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Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holiday in France. This particular biking vacation in France allows to you explore the wonderful Camargue region of Provence. This cycle tour is a level 1-2 self guided bike tour. "When God created the sun, the earth, the mountains and seas, and put them in place, he realised that a little of each remained. So he gathered the bits together to make a paradise and the Provence was born." A nice and nearly true story, isn't it? Provence and Camargue. The land of light, colours and scents. For these reasons, many well known painters have lived in the Provence: Picasso, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Cézanne, Chagall ... The Mediterranean climate is pleasant, the sun shines more than 3000 hours a year. The people are living outside, even during the winter, and play "Pétanque" and drink their "Pastis".
Provence has not only an easy way of live, but is also one of the richest cultural regions of Europe. Numerous monuments testify a long and great past since the Greek and Roman period going to the Middle Ages and, at least, to the last centuries. Avignon: the famous Pope Palace (world patrimony), the medieval town and its imposing wall; Glanum: Greek and Roman monuments; Les Baux: medieval town in the Alpilles; Tarascon: the greatest fortified castle of the Rhone valley; Arles: the whole city has been classified as world patrimony because of its numerous Roman and medieval monuments; Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: little village between the sea, the sky and the Camargue; St. Gilles: possesses a beautiful Romanesque church with crypt (world patrimony); Pont du Gard: aqueduct over the Gardon river, the best conserved of the Roman empire, world patrimony. And finally to Uzès one of the most beautiful villages in Provence.
And at last, there is the Camargue (nature reserve), the great delta of the Rhone river, where water, channels and seas attract thousands of birds, some of them are very rare; its symbols are the white horses and the black bulls. At least, we have to mention the quality of wine and food. During the cycle tour you will discover the good meals of the Provence and their Mediterranean flavour.
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Available Saturdays from 14th March to 27th October
Level 1-2 self guided bike tour
Day 1 Arrival at Avignon.
Dine and stay in a hotel with a swimming pool and with very good restaurant.
Day 2 Avignon - Arles 55 km, 33 miles
Meeting at the hotel reception around 09.30 a.m. for an explanation on the tour and distribution of bikes - if rented. Then cycling from the hotel through the Little Crau to St. Rémy de Provence, Les Baux (medieval village) and Arles (world patrimony).
Day 3 Arles - Saintes Maries 45 km, 27 miles
Visit Arles, then ride through the Camargue to the lake of Vaccarès, observe the rare birds, then to Saintes Maries de la Mer on the beach. Hotel with swimming pool.
Day 4 Saintes Maries - St. Gilles 40 km, 24 miles
Through the Camargue and the rice fields to St. Gilles (Romanesque church with crypt, world patrimony). Tonight you stay at a nice hotel with a very good restaurant.
Day 5 St. Gilles – Pont du Gard 60 km,37 miles
On little roads and through wine yards to the Pont du Gard (Roman aqueduct, world patrimony), and Remoulins.
Day 6 Remoulins – Uzès - Remoulins 40 km,24 miles
On small roads and through nice landscape you are riding to Uzès, one of the most beautiful villages in Provence! Then back to the Pont de Gard.
Day 7 Remoulins – Avignon about 25 miles 40 km.
On little roads through wine fields to Aramon, then along the Rhone river and Durance river to Avignon. Hotel. Give back the bikes.
Day 8 Departure
Visit Avignon (medieval town, the famous bridge, the PopePalace, world patrimony). Individual departure or extension.
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What is Included
- 7 Nights bed & breakfast
- 2 / 3 star hotels some with pools
- Luggage transfers
- Maps
- Road book
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Extras
- Cost before and after tour
- Hybrid Bike rental
- Flights
- High season supplement
- Travel Insurance
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Tariff 2012
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CEProvCam
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Single occupancy ( minimum 2 persons)
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£944
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Price per person based on two persons sharing double/twin room
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£703
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Bike Rental
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£77
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High Season Supplement per person , July and August
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£75
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Dinners per person
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£213
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How to get there
By Plane to Avignon, Nimes, Marseilles and then by train to Avignon.
To view our other Cycling holidays in France
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Walking Holiday in France
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