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Cycling Holiday round Mont Ventoux

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


Mont Ventoux, Northern side
Northern side of the Mont Ventoux

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. See, smell and taste the Provence at the lively market of Vaison-la-Romaine on Tuesday, you can visit the Roman and the Medieval town and make it the start of a tour to the Mont Ventoux

You bike 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
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


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

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

Les Dentelles de Montmirail
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 in ..
Arrival in Cavaillon** Checking adjusting the Bikes.
Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Cavaillon
** BnB
A trip to the Luberon. you wil see Apt or the Colorado Provençal, Roussillon. Hotel inRustrel **
     Day 2 Rustrel
**
Dinner, BnB
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, BnB
Cycling via the Villages du Côtes du Rhône Villages and the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vaison-la-Romaine. ** BnB Hotel in center of town.
Day 3 Day 3 Day 3 Day 3 Day 3 Day 4 Vaison-la-Romaine
** BnB
Cycling around the roman city Vaison-la-Romaine.
** BnB Hotel in center of town. Or Cycling to the top of the Mont Ventoux
    Day 4 Day 5 Vaison-la-Romaine
** BnB
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 BnB
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, BnB
Via the Colorado Provençal to the Luberon.
Roussillon **
   Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Roussillon **
BnB
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
** BnB
Leave after breakfast
day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10

Itineraries Stages Pricing

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 BnB
Cavaillon-Venasque.
Via Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
, l'Isle sur Sorgues, Gordes and Abbaye de Senanque to Venasque
50 or
77 km
Venasque **
Dinner, BnB
Venasque-Vaison-la-Romaine.
Via Malaucèneor via the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vaison-la-Romaine .
45 km, 57 km or
77 km
BnB Hotel Burrhus in
Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine (extra day)
Cycling loop around Vaison-la-Romaine
or visit to the Roman theater or climbing the Mont Ventoux from Malaucène.
 ** Hotel
Vaison-la-Romaine.
BnB
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
BnB hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling in the Pre-Alps of Drôme : loop around Buis-les-Baronnies 40 km
70 km
90 km
** BnB 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, BnB
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, BnB
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, BnB
Cycling to Vaison-la-Romaine via l'Isle sur Sorgues, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
and Abbaye de Senanque
45 km
57 km
77 km
** BnB 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
*** BnB hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine to
Buis-les-Baronnies
35 km
65 km
82 km
BnB hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies

Itineraries Stages Pricing

B15-cav Standard package. Basic rate: in p.p. in double room, sharing, Bags transfers included.
2023 BnB   Dinners Basic rate Suppl.
HSust
Suppl.
single room
Bike
rental
e-Bike
rental
B15-Cav
5 days
4 0 580 0 193 78 134
B15-Cav
6 days
5 1 742 0 235 96 142
B15-Cav
7 days
6 1 835 0 288 109 172
B15-Cav
8 days
7 1 947 0 347 122 199
B15-Cav
9 days
8 1 1050 0 404 135 225
B15-Cav
10 days
9 2 1187 0 450 148 247
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Extra nights BnB   Dinner Price p.p. Suppl.
HSust
Suppl.
single room
Bike
rental
e-Bike
rental
Cavaillon** Yes No 60 6 40 19 33
Venasque ** Yes No 55 0 40 19 33
Vaison-la-Romaine ** BnB Yes No 65 0 50 19 33
Buis-les-Baronnies  ** BnB Yes No 62 0 46 19 33
Aurel ** Yes Yes 75 0 38 19 33
Roussilllon ** Yes No 73 8 51 19 33
  • 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.

  • (*) BnB 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 82 % to the basic rate p.p. of 2 personen sharing room (and costs of bags transfer)





Discount p.p. for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts
 
5-7 days
Parties van 3 personen : 11 % p.p.
Parties van 4 personen : 17 % p.p.
Parties van 5 personen : 20 % p.p.
Parties van 6 personen : 17 % p.p.
Parties van 7 personen : 19 % p.p.
Parties van 8 personen : 21 % p.p.
8-10 days
Parties van 3 personen :   9 % p.p.
Parties van 4 personen : 14 % p.p.
Parties van 5 personen : 17 % p.p.
Parties van 6 personen : 14 % p.p.
Parties van 7 personen : 16 % p.p.
Parties van 8 personen : 18 % p.p.

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