+33(0)2 54 78 62 52Sparkling cycling tour in Champagne : From Reims to Epernay
- Enjoy the most elegant hotels of Champagne
- Reims "city of kings" and Epernay "Champagne capital"
- Stay in Aÿ and Vinay villages, in the heat of the vineyards
Reference : CH5
Difficulty : Moderate
Linear trip
From March to November
Departure: daily
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Your cycling tour in Champagne:
Laissez-vous séduire par l’une des régions les plus emblématiques de France : la Champagne !
Au départ de Reims, la cité des Sacres, surprenante pour son riche patrimoine Art Déco jusqu’à Epernay et sa célèbre « Avenue de Champagne » où les plus grandes maisons de Champagne ont pignon sur rue !
Pédalez sur un itinéraire serpentant au milieu des vignes, le long des « Routes Touristiques du Champagne », de Hautvillers (berceau du Chardonnay) à la célèbre Côte des Blancs.
Chaque soir, une halte dans l’un des plus beaux établissements de Champagne vous attend !
Day 1 : Arrival in Reims
Discover this Art and History city ! Famous “great coronation city” with its cathédrale 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.
Ride and discover the Massif de St Thierry. An amazing combination of forests and vineyard surrounding 15 wine villages!
Day 2 : Reims – Aÿ | 46 km
Ride round the Montagne de Reims following the prestigious touristic route of Champagne, passing by the wine villages of Rilly la Montagne, Verzenay and Bouzy. You will finish this first step with the new Véloroute of the Vallée de la Marne, along the river, before reaching the village of Aÿ.
Day 3 : Aÿ – Vinay | 41 km
Follow the Véloroute before bifurcating to the village of the famous monk Dom Pérignon: Hautvillers ! After a short stop, ride along the picturesques routes bordered by vineyard offering nice view points on the Vallée de la Marne, before reaching your sumptuous hotel settled in the middle of the vineyards.
Day 4 : Vinay – Épernay | 36 km
Cycle to Côte des Blancs. Pedal along some of the classified Grand Cru villages on the slopes producing Chardonnay grapes. Discover typical villages nested between the vineyard and the lush forest : Avize, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger. Have a break in the nice small church of Chavot-Courcourt, lost in the vineyard, before reaching Epernay, capital of Champagne.
Day 5 : Departure during the day
Select your category
- from March 1st to November 30th
- Departure: daily
475 € / pers.*
Category's details
• 4 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
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Luggage transport during the bike stages
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Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
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1 travel folder (per room) including colour maps
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Digital routes (GPX tracks)
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City taxes
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Hotline 7 days a week
• Dinners / Lunches / Drinks
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Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
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Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
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Single room supplement (4 nights included)
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Transfer from Epernay to Reims and personal bike repatriation
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 )
According to the category(price per person)
(accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
+ 120 € / pers.
+ 95 € / pers.*
(accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
+ 240 € / pers.
+ 120 € / pers.*
including: 1 night with breakfast (accommodation in a two-person bedroom) / map & digital routes (GPX tracks) / 1 day cycle rental (classic VTC bike)
+ 120 € / pers.
+ 95 € / pers.*
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 )
Extras
If you bring your own bike.
(in the case of a single person per booking)
Your accommodation
Your cycle hire
UNIVERSAL frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 map holder
- 1 repair kit with pump
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
UNIVERSAL frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 map holder
- 1 repair kit with pump
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
- 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.
> How to arrive in Reims
> Return
Your journey
Tour description
Mix of small traffic roads and cycling paths (about 20%).
Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)
- option : Excursion Reims – Massif de St Thierry
- stage Reims – Aÿ
- stage Aÿ – Vinay (Vineyards version)
- stage Aÿ – Vinay (“Voie Verte” greenway version)
- stage Vinay – Epernay
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).
How to arrive in Reims
By train:
From Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station (about 45 minutes by TGV train).
For more information, do not hesitate to visit : www.sncf.com/en
By plane:
- From Roissy CDG airport:
– Roissy Charles de Gaulle T.2 train station >> Gare de Champagne Ardenne (by TGV train) >> Reims train station (by train).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport
- From Orly airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station.
– Bus shuttle (Orly Bus) : from Orly Sud > > Paris centre – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 4 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station.
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php
– Orly Val (automatic metro) >> Paris – stop ‘Antony’ >> RER B – stop ‘Gare du Nord’ >> Metro line 5 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station.
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlyval.php
- From Beauvais airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station.
– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> Metro line 1 + line 4 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Reims train station.
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes/
- From Paris Vatry:
– Taxi transfer or shuttle transfer: Châlons-en-Champagne train station > Reims train station.
www.navettevatry.fr/reservation-navette-aeroport-gare/gare_description/chalon
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.)
– Epernay train station >> Reims train Station (about 35 minutes by train).
– Epernay >> Reims (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 return costs are on your responsibility.)
– Epernay train station >> Paris Gare de l’Est train station (by train).
Nearby Airports:
– Paris Vatry Airport : www.parisvatry.com
– Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport : www.parisaeroport.fr/en/homepage
– Beauvais Airport : www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/passengers/
Some questions about this trip ?
Contact us +33(0)2 54 78 62 52 or by email
