French Bike Tours
Bike, Breathe & Discover
*Welcome to French Bike Tours, the designer of your perfect cycling holidays in France! *
They are local experts in organising self-guided cycling holidays in France. From booking your accommodation and bike rental, to organising itineraries, routes and luggage transport, they will take care of everything.
They offer over 40 bike tours in France for family, friends, couples or alone, covering all levels of ability, and all ages, from 8 to 88 years old!
French Bike Tours is proudly part of European Bike Tours.
Burgundy - Highlights around Beaune
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
4 days (Bike: 3 days)
142 km (~47km per day)
Leisure
Some hills
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4-day self-guided cycling holiday in France
Roll through lush countryside and medieval villages in the renowned wine-making region of Burgundy. Enchanting castles and silent cloisters await here, as does the scintillating city of Beaune. Take in the scenery, history and beauty of it all. Then, after a day of cycling, tickle your tastebuds with culinary specialties served with the region’s famous reds and whites.
Highlights
- Cycle breath-taking Burgundy with its medieval villages
- Discover historic castles, quiet cloisters and the city of Beaune
- Delight in culinary specialties made from local products
- Sample world-famous red and white wines
Loire Valley to the Atlantic Coast
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
8 days (Bike: 6 days)
300 km (~50km per day)
Leisure
Cycle paths/trails
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Along the exciting 'Vélo Francette'
The second stage of the ‘Vélo Francette’: a new, uninterrupted track in West France. The route is completely marked and to a large extent follows rivers and other waterways. Cycling along wonderful towns and picturesque villages in this unspoiled part of France is going to be lovely. You follow no less than 3 diverse tracks. This is ‘slow travel’ in the literal sense of the word.
Loire Valley - Cycling around Chitenay
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
5 days (Bike: 3 days)
127 km (~42km per day)
Leisure
Mostly flat
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Travelling by bicycle is the perfect way to explore the many sites and towns of the renowned Loire Valley.
Based in a delightful hotel in the small village of Chitenay, you will discover the surrounding forests, vineyards and medieval towns and the famous chateaux of Cheverny and Chambord. In the evenings, soak up the warm atmosphere of the hotel and garden and sample the excellent local cuisine and wine.
Highlights
- Cycle through the heart of the Loire Valley
- Explore the "Grand Chateaux"
- Experience the market places and rural delights of the region
- Enjoy the culinary specialties - 3 dinners included
- Sample some of the many excellent wines in local ‘caves’
Full Vélo Francette - from Ouistreham to La Rochelle
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
14 days (Bike: 12 days)
600 km (~50km per day)
Leisure
Cycle paths/trails, Some hills
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Ride along the exciting 'Vélo Francette'
The ‘Vélo Francette’: a new, uninterrupted bike route in West France. The route is completely marked and follows the rivers and other waterways for the greater part. Cycling is going to be lovely along beautiful towns and picturesque villages through an unspoiled part of France, following the five divers stages. This is ‘slow travel’, in its literal sense!
More than 600 km/375 mi long, mainly along rivers
Highlights
- Easy to moderate well-marked cycle route
- Through 3 different regions & 7 different 'départments'
- Mostly along winding rivers and canals
- Crossing 3 regional nature parks
- Along 25 historical towns and villages
Normandy to the Loire Valley
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
8 days (Bike: 6 days)
292 km (~49km per day)
Leisure
Cycle paths/trails, Some hills
Self-Guided
Semi-Supported
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Along the exciting 'Vélo Francette'
Starting from the English Channel and descending towards the Atlantic, the Vélo Francette® cycle route lets you discover the flavors of a gentle France, crossing Normandy, the Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes.
Created in 2015 and voted best cycle route in Europe in 2017, the Vélo Francette has not finished surprising! This cycle route provides interconnection between the major routes of the West: the Véloscénie, the Loire à Vélo and the Vélodyssée.
The route begins on the emblematic Landing Beaches, or the city of Caen, and crosses the Norman bocage along the Orne valley in Norman Switzerland. Then you will pass through the medieval city of Domfront, and charming cities Mayenne, Laval and Château Gontier. Your cycling trip ends in Angers, the city of King René d'Anjou, between rivers Maine and Loire.
Highlights
- Follow the magnificent ‘Vélo Francette’; from the Channel to the Anjou town Angers
- Enjoy the atmosphere of ‘La Douce France’
- Go across Normandy and Pays de Loire
- Walk along surprising, monumental treasures
- Discover the charm of authentic French towns and villages
Loire Valley - cycling around Fontevraud
Tour Operator: French Bike Tours
France
6 days (Bike: 4 days)
165 km (~41km per day)
Leisure
Mostly flat
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During this trip you will stay in the same place, so you only have to unpack your suitcase once! The described routes are only some examples of the tours you can do. When you receive your tripdetails, we will give you about different routes you can choose from every day.