Discover the worldwide famous wine region of the Burgundy.....do it best from the saddle of a bike
From £550.00 per week
At a Glance
- Transfer Included
- Family Friendly
- Board:
- B&B
- Arrival Day:
- Daily
- Bike tour:
- Self guided
Burgundy by bike
The Great Burgundy Tour
This tour is a Level 2 tour for leisure cyclists
It is generally slightly rolling, light hilly terrain, few uphill stretches, average physical condition required
The tours operate on Saturdays from 1 April throughout the summer
Details of the Cycling Tour
1st Day: Dijon: Individual arrival. Time to visit the local church and the imposing palace.
2nd Day: Dijon - Nuits Saint Georges (approx. 26 km/16 miles): Your day starts with a ride along the wine roads till Nuits Saint Georges. You pass through several wine villages like Vougeot, where you should have a look to the old Château, or Gevrey-Chambertin.
3rd Day: Nuits Saint Georges - Beaune (approx. 20 km/13 miles): You leave Nuits Saint Georges in dirrection Beaune, known as the wine-capital of the Burgundy. After arrival you still have plenty of time to visit the old city centre, the wine cellars and the famouts "Hospices de Beaune" - a former hospital which is nowadays partly used as a museum.
4th Day: Beaune - Region Chagny (approx. 23 km/14 miles): You cycle through the "Côte de Beaune" and its villages like Pommard, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. Here is the growing area of the Montrachet-vine, known as one of the best wines in the world.
5th Dat: Region Chagny - Givry (approx. 25 km/16 miles): At first you cycle along the bike path which follows the channel "Canal du Centre" up to Saint Léger sur Dheune, right in the centre of the wine region "Côte Chalonnaise". Here you have the opportunity to visit the medieval castle of Germolles.
6th Day: Givry - Cluny (approx. 43 km/27 miles): Todays leg is indeed the longest one but otherwise also the easiest as you cycle the whole time on bike paths. Through wooden landscape and medieval towns like Saint-Gengoux and Cormatin - with its picturesque castle - you reach you todays target, the city of Cluny - once the intellectual centre of Europe.
7th Day: Cluny - Mâcon (approx. 23 km/14 miles): Through picturesque villages you reach - as your final destination - the city of Mâcon which was the medieval capital of the earls of the Burgundy. Enjoy a final walk through the city centre.
8th Day Mâcon Individual departure
Services included
+ 7 nights with private facilities
+ breakfast
+ luggage transport
+ 1 handle bar bag with maps and information material per room
+ Service-hotline on the spot
+ taxitransfer Hotel - train station on day of departure
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Rooms in Burgundy by bike
Double bedroom - 2* (double)
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Double bedroom - 3* (double)
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Availability at Burgundy by bike
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Pricing at Burgundy by bike
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| Travel Dates | 2* Hotel | 3* Hotel | |||
| 01-Apr-12 | 01-Nov-12 | £594 | £711 | ||
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| Bike Hire (if required) | £86 | ||||
| Single room supplement | £344 | £439 | |||
| HB supplement | £272 | £301 | |||
| Tfr back to Dijon - end of tour | £20 | ||||
Tour operate on Saturdays from 1 April through the Summer
