Cycling holiday in Champagne Vineyards
Trip Code : Cyclo 22
Trip activity
Self-guided cycling tourLocation
Reims - Epernay - FranceDuration
7 daysTrip grading 
25 to 50 km per day
Departures
Capacity
Price per person
- 7 days - 6 nights : 830 €
Including services
- 6 overnights with breakfast in Hotel 3 & 4* and chamring guesthouses (in double / twin room)
- Route notes & maps, regional inforrmation
- Luggage transfer hotel to hotel
- Emergency phone call support 7/7
Extra charges
- Touring bike : 120 €
- Electric bike : 240 €
- Halfboard (6 dinners drinks not included) : 270 €
- Champagne tasting on request
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Cycling holiday in Champagne area
The Champagne cycling tour! Go and discover the prestigious vineyard of Champagne, on an itinerary leading you from Reims, France’s great coronation city, to Épernay where the world greatest Champagne producers are located. Between the natural regional parc, Veloroute of the Vallee de la Marne and bucolic wine paths, follow the famous wine route fringed with charming villages in the hollow of the valley.
The heart of Champagne area is marked by French history, arts and culture. You will meet men and women, happy to share their passion, their love of their region, their sparkling wine and their knowledge. Exploring the Champagne region by bicycle is a trip 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.
Discover this Art and History city ! Famous “great coronation city” This area also has a fabulous religious heritage with its Reims cathedral Notre Dame, one of the most major gothic art construction in Europe, Reims is particularly attractive for its numerous Art Déco districts typical of the 1920s.
The gastronomy is not left behind with many local specialties among them the Ham and the Reims Rose Biscuits or the Champagne Truffle. Sweet delicacies to accompany a glass of Champagne are not lacking either …
Cycle to Côte des Blancs. Pedal along of the classified Grand Cru villages on the slopes producing Chardonnay or Pinot Meunier grapes. Discover typical villages nested between the vineyard and the lush forest lost before returning to Epernay.
Champagne is one of the best region of France for cycling holiday especially if you’re wine lovers: Ask for a guided tour and bubbly tastings in Champagne houses, a wine guide will share you everything about sparkling wines, the “effervescence”, winemaking, cuvee, wine production, non vintage or vintage champagne, grower, grape varieties like Pinot noir, the difference between brut champagne and half dry champagne…. We purpose the best champagne cycling tour!
Cycling holiday in Champagne area
The Champagne cycling tour! Go and discover the prestigious vineyard of Champagne, on an itinerary leading you from Reims, France’s great coronation city, to Épernay where the world greatest Champagne producers are located. Between the natural regional parc, Veloroute of the Vallee de la Marne and bucolic wine paths, follow the famous wine route fringed with charming villages in the hollow of the valley.
The heart of Champagne area is marked by French history, arts and culture. You will meet men and women, happy to share their passion, their love of their region, their sparkling wine and their knowledge. Exploring the Champagne region by bicycle is a trip 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.
Discover this Art and History city ! Famous “great coronation city” This area also has a fabulous religious heritage with its Reims cathedral Notre Dame, one of the most major gothic art construction in Europe, Reims is particularly attractive for its numerous Art Déco districts typical of the 1920s.
The gastronomy is not left behind with many local specialties among them the Ham and the Reims Rose Biscuits or the Champagne Truffle. Sweet delicacies to accompany a glass of Champagne are not lacking either …
Cycle to Côte des Blancs. Pedal along of the classified Grand Cru villages on the slopes producing Chardonnay or Pinot Meunier grapes. Discover typical villages nested between the vineyard and the lush forest lost before returning to Epernay.
Champagne is one of the best region of France for cycling holiday especially if you’re wine lovers: Ask for a guided tour and bubbly tastings in Champagne houses, a wine guide will share you everything about sparkling wines, the “effervescence”, winemaking, cuvee, wine production, non vintage or vintage champagne, grower, grape varieties like Pinot noir, the difference between brut champagne and half dry champagne…. We purpose the best champagne cycling tour!
Dom Pérignon, Taittinger, Pol Roger, Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot, Roederer, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Blanc de Blanc, Montagne de Reims … All these famous and evocative names will have no secret for you !
The Champagne Cycling tour offers you a good approach about History, Méthode Champenoise, culture, gastronomy, everything you need! To be more confortable during your cycling adventures, we can Bike hire or an E-bike as you prefer!
Day 1 : Arrival
Participants arrive by their own means at their hotel in Reims in the afternoon.
The hotel’s reception will give them a tour package with instructions and the essentials to have a successful tour (road-book, maps, tourist information...). Overnight stay.
Day 2 : Reims - Matougues~ 49km
After breakfast you will leave by bike heading for Epernay via Tinqueux, going through typical villages of the vineyards of the “Montagne de Reims”: Mailly Champagne, Verzenay, Bouzy, … Arriving at the end of the day in Matougues. Overnight stay.
Day 3 : Matougues - Epernay ~29Km
After breakfast, short and easy ride to Epernay, alongside the Marne canal. You will have time in the afternoon to discover the Capital of Champagne wines: Epernay and maybe start with some visits at of the most impressive cellars in Epernay. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 4 : Epernay - Epernay , Loop ride in Marne Valley ~ 35 Km
Wending your way between vines and hillsides, the Champagne Trail in Marne Valley will introduce you to the rich viticultural heritage. Frequently overlooking the valley, this itinerary affords wonderful views. Your trail snakes through the vines leading to Hautvillers, a charming village known for its Benedictine abbey. Then you will head to Cumières to stop for a lunch break for example in a restaurant sculpted in chalk. On the way to Venteuil, you can enjoy a view of Château de Boursault. The valley trail will take you through villages between vines, fields and forests all the way to Reuil. Back to Epernay on the other side of the Marne. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 5 : Epernay – Epernay Loop ride in Cote de Blancs ~30km
Today you will visit the vineyards of The Côte des Blancs which is the homeland of the Chardonnay grape. Following Champagne Tourist Trail, descend towards Pierry – where you can visit its 18th century château, storeroom and cellars - and also Chavot-Courcourt church (12th c.), a solitary island of stone in an ocean of vines. After Cuis and its fine Romanesque church the trail will take you close to cliffs to reach Cramant and its over-sized bottle (8.50 metres) and not far from there the small village of Avize decorated in frescoes (of which many can be found in Champagne). Back to Epernay in the afternoon. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 6 : Epernay - Reims ~ 36km
After breakfast you will discover the national forest of Hautvillers by passing through Avenay Val d’Or, Germaine. You will then return to Reims via Ludes. Overnight stay in Reims.
Day 7 : Departure.
Day 1 : Arrival
Participants arrive by their own means at their hotel in Reims in the afternoon.
The hotel’s reception will give them a tour package with instructions and the essentials to have a successful tour (road-book, maps, tourist information...). Overnight stay.
Day 2 : Reims - Matougues~ 49km
After breakfast you will leave by bike heading for Epernay via Tinqueux, going through typical villages of the vineyards of the “Montagne de Reims”: Mailly Champagne, Verzenay, Bouzy, … Arriving at the end of the day in Matougues. Overnight stay.
Day 3 : Matougues - Epernay ~29Km
After breakfast, short and easy ride to Epernay, alongside the Marne canal. You will have time in the afternoon to discover the Capital of Champagne wines: Epernay and maybe start with some visits at of the most impressive cellars in Epernay. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 4 : Epernay - Epernay , Loop ride in Marne Valley ~ 35 Km
Wending your way between vines and hillsides, the Champagne Trail in Marne Valley will introduce you to the rich viticultural heritage. Frequently overlooking the valley, this itinerary affords wonderful views. Your trail snakes through the vines leading to Hautvillers, a charming village known for its Benedictine abbey. Then you will head to Cumières to stop for a lunch break for example in a restaurant sculpted in chalk. On the way to Venteuil, you can enjoy a view of Château de Boursault. The valley trail will take you through villages between vines, fields and forests all the way to Reuil. Back to Epernay on the other side of the Marne. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 5 : Epernay – Epernay Loop ride in Cote de Blancs ~30km
Today you will visit the vineyards of The Côte des Blancs which is the homeland of the Chardonnay grape. Following Champagne Tourist Trail, descend towards Pierry – where you can visit its 18th century château, storeroom and cellars - and also Chavot-Courcourt church (12th c.), a solitary island of stone in an ocean of vines. After Cuis and its fine Romanesque church the trail will take you close to cliffs to reach Cramant and its over-sized bottle (8.50 metres) and not far from there the small village of Avize decorated in frescoes (of which many can be found in Champagne). Back to Epernay in the afternoon. Overnight stay in Epernay in 3* hotel or charming B&B.
Day 6 : Epernay - Reims ~ 36km
After breakfast you will discover the national forest of Hautvillers by passing through Avenay Val d’Or, Germaine. You will then return to Reims via Ludes. Overnight stay in Reims.
Day 7 : Departure.
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