France - Cycling from Bordeaux to Toulouse
You will follow the Garonne canal, the extension of the Canal du Midi that connects Toulouse to the Mediteranean Sea. This section is called the “Canal des Deux Mers” (the canal of the two seas), connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediteranean Sea: a fantastic route between vineyards and medieval villages, along the Garonne. You will venture across beautiful towns and cultural sites like Moissac… and don’t forget the gastronomy, truly inescapable in this region!
This wonderful cycling holiday starts in Bordeaux and on the green line on 50km to Sauveterre de Guyenne and by country of Sauterne, 26km of small roads to Réole, you will follow the Garonne canal until Toulouse.
About the route
Stages from 37 to 67km per day according to the programme, 2 to 5h bike per day. The terrain is flat. Hybrid bikes are perfect for this type of tour. Mountain bikes are not essential but possible. From Bordeaux, the route profile has a few ascents and descents but becomes flat when you reach the canal. You can expect excellent road surfacing.
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You begin your journey at your arrival in Bordeaux and check-in at your hotel. You can test-ride your bikes today. We recommend either a visit to Bordeaux by bike or by foot. There are numerous restaurants in Bordeaux, simple restaurants or gastronomical.
Venture out of Bordeaux on a cycle path. Between Dordogne and Gironde, by the city of Bastide de Créon, la Sauve Majeure (a former Benedictine abbey).
Cross the medieval village of Sauveterre de Guyenne, a beautiful historical town with four gates and its fortified town founded in 1281. It is also the county of the canton of Entre Deux Mers (AOC). The path is entirely on a cycle lane and on the green line named “Roger Lapébie” after the famous cyclist, winner of the Tour de France in 1937.
Distance: approx. 60km
Embark on this stage from St Martin de Lerm to la Réole by small roads. After that, you reach the cycle path of the Garonne canal that you will follow until Fouques sur Garonne or the Mas d’Agenais.
Distance: approx. 45km
At the Mas d’Agenais, don’t miss the visit of the beautiful roman church. Continue along the green canal where you will have plenty of opportunities to stop and savor the views. You will pass by the quaint town of Damezan, founded in 1259. The rest of the day continues along the canal. You can expect a calm and gentle ride until the village of Sérignac.
Distance: approx. 37km
As you continue along the Garonne Canal, you will pass by the superb bridge of Pont Canal d’Agen with a stop in the historical city centre of Agen. The day continues along the canal until Moissac, centre of roman art, on the Santiago de Compostella Way. The abbey and the cloister are part of the UNESCO world’s heritage. Moissac’s landscape is dominated with orchards and vineyards of the famous Chasselas. This is the place where the Tarna the Garonne meet.
Distance: approx. 55km
The Garonne and its canal will lead us into the heart of Toulouse (« la ville Rose », the pink city) at the end of 56 sluice of the Garonne canal.
If you have chosen the bike rental, you will leave your bicycles in Toulouse.
Distance: approx. 67km
Individual visit of Toulouse: A city with unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned it the nickname la Ville Rose ("the Pink City"), Toulouse counts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Canal du Midi (designated in 1996 and shared with other cities), and the Basilica of St. Sernin, the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe, designated in 1998 because of its significance to the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.
Price includes
- 6 nights in 2-4-star hotels
- Breakfast every day
- 1 Dinner (Day 2)
- Luggage transfer between hotels
- Detailed travel information (route maps or overview maps, route description, tourist attractions, important telephone numbers)
- All taxes
- 24-hour local and international service hotline for the duration of the tour
- This is a packaged holiday and is therefore covered by The Travel Guarantee Fund - See which benefits this means for you - click here
- Transportation to/from France
- Handling fee (EUR 20)
- optional: Bike rental, including bike insurance
Practical info
The price is based upon two people sharing. It is also possible travel alone in a single room. Simply choose "single room" in the booking form and it will automatically add the single room surcharge.
On this tour you will be on your own supplied with maps, route descriptions and luggage transfers. That means that your time is your own and you have plenty of time to enjoy the stages in your own pace.
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The process of your booking
When you book, we will start booking hotels and arranging all the practical details of the trip. This process typically takes 2-5 working days, but some bookings may take longer. If you are arranging your own transport, we recommend that you wait until we have confirmed your booking before arranging this.
Dates
If you can select the date in the tour calendar at the top of this page, this is a possible start date. We continually update the tours with sold-out dates, after which those dates will turn red and cannot be selected.
Hybrid bikes are perfect for this type of tour.
Hybrid bikes
21 speed, 28’’, with indexed speed.
Available frame sizes: 16’’- 18’’ – 20’’ for men and 16’’ – 18’’ for women. Please give us your size when you book this tour.
All bikes are equipped with an adjustable saddle, a lateral kickstand, and a luggage rack. For hygienic reasons, the tins will not be supplied. You will receive a repair kit, , a pump, a lock, a saddle bag and a tin carrier, and helmet. You will get your bikes in Bordeaux and you will leave them at the end of the tour in Toulouse (or conversely).
On request:
• E-Bike
• Child seat
The flights to/from Bordeaux are not included in the price. You can easily find a suitable flight via a flight booking engine such as Momondo or Skyscanner.
Notice: we recommend that you book with us and wait for the confirmation before you book your flights.
It works like this:
- You book your chosen holiday with us
- We confirm your holiday (usually within 2-5 working days)
- You arrange your transportation
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If you prefer that we handle your flight, then we would be happy to arrange this for you. You simply book a quote below the map on this page and we will return with a quote as soon as possible (usually within 48 working hours). Please note that we add a handling fee of 45 euro to each flight and this means that the flight will be cheaper if you book it yourself.
Luggage transfer is included on this tour. Upon arrival at the first hotel you will be given luggage tags along with the rest of the welcome package. You fill out the luggage tags and put them on your bags where they will remain for the duration of the tour.
Your luggage is picked up from the hotel lobby around 9am every morning and will arrive at your next hotel at 6pm at the latest (often long before that). If there are any special exceptions to the luggage transfer you will be notified upon arrival.
Luggage transfer includes one bag per guest and the bags can weigh 15 kg each.
On this tour you will be accommodated in 2-star, 3-star and 4-star hotels with breakfast included.
In the itinerary you can see some examples of the hotels we use on this tour. Notice that the hotels are examples and you may end up staying in different hotels. It depends on availability when you book the tour.
Breakfast is included every day. We have also included 1 dinner on Day 2.
It is easy to find lunch in the small villages before the walks and you will have plenty of choices for dinner in the many restaurants.
This tour has difficulty grade 1-2. Which means that most days are grade 1 and some days are grade 2.
Grade 1
Suitable for cyclists who enjoy shorter distances in flat or gently rolling terrain. Ideal if you just want to explore the area by bicycle at a leisurely pace. On most itineraries it will be possible to shorten the trip distance, or skip a cycling day.
Grade 2
For cyclists who like hilly terrain and a bit longer distances. You cycle on good roads, which usually don’t have much traffic. The distance is between 35 – 60 km or 20 – 38 miles. If you are capable of riding a bike and you have a normal good health, you should not worry about going on these tours.
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You will recieve the following documentation
Upon booking
You recieve practical information about the tour in a digital format
One month before arrival
You recieve your hotel list and your voucher (hotel list is often supplied upon booking)
Upon arrival
You recieve the welcome package which contains the printed version of the road book, luggage tags, local specific vouchers and if you have rented bikes then they will also be delivered and fitted at the first hotel.
It can be hard to plan your trip according to the weather, but to give an idea of the local climate, you can see the data below:
The statistics are from yr.no.
We are members of the Travel Guarantee Fund (nr. 2529) and have all available insurances. This covers you regardless of your nationality. Read more about that here.
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