Your Canal Du Midi Cycling Holidays Experts!
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“Solid and well equipped bikes.”
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"We would have loved to stay on the bikes for another week or two. We recommend Relax Rentals."
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"Our third bike tour in Europe and by far the best equipped, best organized, and friendliest hosts."
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Author of Dutch cycle guide for Canal Du Midi rented bikes from us to cycle to Bordeaux:
"Prima service van Relax Rentals! Van harte aanbevolen voor een fietstrip langs het Canal Du Midi."
“What a find, great bikes and great staff!”
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“The bike was great! Great service in pick-up and delivery!”
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“Excellent bikes – Rolls Royce! And brilliant friendly service.”
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"Super fahrräder und tolle empfehlungen und tipps für die tour. Sehr netter empfang."
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"Kiitos kovasti! Pyörät ja maisemat aivan loistavia."
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“Vélo de très bonne qualité, accueil très sympa. Il ne fallait pas manquer ça!”
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This bike tour is a combination of the Source to Sea and the Cathar routes. Explore both the Canal Du Midi and the rich Cathar history of the Languedoc region in the south of France.
E-Bikes AvailableLimited quantities -first come, first serve
DURATION: 11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS | LEVEL: MODERATE | CUSTOMIZABLE: YES | TYPE: SELF-GUIDED
POPULAR BESPOKE OPTIONS
Extra day in Marseillan.
Extra day in Béziers to cycle to the beach.
Extra day in Lac St-Ferréol or Sète.
Taxi from Toulouse to Lac St-Ferréol
DEPARTURES
Every day.
DISTANCE
292 Km
PRICE (BIKE INCLUDED)
April to October €1320 PP
Price for double occupancy
Start your adventure at the source of the Canal Du Midi at the lake in Revel, Lac St Ferreol. This is the oldest part of the Canal Du Midi. The hotel has a pool and overlooks the lake. The lake has several beaches as well. The majority of our past clients have said that they would have loved to stay at this hotel for 2 nights before the trip because of its excellence and its surroundings.
You will start cycling along the creek that supplies the Canal Du Midi with water, the Rigole. The Rigole goes from the lake all the way to the Canal Du Midi, about 37 km away. At the Canal Du midi you will turn east and head towards Castelnaudary.
A beautiful cycling day awaits you today as you go from Castelnaudary to Carcassonne. Sunflower fields stretching all the way to the horizon are visible during the first months of the summer. Pass by Bram and visit its archaeological museum, located just a few Km from the canal and reachable by dedicated bike path. Stay at our hotel next to the walled cite of Carcassonne.
Some of you might want to take the day off to visit the old cité of Carcassonne, located next to the hotel. Others might want to take a short bike ride to Lastours, an ancient Cathar stronghold located in the mountains north of here. Climb to the towers or enjoy lunch overlooking the river and the towers instead. To get there you have to follow roads with traffic.
You have some time in the morning to explore the castle of Carcassonne if you have not done so yet. Start your bike tour along the Canal Du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Cycling is easy on the ancient towpaths with no traffic.
Today you have the choice of going for a swim in the hotel pool or the nearby lake. For the more sportive persons, there is the option of cycling to Minerve and back. This will require a bit of climbing. The trip to Minerve will be on county roads. There is a taxi service that can take you and your bikes to Minerve if you wish (not included; book yourself or with our assistance; pay taxi driver yourself).
Continue cycling along the Canal Du Midi towards Narbonne. You will pass by Le Somail around noon time, making this ancient rest stop a good spot for you to take a break and lunch as well. Later you will cycle past the Canal de la Jonction and the Canal de la Robine right to the hearth of Narbonne.
Explore the small city of Narbonne. Visit the cathedral and its museum. Have lunch in the Halles or one of the many great restaurants in the city center. Today also includes two optional bike rides to the beach. You can continue along the Canal de la Robine to either Port Nouvelle or Gruissan. Port Nouvelle has a train station so you could take the train back to Narbonne with the bikes, or vice versa depending on wind directions. Gruissan is closer by and is more beautiful, but has no train station so you have to go back the same way you came. There is also an extreme option of ~65Km circle ride around the La Clape mountain back to Narbonne (GPS phone app required).
Cycle along paved county roads back to the Canal Du Midi. Visit the Malpas Tunnel, the only tunnel on the Canal Du Midi. Shortly after you will pass by the famous Nine Locks of Béziers, the masterpiece of the Canal Du Midi. These locks offer a fantastic view of Béziers, the birth place of Paul Riquet (the builder of the Canal Du Midi). Cycle over the Orb aqueduct to enter Béziers.
Today's bike trip will follow a paved towpath from Béziers to Portiragnes-Plage. From here you have the choice to either continue along the towpath or to follow small paved roads to Agde. Flamingos will be visible to the observant cyclists. There is an optional visit of Marseillan and its picturesque harbor. The final stretch today will be on a paved bike path along the beach from Marseillan Plage to Sète, allowing for ample opportunity to go for a swim.
Explore Sète, also called the Venice of southern France.
Sète has a train station with frequent connections to Montpellier, Béziers, Narbonne, Carcassonne, Toulouse, Paris, Barcelona, etc.
Cut the Béziers-Sète segment into 2 by adding an additional night in Marseillan. Stay in a lovely B&B with pool, a guest favorite.
What’s Included:
Optional: (not included)
Not Included:
*images are non-contractual
Cycling tours in the south of France.
To take the first step to this bike tour, please send us this form. We will email you in a few hours about availabilities and all the next steps to confirm your booking.
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Allées Paul Riquet
34500 Béziers
France
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