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Provence, Luberon and Mont Ventoux
B16
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 Bike tour Avignon, Vaison-la-Romaine, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Luberon.

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Provence Cycling Tour
Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux and Luberon, start in Avignon.

Active holiday cycling tours of  6 - 9 days in ** and *** hotels and B&B's ("plus" packages)

Packages Stages Prices

  • The tours are of an "active" kind of stage.
    If you want a light, flat to rolling countryside bike tour surf to our B17 packages.
  • Shower/bath in room (en suite).
  • You can start this tour any day of the week between March 15th and October 30th.
  • Important group discounts for parties of  3 persons to 8 persons.
  • Starting days : any day of the week from April till November.


Start and end in Avignon or Cavaillon, staying over in Roman and medieval Vaison-la-Romaine.
You can book this cycling trip with a wineries program too.
 

Some pictures of the scenery

6, 7, 8 or 9 days, starting in Avignon. The Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse and Drome departments 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 medium or heavy if you would choose to climb the Mont Ventoux. Les Dentelles de MontmirailAvignon the cultural center of Provence, (street)theatre, music, a place of and for artists.

Vaison-la- Romaine (60,000 Romans lived there 2000 years ago as you will see by yourself).

Vaison has a medieval old city and famous market on tuesday morning.

You be cycling through Cote du Rhone Villages-wineyards 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.

On last day you will go into the Luberon and see the famous surging river Fontaine de Vaucluse where Petrarca  wrote his poems.
 

The tracks and the stages.



Starting place: Avignon. But if you prefer to avoid city bustle of Avignon you can also start in Cavaillon. If you rent a bike, cycling starts in Cavaillon anyway.

 

Packages Stages Prices

Two  "light" and two "active" alternatives of this bike tour:



Packages Stages Prices

Plus Cycling Tour
Provence, Luberon & Mont Ventoux


 B16  plus Plus package.   Bags transfers included. Basic rate: in €   p.p. in double room, sharing.
 2012 B&B Dinners Lunches  Basic rate Suppl. single room Solo all-in Bike rental
B16  6 days 5 2 0 691 210 1083 70
B16  7 days 6 3 0 856 249 1364 82
B16  7 days via Aurel 6 3 0 840 233 1326 82
B16  8 days 7 4 0 978 272 1553 94
B16  9 days 8 4 0 1067 297 1676 106
You can book this trip here
 Extra nights B&B Diner Lunch Price p.p. Suppl. route notes Suppl. single room Bike rental
Avignon **B&B Yes No No 74 Free 44 11
Saignon *** Yes Yes No 71 Free 39 11
Venasque ** Yes Yes No 75 Free 36 11
Vaison-la-Romaine ** Yes No No 63 Free 44 11
Buis-les-Baronnies ** B&B Yes No No 56 Free 27 11
Aurel ** Yes Yes No 61 Free 24 11
Bedoin *** Yes Yes No 81 Free 41 11

Included:  all luggage transfers except from Avignon to and from Cavaillon (Bike rent in Cavaillon). Supplement for 2 transfers (Avignon-Cavaillon and Cavaillon-Avignon: €103 
Start and end in Avignon. Starting day: any day of the week.

You can take the train or taxi (20km) from Avignon or from Marseille to travel directly to Cavaillon if you don't want to stay a night in Avignon.

Not included in basic rate: Dinners in Avignon, dinner in Buis-les-Baronnies, dinner in Vaison-la-Romaine, lunches, train/taxi from Avignon to and from Cavaillon, all beverages, bike rental.
Price of lunches (take away picknicks) :  10-13 EURO.

Supplement July and August: €4 per person, per night in July or August.

Discount p.p. for groups and families on basic rate.
See terms and conditions of group discounts

Parties of  3 persons :   8 % p.p.
Parties of  4 persons : 12 % p.p.
Parties of  5 persons : 15 % p.p.
Parties of  6 persons : 16 % p.p.
Parties of  7 persons : 17 % p.p.
Parties of  8 persons : 18 % p.p.

 

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Packages Stages Prices

Packages

B16 Stages of the plus packages B16
6 days
B16
7 days
(light)
B16
7 days
B16
8 days
B16
9 days
Avignon **/*** day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1
Saignon *** pool
Cycling to the Luberon
  day 2   day 2  day 2
Venasque ** pool
By train/taxi to Cavaillon.
Cycling via Gordes to Venasque
day 2 day 3 day 2 day 3 day 3
Vaison-la-Romaine *** day 3 day 4 day 3 day 4 day 4
Buis-les-Baronnies *** pool         day 5
Aurel **
Via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux Cycling to Aurel
    day 4 day 5 day 6
Bedoin *** pool
Cycling in between the Côtes du Mont Ventoux vineyards.
day 4 day 5 day 5 day 6 day 7
Avignon **/***.
Cycling via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing.
day 5 day 6 day 6 day 7 day 8
Leave after breakfast day 6 day 7 day 7 day 8 day 9


Packages Stages Prices

Track details

Stages Daily distances Elevation gains (cum.) Hotels Plus
Package
Arrival in Avignon 0 km 0 m * * plus room; B&B
Avignon
By train/taxi to Cavaillon, if you need bike rental, and via Gordes to Venasque 39 km
55 km
+434m & -346m
+487m & -398m
** room
Venasque / pool
Cycling from Venasque to Vaison-la-Romaine 57 km
77 km
-100m & +100m
-100m & +100m
*** hotel
Vaison-la-Romaine / pool
Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine to Caromb or Aurel 30 km
50 km
+150m & -150m
+350m & -350m
** hotel
Caromb
Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux cycling to Aurel 43 km
85 km
+600m & -600m
+645m & -645m
** hotel
Aurel
Cycling from Vaison-la-Romaine via Nyons and the Col de Jasse to Buis-les-Baronnies or light and short stage via Mollans 51 km
25 km
+885m & -600m
+085m
** hotel
Buis-les-Baronnies
Cycling from Buis-les-Baronnies via Montbrun at the Northern side of the Mont Ventoux cycling to Aurel 34 km
78 km
+500m & -300m
+945m & -745m
** hotel
Aurel
Cycling on Côtes du Mont Ventoux vineyards from Aurel to Caromb. 52 km
 
+258m & -280m
 
** hotel
Caromb
Cycling from Aurel to Saignon. Through the Gorges de la Nesque and Gordes cycling to the Luberon 80 km
98 km
-620m & +100m
-620m & +100m
** Chambre d'hôtes+ rest.
Saignon
Cycling from Saignon via Fontaine de Vaucluse back to Cavaillon and by train/taxi back to Avignon, sight seeing. 40 km
57 km
73 km
-80m
+280m & -350m
+280m & -350m
** plus room
B&B
Avignon
Leave after breakfast     Leave after breakfast


Les Baronnies and Mont  Ventoux

Pays de Sault near Aurel


Type of information we provide:
Folder with:   Michelin Map 332 LOCAL (scale 1:150 000  1 cm=1,5 km) and
Brochures with tourist information of all places and curiosities you will go along.


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).

     

    Départure: 12h 42 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 16h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 17h 01 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon
    Départure : 19h 03 55min to Cavaillon and 85min to Avignon

     

 

B16-Standard package: *** & **** hotel accomm. : all details B16

B16-Plus package: *** & **** hotel accomm. : all details B16

B16-Superior package: *** & **** hotel accomm. : all details B16

B16-Luxury package: *** & **** hotel accomm. : all details B16



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