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Cycling tour on the Arcachon Bay

  • 3 days / 3 days riding
  •  / ref. ARC1
  • / Difficulty Easy
  •  / Star tour
from 320 €
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Your cycling tour around the Arcachon Bay:

Discover the Arcachon Bay by bike! With these excursions, you will be able to visit freely this little piece of heaven. The Dune du Pilat, the higher sand dune in Europe; the Cap Ferret and its oyster villages and the Delta de la Leyre and the birds park.

Take your time to walk around in the oyster ports, taste some seafood. Ride peacefully along the beaches, enjoy the waves for some bathing. Enjoy your holidays at your own rhythm!

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Tour highlights

  • The dune du Pilat, uninterrupted view on the Arcachon Bay
  • The Cap Ferret and its oysters’ villages
  • Arcachon and the Arcachonnaises of the winter town

Day 1 Arrival in Arcachon + bike excursion to the Dune du Pilat | 23 km


Use this first day to discover this seaside resort, well-known for the ‘Arcachonaises’, marvelous villas of the ‘winter town’. Take a walk on the seaside front promenade or under the shady Mauresque park.

For your firts bike excursion, leave Arcachon, following the beaches on the bike paths. Cross Le Moulleau, lively village, and keep going slowly until the Dune du Pilat. You will need a little effort to climb this 110m-high dune. But the reward, once up there, is this amazing view on the Landes forest, the Arcachon Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Go back to Arcachon under the pines’ forest.

Day 2 Excursion to Delta de la Leyre | 40 km


Reach the ornithological park of the Teich, passing through quaint oysters’ ports like La Hume and Gujan. This reserve welcomes wild birds, in total liberty, in a naturel and preserved environment. A route enables you to observe these birds from observation hut. Then go back to Arcachon via the pines’ forest.

Optional
Boat excursion – Around the Bird Island
cabanes tchanquées

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The meeting place is on the Arcachon Thiers pier: A boat is taking you to the heart of the bay. This island welcomes a lot of bird species. You will discover the ‘Cabanes tchanquées’, emblematic shadows of the bay. You will follow the oysters’ villages of the Cap Ferret. The boat will lead you through 100 hectares of oysters’ parks. You will go back to Arcachon via the seafront and its villas.

Day 3 Excursion to Cap Ferret | 32 km and departure at the end of the day


Cross the Bay to go on a Cap Ferret exploration. Follow the great ocean beaches, in the shades of the pines, on the bike paths. Then, reach the inside of the bay and cross the oyster villages. Take your time to discover the oyster culture, chatting with an oyster farmer, and some tasting. Before leaving, climb up the lighthouse: walk up the 258 steps for a 360° vantage point!
Departure at the end of the excursion.

Possibility to plan an extra night in Arcachon.


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Your accommodation

This hotel offers all the comfort and well-earned rest after a cycling day (private bathroom). A perfect place to enjoy all the centres of interest around.
This hotel provides charming services on high quality as well as a great location.
This accommodations is selected for its impeccable and prestigious service.
Pictures for indicative purposes. Depending on the availability.
Including :

• 2 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Boat transfer from Cap Ferret to Arcachon and return (bike included)
• Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
• A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
• City taxes
• Hotline 7 days a week

Not including :

• Dinners  / Lunches / Drinks
• Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
• Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
• Single room supplement (2 nights included)
• Personal bike repatriation (rate on request)

Including :

• 2 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Boat transfer from Cap Ferret to Arcachon and return (bike included)
• Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
• A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
• City taxes
• Hotline 7 days a week

Not including :

• Dinners  / Lunches / Drinks
• Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
• Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
• Single room supplement (2 nights included)
• Personal bike repatriation (rate on request)

Including :

• 2 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Boat transfer from Cap Ferret to Arcachon and return (bike included)
• Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
• A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
• City taxes
• Hotline 7 days a week

Not including :

• Dinners  / Lunches / Drinks
• Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
• Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
• Single room supplement (2 nights included)
• Personal bike repatriation (rate on request)

Children discount :from 0 to 2 years old : - 90%
from 3 to 11 years old : - 50%
from 12 to 17 years old : - 20%

(Children's discounts only apply when triple or quadruple rooms are occupied by at least 2 people paying the full rate)

hybrid bike LAPIERRE – 21 speed gears

(bike included in this tour)

OPEN or CLOSED frame

  • Rear panniers
  • 1 smartphone holder (per booking)
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 key lock

Helmet not provided.

(These models of bike may be replaced by another one, similar)

e-bike ARCADE

UNIVERSAL frame

  • Rear panniers
  • 1 smartphone holder (per booking)
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 key lock

Helmet not provided.

(These models of e-bike may be replaced by another one, similar)

Practical details

Bikes will be delivered at the 1st hotel.

At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at your hotel, we will pick them up.

Your travel appYour journeyHow to arrive in ArcachonReturn

Your travel app

You’ll have personalized access to our travel app, which you can download onto your smartphone.
This app includes all your cycling stages, tourist and practical content, as well as your accommodation. The application will guide you along your route, like a GPS, during your cycling stages.

If you would like a printed version of the roadbook (including color maps of your stages), please let us know when you book your trip. It will be provided at your first accommodation.

Your journey

Tour description

Mix of cycling paths or signposted routes for cyclists (80%) and small traffic roads.

Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)

Excursion to the Dune du Pilat: 23km / elevation gain: 133m / elevation loss: 133m
Excursion Delta de la Leyre: 40km / elevation gain: 108m / elevation loss: 111m
Excursion to the Cap Ferret: 32km / elevation gain: 246m / elevation loss: 245m

How to arrive in Arcachon

By Train :
From Paris Montparnasse station >> Bordeaux St Jean station (by TGV train) >> Arcachon station (about 3h / 3h30 by TGV train + train).
For more information, do not hesitate to visit : www.sncf.com/en

By plane :

  • From Orly airport:
    – Taxi transfer to Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St-Jean train station (by TGV train) >> Arcachon station (by train).

– Bus shuttle (Le Bus Direct) : from Orly Sud or Ouest – Line 1 >> Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by TGV train) >> Arcachon station (by train).
www.lebusdirect.com/en/lines-and-schedules/orly-airport-paris-etoile-champs-elysees-line.html

  • From Beauvais airport:
    – Taxi transfer to Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St-Jean train station (by TGV train) >> Arcachon station (by train).

– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> Metro line 1 + line 13 >> Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by TGV train) >> Arcachon station (by train).
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes

Return

If you have to return to Paris (city centre) / Paris Airports :

  • This return can be carry out by RandoVelo/Biking France: please contact us!
  • A return transfer by train is possible and organised on your own. Please visit: www.sncf.com/en
    Plan to go to the train station with your luggage (and your potential own bike)
    (Personal bike return costs are on your responsibility.)
    – Arcachon Station >> Bordeaux Station (by train) >> Paris Montparnasse Station (by TGV).
    – Arcachon Station >> Bordeaux Station >> Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 Station (by train + TGV)

Close Airport:
– Bordeaux airport: www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en


Trip overall rating : 4 *****/ 3 testimonials

  • « Un vrai gain de temps » 10 *****
    « Une première expérience rando vélo, un vrai gain de temps, un itinéraire calculé et sécurisé, tout est ... »
    France
  • « Un très grand merci ! » 8 *****
    « Nous avons passé un super séjour : l’hôtel (le B d’Arcachon) était formidable pour une famille ... »
    France
  • « I recommend! » 8 *****
    « The document package was very complete. The maps and route instructions were detailed and we had no trouble ... »
    England