Provence, Mont Ventoux & Luberon

Cycling, Avignon, Vaison-la-Romaine, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Luberon

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Cycling Holiday round Mont Ventoux

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5 to 10 days self guided cycling hotel-tour with baggage transfer and bike rental.
Start in Cavaillon or in Buis-les-Baronnies (If you wish so and don't need bike rental).
Cycling tours in Provence around the Mont Ventoux (Luberon and Vaucluse)
Optional: extra nights in any of the hotels of the package for a rest-day or an extra cycling day.
You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15^th and October 31^th.
Not included: Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picnics) : 8 - 11 EURO.
Not included in basic rate: Bike rental.
Important group discounts for parties of 3 persons to 8 persons.

Cycling holiday tour in Drôme Provençale and Vaucluse around the Mont Ventoux: Vaison-la-Romaine, Buis-les-Baronnies, Aurel, Venasque.

Mont Ventoux, Northern side
Northern side of the Mont Ventoux

6 - 9 days cycling tours starting in Buis-les-Baronnies.
The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and the Drôme department 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 of light, medium level or top level if you would choose to climb the Mont Ventoux.
Vaison la Romaine (60,000 Romans lived there 2000 years ago as you will see). Vaison has a medieval city and a famous market on Tuesday morning.
Buis-les-Baronnies is a very nice town in Drôme department North of the Mont Ventoux.

You'll see the most typical towns of Vaucluse and luberon in Provence with markets , churches and Roman remnants (Transalpina for the Latinists).

Extra day: We recommend Vaison-la-Romaine. You can see, smell, taste and hear on Tuesday the lively market, you can visit the Roman and the Medieval town and you can make it the start of a tour to the Mont Ventoux

You be cycling through Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages vineyards 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 and the famous resurging river at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
(where Petrarca wrote his poems) in the 8- day trip.

Roman bridge at Vaison-la-Romaine

Level: This tours has medium and longer stages for every day. Rolling landscape with stages of medium (Moderate) level.
Starting days : any day of the week from april to november.
Starting place (same cycling tracks): Vaison-la-Romaine, Buis-les-Baronnies.
In Buis-les-Baronnies you stay in a old style nice standard** hotel or in a tourist hotel with pool 1000m from the center of the town.

In all hotels : Shower/bath en suite.

Bike rental.

Prices standard packages

Prices plus packages .

If you travel from Marseille you can start the trip in Cavaillon.

It is only 1h30 minutes by train from the Airport of Marseille via Vitrolles to Cavaillon.

Les Dentelles de Montmirail near Vaison-la- Romaine

See the .... same sun-drenched poppy fields and starry nights as Van Gogh.
Smell the .... sweet perfume of lavender as it rises from the endless fields.
Taste the .... magic of artisanal olive oil drizzled over Provençal tomatoes.
Touch the .... cool metal surface of the petanque ball before it is thrown.
Hear the .....sounds of an authentic French country market as it comes to life in Vaison la Romaine.

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The Standard ** hotel Packages

Packages B15cav-stnd	5 days	6 days	7 days	8 days	9 days	10 days	Hotel
Arrival in Cavaillon** Checking adjusting the Bikes.	Day 1	Day 1	Day 1	Day 1	Day 1	Day 1	Cavaillon ** B & B
A trip to the Luberon. you wil see Apt or the Colorado Provençal, Roussillon. Hotel in Apt /*						Day 2	Apt /* Dinner, B & B
Cycling via l'Isle sur la Sorgue and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse to Venasque ** Hotel with pool.	Day 2	Day 2	Day 2	Day 2	Day 2	Day 3	Venasque ** pool Dinner, B & B
Cycling via the Villages du Côtes du Rhône Villages and the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vaison-la-Romaine. ** B & B Hotel in center of town.	Day 3	Day 3	Day 3	Day 3	Day 3	Day 4	Vaison-la-Romaine ** B & B
Cycling around the roman city Vaison-la-Romaine. ** B & B Hotel in center of town. Or Cycling to the top of the Mont Ventoux					Day 4	Day 5	Vaison-la-Romaine ** B & B
Cycling via Nyons in the Drôme Provençale to Buis-les-Baronnies. *** Hotel with a pool.			Day 4	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Buis-les-Baronnies *** pool B & B
Via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux cycling to Aurel **		Day 4	Day 5	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Aurel ** Dinner, B & B
Via the Colorado Provençal to the Luberon. Roussillon **				Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Roussillon ** B & B
Over de Petit Luberon and via Lourmarin to the Durance Valley and to Cavaillon ** Hotel.	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9	Cavaillon ** B & B
Leave after breakfast	day 5	day 6	day 7	day 8	day 9	day 10

Packages	Stages	Prices

Stages Track details Stages Standard packages B15-cav	Daily distances	Standard ** accommodation
Cavaillon, Arrival day. Adjustment of the rented bikes. short circuit to St. Rémy-de-Provence	0 - 60 km	Cavaillon ** Hotel B & B
Cavaillon-Venasque. Via Fontaine-de-Vaucluse , l'Isle sur Sorgues, Gordes and Abbaye de Senanque to Venasque	50 or 77 km	Venasque ** Dinner, B & B
Venasque-Vaison-la-Romaine. Via Malaucèneor via the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vaison-la-Romaine .	45 km, 57 km or 77 km	B & B Hotel Burrhus in Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine Cycling loop around Vaison-la-Romaine or visit to the Roman theater or climbing the Mont Ventoux from Malaucène.		** Hotel Vaison-la-Romaine. B & B
Vaison-la-Romaine-Buis-les-Baronnies. Through the vineyards of the Côtes du Rhône Villages and nice Nyons in olive orchards.	35 km, 65 km or 82 km	** B & B hotel in Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling in the Pre-Alps of Drôme : loop around Buis-les-Baronnies	40 km 70 km 90 km	** B & B hotel in Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling in the Pre-Alps of Drôme around the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux to Aurel.	31 km 56 km 94 km	** Hotel in Aurel Dinner, B & B
Cycling on the Côtes du Mont Ventoux and through the Gorges de la Nesque to the Luberon, Saignon	45 km 83 km 83 km	** Guesthouse, pool Saignon Dinner, B & B
Cycling loop in the Luberon area via Buoux and Colorado Provençal	0 or 57 km 0 or 57 km 0 or 87 km	** Guesthouse, pool Saignon Dinner, B & B
Cycling to Vaison-la-Romaine via l'Isle sur Sorgues, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and Abbaye de Senanque	45 km 57 km 77 km	** B & B Hotel Burrhus in Vaison-la-Romaine
Cycling loop around Vaison-la-Romaine or visit to the Roman theater	0-50 km 0-50 km 0-50 km	*** B & B hotel in Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine to Buis-les-Baronnies	35 km 65 km 82 km	** B & B hotel in Buis-les-Baronnies

Packages	Stages	Prices

B15-cav	Standard package. Basic rate: in € p.p. in double room, sharing, Bags transfers included.
2021	B & B	Dinners	Basic rate	Suppl. July-August	Suppl. single room	Bike rental	e-Bike rental
B15-Cav 5 days	4	3	622	17	169	78	152
B15-Cav 6 days	5	4	757	15	208	94	202
B15-Cav 7 days	6	4	838	15	260	112	235
B15-Cav 8 days	7	4	936	23	303	134	268
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Extra nights	B & B	Dinner	Price p.p.	Suppl. July-August	Suppl. single room	Bike rental	e-Bike rental
Cavaillon**	Yes	No	49	6	38	20	39
Venasque **	Yes	Yes	70	0	15	20	39
Vaison-la-Romaine ** B & B	Yes	No	56	3	42	20	35
Buis-les-Baronnies ** B & B	Yes	No	58	2	47	20	35
Aurel **	Yes	Yes	62	2	35	20	35
Roussilllon **	Yes	No	54	8	43	20	35
Rates apply from April to November. Supplement twin rooms with 2 beds €3,- p.p. per night Discount triple rooms ( 2 or 3 beds): €3,- per person, per night. (*) B & B in Cavaillon, Buis-les-Baronnies and in Vaison-la-Romaine. There are several restaurants in these towns. Solo bikers: all-in basic rate (including single room supplement): add 67 % to the basic rate p.p. of 2 persons sharing room (and costs of bags transfer)

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Discount p.p. for small groups and families See terms and conditions of group discounts Parties of 3 persons : 12 % p.p. Parties of 4 persons : 17 % p.p. Parties of 5 persons : 20 % p.p. Parties of 6 persons : 21 % p.p. Parties of 7 persons : 22 % p.p. Parties of 8 persons : 23 % p.p.

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