Tour Code DD8D

DORDOGNE Highlights Medivial city Sarlat, Picturesque villages & valleys, Caves & Canyons, Rock Paintings, Jardin d’Eyrignac

CASTLES, CAVES AND ROMANTIC RIVER VALLEY (DELUXE) SELF-GUIDED CYCLING TOUR

Hardly any other region in is as varied as the /Périgord. Green valleys, castles Coly and bastides, fortified villages, gently meandering rivers, lush pastures, wine, walnuts, geese e r è z for foie gras and the warm southern sun – this is Dordogne! The perfect destination for cycling é V tour. Les Eyzies

DIFFICULTY KM LENGTH ARRIVAL Sarlat Souillac 225 8 days daily Dor do 7 nights 01.04. - 31.10.21 g n e Lacave Vitrac Day 1 Arrival in Souillac - Lacave ROUTE CHARACTERISTICS We will organize a pick-up at the train station if you arrive by train. Enjoy the nice atmosphere at your On side routs, falt to hilly terrain hotel. Now you are ready to start your cycling trip.

SERVICE INCLUDED Day 2 Lacave - Coly 36 km 7 nights in 4* hotels in room with private Your first day of cycling is easy and follows the facilities valley with many possibilities for visits. In Salignac Daily breakfast the gardens of Eyrignac and the nice château are Personal welcome meeting definitely worth a visit. Afterwards you continue to Daily luggage transfer Montignac. Day 5 Les Eyzies - Sarlat 25 km Route book, maps and information material The ride from Les Eyzies takes you through Montig- 24 h Service Hotline nac where along the way is the famous Lascaux and Lascaux II grottos. In Sarlat, nice medieval town and GPS-tracks on demand true jewel of the renaissance and gothic era. PER PERSON

Day 6 Around Sarlat 47 km ROOM You can visit the grottos of Cougnac before continu- with B&B DBL / SGL 1693 € / 2556 €* ing to the Dordogne Valley where you start to with half-board DBL / SGL 2246 € / 3109 €* discover many of the local châteaux. You will have BIKE RENTAL time to visit the château and fortified village of Domme overlooking the river. La Roque Gageac is 21-Gear-Tourbike 110 € an old river port pressed against the cliffside. E-Bike (250 € deposit) 200 € Saison A 01.05. - 30.09. Saison B 01.04. - 30.04., 01.10. - 31.10. Surcharge Saison A in DBL / SGL 266 € Day 3 Coly - Les Eyzies 33 km You have time to visit Lascaux before leaving and POSSIBLE OPTIONS then begin a leisurely ride towards St Genies, a typical village. You will then enter the Vézère valley, 3-course-diner (Option half-board) famous for its prehistorical past. Many places to Bike rental visit along the way, for example Roque-St-Christo- Helmet rental phe, with its caverns set in the rock. Your cycling ends In Les Eyzies de Tayac, world prehistoric Rental GPS-navigation device centre, where you will discover the well-known archaeological wealth and underground caves. You shouldn’t miss to visit the cave complex of Lascaux and Lascaux II.

Day 4 Around Les Eyzies 37 km Day 7 Sarlat - Lacave 47 km A longer ride today, you will want to start your day Returning now to the starting point, you will follow early to spend more time in Les Eyzies to visit the the Dordogne River and along the way pass the grottos. Be sure to also visit the château in the chateaux of and Fenelon. Return to the village of Beynac perched on a clifftop as well. same hotel as the first night.

Day 8 Departure

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