Cycling holidays in Southern France

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La Ligne verte: walking and cycling holidays in the south of France


Hotel based Cycling and mountain biking Tours in South of France: Grands Causses, Gorges de Tarn, Provence & Dordogne.

Very light
Cycling Holidays
in France

Light
Cycling Holidays
in France

Active holiday
Cycling Tours
in France

Sporting Vacation
Cycling in France

Summary of all
Cycling Tours in
South of France
 

 

 


 

Very Light Cycling tours in France

These cycling tours of La Ligne Verte are meant for holidaymakers who first of all want to have plenty time to visit all the interesting places and have time to stop on the way for a pause, time for drawing or for bird, plant- or insect watching. Daily distances will not exceed 40 kms and cycling time will be no more than 4 hours a day.
These tours are also well suited for families with small children, with enough opportunities to stop for a swim in a river or lake or have a canoe trip.

Level 1 and 2 ( out of 7) :  flat and rolling with some small short and light climbs.

Days: every night an other hotel; you can book extra nights in any of the hotels.

Very Light Cycling Tours Package Days Details
Family tour Kids 7-10 years,
Pays St.Affriquain and Tarn Valley. 20 kms a day
budget 5 - 9
days
B00
Family tour Sud Aveyron standard 7 - 8
days
B05b
Albi and Haute Vallée du Tarn.
Along the 1937 railway route
standard 6 - 8
days
B08
Family tour Sud Aveyron plus 6 - 8
days
B06c
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy plus
 
6 - 8
days
B18
Family tour Sud Aveyron superior 6 - 7
days
B06d
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy superior 6 - 8
days
B18
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy luxury 6 - 8
days
B18

Short break
5 days cycling

Short break
4 days cycling

Mountainbike
 Tours

 

Luxury
Cycling Tours

Get here a recommendation for planning  a holiday  in France

 



Light Cycling holidays in France

These cycling tours of La Ligne Verte are meant for holidaymakers who first of all want to have enough time to visit all the interesting places and have time to stop on the way for a pause, time for drawing or for bird, plant- or insect watching. Daily distances will not exceed 60 kms and cycling time will be no more than 4 to 5 hours a day.
These tours are also well suited for families with children, with enough opportunities to stop for a swim in a river or lake or have a canoe trip.

Level 1 and 2 (occasionally 3) out of 7 : mostly flat and rolling with some small short climbs.

Days: every night an other hotel; you can book extra nights in any of the hotels.
 
Light Cycling Tours Package Days Details
Family tour Kids 7-10 years,
Pays St.Affriquain and Tarn Valley. 20 kms a day
budget 5 - 9
days
B00
Round Larzac:
Causses and Pays de Roquefort
budget 5 - 9
days
B05
Family tour Sud Aveyron. Round Larzac:
Causses and Pays de Roquefort
standard 7 - 8
days
B05b
Albi and Haute Vallée du Tarn.
Along the 1937 railway route
standard 6 - 8
days
B08
Gorges du Tarn & canyons standard 5 - 7
days
B11
Provence cycling tours round
Mont Ventoux
standard 6-10
days
B16
Family tour Sud Aveyron plus 6 - 8
days
B06c
Averyon  Côté Sud plus 6 - 9
days
B01
Gorges du Tarn
Cycling vacation
plus 6 - 9
days
B11
Les 3 Rivières
Cycling family holiday
plus 10-11
days
B13
Provence cycling tours round
Mont Ventoux
plus
 
6-10
days
B16
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy plus 6 - 8
days
B18
Family tour Sud Aveyron superior 6 - 7
days
B06d
Pays de Cathares et de Bastides
Luxury Cycling Tour
superior
& luxury
6 - 10
days
B07
Gorges du Tarn
Cycling vacation
superior 6 - 9
days
B11
Provence cycling tours round
Mont Ventoux
superior 6-10
days
B16
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy superior
 
6 - 8
days
B18
Luxury Gorges du Tarn
Cycling vacation
luxury 5 - 9
days
B04
Provence cycling tours round
Mont Ventoux
luxury 6-10
days
B16
Dordogne, Lot & Quercy luxury 6 - 8
days
B18


 

Short break
5 days cycling

Short break
4 days cycling

Mountainbike
 Tours

Luxury
Cycling Tours

Get here a recommendation for planning  a holiday  in France

 


Active Cycling Holidays in France

For all holiday-makers in sufficiently good physical condition to bike 5 to 6 hours a day. These holiday tours are meant for the 35 to 65 years old who particularly like biking in a beautiful natural environment with a hillier profile and some longer ascents and descents in middle range mountains.
Families with sports loving children aged 15 and more can make this tours.  There will be enough time left for rest, lunch, sightseeing or for taking a break beside a river or a lake and going for a swim.
These tours are more challenging. Some longish climbs between 350 m and 750 meters. Itinerary between 350 and 1000 meters altitude.

Daily distances will not exceed 70 kms. Levels  2 and 3;  occasionally 4 (out of 7).
For a description of levels Click here.

Days: every night an other hotel; you can book extra nights in any of the hotels.

Active holidays Package Days Details
Aveyron  Côté Sud plus 6 - 9 B01
Southern-Aveyron,  
Land of Templars
standard 5 - 8 B02
Land of Templars & Spectacular Gorges and Canyons standard
plus 
10-13  B03
Spectacular Gorges and Canyons standard
plus
6 - 8 B04
Round Larzac:
Causses and Pays de Roquefort
budget 5 - 9 B05
Albi - Millau: Tarn valley standard 6 - 8 B08active
Tour de Tarn & Aveyron plus
superior 
luxury
13 B09
Tarn basin plus 6 -10 B10
Southern Massif Central superior 6 - 9 B14b
Southern Massif Central luxury 6 - 9 B14a
Gorges du Tarn & Sud-Averyon standard
plus
superior
5 - 8 B11
Luxury Gorges du Tarn
Cycling vacation
luxury 5 - 9 B04L
Drome & Provence cycling tours round Mont Ventoux standard,
plus
6 - 8 B15
Provence cycling tours round Mont Ventoux standard,
plus
superior
luxury
6 - 8 B16
Provence & Grands Causses
Mont Ventoux and Mont Aigoual
standard,
plus
superior
luxury
14 B17
Dordogne Valley plus  &
luxury
6 - 9 B19
Corsica: from Cap Corse to the Castagniccia. standard 8 B82
Short break 4 days all packages 4 B80
Short break 5 days all packages 5 B81
Individual Mountainbike inn to inn tours all packages 5 - 14 Mtb

Short break
5 days cycling

Short break
4 days cycling

Mountainbike
 Tours

Luxury
Cycling Tours

Get here a recommendation for planning  a holiday  in France

 


 
Sporting Cycling Tours in France

For all holidays makers in excellent physical condition, regularly training to be able to bike up to 7 hours a day. 
These tours are meant for the 20 to 60 years old for whom cycling is the primary aim of their vacation, whilst being able to enjoy the beauty of this country with its fantastic views.
Lots of  longer ascents and descents in  middle range mountains. Several climbs a day of more than 300m and  sometimes more than 600m should be no problem for them.

Daily distances from 60 to 90 km a day. More longish climbs (5 - 9km, up to 500m elevation gain). Itineraries between 350 and 1000 meters altitude except for the Mont Ventoux and the Mont Aigoual "hors catégorie".
Levels  2 , 3, 4 and occasionally 5 (out of 7).
For a description of levels: Click here.

Days: every night an other hotel; you can book extra nights in any of the hotels.

 

Sporting Vacation Package Days Details
Spectacular Gorges and Canyons standard
plus
11-16 B03
Gorges du Tarn & Sud-Averyon standard
plus
superior
6 - 9 B11
Luxury Gorges du Tarn
Cycling vacation
luxury 5 - 9 B04L
Luxury Gorges du Tarn & Cevennes  luxury 8 - 10 B12
Southern Massif Central
Luxury Midi Pyrenées
luxury 6 - 9 B14a
Southern Massif Central
Superior Midi Pyrenées
superior 6 - 9 B14b
Drome & Provence cycling tours round Mont Ventoux standard,
plus
6 - 8 B15
Cycling in Provence standard,
plus
superior
luxury
6 - 8 B16
Short break 4 days all packages 4 B80
Short break 5 days all packages 5 B81
Cycling Provence and Grands Causses standard,
plus
superior
luxury
14 B17
Individual inn to inn Mountainbike  tours all packages 5 - 12 Mtb

Short break
5 days cycling

Short break
4 days cycling

Mountainbike
 Tours

Luxury
Cycling Tours

Get here a recommendation for planning  a holiday  in France

 

 

The Accommodation
Tours are offered in 5 hotel accommodation classes: budget, standard, plus, superior and luxury. Shower and WC en suite in all classes. Global price indications of a 8 day (7 nights) tour with 7 dinners, 7  B&B, all luggage transfers, roadmaps, written instructions, assistance when in trouble included. Prices per person, Basic rates double occupancy, two sharing room:
 

Budget
* & **
7 dinners 7 nights B&B 1* and 2* hotels from € 490  to  € 590 p.p.
Standard:
**
7 dinners 7 nights B&B 2** hotels from € 600  to  € 680 p.p.

Plus:
** & ***

7 dinners 7 nights B&B 2* and 3* hotels from € 670  to  € 750 p.p.

Superior:
*** & **

7 dinners 7 nights B&B 2* and 3* hotels from € 750  to  € 950 p.p.

Luxury:
***&****

 

7 dinners 7 nights B&B 3* and 4* hotels from € 850  to  € 1.400 p.p.
  • Standard packages are in ** hotel accommodations (often Logis de France and owner runned hotels) with shower and bath en suite and much "vieille pierres" as they call here natural stone built houses. In the best of family hotels we have come to know over the years (no chain hotels!). Quality of these owner run hotels in Aveyron is more than can be expressed in the number of stars!

  • Plus packages have one or more nights in *** hotels and exceptionally in guesthouses ("gîtes de charme" with pool).

  • Superior packages have more *** accommodations, but not all ***.

  • Self-guided tours, (group guided tours when asked for; minimum of 6 persons needed); but as much support from us as needed and asked for when in real trouble.

  • Important group discounts for parties of 3 to 8 persons (5 to 25%).

  • Apart from being a local provider of walking and cycling tours in Grands Causses, Dordogne, Cathars land and Provence we also have partners in other parts of South France: Corsica. See our walking and cycling pages.
     

 

 
 
La Ligne Verte
In the Netherlands   
La Ligne Verte
    Petrarcalaan 51, 3533CR Utrecht, Holland.

   
You can skype us at: laligneverte-valac
In France: 
 La Ligne Verte
    La Jourdanie, 12480 Broquiès, Aveyron, France.

    Tel: +33 565 994401    Fax: +33 565 994315  Mobile: +33689169000
 

  

With La Ligne Verte you will get the commitment and service of a  local, owner operated, tour operator. A direct seller, working primarily with local, family run hotels (from 4 to 30 rooms category  *,  ** and *** ) to ensure you get an attractive, cycling or walking hiking holiday, the French way of life and "Vacances à la Carte" on beautiful hiking and walking trails or the enjoyable roads for your biking and mountainbiking holiday trip. You'll benefit from our network we built the last 10 years, from our direct selling rates and above all from our personalized and customized tours without any extra charges: WYS=WYG: no hidden prices, supplements, reservation costs etc.


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