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Gorges du Tarn - South Aveyron
B11 

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Millau - Gorges du Tarn - Pays de Roquefort

  • 5 - 8 days cycling tours in the Gorges and Causses of the Grands Causses Nature park

  • Optional:  extra nights in any of the hotels of the package for a restday or an extra cycling day.

  • Self guided cycling hotel-tour with baggage transfer.

  • Superior *** hotel packages  starting in Creissels at 2 km from Millau.

  • 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.

  • Bags transfers included.
  • Not included: Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picknicks) : 8 - 11 EURO.
  • Not included in basic rate: Bike rental.
  • Important group discounts for parties from 3 persons to 8 persons.
  • Included: all luggage transfers.

Your trip will go through in the three main areas of South Aveyron and Tarn basin: Tarn valley, Pays de Roquefort and part of the Gorges and Causses, the canyons of the limestone plateau.

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 Pictures of Canyons, Gorges and Causses

 Pictures of Pays de Roquefort.

 Pictures of Tarn Valley.

Daily distances from 40 to 76 km (day minimum) and 70 -90 km (day maximum). 
1 to 3 climbs of 400m (rise increase of 7-9 degree, 400m altitude difference, ascents of 4 - 7 kms) per day.  

After some days in the Canyons, you will bike through the hilly environment of the Pays de Roquefort.

Sportsmen can bike to the Cirque de Navacelles and past abysses of the Larzac Méridional in Hérault departement.

You will see Templars villages and maybe visit the Roquefort cheese caves, before returning to Tarn valley and its Viaduc de Millau. Uw ****hotel in de Gordes du Tarn

 

Rates and details of this superior package in *** accommodations.
 

This bike tour is also availble as standard and as plus packages:
 Rates and details of the B11 packages in standard ** accommodations.

Rates and details of the B11 tour in plus  ** and *** accommodations.
 
Packages Day programs Prices

B11  sup package
   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 sharing 		Suppl.
single room		 Solo
all-in		 Bike
rental
 5 days  4  4  0  € 656  € 194  € 1018  € 61
 6 days  5  5  0  € 771  € 217  € 1198  € 72
 7 days  6  6  0  € 922  € 275  € 1462  € 83
 8 days  7  7  0  € 1045  € 312  € 1658  € 94

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Extra nights B&B Dinner Lunch Basic rate
p.p. double
room sharing		 Route notes Supplement single room Bike rental
Creissels ***  yes  yes  no  € 94  Free  € 35  € 11
Château de la Caze ****  yes  yes  no  € 138  Free  € 79  € 11
Meyrueis ***   yes  yes  no  € 112  Free  € 49  € 11
St. Jean du Bruel ** pool  yes  yes  no  € 63  Free  € 26  € 11
Château de Sorguest ***  yes  yes  no  € 96  Free  € 58  € 11
St. Rome-de-Tarn *** pool  yes  yes  no  € 87  Free  € 39  € 11
Lunches are not included. The price of a take-away lunch varies from 9 to 15 Euro. You can order it from the hotelkeeper the evening before departure.

Discount p.p. for groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts

B11 superior package

Parties of  3 persons :   6 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons :   9 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons : 11 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 12 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 13 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 14 % p.p.


Additional discount for one child sharing parents room or third child in triple room: € 10,- per night

 

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Packages Day programs Prices

Day by day programme

 6 days  7 days  8 days  9 days  B11   Programme superior package

day 1

day 1

day 1

 day 1 Chateau de Creissels ***/**
Arrival and overnight in Château de Creissels ***. If you like to bike a little today, that's possible.
The tour today to get acquainted with the region and the bike will lead you along the Tarn Valley westwards to St. Rome-de-Tarn and over the Causse du Larzac. (31 km)
day 2 day 2 day 2 day 2 La Malène ****  Pool
You will bike the Tarn valley up to the Gorges (Canyons) du Tarn, the best known part of this canyon area. Huge walls, vultures and no climbing, unless you prefer to do so. Night in Château de la Caze.
48 km minimum.
day 3 day 3 day 3 day 3 Meyrueis-Ayres ***  Pool
Today you leave the surroundings of the river Tarn and go to the east, to Meyrueis at the Westside of the Cevennes. The short variant passes by Le Rozier/ Peyreleau, and then trough the Gorges of the Jonte. If you’re lucky, you can admire the vultures, circling high above your head. In Le Truel it is worth the trouble to stop at the Belvedère des Vautours. This is a sort of museum/information centre about the re-introduction of the vultures in the Gorges. If you’re in for some more climbing, take the long variant and go and visit the Aven Armand on the Causse Méjean. (38, 55 or 65 km).
  day 4 day 4 day 4 St. Jean-du-Bruel ** Pool.
Over de Causse Noir ride to the Grotte Rose de Dargilan or a ride through the
Gorges du Trèvezel. Option: cycling up the slopes of the Mont Aigoual for a fantastic descent to St. Jean du Bruel. 68 km
    day 5 day 5 Château de Sorgues ***  pool.
Past Templars cities ride to the cheese caves of Roquefort. Down into the Sorgues valley  to the resurgence of Sorgue river. 48 km.
      day 6 St. Rome-de-Tarn *** pool. Via Roquefort cheese caves and St. Affrique.
Through the avant causses and the Sorgues valley you ride to St. Rome de Tarn in Tarn valley.
50, 70 or 90 km
day 4
45 km		 day 5
452km		 day 6
55 km		 day 7
25 km		 Creissels  ***/**
Short light ride back through the valley to Millau or a challenging climb to Castelnau-Pégayrols and splendid views onto the Viaduc de Millau.
day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 Leave after breakfast, end of the package.

 

 
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