free € 11 € 11 St. Affrique ** yes yes no € 64 Free € 24 € 11 St. Rome-de-Tarn *** pool yes no no € 81 Free € 34 € 11 Lunches are not included. The price of a take-away lunch varies from 9 to 13 Euro. You can order it from the hotelkeeper the evening before departure.
Discount on basic rate p.p. for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts
Parties of 3 persons : 9 % p.p.
Parties of 4 persons : 11 % p.p.
Parties of 5 persons : 13 % p.p.
Parties of 6 persons : 15 % p.p.
Parties of 7 persons : 16 % p.p.
Parties of 8 persons : 17 % p.p.Additional discount for one child sharing parents room or third child in triple room: € 10,- per night
Packages Stages Prices
Programme B08-light family tour
6 - 9 days
Distances are minimum kms.6-day 7-day 8-day 9-day Albi ***, arrival day .
No biking todayday 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 Villeneuve sur Tarn ** Indoor pool
Alt. 220m. Elevation gains: 70mday 2
(34 kms)day 2
(34 kms)day 2
(34 kms)day 2
(34 kms)Broquiès **
Canoe base at hotel in July and August; pool.
Alt. 260m. Elevation gains: 40mday 3
(31 kms)day 3
(31 kms)day 3
(31 kms)day 3
(31 kms)St. Affrique **
Alt. 320m. Elevation gains: 110mday 4
(30 kms)day 4
(30 kms)day 4
(30 kms)St.Rome-de-Tarn *** pool
Alt. 236m. Elevation gains: +250 , -250 & +50mday 5
(35 kms)Brousse-le-Château **
Alt. 236m. Elevation gains: +150 & -240mday 5
(34 kms)day 5
(34 kms)day 6
(38 kms)Ambialet ** pool
Alt. 210m. Elevation gains: -70mday 4
(46 kms)day 6
(35 kms)day 7
(35 kms)Albi ***
Alt. 150m. Elevation gains: -30mday 5
(25 kms)day 6
(59 kms)day 7
(25 kms)day 8
(25 kms)Leave after breakfast day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 Number of kms indicated is the minimum distance you'll have to bike. The route descriptions will also provide longer tours for each day if you wish.
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