Tour Details
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Amboise Cycling Tour
4 Nights / 5 Days
Dates
This tour can depart any day, subject to hotel availability. April through October 2010.
Price Options:
4 star Manor hotel: 789 euros per person, double occupancy. Solo supplement: 610 euros. Triples at 710 euros/person. Single supplement when 2 or more: 310 euros.
Upgrade Deluxe Hotel: 930 euros/person, double occupancy.
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Bike Rentals: 95 euros (click to view) Scott Sportster P3 hybrids; see link for full details and picture. Helmets and add on materials included.
Scott Sportster P3 hyrid rentals - the best rental bike available in the region!
Level
Average riding 40 km/day.
Level: 1-2 easy to moderate riding depending on option taken. (1-2)
The trip includes: excellent 4 star hotel with private bathrooms and large rooms, all breakfasts as shown, detailed guide maps, cue sheets, GPS, chocolate tasting, wine tasting, canoe trip on the Loire River, treasure hunt, tourist information, local emergency technical support, orientation upon arrival. We also provide travel planning to add Paris hotels, car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more...
UPGRADE Hotel: Le Choiseul
Additional Night Amboise: TBD - please inquire.
Details
Arrival city is Amboise, which accessible via train from Paris to St Pierre des Corps. 1hour by TGV.
This trip is 3 days of bicycling, arrival and departure days are not riding days.
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Misc Info
Triples and larger rooms are occasionally available, advance booking recommended.
Bike Equipment:
Scott Sportster P3 - see link in Price section.
Tandems
are not available for rent.
See our Bike Prep Video:
You are important to us;
so we make you thoroughly prepared and include:
Pre-trip travel documents: you will receive extensive information
as a customer prior to your departure. Upon confirmation we
will send you some general information about preparations
including passport info, training tips, and reading lists.
As a customer you can also Purchase product from Hammer Nutrition,
get 2 FREE issues to Velo News, and much more!
Upon final payment, we will send to you a complete list of
documentation by email including Hotel List, contact numbers,
itineraries, sites to see and information about sites and
culture of the region. We include road signs, packing lists,
travel tips, language phrases, holiday info, tour details,
culture and customs tips, and much, much more!
Amboise Multi Activity Cycling Tour
Itinerary | Virtual Tour | Tour Map
Itinerary
Click on a day to see that days itinerary.
DAY 1
Day 1 From Paris, you can either take a direct train to Amboise, or ride the TGV to Saint Pierre des Corps and then a local train to Amboise. Transfer on your own to Amboise and settle at your deluxe 4* hotel. Arrive in the early afternoon and start discovering your host city with a treasure hunt around Amboise! Once you’re done, we’ll meet you at the hotel for your orientation, bike set up and see how you did on the treasure hunt! (we suggest arriving around 2pm to have time to do the treasure hunt). Dinner on your own in town.
(What to do in Amboise)
Manoir Les Minimes
4
Amboise
Picture-perfect and as well cared for as all get out, this gorgeously stylish hotel is lucky enough ...
Day 2 Ride To Vouvray Vinyards: A quiet bike tour on the other side of the Loire through gentle, verdant landscapes, far removed from the main roads - visit the Ecomusée du Pays de Vouvray for a presentation of wine growing and wine making in the 19th century as well as associated trades. About Vouvray wines: Vouvray is the largest white wine appellation of the Anjou-Saumur-Touraine region and it produces splendid wines from the dry and austere to the richest dessert wines, as well as excellent sparkling wines. Upon return in Amboise, stop at a local chocolate shop for a chocolate tasting. Dinner on your own in town. (B) Read about chateaux on this trip
Manoir Les Minimes
4
Amboise
Picture-perfect and as well cared for as all get out, this gorgeously stylish hotel is lucky enough ...
Day 3 Chenonceau with Canoe Trip! A short and moderately flat ride will take you through the forests and alleys of the Amboise countryside passing by the Parc Mini Chateaux and then dropping down to the fabulous Chenonceau castle that must be discovered with plenty of time to visit. Chenonceau, erected by Henry II in the 16th century over the Cher river and improved by Catherine de Medici. The castle hides several pieces of historical interest, furniture and tapestries. Once at Chenonceau, ride to Civray, just a mile away to start your canoe ride! You will drop off your bikes there, and they’ll take you to the start of the itinerary. You will then canoe downstream for almost 2 hours, and pass under the Chateau de Chenonceau. Pick up your bikes and ride back to Amboise. 40 km (B)
Manoir Les Minimes
4
Amboise
Picture-perfect and as well cared for as all get out, this gorgeously stylish hotel is lucky enough ...
Day 4 Chaumont sur Loire. From Amboise you will follow the Loire river toward the village and the feudal castle of Chaumont sur Loire where the annual International Garden Festival is held each June. Return to Amboise via back country paths. For strong riders, you can continue on to Blois and return with your bike by train. Ride distance is 47km to Chaumont and return to Amboise for a wine tasting. Dinner on your own. (B)
Manoir Les Minimes
4
Amboise
Picture-perfect and as well cared for as all get out, this gorgeously stylish hotel is lucky enough ...
Day 5 is departure day, you can take your time getting started in the morning to have breakfast and depart at your leisure. Other cycling itineraries are possible if you wish to extend this type of tour a little longer. We can offer rides to Montlouis vineyards, Montrichard and its medieval castle ruin, or by roundtrip train to Blois you can ride toward Chambord.
(B)
Virtual Tour
See more of this region by clicking below for the virtual tour or see our video page
Tour Map
Optional Services:
Travel insurance, Paris museum & metro passes, Paris day tours, Lido
shows, and other services. Cell phone rental and luggage storage services.
Note: prices subject to change based upon currency fluctuations. See Booking Terms and Conditions.
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