Guided Week Bike Tour In France, Burgundy Wine Region

Sunday - DAY 1 Arrival in Dijon

Arrival in Dijon, your hotel is situated in the heart of the city. Check in and

presentation of the tour, delivery of the bicycles. Dijon is a vibrant, walkable

city with a wealth of great shops, restaurants and bars and a really welcoming

vibe to it. There are many museums, churches and traditional buildings to

discover including the Palais des Ducs and the church of Notre Dame. 

Monday - DAY 2 Loop ride around Dijon ~40km

Breakfast and meeting with your guide. Riding today will take you out into the countryside

around Dijon. Peaceful environment and sites including the Burgundy canal. Return to Dijon.

Dinner at the restaurant in the town and overnight at the same hotel.

Tuesday -- DAY 3 Dijon – Cote de Nuits vineyards – Beaune ~ 40-50km

Meeting with your guide after breakfast. Leaving Dijon behind, you navigate out of the city

and cycle into the countryside where the Route de Grands Crus begins. Arrive into the region

of Gevrey Chambertin, the largest appellation in Côte de Nuits, Pinot Noir country, and where

you find some of France’s most famous wines including Vosne-Romanée, Fixin, Chambertin-

clos-de-Bèze, Flagey-Echézeaux, Vougeot, Richebourg. Cycle on through the wine regions of

Morey Saint Denis, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot with vineyards all along the way on either

side of you offering breathtaking scenery and crisp, fresh air! You continue through the

highlands further on to Beaune. Overnight stay at 3* hotel centrally situated.

Wednesday - DAY 4 Loop ride south from Beaune - Cote de Beaune vineyards ~40-50km

Today’s ride will take you through the famous vineyards of Pommard, Volnay... the kingdom of

Burgundy Red wines. The ride is nice and flat all day long, and then curves back in towards

the famous vineyards of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, charming villages which make

the best white Chardonnay wines in the world. Back to Beaune in the afternoon. Overnight

stay in the same hotel. A gourmet dinner included tonight.

Thursday - DAY 5 Beaune to Chalon sur Saône – Cote Chalonnaise vineyards ~40-50km

Meeting with your guide after breakfast and departure for another bike ride. You definitely

enter another vineyard region today, by visiting the spectacular vineyards of Cote Chalonnaise

.... and leisurely stroll on the towpath of the Canal du Centre from Santenay to Chalon sur

Saone. Dinner included tonight. Overnight stay in a 3* hotel.

Friday – DAY 6 Departure after breakfast