Teachers' Travel      Escorted Cycling
2008

 Loire Valley  Cycle and Cruise
 

A guided cycle / barge tour along the River Loire in France. En route we visit castles and vineyards. There is also the option of simply staying on board the boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Cost per person:       568 UK pounds  ( based on double occupancy).
                                 $1195 Cdn    $1195 US
                                   
Single supplement:   Not applicable
2008 Tour Dates:  Every Saturday from May 5 - Sept 15
Duration:              7nights

Tour profile: Easy cycling at a relaxed pace.
Grading: Easy  

Bikes: 7 speed hybrid bike.  We recommend bringing your own helmet.

Included:  Seven nights accommodation in two-berth cabin with shower and toilet,  breakfast,
lunch and dinner daily, bike rental, guided cycling, transfer from/to Gare du Nord in Paris.

Meeting point: Gare du Nord, Paris.

 Itinerary
 Day One: Transfer from Paris Gare du Nord  (depart approximately 3.30 pm) by coach to Plagny/Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses.  Meet the barge crew and your guide. Dinner.

Day Two: From Plagny to La Chapelle- Montlinard. Travel by boat at first crossing two locks and then cycle to Apremont and visit the 12th century castle and its fabulous gardens. (31 miles - moderate terrain)

Day Three: Cycle to La Charite-sur-Loire. This is an ancient Roman town. Then continue to the Pouilly-Fume wine region. In Menetreol, under the Sancerre vineyards, we sample  some wines. (34 miles - some hills).

Day Four: Start with a visit to Sancerre and then follow a picturesque route through the vineyards to Beaulieu where we stop for the night ( 34 miles - some hills),

Day Five: Cycle past the historic locks of Chatillon-sur-Loire and the aqueduct. After St Brisson though the Foret (forest) of St Brisson. In the evening cross the Loire River through the magnificent aqueduct and stop for the night at Briare. (27 miles)

Day Six:  Time to explore Briare then cycle to Castle Pont Chevron. Via Ousouer-sur-Trezee you cycle through a lake area to the 16th century castle near Bleneau. The days ends in the village of Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses. (31 miles  moderate terrain)

Day Seven: Cycle to the market in Chatillon-Coligny and then to the castle in La Bussiere. Via Escrignelles the day ends at the barge in Chatillon-coligny (34 miles - moderate terrain)

Day Eight: 11.00 am return coach to Paris.
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