7-day Getaway Self-guided Cycling Tour in Champagne

At the heart of the Champagne area, marked by French history, arts and culture, you will meet men and women, happy to share their passion, their love of their region and their knowledge. Exploring the Champagne region by bicycle is a journey rich in diversity. The whole region is marked by the omnipresence of the vineyards. Enjoy the shimmering countryside during your cycling tour between the Marne Valley and the Montagne de Reims Natural Park. The Champagne region also has a fabulous religious heritage the jewel of which is the Gothic Cathedral of Reims. Welcome to Champagne!

Highlights:

• Discovery of the Champagne region’s most charming villages
• UNESCO listed World Heritage monuments
• Break through the mysteries of transforming a still wine into an effervescent one 

Tour Character: Level 3

• Strenuous biking trips in hilly regions where climbs cannot be avoided... Remember: After a hill there is always a slope!
• Biking experience: You are used to daily cycling. You have already been on cycling tours of a few days

• Distance: Between 35 and 60 km per day with slight difficulties. You will mostly cycle on asphalt vineyards roads, countryside roads, cycle paths – no traffic roads. 

Included in the Cycling Tour:

• 6 B&B Nights: room in 3* boutique hotels and charming B&B’s, room with shower or bath and toilets 
• Breakfast (half-board available 235 EUR)
• Road book, tourist information, GPS tracks and a map
• Luggage transfers (20kg max)
• Description of the tour
• Welcome briefing
• Tourst taxes
• 7/7 assistance

Not included:

• Lunches, dinners and drinks
• Personal expenses
• Train tickets
• Bike rental
• Insurance
• Visits or activities suggested on the tour

If you would like to rent a bike (175 EUR) or E-Bike (280 EUR), please contact [email protected] when booking

Extra's:

• Extra B&B night in Reims (4* hotel) - 100 EUR
• Extra B&B night in Epernay (3* hotel) - 90 EUR (possibility of extra bike day +25 EUR)
• Champagne house visits:
  • Small Champagne House - 25 EUR
  • Big Champagne House (Moet et Chandon or Mercier) - 37 EUR

Arrival / Departure:

• There are two train stations in Reims – one for high-speed trains (TGV) the other one in the city center (regular trains)
• Arrival from High-speed train station (Gare TGV Champagne-Ardenne in Bézanne).
  • You can take a train from the TGV’s station to Reims train station “Reims ville” (about 15mn – ~3€)
  • You can take the tramway – line B to Reims city center and the main train station (about 30mn - ~2€)
• High speed trains from Paris approx. 1h (there may have a connection at Champagne-Ardennes TGV’s station)
• Reims train station is about 5 min’s walk from the hotels.
• There is a taxi station at the train station if needed.
• None of the hotels have a private car park.
• Guarded car parks – with charge – available in town, with immediate access from the hotels.

Notes:

• Departure any day except Saturdays
• Available from March to October

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