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 Drôme, Vaucluse & Mont Ventoux
B15cav

Cycling tour in Drôme and Provence around Mont Ventoux

Active or Sporty tour
Standard Packages


Cycling Holiday around Mont Ventoux

  • 5 to 9 days self guided cycling hotel-tour with baggage transfer and bike rental.
     
    Packages Stages Prices

  • Start in Cavaillon or in Buis-les-Baronnies (If you 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 restday or an extra cycling day.
  • You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15th and October 31th.
  • Not included: Lunches. Price of lunches (take away picknicks) : 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 Drome Provençale and Vaucluse around the Mont Ventoux: Vaison-la-Romaine, Buis-les-Baronnies, Aurel, Venasque.

Click here for pictures of this Mont Ventoux cycling tour Mont Ventoux, Northern side

6 - 9 days cycling tours starting in Buis-les-Baronnies.
The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and the Drome department will be your campanion 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 old city and famous market on tuesday morning.
Buis-les-Baronnies is a very nice town in Drôme department North of the Mont Ventoux.

You see typical towns of Provence (Transalpina for the Latinists) with their markets, churches and Roman remnants.

You be cycling through Côte 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 surging river Fontaine de Vaucluse (where Petrarca wrote his poems) in the 8- day trip.

In the 8 and 9 days trips you will bike to the Luberon and visit the Colorado Provençal, Apt and nice village as St. Saturnin-lès-Apt and Roussillon.

Roman bridge at Vaison-la-Romaine

More information on the country and all there is to be seen in this trip in Vaucluse and Drôme.

Level: This tours has medium and longer stages for every day. It is not a flat landscape so  the stages are of medium ("active") level.
Starting days : any day of the week from april till november.
Starting place (same cycling tracks): Vaison-la-Romaine, Buis-les-Baronnies or Venasque (no bike rental).
In Buis-les-Baronnies you will stay in a old style nice standard** hotel or in a tourist hotel with pool 1000m from the center of the town.

The difference between the standard and the plus package are the hotels in Vaison-la-Romaine ** B&B versus *** with pool and halfboard in the Medieval town and the size and comfort of the rooms in the other hotels.

In all hotels : Shower/bath in room.

Bike rental: The bikes have front and rear fender. (VTC, ATB) Canondale (adventure).
There are no mirrors. (Not usual in France)
We provide a repair kit and a spare inner tube (large valve type (as for cars))
Size of tires :700x35

A
handlebar bag with a waterproof map window is standard.


This tour can also be done with start and finish in Vaison-la-Romaine or Venasque.

Prices  standard packages   

Prices  plus packages   

Travelling to the Vaucluse.

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

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

 

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.

A summary of all our tours in Provence

 


 
Packages Stages Prices

The Standard ** hotel Packages

Packages  B15cav-stnd 5 days 6 days 7 days 8 days 9 days 10 days 11 days Hotel
Arrival in Cavaillon** Checking adjusting the Bikes. day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 Cavaillon
**
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 2 day 2 Venasque
** pool
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 3 day 3 Vaison-la-Romaine
** B&B
Cycling around the roman city Vaison-la-Romaine.
** B&B Hotel in center of town.
        day 4 day 4 day 4 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 5 day 5 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 6 day 6 Aurel
**
Through  the Gorges de la Nesque and on the foothills of the Mont Ventoux
Caromb **
      day 6 day 7 day 7 day 7 Caromb
**
A trip to the Luberon. you wil see Apt or the Colorado Provençal, Roussillon.  Guesthouse**/*** with a pool in Saignon.           day 8 day 8 Saignon
**/*** pool
A trip through the Luberon. You wil see the Colorado Provençal, Roussillon and Buoux.  Guesthouse**/*** with a pool in Saignon.             day 9 St. Saturnin-les-Apt
**
Through the Gorges de la Nesque and on the Côtes du Mont Ventoux  to Cavaillon
** Hotel with pool.
day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 Cavaillon
**
Leave after breakfast day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 day 9 day 10 day 11  

 
Packages Stages Prices

Track details Stages Standard packages B15-cav
Stages Daily distances Elevation gains cum.


Standard  **
accommodation

Cavaillon, Arrival day.
Adjustment of the rented bikes.
short circuit to St.Rémy-de-Provence
 0 - 60 km +200 / - 200m Cavaillon
** Hotel
Cavaillon-Venasque.
Via Fontaine de Vaucluse,  l'Isle sur Sorgues, Gordes and Abbaye de Senanque to Venasque
50 or
77 km
-100m +400m
-200m +500m
Venasque ** with a pool
Venasque-Vaison-la-Romaine.
Via Malaucène or via the Dentelles de Montmirail to Vaison-la-Romaine
.
45 km, 57 km or
77 km
-100m  +100m
-300m + 300m
** B&B Hotel Burrhus in
Vaison-la-Romaine
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
+100m
+200m  - 100m
+400m  - 200m
** B&B hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling in the Pre-Alps of  Drome : loop around Buis-les-Baronnies 40 km
70 km
90 km
+250m - 250m
+400m - 400m
+400m - 400m
** B&B hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling in the Pre-Alps of  Drome around the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux to Aurel. 31 km
56 km
94 km
+400m - 300m
+600m - 300m
+900m - 600m

** Hotel in Aurel

Cycling on the Côtes du Mont Ventoux and through the Gorges de la Nesque to the Luberon, Saignon 45 km
83 km
83 km
-700m + 100m
-700m + 100m
-700m + 100m

** 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
-400m +400m
-400m +400m
-400m +400m
** 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
-100m  +100m
-100m  +100m

** 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
-100m  +100m

*** B&B hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies

Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine to
Buis-les-Baronnies
35 km
65 km
82 km
+100m
+200m  - 100m
+400m  - 200m
** B&B hotel in
Buis-les-Baronnies

 
Packages Stages Prices
Rates

B15-cav Standard package. Basic rate: in € p.p. in double room, sharing, Bags transfers included.
2012 B&B Dinners Lunches Basic rate Suppl. single room Solo all-in Bike rental
B15-Cav 5 days 4 3 0 536 126 833 58
B15-Cav 6 days 5 4 0 670 148 1044 70
B15-Cav 7 days 6 4 0 755 174 1163 82
B15-Cav 8 days 7 5 0 861 194 1321 94
B15-Cav 9 days 8 5 0 948 233 1447 106
B15-Cav 10 days 9 6 0 1098 260 1704 118
B15-Cav 11 days 10 7 0 1192 284 1831 130
You can book this trip here
Extra nights B&B Diner Lunch Price p.p. Suppl. route notes Suppl. single room Bike rental
Cavaillon** Yes Yes No 65 Free 29 11
Venasque ** Yes Yes No 68 Free 29 11
Vaison-la-Romaine ** B&B Yes No No 53 Free 38 11
Buis-les-Baronnies ** B&B Yes No No 55 Free 26 11
Aurel ** Yes Yes No 60 Free 23 11
Bedoin ** / Caromb ** Yes Yes No 58 Free 21 11
Saignon **/*** Yes Yes No 60 Free 28 11
St.Saturnin ** Yes Yes No 68 Free 234 11
Supplement nights in July and August: € 4,- per person per night in July or August.
Supplement  twin rooms with 2 beds €2,- p.p. per night

Discount triple rooms ( 2 or 3 beds): €3,- per person, per night.

(*) B&B in Buis-les-Baronnies and in Vaison-la-Romaine. There are several restaurants in both towns.

Discount p.p. for small groups and families
See terms and conditions of group discounts

Parties of  3 persons :   9 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons : 13 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons : 16 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 17 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 19 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 20 % p.p.

 

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Train & Bus  From Marseille Airport to Luberon and Avignon in Provence
  • Take the shuttle bus to SNCF railway station of Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille.
    Bus leaves every 20 minutes and it takes 5 minutes to arrive.
  • Here take a train ticket to Avignon or Cavaillon.
    On all days of the week you'll have 4 opportunities between 12:00 and 20:00 to go to Avignon
    (in 1hr 25 min) or to Cavaillon (in 55 min).
Departure: 12h 42 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
Departure : 16h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
Departure : 17h 01 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
Departure : 19h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon