Bike tour from Bordeaux to Arcachon. Cycling holidays in south of Bordeaux region

Day 1 : Arrival in Bordeaux « Unesco World Heritage Site »

Accomodations in B&B in hotels *** or charming guest-houses in the heart of Bordeaux. Welcome pack of the area and circuits will be given as well as your bike.
Bordeaux, the former "Burdigala" Roman, inseparable from its vineyard ... radiates plenty of stones in her dress to provide fireworks. The Garonne River, heart of the city, welcomes walkers on the banks or boat trips.
Everyone can take ownership of the docks, hoping to see the landing of a cruise ship, "amazing sight" a giant of the seas in the city center
Night and breakfast in hôtel.

Day 2 : From Bordeaux to the « Entre-Deux- Mers » – 40 to 60 Km

This route allows you to discover the Entre-Deux-Mers region of 55 km of track / greenway and lanes… Enchanting.
You will leave Bordeaux with the track that runs along the Garonne River and its beautiful landscaped quays, then you will follow the greenway trail, winding through the hillsides of the Entre-Deux-Mers through Creon and Sauveterre de Guyenne, which are magnificent fortified walled towns. Finally, by small roads surrounded by vineyards, you will drive to your accomodation.
Night, dinner and breakfast in charming guest-houses

Day 3 : From Sauveterre de Guyenne surroundings to the Garonne banks and Saint-Macaire – 30 to 50 Km

Between Sauveterre-de-Guyenne and La Réole, the cycle route passes through gently rolling and highly picturesque landscapes. La Réole, a medieval town founded in 977 on the banks of the Garonne, is the smallest
«Town of Art and History» in France. At Fontet, the route joins the Canal de Garonne. It is here that «Le Canal des 2 Mers à vélo» cycle route continues on its way under a canopy of plane trees until reaching Toulouse, or even Sète and the Mediterranean. Your wll follow it in the other direction to see the beginning of the Canal in Castets. This cycling days ends in Saint-Macaire, one of the most beautiful city of the Entre-Deux-Mers, built on a rocky promontory overlooking the plain. The village is framed by two « faubourg » or suburbs which were emerged in the Middle Ages. Stay a while and stroll through the narrow streets to discover old houses and ramparts. Around Saint-Macaire, the vineyard produces wines to be discovered like the soft white wines of the Côtes-de-Bordeaux.
Night and breakfast in hôtel.

Day 4 : Direction The Landes de Gascogne Natural Regional Park - 50 Km

Departure from Saint-Macaire to cross over to the left bank of the Garonne River and discover the prestigious vineyard of Sauternes and its famous « Château Yquem. ».
After crossing Villandraut (do not miss its castle !) and the river Le Ciron, you come in the pignada, a logged pine forest, planted by man since the 19th century. The itinerary goes on to Budos, then through the valleys carved out by the River Ciron, to Leogats and Nouaillan. You then carry on to Balizac where you enter the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park, before reaching Origne for the night.
Stay in the charming little village of Origne in a charming guest house in the center of the village offering a range of services here in the heart of the Gironde countryside.
Night, dinner and breakfast in charming guest-houses

Day 5 : Landes de Gascognes and the Hostens Lakes - 30 Km

You will be riding along a lovely little forest road offering great variety and taking you westwards. Heading towards Louchats, the pine forest becomes denser and the scent of pine resin richer. Leave your bicycle at the site of the lagoons of Gât-Mort and discover the water beneath the carpet of fern.
Make a stop at the lakes of Hostens offer plenty of shade by the shore, perfect for an afternoon nap. The road will then take you, between pine trees and heather, to the small town of Le Barp. Stay in a charming little hotel, stone built, with a swimming pool.
Night and breakfast in hôtel.

Day 6 : Towards the Bay of Arcachon - 45 Km

The itinerary follows a little road where the pine forest gradually thins to find back the cycle track in Salles along the Eyre river you will follow until Mios. You will then reach the bassin of Arcachon at the Parc Ornithologique du Teich, maritime window of the Regional Natural Park. The sites for picnicking are not lacking, just choose!
You will then follow a coastal path, taking advantage of the salty and marine air of the bassin, going through the typical oyster ports like Gujan Mestras to join Arcachon by the small and beautiful oyster-farming ports.
Lined with tamarisks, arbutus, willow and wild prunus, the walk will also delight lovers of botany.
You will be accommodated in hotel in the heart of Arcachon, in a hotel ***, for an evening on the seafront.
Night and breakfast in hôtel.

Day 7 (Optional) : Extra Day for a loop tour to The Pyla Sand Dune 24 km

You will start your trip by cycling to the Pilat dune, the largest dune in Europe at 105 meters high, 2700 meters long and 500 meters wide. The dune, formed recently (only 35 meters high in 1855), is still not stable and moves towards the forest at a rate of 3 to 4 meters a year. Having left your bikes for a moment, you can climb to the summit using steps or by a marked path. You will follow beaches on a magnificent track and you will join the “Pyla sur Mer” then Moulleau, a suburb to the west of Arcachon, a very lively place in summer with chic boutiques and trendy cafés. You will be surprised by the Notre dame des Passes church, of
byzantine style, built at the top of a sand dune by the Dominicans. Just before Arccahin, your will visit the "Winter city" with its somptuous villas.
Night and breakfast in hôtel.

Day 7 (or 8) : Departure

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