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Provence, Mont Ventoux & Luberon
 

Cycling, Avignon, Vaison-la-Romaine, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Lubéron.

  


 

Provence Cycling Tour (6 to 9 days) with bags transfer. "Active" bike tours (50-70 kms daily).
Superior *** hotel Cycling Tour around the Mont Ventoux and through the Luberon.

Active holiday cycling tours of  6 - 9 days in *** hotels and B&B's (CH)

Packages Stages Prices

  • Optional:  extra nights in any of the hotels of the package for a restday or an extra loop.
  • 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 in Avignon.
  • Selfguided "Active" bike tours (50-70 kms daily). (A light plus tour is available too, click here)

  • Superior *** hotel packages starting in Avignon.

  • Not included: Lunches.
  • Not included in basic rate: Bike rental.
  • We offer this cycling trip with a wineries program too.

Find here some pictures of the scenery

The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and Drome departments will be your campanion 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 Cote du Rhone Villages-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 bike to the Luberon and see the famous surging river Fontaine de Vaucluse where Petrarca  wrote his poems.

Extension with a stage into the Luberon in the 8 days trip.

The track and the stages.


The 6 day tours can be a light tour, the 7, 8 & 9 day tours are "active' or "sporty" tours.
Shower/bath in room (en suite).
Starting days : any day of the week from April till November.


There is a direct coach from the airport Martignane to Cavaillon and Avignon.
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.

For all details on this "superior" package click here.

 

Two "plus" or luxury alternatives of this bike tour:

 


Packages Stages Prices


Superior Cycling Tours Provence, Luberon & Mont Ventoux
 
B16  sup Superior package.   Bags transfers included. Basic rate: in €   p.p. in double room, sharing.
2010 B&B Dinners Lunches  Basic rate Suppl. single room Solo all-in Bike rental
B16  6 days 5 3 0 789 289 1265 72
B16  7 days 6 4 0 950 312 1549 83
B16  8 days 7 5 0 1123 364 1880 94
B16  9 days 8 6 0 1267 452 2143 105
You can book this trip here
 Extra nights B&B Diner Lunch Price p.p. Suppl. route notes Suppl. single room Bike rental
Avignon *** Yes Yes No 108 Free 50 11
Venasque *** Yes Yes No 148 Free 68 11
Vaison-la-Romaine *** Yes Yes No 109 Free 66 11
Nyons *** Yes Yes No 110 Free 89 11
Aurel ** Yes Yes No 64 Free 26 11
Bedoin *** Yes Yes No 98 Free 55 11
Saignon *** Yes Yes No 77 Free 53 11

Included:  all luggage transfers except from Avignon to and from Cavaillon (Bike rent in Cavaillon). 
Start and end in Avignon. Starting day: any day of the week. You can take the train or taxi (20km) from Avignon or from Marseille to travel directly to Cavaillon if you don't want to stay a night in Avignon.

Not included in basic rate: Dinners in Avignon, dinner in Buis-les-Baronnies, dinner in Vaison-la-Romaine, all lunches, train/taxi from Avignon to and from Cavaillon, all beverages, bike rental.
Price of lunches (take away picknicks) :  10-15 EURO.

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

Parties of  3 persons :   7 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons : 10 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons : 12 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 13 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 14 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 15 % p.p.

    

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Packages Stages Prices

Stages

B16 Stages of the superior packages B16
6d		 B16
7d		 B16
8d		 B16
9d
Avignon *** day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1
Venasque **
By train/taxi to Cavaillon.
Cycling via Gordes to Venasque 		day 2 day 2 day 2 day 2
Vaison-la-Romaine *** day 3 day 3 day 3 day 3
Nyons ***       day 4
Aurel **
Via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux Cycling to Aurel		   day 4 day 4 day 5
Bedoin ***
Cycling on Côtes du Mont Ventoux vineyards to Bedoin.		 day 4 day 5 day 5 day 6
Saignon ***
 Cycling to the Lubéron 		    day 6 day 7
Avignon ***
Cycling via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing. 		day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8
Leave after breakfast day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9


Packages Stages Prices

Track details (first distances are minimum distances, second is optional)

Stages Daily distances Elevation gains Hotels Superior
Packages
Arrival in Avignon 0 km 0 m * **  B&B
Avignon
By train/taxi to Cavaillon, if you need bike rental, and via Gordes to Venasque 39 km
55 km		 +434m -346m
+487m -398m		 ** sup room
Venasque / pool
Cycling Venasque to Vaison-la-Romaine 57 km
77 km		 -100m +100m
-100m +100m		 *** hotel
Vaison-la-Romaine / pool
Cycling Vaison-la-Romaine to Nyons 30 km
50 km		 +150m - 150m
+350m - 350m		 *** hotel
Bedoin
Cycling Vaison-la-Romaine to Bedoin  (light tour) 30 km
50 km		 +150m - 150m
+350m - 350m		 *** hotel
Bedoin
Cycling Vaison-la-Romaine via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux cycling to Aurel (active tour) 43 km
85 km		 +600m -600m
+645m -645m		 ** hotel
Aurel
Cycling on Côtes du Mont Ventoux vineyards from Aurel to Bedoin. 52 km
 		 +258m -280m
 		 ***  hotel
Bedoin
Cycling from Aurel to Saignon. Through the Gorges de la Nesque and Gordes cycling to the Luberon 80 km
98 km		 -620m +100m
-620m +100m		 ** Chambre d'hôtes+ rest.
Saignon
Cycling from Bedoin to Saignon. Via Senanque and Gordes to Saignon in  the Luberon 65 km
 		 -220m +100m
 		 ** Chambre d'hôtes+ rest.
Saignon
Cycling from Saignon via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing. 40 km
57 km
73 km		 -80m
+280m -350m
+280m -350m		 ***
B&B
Avignon
Leave after breakfast     Leave after breakfast



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Les Baronnies and Mont  Ventoux

Pays de Sault near Aurel

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: 12h 42 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 16h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 17h 01 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 19h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon

     

 

B16 other packages

Cycling tour B16 Provence Standard package: ** hotel accommodation : all details

  

Cycling tour B16 Provence plus package : ** & *** hotel accommodation : all details

  

Cycling tour B16 Provence luxury package : *** & **** hotel accommodation : all details

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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