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Provence:  Luberon & Côtes du Mont Ventoux
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 Light bike tour from Avignon on the foothills of the Mont Ventoux. Vaison-la-Romaine, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Luberon.

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Provence Light Cycling Tour (4 to 8 days), max 40-50 km  a day.
Light bike tours. (An active (60-80 km daily) version is available too, click here)
Vaucluse and Lubéron, start in Avignon.

Light holiday cycling tours of  4 - 8 days in ** and *** hotels and B&B's

Packages Stages Prices
Notre Dame d'Aubune - Vacqueyras
  • Optional:  extra nights in any of the hotels of the package for a restday or an extra cycling day.
  • Short and light hilly stages in a very diverse area in South of France.
  • You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15th and October 24th.
  • Important group discounts for parties of  3 persons to 8 persons.
  • Start and end in Avignon or Cavaillon, staying over in Roman and Medieval Vaison-la-Romaine.
  • We offer this cycling trip with a wineries program too.

Find here some pictures of the scenery of this bike tour.

Travelling to the Vaucluse.

4 to 9 days, starting in Avignon. The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and Drome departments will be your companion all along your trip. This huge mountain hides splendid places. Provencal villages as well as beautiful nature. This cycling tour is medium or heavy if you would choose to climb the Mont Ventoux. Les Dentelles de MontmirailAvignon the cultural center of Provence, street-theatre, music, a place of and for artists. Vaison-la-Romaine (60,000 Romans lived there 2000 years ago as you will see by yourself). Vaison has a medieval old city and famous market on Tuesday morning. You be cycling through Côtes-du-Rhône illages-wineyards all along your trip north of the Mont Ventoux. You will cycle the canyon of the Gorges de la Nesque at the Southern side of the Mont Ventoux. You'll visit Abbaye de Senanque. On last day you will see the famous surging river Fontaine de Vaucluse where Petrarca  wrote his poems. Extension to the Luberon in the 7, 8 and 9 days trips.
We can combine this cycling trip with a wineries program.
If you'd want to ride up the Mont Ventoux, we recommend you take an extra night in Vaison-la-Romaine.

The track and the stages.


Shower/bath in room (en suite).
Starting days : any day of the week from april till november.
Starting place: Avignon. But if you prefer to avoid city bustle of Avignon you can also start in Cavaillon.
In Avignon you'll stay in a B&B hotel.

If you rent a bike, cycling starts on day 2 from Cavaillon.

External link to a summary of information on Vaucluse and Provence


Packages Stages Prices



 B16 light Plus package.   Basic rate: in €   p.p. in double room, sharing. Bags transfers included
 2011 B&B Dinners Lunches  Basic rate Suppl. single room Solo all-in Bike rental
B16  4 days light 3 3 0 486 137 730 52
B16  5 days light 4 4 0 585 165 867 63
B16  6 days light 5 3 0 626 196 936 74
B16  7 days light 6 4 0 866 257 1345 85
B16  8 days light 7 5 0 968 285 1486 96
You can book this trip here
 Extra nights B&B Diner Lunch Price p.p. Suppl. route notes Suppl. single room Bike rental
Avignon B&B ** Yes No No 57 Free 39 11
Saignon **/*** Yes Yes No 68 Free 40 11
St.Saturnin-les-Apt ** Yes Yes No 68 Free 29 11
l'Isle sur la Sorgue *** Yes Yes No 108 Free 54 11
Vaison-la-Romaine *** Yes Yes No 96 Free 50 11
Bedoin *** Yes Yes No 83 Free 40 11

Included:  all luggage transfers except from Avignon to Cavaillon (Bike rental in Cavaillon) and the return. 
You can take the train (every 40 minutes) or taxi (20km) from Avignon.

Not included in basic rate: Dinners in Avignon, lunches, train/taxi from Avignon to Cavaillon, all beverages, bike rental.
Price of lunches (take away picknicks) :  10-13 EURO.
 

Discount on basic rate p.p.
for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts

Parties of  3 persons : 05 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons : 08 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons : 10 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 11 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 12 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 13 % p.p.

  

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Packages Stages Prices

Packages Light Tours

B16 Stages of the standard light packages B16
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8d
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Avignon ** B&B hotel
No cycling this day.		     day 1 day 1 day 1
l'Isle sur la Sorgue ***
Cycling circuit via St. Rémy-de-Provence		 day 1 day 1      

Saignon ** Half board guesthouse+restaurant
Cycling to Saignon

 day 2 day 2
 		 day 2 day 2
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St.Saturnin-les-Apt ** Half board   day 3 day 3   day 3
l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue ** Half board     day 4 day 3 day 4
Vaison-la-Romaine ** Half board       day 4 day 5
Bedoin *** Half board
Cycling through Côtes du Mont Ventoux vineyards		       day 5 day 6
l'Isle sur la Sorgue ***
Cycling via Fontaine de Vaucluse back. 		day 3 day 4      
Avignon ** B&B hotel.
Cycling via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing. 		    day 5 day 6 day 7
Leave after breakfast day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8


Packages Stages Prices

Track details

Stages Daily Cycling
distances		 Elevation gains cum. Plus Tour
Arrival in Avignon 0 km 0 m ** hotel B&B
Avignon
By train/taxi from Avignon to Cavaillon and cycling via Ménerbes and Bonnieux to Saignon 45 km
or
54 km		 + 400m 
 		 **/*** Chambre d'hôtes
Saignon / pool
Cycling from Saignon in the Luberon to St. Saturnin-lès-Apt 22 km
or
48 km		 - 250

+ 150m

 ** Hotel
St.Saturnin-1ès-Apt
Cycling from St. Saturnin-lès-Apt to l'Isle sur la Sorgue 37 km
or
47 km		 - 200m
+ 150m		 ** B&B hotel
l'Isle sur la Sorgue
Cycling from l'Isle sur la Sorgue to Vaison-la-Romaine 49 km + 150m ** B&B hotel
Vaison-la-Romaine
Cycling Vaison-la-Romaine to Bedoin 20 km
or
43 km		 + 250m 
-  150m		 ** hotel
Caromb
Cycling via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing. 40 km
or
57 km
- 180m
+ 80m		 ** hotel B&B
Avignon
Leave after breakfast     Leave after breakfast
Train & Bus  From Marseille Airport to Luberon and Avignon in Provence
  • Take the shuttle bus to SNCF railway station of Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille.
    Bus leaves every 20 minutes and it takes 5 minutes to arrive.
  • Here take a train ticket to Avignon or Cavaillon.
    On all days of the week you'll have 4 opportunities between 12:00 and 20:00 to go to Avignon
    (in 1hr 25 min) or to Cavaillon (in 55 min).

     

    Départure: 12h42 55 min to Cavaillon and 85 min to Avignon
    Départure : 16h03 55 min to Cavaillon and 85 min to Avignon
    Départure : 17h01 55 min to Cavaillon and 85 min to Avignon
    Départure : 19h03 55 min to Cavaillon and 85 min to Avignon

     

 


 

Type of information we provide:
Folder with:   Michelin Map 332 LOCAL (scale 1:150 000  1 cm=1,5 km) and
Brochures with tourist information of all places and curiosities you will go along.

 

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