FRENCH ALPS LAKES 10 nights Aug 19/29 thurs/sun 1500 miles
AND GORGES
Includes 8 nights hotels, bed and breakfast.
Includes ferry Portsmouth Caen. [no meals]
Come Ride with us on this motorbiking adventure taking you on the smooth sweeping roads of the Loire valley cutting through champagne country to the historic town of Annecy with it's walled town, with it's turquoise lake and Alpine backdrop.
Today up into the Alpine Passes proper, riding the highest and most spectacular passes in Europe ie,Galibier, Bourg Maurice,Val D'isere, our destiation is the stunning biker region of Castellane and the Verdon's Grand Canyon.
Our home for a few days, gives us time to unpack the bike, settle in, relax, and explore the scenic roads and gorges at your leisure.
Nip down to the South of France, coast, visit the beach, Monte Carlo or Nice on the stunning Mediterranean coastline, your choice.
Heading north we will sample the world famous Napoleon Road which twists and turns for over 200 miles of bends and scenery you will want return to time and time again.
The aim of this tour is for you to relax enjoy the ride and see France from the best seat in the house.
This tour is escorted as against guided, ride with us or on your own the choice is yours, meet us at the hotel and tell us of your days adventure over a drink or two.
This tour includes ferries Portsmouth, Caen, 8 nights hotels, bed and breakfast.
We stay in nice hotels giving you time to relax and enjoy the ride and views safe in the knowledge that your experienced guide will take you on the best biking roads, riding through the most spectacular scenery while visiting interesting places.
We will make frequent stops for photo's, cuppas and toilets.
We will meet you at the ferry terminal in Portsmouth for your overnight trip to France, once on board and settled into your ensuite cabin you can have a meal or take advantage of the onmboard entertainment while introducing yourselves to your fellow bikers.
Saturday:-
Bonjour,
We will disembark and assemble ready for the adventure to begin.
Heading out we will ride the short distance to Le Man where we can stop for a coffee, then back on the bikes riding on uncluttered smooth A and B roads we will make our way down to the very scenic Loire Valley stopping for a laid back lunch, fortified then back on bikes and more scenic roads to our hote for the night
You can relax and a have a nice evening exploring this stunning walled medeival town.
Annecey is a meeting place for hundreds of local bikers so enjoy yourself.
Sunday:-
Refreshed and breakfasted so lets go.
Today we will ride alongside the turqoise lake and the up into the Alps proper through forests and valleys all on smooth twisty roads wearing the sides of your tyres out for a change.
Todays exciting ride will take us over some the highest passes in the Alps passing through Bourg San Maurice before climbing past Val d Isere into the Park De La Venoise National Park.
This route as you will see is used on the Tour De France and is hard enough riding a motorbike never mind a push bike, I have even been passed by a pedal bike on the descent fom one of these spectacular passes. [I was just taking my time, that's my excuse anyway].
We will also travel up and over the Les Grange, Col De Galibier , Col De Vars, Col De Bonnete, all of which are above the tree line giving the scenery the appearance of the desert, this is a great place for biking but don't relax to much as the roads have some massive drops straight out the James Bond Movies.
Arriving at your hotel for 3 nights settle in and chill ove a few drinks.
Monday:-
Good morning and breakfast is served, today is a do as you please day.
I will be leading a rideout today taking the circular biking road around the Verdon Grand Canyon which is a stunning ride with views to match, stopping for lunch overlooking the turquoise lake and Chateaux,
Back on bikes we will ride another fantastic route along the other side of the canyon and have a bit play.
Tuesday:-
Refreshed and over breakfast you can decide whether to come on the rideout or do your own thing , the choice is yours. Why not have a run down to Monaco for the day.
You are welcome to join me on todays rideout to the gorges swooping through tunnels on some of the twistiest roads I have ever come across but the views are stupendous and well worth the ride.
Take plenty of photos and I am sure you will want to come back.
Wednesday:-
Breakfast
Then on the bike for one of the highlights of the trip riding the Route De Napoleon which sweeps its way north for about 200 miles and what a biking road, we will be stopping off for snacks, lunch enroute at biker friendly establishment, then back on bikes for more fun.
Arriving at your hotel in Annecey which will be home for two nights, unpack and relax.
Thursday:-
Good morning, have your breakfast and do as you please today.
For the masacists I will take a ride out into the mountains and you are quite welcome to join me.
This is a fantastic area to stay and is very biker friendly as you will see by the amount of bikes that park up in there.
Friday:-
Continental breakfast, then we can pack up and get away, such a shame to be leaving such a beautiful region but don't despair there are more good roads to ride on our way back over to the North west into France stopping overnight enroute.
Saturday:-
Morning and our last hotel breakfast together, pack up and we are on the way.
Riding across rural France we can enjoy our last days ride taking in the sites and sounds from the best seat in the house.
We will stop for a leisurely lunch then mount up for the last leg to the ferry which is an overnighter again giving you a chance to relax and say goodbye to your new found friends over a drink ot two.
Sunday:-
Good Morning and disembark.
Unfortunately the adventure is over and we bid you goodbye and a safe journey home.
We hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you again on one of our tours. Thanks
Cost for 2 persons 1 bike sharing:- £1550
Cost for 1 person, 1 bike sharing:- £910 [shared cabin on ferry]
Cost for1 person, 1 bike, single :- £1010 [shared cabin on ferry]