Compare Coquillade Village,Road Bike & Mountain Bike tour in Provence by Ride and More Travel
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| Duration | 6 days |
| Price From | $ 4,425 |
| Price Per Day | $ 738 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour |
| Lodging Level | Luxury |
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| Cities and Attractions | N/A |
| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A |
| Description |
If you’re both passionate about road bike and mountain bike, our concept, Rocks & Roads is made for you. When you arrive at the top, the Ride & More team will be there to exchange the road bikes for mountain bikes where the adventure will continue into the more hidden and wild parts of the Provence. During your stay you will have the opportunity to climb and descend the famous Mont-Ventoux twice, following the same itinerary as the Tour de France. Live both your passions and Provencal way of life! The holiday is kept to small groups, starting at 4 people with our qualified guide to ensure you enjoy his vast local knowledge and discover “la Provence”, its gastronomy and secrets. |
Day 1: Welcome at Coquillade Village, Provence cycling Paradise
When you arrive on Sunday morning we will accompany you to the Coquillade Village, first stage of the holiday. Your guide will ensure you receive the correct bike and equipment and help with the necessary tasks of setting up the bike for you. During lunch, the Ride & More team will be there to fully explain how the week will function including safety aspects. After then, your guide will take you for a ride in the hills behind the hotel where the unspoilt countryside of olive trees and lavender await you. When we get back to the hotel the cellar master will be waiting to propose a tasting of wines from grapes grown on the property. The evening of your arrival, the Bistro restaurant will be expecting you with a menu “bistronomique”.
Day 2: Luberon’s hillside villages
The morning will be a departure on road bike from the hotel with your guide taking you through some renowned villages. After a visit to the Maison de la Truffe in Menerbes and lunch, then the route continues to the cedar forest in Bonnieux. Our team will be waiting with refreshments and a change of bike. Leaving from the heights of the Luberon, face to face with Mont Ventoux, you will be able to enjoy the trails winding back down to Coquillade Village through orchards and vineyards.
Back at the hotel you can refresh and prepare for a convivial evening commencing with a “bowls” tournament or an “atelier” of oenology.
The evening meal will be at the Coquillade Village’s highly reputed bistrot.
Day 3: Mont Ventoux I South Face – 1912m
Our minibus will take you to the departure point on Mont Ventoux where you can climb a part of the legendary Tour de France route,the experience will take you to the summit of the mountain at 1912m.
The team will be there to celebrate your arrival. After lunch we will exchange the road bikes for mountain bikes and your guide will accompany you down contrasting trails, through the breathtaking scenery of the Géant de Provence.
The evening will be a dinner and cookery course rolled into one with the chef.
Day 4: Easy ride and relaxing day
In the morning the circuit on road bike will take you through two villages listed as “the most beautiful in France”. Rousillon with its hues of flaming red covering all the houses throughout the village, then on to Gordes situated on the very edge of the rocky Vauclusian hillside. For the more courageous you can leave the dry stone beauty of Gordes to visit the ancient, yet still functional, Abbaye de Senanque surrounded by its lavendar fields.
After lunch with a view, on one of the regions popular restaurant terraces, the afternoon leaves you free to relax and enjoy the hotel and it’s facilities. The team will be at your disposition for all matter of advice or simply reserving a restaurant, in the evening, for you and your friends or family.
Day 5: Mont Ventoux act II – the North Face / Thursday
You will climb and descent by the less well known North Face. This one will give up its spectacular panoramas as you climb to the summit. The team will once again be ready with refreshments picnic and a change of bike. The North face and its vertiginous singles will give you a stunning view of the Alps, all the way down to the charming village of Aurel.
The evening dinner will be inspired by the abundant local produce, chosen by Coquillade Village’s chef and served in the hotels main gastronomic restaurant, Le Gourmet.
Day 6: The mini Colorado Provencal / Friday
For the last day of your stay we propose a moment of recuperation with a relaxing ride through the ochre’s to the mines of Gargas and the Colorado Provencal, or simply a visit to the local market.
After lunch the Ride & More team will ensure your transfer to the TGV train station in Avignon.
