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Bike/Barge Tour from Dijon
Route: Dijon > Longecourt-en-Plaine > St. Jean de Losne > Verdun-sur-les-Doubs > Chalon-sur-Saône > Tournus > (Dijon)
Highlights of this tour: (included) Wine tasting Burgundy wines - Cruise on the Saône river - Visit to the pearls of Burgundy: Dijon and Beaune - Visit to a castle, museum or abbey - Several guided city walks.
Price: $1295/person (double occupancy), on standard bargebarge.
Dates: Saturdays, May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 16, 23, 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008
This tour starts and ends in Dijon (train ticket supplied for transfer between Dijon and Tourmus)
Who wouldn’t like to taste the Burgundy way of life in France? The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Burgundy are: delicious wines, impressive castles, rolling landscapes, old monasteries and a lot more.
Starting in the capital of Burgundy, Dijon, this cycling holiday follows the Canal of Burgundy and the river Saône until you reach the charming provincial town of Tournus. The scenery you cycle through changes from small villages and slightly rolling hills to lively and attractive historical towns like Beaune and Chalon sur Saône. Several times you may dream away when you travel by hotel barge on the Saône river.
Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Saturday: Dijon
Arrival in the afternoon in Dijon, the beautiful capital of Burgundy. You embark and will meet the crew and your tour leader
Sunday: Dijon Cycle trip approx. 25 km.
In the morning you make a short cycle ride in the northwest Dijon region. Halfway in the afternoon you’ll get the chance to discover Dijon by way of a special city walk.
Monday: Dijon - Longecourt en Plaine: cycle tour 35 km
The day starts with a small sailing trip to and through the first two locks in the Burgundy Canal. You walk back to the bicycles and pedal to the beautiful abbey of Citeaux. Your trip ends in the village of Longecourt en Plaine.
Tuesday: Longecourt en Plaine – St. Jean de Losne: cycle tour 35 km
Across small roads and forestries you cycle across some pretty villages to the pretty town of Auxonne at the river Saône. Later you follow the river to St. Jean de Losne where the Burgundy Canal joins the river Saône.
Wednesday: St. Jean de Losne - Verdun-sur-les Doubs: cycle tour 50 km
Today you will visit the beautiful fortified town of Beaune, also known for its many tastefull wines (Cote d’Or). Your tour leader will take you on a stroll through the town and you will have time to visit for example the church ‘Collegiale Notre-Dame’ or the museum of the Burgundy wines. In the small town of Verdun sur les Doubs the barge will await you.
Thursday: Verdun-sur-les Doubs - Chalon-sur-Saône: cycle tour 35 km
In the morning you cycle through the forestry of Gergy and then follow the Canal du Centre to Chalon sur Saône. In this port town, located at the Saône river and the Canal du Centre, you will have the afternoon off. You can do some window shopping, visit a museum or relax on one of the many outside coffee places.
Friday: Chalon-sur-Saône - Tournus: cycle tour 55 km
You leave Chalon and hit an old railway track, now a cycle path. In Buxy you visit a winery in an old tower.The trip continues by descending to the river Saône and then ends in the town of Tournus. Here you find the beautiful St. Philibert church, which is certainly worth a visit. The abbey dating from the 10th century has a beautiful architecture and is one of the oldest in France.
Saturday:Tourmus - (Dijon)
End of your holiday and transfer by train to Dijon.
Every next week the tour will go in opposite direction so from Tournus to Dijon
Included in tour:
• 8-days, 7 nights accommodations on board standard barge Steile Bank (all cabins with private bath)
• Full board (breakfast + packed lunch + 3-courses dinner)
• Coffee and Tea on board
• Services of tour leader who bikes with group
• Use of 21-speed bicycles with panniers
• Credit card fee
• Booking fee
• Info booklet
• Transfer Tourmus - Dijon or reverse
• City walks with tour leader
• Visit to a museum, monastery or castle
• Tasting of Burgundy wines
Not included in tour:
• Airfare
• Excursions, entrance fees not mentioned above
• Drinks (other than coffee & tea)
• Transfer between airport and barge in Dijon
• Bicycle insurance: 14 euro
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