Tour Details
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Canal du Midi - Carcassonne to Sete Bicycle Tour
6 Nights / 7 Days
Dates 2010
Season: April 1 -Oct 31
This tour starts any day except Sunday.
Price
3 and 2 Star Hotel Version: 995 euros per person, double occupancy. Solo supplement: 355 euros. Triples available at 775 euros/person. Single supplement with 2 or more travelers: 325 euros.
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Bike Rentals: 105 euros (click to view) Scott Sportster P3 hybrids; see link for full details and picture. Helmets and add on materials included. Carbon road bikes available also see Cycling Classics for specs under Rental Bikes.
Scott Sportster P3 hyrid rentals - the best rental bike available in the region!
Child Trailers - please inquire
Level
Overall: 1-2; easy to moderate
Day 2: flat to rolling, 53 km
Day 3: flat to rolling, 50 km
Day 4: flat to rolling, 45 km
Day 5: flat to rolling, 34 km
Day 6: flat 27 km
The trip includes
4 nights accommodations in 3 star hotels 2 nights in 2 star, all breakfasts, 2 dinners, a personalized welcome and orientation, bag transfers, routes, maps and descriptions, 1 GPS for 2 people, local emergency service, telephone support throughout the trip. We also include free travel planning to add Paris hotels, car rentals, France hotels, trains, airport transfers, and more.
Additional Nights - please inquire.
Details
Minimum 2 persons.
Triple rooms are available as a double and single, but quads are not available.
Pedals on bikes are flat unless straps/cages are requested. Clipless pedals are not available, but can be installed if you bring them.
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Misc Info
Road bikes and child trailers possible.
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!
Canal du Midi - Carcassonne to Sete Cycling Tour
Cycling in Languedoc from Carcassonne takes you on a relatively easy cycling trip along the famed Canal du Midi to finish on the Mediterranean coast at Sete. We include some key cities such as Narbonne and Beziers which offer important historical sites and are yet so typical of this southern France coastal region. Experience the rural France life and southern style while enjoying both the key waterway of the canal and the inviting Mediterrean. Early arrivals at Carcassonne allow enough time to experience the marvelous and intact medieval cite of Carcassonne, one of the most beautiful villages of France. |
 "We are back home and back to the office, sadly, from a great trip to Languedoc. I wanted to thank you for your help in setting this up. We had no problems we could not solve, and even found much more to explore and enjoy than we had anticipated in this real slice of France, no tourists except us. " -B. Amidon 
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Itinerary
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DAY 1
Day 1: arrival at Carcassonne. What a great place to start, your hotel is located at the foot of the walls of the medieval cite of Carcassonne! Drop your bags and go explore. We provide an orientation and bike set up at the end of the afternoon. You have dinner on your own tonight; we include some suggestions inside the walls of the Cite. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and worth an extra night if you have time; ask us for rates.
Hotel Montmorency
2
Carcassonne
The Hotel Montmorency, ideally situated at the foot of the city walls and opposite the entry to the ...
Day 2: Canal du Midi: Leaving Carcassonne, you come to the village of Trebes along the canal as you cycle on a quiet and wide bike path that follows the canal. You can watch the amateur and professional boat operators come along and navigate the locks installed throughout the canal. Continue south of the canal to the charming village of Fabrezan where your hotel is among large shady trees. Dinner included tonight. 53 km, flat to rolling. (B,D)
Le Clos Des Souquets
2
Fabrezan
The hotel Le Clos des Souquets is located in the south of France in the heart of Corbieres, where th...
Day 3: Narbonne. The route takes you to the larger town of Narbonne where you can visit the impressive gothic cathedral and old city. The cycling route does veer off the Canal du Midi and takes the Canal de la Robine which goes to Narbonne. 50km flat to rolling rides. Dinner on your own in town. (B)
Hotel La Residence
3
Narbonne
Hotel "La Residence" is a three-star hotel together with a building dating back 19th century. It is ...
Day 4: Beziers. The cycling route goes into the countryside today following small country roads where you arrive at the unique city of Beziers that is famous for the Feria it hosts in August when hundreds of thousands attend to events including bull fighting. Beziers is also known for the Saint Nazaire cathedral (13th-15th centuries), and the terrible history of the Cathars who were all murdered in a purge by catholic crusaders in July 1209. Centrally located hotel, dinner on your own. 45 km, flat to rolling countryside. (B)
Hotel Imperator
3
Beziers
Located a short walk from St Nazaire Cathedral on the hills of Beziers, offering panoramic views ove...
Day 5: Cap d Agde - La Mer! Leaving Beziers far behind, you cycle to Cap d Agde, a lovely station on the Mediterreanean sea. You pass first Agde which has a history of trade via the port which was historically very important. It used to be called Good Fortune (from Greek Agathe Tyche) and became an important trade point between Marseille and Spain in the 3rd century. Further on the cape, you have dinner included tonight. 34 km, flat to rolling riding. (B,D)
Hotel Les Grenadines
3
Cap d'Agde
Hotel *** Grenadines - Cap d'Agde at Mediterranean seaside in Languedoc-Roussillon. Les Grenadine...
Day 6: Sete. This is a relatively short ride along the coastal area between the Thau Lagoon and the sea. Once in Sete you will find a beautiful city of typical districts that are crossed with canals and where colorful houses overlook the water. Sete is the city of George Brassens, a popular French singer from the 1960s era. Dinner on your own in any number of places tonight. 27km flat riding. For optional longer rides, please inquire prior to arrival. (B)
Grand Hotel
3
Sete
Situated three kilometres from the beach, overlooking the Royal Canal, the Grand Hotel combines mode...
Day 7: Departure afer breakfast. Trains from Sete to Paris possible. Extra nights also possible, please inquire. (B)
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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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