The magic of Provence by bike. Rhône Valley, Mont Ventoux & Luberon
Trip code : Cyclo 32
Trip activity
Self guided bike tourLocation
Avignon - FranceDuration
7 daysDifficulty 
30 to 55 km per day
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Price per person
- March 14 to April 10 : 760 €
- April 11 to June 12 : 850 €
- June 13 to Sept 11 : 880 €
- Sept 12 to Oct 02 : 850 €
- Oct 03 to Oct 31 : 760 €
Including services
- 6 nights & breakfasts i 3 & 4*hotels (1 hotel 2*) (double / twin room)
- The roadbook
- Luggage transfer every day
- Emergency phone call support 7/7
Extra charges
- Touring bike : 85 €
- Electric bike : 155 €
- Half board every day : 210 €
- Private transfer to the top of Mont Ventoux : 250 €
- Departure not Sunday (for 3 people or less ) : 80 à 120 € par pers
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The magic of Provence by bike: Rhône Valley, Mont Ventoux and Luberon
Discover the magic of Provence by bike during this magnificent loop itinerary from Avignon through the southern Rhône valley, Mont Ventoux and Luberon. A cycling holiday in the heart of the idyllic Provence countryside. In the program : Prestigious vineyards and orchards of the Rhône valley, roman remains, charming provencal villages, lavender fields and a palette of ocher ground.
During this cycling trip, you will leave Avignon, the City of the Popes and cross the Côtes du Rhône vineyards with a stop in Châteauneuf du Pape, the most famous appellation of this wine region, towards Orange. This town has some of the best-preserved Roman monuments, such as the theater and the Arc de Triomphe. This route through the Provençal countryside punctuated by pretty villages then takes you to Vaison-la-Romaine, a roman and medieval city on the outskirts of Mont Ventoux, the magical mountain! Country of lavender, truffle and hilltop villages, the Mont Ventoux area has all the assets to compete with its neighbor Luberon, which you will travel through the following days.
Mythical stage of the Tour de France, we suggest you to be dropped off at its summit (1900 m) so that you can fully enjoy a long descent down its western slope, peeled at the top and wooded in its middle, and finally reach the lavender fields around the village of Sault.. A pure moment of happiness! At the end of the day, you will reach Isle sur la Sorgue, called the “petite Venise of Provence”. One quite long stage but mostly downhill ! Nevertheless, a very pleasant variant allows you to reach Isle sur la Sorgue by bypassing Mont Ventoux summit and cycling through the Côtes du Rhône vineyards and the village of Gigondas, not far from Carpentras.
This cycling tour continues in the Luberon massif. Visit the charming villages of Gordes, Sénanque and its Cistercian abbey or Roussillon, known for its splendid ocher rocks. Do not miss to walk the “path of ocher”. A last stage partly along the Durance river and Rhône river will make cycling back to Avignon.
Day 1: Arrival in Avignon
Come to Avignon and settle down in your charming 3*** hotel outside of town.
Day 2: Avignon - Orange, ~35 km
Your welcome meeting is at 9:30am at the hotel reception. Then you will cycle across the biggest island in the Rhone through flourishing orchards to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Make wine tasting here and ride on to Orange where the Roman theatre and the triumphal arch are worth to be seen.
Day 3: Orange - Vaison-la-Romaine, ~40 km
Today you ride through the vineyards of the Cotes du Rhone and pass typical villages like Sérignan, St. Cécile les Vignes, St. Roman de Malegarde and Villedieu before you arrive in Vaison-la-Romaine, a lovely Roman and medieval town.
Day 4: Vaison-la-Romaine - Isle-sur-la Sorgue, ~55 or 75 km
Continue your ride along the ‘Cotes du Rhone’ vineyards and pass wine villages like Rasteau, Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Sarrians. We can also take you and your bike up to the top of the Mont Ventoux (not included). And you will ride down on the other side to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Finally you arrive in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, the Venice of Provence, so called because of the numerous little canals running through the town.
Day 5: Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Lubéron, ~15-40 km
This region is too beautiful to leave so quickly. So you'll stay a second night in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and explore the lovely Lubéron Valley today. Some highlights await you: The village of Gordes, the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque and the ochre rocks of Roussillon which have given Provence its colors.
Day 6: Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Avignon, ~40 km
On little roads and along the Rhone River you cycle back to Avignon where you can visit the historical center and the Pope's palace before getting back to your hotel on the Île de la Barthelasse.
Day 7: Departure
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