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Three Valleys Cycle Tour

4 to 8 days - Supported Independant Cycling Tour

 Cycling is the best way to admire these valleys, bringing you closer to the landscape and its people, the history and culture. Dordogne is in South West France, and is famous so far for its gourmet cooking, chateaux and prehistoric caves.

Your cycle route will take you past wonderful vestiges of a medieval past, along valleys once roamed by man 20,000 years ago, and into the kitchens of gastronomy. You will gain a respect for the earth that provides nourishment, the rivers that flow endlessly westwards, and the people whose rich lives are inter-twined with nature.

Put your best pedal forward and feel the breeze on your face across this enchanting land.
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Summary and Highlights Price - Land only
Chateau de Castelnaud
  • 4 to 7 days cycle touring
  • Touring bike hire included for up to 7 days. We have top notch, fully equiped touring bikes.
  • Cycle at your own pace with our route notes and a map or two.
  • Pedal along pleasant back roads between the vibrant valleys of the Dordogne, Vezere and Céou.
  • Modify your tour with Optional Extras, rest days, and a wide choice of hotels, BnB, or campsites.
  • 10% discount for specialist groups
    		•  TOUR PRICE ONLY
    Bed and Breakfast
    2* / 3* Hotels
    Château Hotels
    Camping à la Ferme
    2* / 3* Campsites

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    The Region  
    The Dordogne Valley was a popular playground during the Hundred Years War. 100s of castles were built, and many remain today as memorial insights to medieval life. During this tour, you will experience the grandeur of these great feudal domains, approaching by their flanks, and appearing victorious at regular intervals. The Céou ("say-oo") Valley is a delightful tract sweeping due south from the Dordogne River. Your tour passes through here on the last day before arriving at Sarlat.
    The Vezere Valley played host to prehistoric man 20,000 years ago. Pre-history cave paintings, and sculptures abound with the likes of Lascaux II and Font de Gaume. On this tour, there will be time to splatter in the primeval muds and lurk in this epi-centre of pre-history.
    Your Schedule What's Included
    1st day – Sarlat to La Chapelle Aubareil – 40km – 4 hills – 3 cafes
    To visit en route :
  • Chateau de St Vincent de Paluel
  • St Nathaléne, XI century church, guided visit (GB & FR) of a XVI century mill for nuts and their oils
  • St Genies, fishing lakes
  • Chapelle de Cheylands with its XII century arts Fresco
  • Visit La Chapelle Aubareil
  • Les Grottes de Lascaux and Château de Losse


    • 2nd Day – La Chapelle Aubareil to Les Eyzies – 33/30km – 3/1 hills – 3/2 cafes

    Discover the Valley of the Vezere. Choice of two very different routes.

    Option 1 visits en-route :
  • Roque St Christophe (trogloditic village)
  • Prehisto-park (typical scenes from the time of Cro-magnon, millions of years ago)
  • Chateaux and church at St Léon sur Vezere, Château de Clerans (XVI century)

    • Option 2 - visits en-route :
  • Lunch-time swim in the lake at Tamnies
  • Abri de Cap Blanc (prehistoric shelters with sculptures from that age)
  • Château de Commarque (ruins of a once magnificent château of the XII century)
  • Visit Les Eyzies
  • National Prehistory Museum, archaeological digs and prehistoric caverns
  • Canoeing on the Vezere, walks around Les Eyzies are detailed at the tourist office


    • 3rd day – Les Eyzies to Beynac – 41km – 3 hills – 1 café
    Discover the Valley of the Dordogne.
    To visit en route :
  • Le Bugue, Village de Bournat (typical scenes from the middle-ages), Aquarium
  • Meyrals, XI century Roman church
  • Panoramic view of the Dordogne valley
  • Beynac Château and its village, La Roque Gageac, listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France
  • Swing through the trees at St Vincent de Cosse
  • Mountain biking in the Céou Valley


    • 4th day – Beynac to Sarlat – 37km – 8 hills – 4 café
    Discover the tranquil Valley of the Céou, and sneak back into Sarlat through the back door.
    To visit en route :
  • Chateau de Castelnaud, Domme, medieval Bastide town, its caverns, and ‘Le prison des Templiers’
  • Panoramic view of Dordogne Valley
  • Soleil Plage (beach + café/bar)
  • Château de Montfort
  • Visit Sarlat's well preserved medieval market on Saturday and Wednesday, numerous street side cafés and restaurants

    End of tour.
    Congratulations and have a safe onward journey.
    		• Touring Bike Hire
    Touring bike hire for up to 7 days. Our LaPierre touring bikes have 27 Shimano gears, straight handle bars, V-brakes and lockable front suspension. This is a high quality aluminium touring bike equiped with road tyres, panniers, bar bag, water bottle and a pump.
    Route Notes
    With a minimum of 4 days cycle touring, our route notes will guide you along the best country roads in the area. We will also supply you with a map so that you can plan trips further afield if you wish. The route notes take you directly to your hotel (extra notes available for alternative accommodations). Some days have a long or short journey to choose from and there are indications for sights to see en-route.
    Hotel Reservations
    Tell us what sort of accommodation you prefer and we will research them, check availability and produce a preliminary itinerary with website links to each accommodation for your approval. Once you have decided all is well, and armed with your reservation details, we will confirm all the accommodations for your group and produce a definitive itinerary. Max 8 persons per group.
    Connections
    We will transfer you from and to Sarlat or Souillac railway station or Bergerac Airport at the beginning and the end of your tour.
    Welcome-Pack
    Given to each group on arrival, it contains the Tour Schedule, some official-looking paperwork that will need signing and returning to us at the briefing, some nutritious nibbles, and other interesting stuff we thought you might like to have.
    Optional Extras
    Luggage Transfers 50 euros per transfer per group
    We can transport your luggage from hotel to hotel so that you can cycle light and take only the things that you'll need for the day. We usually collect your things at noon and have them at the next hotel between 15h00 and 17h00. Max 2 bags per person. Max 15kg per bag.
    Luggage Storage 15 euros per item
    We can store luggage that you won't be needing for the duration of your tour and return it to you at the end.
    Max 15kg per item.
    Upgade your Bike 30 euros per bike per week
    Upgrade to a Bulls Road Bike instead of the LaPierre Touring bike. Our Bulls Road Bikes have an aluminium frame, carbon forks and are equiped with the ultra smooth Shimano Ultegra 30-speed transmision. Cycling one of these bikes is a dream and they're as fast as 'brown stuff off a shovel' (Little known english expression never yet mentioned in any holiday brochure that I know of)
    Accessories
    BoB trailers for transporting your luggage. 10 euros per day.
    Buy tyre repair kits from us. Includes a tyre kit and 2 inner tubes. 15 euros per kit.
    How to Get Here  
    Bike Bus is based at Camping Maisonneuve in the Dordogne, South West France. We are situated 1km from Castelnaud, 15km due south of Sarlat la Caneda, and 200km east of Bordeaux

    If you are planning to fly over, this could be the quickest and cheapest way to get here but there are weight limits for your bags. Return flights with Ryanair London Stanstead to Bergerac is currently quoted less than 70GBP. When you arrive at Bergerac, we will pick you up and take you to your first hotel.
    For Ryan air flights from London Stanstead/East Midlands to Bergerac - click here

    Travelling by train, reserve a journey to Souillac and we will pick you up and take you to your first hotel.
    For train reservations - click here. Or we can reserve your train journey for you, just ask when you email.

    For those who are self-driving, the easiest crossing is Dover-Calais. You can set your GPS to Maisonneuve 24250, or for those less technically equiped, the best route from Calais is as follows :
    840km : Calais-Boulogne-Rouen-Evreux-Dreux-Chartres-Orleans-Vierzon-Chateauroux-Limoges-Brive-Sarlat
    For ferry reservations - click here. Or we can reserve your ferry crossing for you, just ask when you email.

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