Easy cycling for all with shorter days mainly on the flat, but some gentle ascents.
The season for this holiday is:
01 April 2022 - 31 October 2022
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
°C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
mm | 62 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 62 |
4 nights: 01 April 2022 - 31 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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1 Apr - 21 May 2022 | £660 | £195 |
22 May - 30 Sep 2022 | £695 | £200 |
1 - 27 Oct 2022 | £660 | £195 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£125 | |
Single traveller supplement | £120 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Included travel: return taxi from Tours airport or St Pierre des Corps railway station
Electric bikes available: add £58 per person
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
4 nights: 01 April 2022 - 31 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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1 Apr - 21 May 2022 | £830 | £195 |
22 May - 30 Sep 2022 | £865 | £200 |
1 - 27 Oct 2022 | £830 | £195 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£120 | |
Single traveller supplement | £120 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Electric bikes available: add £58 per person
Included travel: UK–Paris (Eurostar), Paris–St Pierre des Corps (TGV), approx duration out 6h10/home 7h & taxi transfer (out 0h45/home allow 1h)
> More about 'by rail' prices
> The 'rail experience': what to expect
If you book your holiday less than 10 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the same services at a supplement.
4 nights: 01 April 2022 - 31 October 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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1 Apr - 21 May 2022 | £595 | £195 |
22 May - 30 Sep 2022 | £625 | £200 |
1 - 27 Oct 2022 | £595 | £195 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£85 | |
Single traveller supplement | £85 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus a return Channel crossing between Folkestone and Calais with Eurotunnel for your party and one car.
> More information about travelling self-drive
Electric bikes available: add £58 per person
A supplement of £65 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel on 1-2, 8-9, 14-15 & 29-30 April, as well as for inbound travel on 9-10, 16-18 & 23-24 April. A supplement of £42 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel on 27-28 May; 2-3 Jun; 15-16, 22-23 & 29-30 Jul; 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 & 26-27 Aug; and 21-22 Oct, as well as for inbound travel on 2 May; 4-5 Jun; 30-31 Jul; 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 & 27-29 Aug; 3-4 Sep; and 29-30 Oct.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
Hotel de France, Chinon | ||
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Superior: 01 Apr - 31 Oct 2022 | £24 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day’s hire of a standard bike or of an e-bike.Hotel de France, Chinon (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
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01 Apr - 31 Oct 2022 | £104 | £156 |
Travelling from the UK
Outward route | Airline |
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Aberdeen - Paris CDG | Air France, KLM |
Outward route | Airline |
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Birmingham - Paris CDG | KLM |
Outward route | Airline |
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Bristol - Paris CDG | Air France, easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Edinburgh - Paris CDG | Air France, easyJet |
Edinburgh - St Pierre des Corps via Paris CDG air/rail | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Glasgow - Paris CDG | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Leeds Bradford - Paris CDG | jet2 |
Outward route | Airline |
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Liverpool - Paris CDG | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Gatwick - Paris CDG | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Heathrow - Paris CDG | British Airways |
Outward route | Airline |
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London Southend - Paris CDG | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Stansted - Tours | Ryanair |
Outward route | Airline |
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Manchester - Paris CDG | Air France, easyJet |
Manchester - St Pierre des Corps via Paris CDG air/rail | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Newcastle - Paris CDG | Air France, KLM |
Newcastle - St Pierre des Corps via Paris CDG air/rail | Air France |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Paris CDG
Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
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rail Paris CDG airport to St Pierre des Corps station (1h40), taxi St Pierre des Corps to hotel (0h45) | £38 | 1700 |
Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
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taxi hotel to St Pierre des Corps station (1h), rail St Pierre des Corps to Paris CDG airport (1h40) | £38 | 1500 |
Connecting travel options - flying via St Pierre des Corps SNCF
Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
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taxi St Pierre des Corps to hotel (0h45) | included | flexible |
Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
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taxi hotel to St Pierre des Corps (0h45) | included | flexible |
Connecting travel options - flying via Tours
Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
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direct taxi Tours airport to hotel (1h) | included | flexible |
Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
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direct taxi hotel to Tours airport (1h) | included | flexible |
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We thoroughly enjoyed our cycling holiday in the Loire. It was a great activity for us as a family, and we enjoyed seeing the area from our bicycles, rather than a car. We also really enjoyed the friendly welcome we received from the hotels along the route.
On our last day, our travel arrangements allowed for another bike ride to be fitted in, enabling us to visit the castle in Langeais which we had to miss out earlier in the week because of heavy rain. This cost 15 Euros per bike.