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WORLDVENTURES GUIDED ORIGINAL BICYCLE TOUR FRANCE
Following the Wine Trails Biking & Ballooning Thru Burgundy and Beaujolais
Burgundy and Beaujolais Biking and Ballooning
Cote De Nuits, Cote De Beaune, Maconnais, Beaujolais
See famous vineyards drenched in sunshine... hospitable people who have perfected all that is best in eating and drinking... old towns and villages., and world-famous wineries all along the road. Visit the Hotel Dieu and the wine museum in Beaune, the great abbey at Tournus, the thousand-year-old fortified castle at Brandon, and the chateaux of Clos-Vougeot and Cormatin. Climb aboard your Balloon and float on the gentle evening breeze watching world-renowned vineyards unfold below. Spend your days on tiny roads touring the wineries, tasting the wines and wending your way to Beaujolais.
Tour Profile:
Cycle through the rolling countryside of
Burgundy on quiet wine roads. In Beaujolais on day 6 the hills
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Highlights: The vineyards, the wine tastings everywhere along the road, the Burgundian cuisine and wines, Brandon - a 10th century fortress, Chateaux Cormatin & Clos-Vougeot, Hotel Dieu, The Wine Museum in Beaune, The abbey at Tournus, the villages of Pouilly and Fuisse and of course the Balloon flight.
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The Itinerary: Day 1 - Gevrey-Chambertin We meet in Dijon, transfer to your hotel, set among the finest vineyards in the world, and take a warm-up ride through the vineyards of Fixin, Brochon and Gevrey-Chambertin, This evening we'll enjoy a champagne reception and get-acquainted dinner.
Day 2 - Gevrey-Chambertin - Baune Cycle through the most famous names in wine making, visiting the wineries and tasting the wines. After touring the 16th Century Chateau Clos-Vougeot, find your way through the maze of tiny wine roads to Nuits-St-George. Visit the wine museum and hospital, "Hotel Dieu", founded in 1433 at Beaune. There is also a wine library where for one fee you can sample all the wines of Burgundy. This evening we'll board our hot air balloon and float on the gentle evening breeze over the famous Burgundy vineyards, touching earth with the setting sun.
Day 3 - Baune - Chalon-sur-Saone Today well be cycling through the Cote-De-Beaune countryside, the more delicate and graceful Pommard, Mersault and Montrachet, and then south through the vineyards of Mercury. Just lazing along... enjoying the countryside, visiting with the growers, sampling the wines... enjoying the day.
Day 4 - Chalon-sur-Saone - Tournus Pedal west to Givry and the wine-tasting cellars of Buxy. Then pick your way through the vineyards of Maconais to Tournus and its 10th century abbey.
Day 5 - Tournus - Macon Ride a scenic route to Brandon, a 10th century fortress with its ramparts and walls still intact. Visit Cormatin, a sumptuously furnished late renaissance chateau. Then follow along the Grosne River to Macon.
Day 6 - Macon - Pizay Pass through Pouilly and Fuisse and stop for a sample. Soon Burgundy ends and you enter the land of Beaujolais, cycling through seven of the grand cru villages and stopping for a tasting in each of them. Tonight we'll celebrate our adventure in Pizay, the heart of the Beaujolais wine country, enjoying a hearty farewell dinner with great food, fine wines and an evening of recalling the experiences of an unforgettable six days.
Day 7 - Pizay - A leisurely breakfast and fond farewells...Lyon and Paris are only a few hours away.
Overnight Itinerary: Gevrey-Chambertin - Baune - Chalon-sur-Saone - Tournus - Macon - Pizay
Average daily miles = 29
GUIDED ORIGINAL TOUR - 7 DAYS
INN TOUR - TOUR # FRB - 10022/I - $3550*
Single Supplement $325
Half-Board Option - $70 (2 Dinners)
CHATEAU TOUR - TOUR # FRB - 10022/C $4325* Single Supplement $550
Half-Board Option - $120 (3 Dinners)
*Ballooning is optional at extra charge Tour Dates: Inn Tour: June 16, Sep 22 Chateau Tour: May 26
What's Included: Free use of an 18-speed WorldVentures bicycle.
At least five dinners. One gourmet picnic lunch. Free WorldVentures T-shirt Roomy, fully equipped, nine-passenger van with bicycle roof racks and on-board water, juices and fruits All rail, bus and ferry tickets during the tour. Walking tours of selected cities guided by a local host. Experienced, supportive tour leaders. Detailed maps and directions for each day's ride. Cultural information packet. "Bon Voyage" kit telling you what to bring and other travel tips.
All tips and gratuities.
What's Not Included: Airfare is not included in the price of the tour. Other expenses not included in our land tour rate include, but are not limited to, telephone, dinner beverages, entrance fees, unspecified transfers and items of a personal nature such as laundry, insurance, and food and beverages other than those specified.Free Use of Bicycle: WorldVentures bicycles are 21-speed, good quality, lightweight and well-maintained. You are welcome to use one at no charge on tours.
Trip Information: Upon confirming your reservation, we will send you our "Bon voyage" kit. It contains many useful bits of travel information, including what to expect on the tour, how to get and keep in shape, bicycle touring techniques, passport and visa requirements, a suggested list of clothing and things to pack, hints from previous tour members, a guide to road signs, and other information. About 30 days prior to departure, you will receive a cultural information packet and an itinerary of hotels, complete with their addresses and phone and fax numbers, so the folks back home can keep in touch
Accommodations: EarthVentures plans its trips based on double occupancy of rooms. If you are traveling alone, we will make every effort to provide a roommate if you request it. If a roommate is not available, one-half of the single supplement will be charged. It you request a single room, the full single supplement will be charged. Return to Top Reserve this tour Return to Bicycle Tour Finder
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