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The Loire Valley's greatest chateaux by bike

  • 5 days / 4 days riding
  •  / ref. L3
  • / Difficulty Moderate
  •  / Round trip
from 540 €
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Your cycling tour in the Loire Valley greatest château country:

Along the “Loire à Vélo” and “Pays des Châteaux” cycle paths, this tour takes you to some of the Loire’s most prestigious châteaux! Chambord, Chenonceaux, Cheverny, Amboise and Blois will hold no secrets for you.

Thanks to our itinerary, you’ll discover these incomparable historic residences and also cross irresistibly charming landscapes: between the wild Loire river, its surrounding forests, its vineyards and its picturesque little villages… experience a real moment of escape.

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Tour highlights

  • Discovery of the most prestigious chateaux: Chambord, Chenonceau and Cheverny
  • Varied landscapes between the ‘Loire by bike’, forest and vineyards
  • Possibility of canoeing on the Loire and Cher rivers

Day 1 Arrival in Blois


Possibility to explore the town with its narrow alleys, punctuated with staircases, and the château, a perfect illustration of how French architecture evolved between the Middle Ages and the 17th century.

To discover the town and all its secrets, you can follow our “Blois Discovery Walk”, available via our app.

Day 2 Blois – Amboise | 40 km


Follow the ‘Loire à Vélo’ cycling tracks through nice tiny villages to the château of Chaumont-sur-Loire, which proudly dominates the river. Then continue through the ‘Touraine Amboise’ vineyards to the charming town of Amboise with its royal château, where the greatest kings of France lived.

Optional
Visit of the International Garden Festival & Chateau of Chaumont-sur-Loire (Included in the "Visit Package")

C. Diaz

Free chateau entrance which proudly dominates the town and the river and where Catherine de Médicis queen lived.
Follow on your visit discovering the extraordinary International Garden Festival. It’s a real laboratory for contemporary gardens where many landscape creators challenge their imagination with originality.

Optional
Local wine tasting (Included in the "Visit Package")
dégustation

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Discover and taste the local wines, in the cellar of a winegrower or at the Wine House.

Optional
Canoe trip on the Loire river (Mosnes > Amboise)
balade en canoe

ADT37 – JC Coutand

Vary the pleasures and treat yourself a new way to discover all the wealth that the Loire river can offer. From your canoe, peacefully tame the last wild river in Europe and admire extraordinary views of its fauna and flora, combined with an incomparable feeling of being far from civilization.

Option
Extra night in Amboise + bike excursion to Vouvray vineyards (45 km)
Vineyards in Vouvray
ADT Touraine - JC.Coutand

Possibility to plan an extra bike excursion to Vouvray vineyards, surrounded by troglodyte houses, and famous for its fine and elegant white wines!

Day 3 Amboise – Chenonceaux | 42 km


This stage through the vineyards of Montlouis-sur-Loire takes you to the Cher valley and Chenonceaux, famous for its Renaissance château elegantly straddling the Cher river.

Optional
Visit of the Chateau of Chenonceau (Included in the "Visit Package")
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F-Charel – CRT centre

Take your time to discover this estate named “Chateau des dames” where reigns elegance and the French way of life. Renaissance masterpiece with architecture unique in the world straddling the Cher River. Don’t miss to visit the flower gardens which was the scene of a famous rivalry in French History: that of Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis.

Optional
Canoe trip on the Cher river
balade en canoe

JF Souchard Canoe company

Enjoy a canoe trip offering you an extraordinary point of view on the Château de Chenonceau! Admire the bucolic shores of the Cher river and appreciate the outstanding beauty of the Château de Chenonceau as you pass under the arches of the castle (approx. 2h – June 1st > October).

Day 4 Chenonceaux – Chitenay or Cheverny | 40 km or 54 km


Ride along the peaceful Cher river banks to the medieval town of Montrichard. Then leave the Cher Valley and enter the vineyards of Touraine via the Château du Gué Péan and the Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre, a small fortified castle which perfectly illustrates the local building arts of the 15th century, before ending the day in the charming village of Chitenay or Cheverny.

Day 5 Chitenay or Cheverny – Blois | 50 km or 40 km


A richly coloured route via the Château de Cheverny, remarkable for its sumptuously furnished apartments, leading on to the prestigious Château de Chambord, a true masterpiece of the French Renaissance boasting no less than 440 rooms, built during the reign of François I in the heart of a well-preserved natural site.
Departure at the end of the stage.

Possibility to book an extra night in Blois

Optional
Visit of the Chateau of Cheverny + exhibition “the secrets of Marlinspike” (Included in the "Visit Package")
chateau cheverny & expo Moulinsart

RandoVelo / Moulinsart2008

Free visit of the chateau remarkable for its sumptuously furnished apartments… and where always lives the same heir family since VI centuries!
This chateau inspired Hergé for Captain Haddock’s Marlinspike. Get out the fairy tale, truly to live life size the famous Tintin adventures thanks to interactive exhibition.

Optional
Visit of the Chateau of Chambord (Included in the "Visit Package")
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RandoVélo

Free visit of the chateau, the Renaissance Splendour built for the glory of François Ist. Chambord boasts 440 rooms and 282 chimneys, it’s the most impressive and prestigious from the Loire Valley. And take time to enjoy the new French style gardens.

The little extra with Biking France (optional):


Our « Visit Package », with entrance fees to

. Domaine de Chambord (chateau & gardens)
. château de Cheverny + “The Secrets of Marlinspike Hall” exhibition
. château de Chenonceaux
. Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire (château + Garden Festival)
+ a local wine tasting


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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.
These accommodations are selected for their impeccable and prestigious service.
Pictures for indicative purposes. Depending on the availability.
Including :

• 4 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
• Equipped cycle rental for 4 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 (4 nights included)

Including :

• 4 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
• Equipped cycle rental for 4 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 (4 nights included)

Including :

• 4 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
• Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
• Equipped cycle rental for 4 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 (4 nights included)

Children discount :from 0 to 2 years old : - 90%
from 3 to 11 years old : - 20%
from 12 to 15 years old : - 10%

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

VTC GITANE bike - 21 speed gears

(bike included in this tour)

A bike that favors an upright, comfortable position, ideal for leisure riding.

OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 front pannier with a map holder
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 smartphone holder
  • 1 lock
  • 1 bottle cage

Helmet not provided.

SCOTT Sub Sport 20 - 27 speed gears

A “sport” bike that favors a more athletic position and riding style.

OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 front pannier with a map holder
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 smartphone holder
  • 1 lock
  • 1 bottle cage

Helmet not provided.

MOUSTACHE e-bike

OPEN frame

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 front pannier with a map holder
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 smartphone holder
  • 1 lock

Helmet not provided.

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

GRAVEL - GITANE G-Wild Alpina Carbon

A lightweight, high-performance gravel bike that combines cutting-edge technology with elegant design.

CLOSED frame

  • 1 rear pannier
  • 1 front pannier
  • 1 repair kit
  • 1 smartphone holder
  • 1 lock
  • 1 bottle cage

Helmet not provided.

Equipment & Bike for children

We provide bikes and equipment for children such as :

  • children’s bike
    (from 16 to 24 inches – from 1,05m to 1,45m / from 3’5’’ to 4’9’’)

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  • “follow-me” tandem
    (for children from 5 to 8 years old – about 1,05m / 1,30m – from 3’5’’ to 4’4’’)
    The “follow-me” is a clever coupling device that allows you to attach the child’s bike to your bike with ease. It can be removed easily to let the child ride alone.

  • trailer
    (for baby or 25 kg maximum children)

  • baby seat
    (for baby or 22 kg maximum children, fixed on the rear rack)

Practical details

  • Bikes will be delivered at our shop.
  • At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at our partner, we will pick them up.
Your travel appYour journeyHow to arrive in BloisReturn

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.

How to arrive in Blois

By train
From Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (about 1h30 by 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 >> St Pierre des Corps train station (by TGV train) >> Blois train station (by train).

– RER B >> Paris centre – stop ‘Chatelet Les Halles  >> Metro line 1 + line 10 >> Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (by train).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport 
www.transilien.com/en
www.ratp.fr/en/plans-lignes

  • From Orly airport:
    – Taxi transfer to Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (by train).

– Bus shuttle (Orly Bus) : from Orly Sud > > Paris centre – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 6 + line 5 >> Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (by train).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php

– Orly Val (automatic metro) >> Paris – stop ‘Antony’ >> RER B – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’  >> Metro line 6 + line 5 >> Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (by train).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlyval.php

  • From Beauvais airport:
    – Taxi transfer to Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (by train).

– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> >> Metro line 1 + line 10 >> Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train 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.
  • 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)
    – Blois Station >> Paris Austerlitz Station (by train)
    – Blois Station >> Saint Pierre des Corps Station (by train) >> Paris Montparnasse Station (by TGV train)
    – Blois Station >> Saint Pierre des Corps Station (by train) >> Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV Station (by TGV train)

Nearby airport:
– Tours Airport : www.tours.aeroport.fr/home


Trip overall rating : 5 *****/ 26 testimonials

  • « Un vrai moment de liberté » 8 *****
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  • « Organisation parfaite » 8 *****
    « Excellent séjour, sur un itinéraire très agréable entre Loire et Cher. L’organisation par ... »
    France
  • « Well planned » 8 *****
    « The 5 days Loire Valley cycling tour was well planned and alot of fun, my wife chose an electric bike, ... »
    Angleterre
  • « Voyager en toute tranquillité » 10 *****
    « Organisme sérieux. L’itinéraire proposé pour voir les plus beaux châteaux est magnifique. Je recommande ... »
    France
  • « Un dépaysement total. » 9 *****
    « Une magnifique boucle autour de Blois en passant par Chaumont, Amboise, Chenonceau, Cheverny et Chambord. Les ... »
    France
  • « De belles pistes cyclables. » 8 *****
    « Une très belle semaine de visite des châteaux de la Loire avec de belles pistes cyclables sans danger et ... »
    France
  • « An excellent holiday » 9 *****
    « An excellent holiday, lovely cycling, beautiful countryside and gorgeous chateaux along the way. Our tour was ... »
    Angleterre
  • « Randonnée formidable » 9 *****
    « Randonnée formidable qui allie la beauté des paysages, le calme de la nature et l’intérêt ... »
    France
  • « Quel plaisir » 9 *****
    « Très agréable manière de découvrir les châteaux avec des enfants pas trop petits. En avril, il fait pas ... »
    Suisse
  • « Magnifique expérience ! » 9 *****
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    Belgique
  • « Everything went smoothly. » 10 *****
    « Two seniors on their first rando velo (68/75). Very well organized trip. We chose superior category hotels ... »
    USA
  • « Would do again. » 8 *****
    « Organised well and equipment good. Some variable accommodation. Food excellent.  »
    England
  • « Great formula! » 10 *****
    « we will surely travel again with Randovelo;  »
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  • « À faire . » 9 *****
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    France
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    « Randovélo does a great job planning the itinerary. The area is gorgeous and full of history. Most of the ... »
    USA
  • « Très belle expérience à la hauteur de nos attentes. » 10 *****
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    France
  • « Excellent service. » 10 *****
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    « Très belle expérience avec Randovélo pour découvrir les Châteaux de la Loire. Ces 5 jours à vélo nous ... »
    France
  • « Highly recommend the Loire Valley trip ! » 10 *****
    « Excellent bikes and equipment, friendly staff, well organized hotels, sights and meals. The riding was very ... »
    USA
  • « Tout s’est magnifiquement bien déroulé. » 10 *****
    « L’équipement (vélo, sacoches, supports pour smartphone) était parfait et les itinéraires magnifiques. ... »
    Suisse
  • « C'était une excellente expérience en famille ! » 10 *****
    « Ce concept de randonnée vélo par étapes, avec une organisation parfaite de la commande jusqu’à la ... »
    France
  • « So happy we did this trip! » 10 *****
    « We really enjoyed our trip. As seniors, this trip was absolutely perfect… the route is, for the most part, ... »
    USA
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    « We had a wonderful trip: well organised, clearly sign-posted, good accommodation and the distances were what ... »
    Italie
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