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Bordeaux to Sarlat cycling tour: between vineyards, castles and Dordogne river | 6 days

6 days / 4 days riding  / ref. BS1 6J / Difficulty Sustained / Linear trip
from 960 €
per person

Your cycling tour from Bordeaux to Sarlat:

Have a typical French bike experience: beautiful medieval villages, prestigious wines and terrific food. From Bordeaux, 4-bike stages to cycle into the famous St Emilion and Montbazillac vineyards before reaching the Prehistory region of the Dordogne in Les Eyzies. Stay in the superb medieval towns of Sarlat and Bergerac.
Enjoy amazing and various landscapes in one of the most beautiful of France: between famous wines, chateaux, old charming towns, picturesque abbeys … a bike ‘rendez-vous’ not to be missed for history and gastronomy lovers.

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Tour highlights

  • Bordeaux with its renovated docks & Sarlat with its typical medieval lanes
  • The unmissable Lascaux Cave
  • A wonderful tour between prestigious vineyards & Dodogne river
  • The medieval town of St Emilion

Day 1Arrival in Bordeaux


Discover Bordeaux, with its numerous green and flowered open spaces, its exceptional heritage, and its quality of life naturally punctuated with gastronomic pleasures and night parties. Enjoy its remarkable renovated Garonne river banks.

Day 2Bordeaux – Saint Emilion | 64 km


For your first bike stage, leave easily the town centre to ride on an original and rustic cycling path which will lead you through the heart of ‘Entre-deux Mers’ vineyards to Créon, a typical fortified village of the area, then to the former Sauve-Majeure Abbey. After a stop at medieval chateau of Rauzan, continue to explore the Bordeaux vinyards by reaching the famous village of Saint-Émilion. Discover this World Heritage site, the fascinating Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.

Day 3Saint Emilion – Bergerac | 67 km


Cycle once again through the famous St Emilion vineyards before reaching the Dordogne river. There you will enjoy the charming 18th century Sainte-Foy-la-Grande village with its half-timbered houses and sunny streets. From here, follow the splendid routes going through the Montbazillac vineyards, overlooked by its majestic chateau. Stop in Bergerac, city of art & history settled on the Dordogne river banks.

Day 4Bergerac – Les Eyzies | 60 km


Leave the Renaissance city center of Bergerac to follow the meandering Dordogne river up to the beautiful and picturesque village of Limeuil. At the confluence of the Dordogne and the Vézère rivers, this medieval village offers an ideal swimming or canoe spot in an outstanding natural environment. Continue to Les Eyzies, a amazing village built on a cliff and capital of Pre-History!

Day 5Les Eyzies – Sarlat | 23 km or 53 km


On the long version of this stage, from Les Eyzies, you will enjoy the beautiful landscapes until Montignac in order to the well known Lascaux Cave which are one of the most important prehistoric sites thanks to their numerous prehistorical paintings and caves.
Ride the scenic routes through the ‘Sarladais’ country to join the famous medieval town of Sarlat. This city with its cobbled streets, old roofs, and warm stone walls give an exceptional heritage. Sarlat is also well known by gourmets for its delicious local products (such as ducks ‘foie gras’ and truffles). Enjoy its market where you can smell, taste and discover all these treasures.

Day 6Departure during the day


Good to know!


You will have the possibility to shortern some bike stages by taking the train!
Please consult “more info“.


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Your accommodation

These hotels offer all the comfort and well-earned rest after a cycling day (private bathroom). A perfect place to enjoy all the centres of interest around.
These hotels provide charming services on high quality as well as a great location.
Pictures for indicative purposes. Depending on the availability.
Including :

• 5 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• 1 dinner (drinks not included)
• Luggage transport during the bike stages
• Equipped cycle rental for 4 days
• 1 travel folder (per room) including colour maps
• Digital routes (GPX tracks)
• City taxes
• Hotline 7 days a week

Not including :

• 4 dinners / Lunches / Drinks
• Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
• Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
• Single room supplement (5 nights included)
• Transfer from Sarlat to Bordeaux and personal bike repatriation

Including :

• 5 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• 1 dinner (drinks not included)
• Luggage transport during the bike stages
• Equipped cycle rental for 4 days
• 1 travel folder (per room) including colour maps
• Digital routes (GPX tracks)
• City taxes
• Hotline 7 days a week

Not including :

• 4 dinners / Lunches / Drinks
• Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
• Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
• Single room supplement (5 nights included)
• Transfer from Sarlat to Bordeaux and personal bike repatriation

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

(Only if the triple or quadruple rooms are occupied by 2 adults minimum )

TREK hybrid bike - 27 speed gears

OPEN or CLOSED frame

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 handlebar bag with map holder
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 lock

Helmet not provided

CUBE e-bike

UNIVERSAL frame

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 handlebar bag with map holder
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 lock

Helmet not provided

Practical details

  • Rental bikes will be available from our local partner.
  • At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at your hotel, we will pick them up.
Your journeyHow to arrive BordeauxReturn

Your journey

Tour description:

Roads with little traffic and some cycling paths through vineyards to leave Bordeaux.

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

GPX files:

Besides the maps, we also provide the GPX files of your bike stages, as well as a suggestion of free mobile application (if you do not have a bike touring GPS).

Good to know!

You will have the possibility to shortern some bike stages by taking the train!

On this document you will find the time schedule of all the train stations of the train line Bordeaux > Sarlat: see the train schedules.

 

How to arrive Bordeaux

By train:
From Paris Montparnasse station >> Bordeaux St Jean station (about 2h10 by TGV 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).

– Bus shuttle (Le Bus Direct) : from Orly Sud or Ouest – Line 1 >> Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by TGV 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).

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

Return

If you have to come back to the start point:

  • 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)
    – Sarlat train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (about 2h40 by train).
    – Sarlat >> Bordeaux (by taxi).

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 eturn costs are on your responsibility)
    – Sarlat train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by train) >> Paris Montparnasse train station (by TGV train).
    – Sarlat train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by train) >> Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 Station (by TGV train).

Close Airports:
– Toulouse airport: www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/en
– Bordeaux airport: www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en


Trip overall rating : / 8 testimonials

« Good experience »
« Amazing way to see south of france. Well thought out routes, good accommodations. Would do it again.  »
Kelly Canada travel date: 09 September 2018
« Overall very good »
« Great cycling experience in the most beautiful French countryside. Bikes were excellent, hotels very good, ... »
Anthony United Arab Emirates travel date: 25 June 2018
« The bicycles were excelentes. »
« It was our first experience with Randovelo. We really had a good time… For sure we are going to do it ... »
Maria Theresa Brazil travel date: 04 October 2017
« Wonderful trip »
« We had an incredible time biking in Bordeaux and the scenery and beautiful villages far exceeded our ... »
Martine New Zealand travel date: 02 August 2017
« The bike was good and organised well. »
« Well organised and provided exactly what was offered in the brochure/internet. The accomodation was top grade ... »
Mark New Zealand travel date: 13 May 2017
« Fantastic trip »
« Hotels were excellently located and we enjoyed recovering in the swimming pools. We recommend particularly ... »
Peter England travel date: 02 August 2016
« Je recommande Rando Velo !! »
« Nous avons fait l’itinéraire Bordeaux-Sarlat, une belle région, avec la nature étonnante, les grands ... »
Andra Brazil travel date: 12 July 2016
« Perfect »
« Great bikes for touring.  »
Gordon Great Britain travel date: 25 June 2016