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 along the Canal Du Midi goes from Carcassonne to Sète and includes Narbonne as well. You will be cycling along the Canal Du Midi, the Canal de la Jonction, and the Canal de la Robine. Three canals in one trip. Spend a night in Carcassonne as well, to visit the Unesco World Heritiage site of the walled city.
The tour follows the Canal Du Midi downstream and goes in the direction of the prevailing winds!
Come cycle the Canal Du Midi with Relax Bike Tours, the only bike touring company actually located on the Canal Du Midi. Using the highest quality products available along with the most detailed route maps, this will be a pleasure for both young and old alike. We are a registered travel agency, as required by French law, giving you extra peace of mind. We offer many bike tours along the Canal Du Midi.
E-Bikes AvailableLimited quantities -first come, first serve
DURATION: 7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS | LEVEL: MODERATE | CUSTOMIZABLE: YES | TYPE: SELF-GUIDED
POPULAR BESPOKE OPTIONS
Extra day in Homps to cycle to Minerve.
Extra day in Carcassonne.
Extra day in Narbonne to cycle to the beach.
Two nights in Marseillan at B&B with pool.
DEPARTURES
Every day.
DISTANCE
173 Km via Narbonne
163 Km via Mirepeisset
PRICE (BIKE INCLUDED)
April to October €850 PP
May to September €950 PP
Price for double occupancy
Arrival by car, train, or airplane directly into Carcassonne. You will have plenty of time to visit the medieval cité of Carcassonne. The Cité is the largest medieval castle in the world, and its cobbled streets, drawbridges, and narrow streets are said to have inspired Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
OPTION: Start your bike tour in Castelnaudary and we will deliver the bikes there.
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.
Continue along the Canal Du Midi heading East. Have a relaxing lunch in the beautiful town of Le Somail right along the Canal Du Midi. Continue cycling past the canal junction. You have enough time today to explore part of the canal that goes towards Narbonne. Along the way is the Amphoralis Museum, an open air museum situated on the site of an old Roman pottery site. Here the Romans fabricated the famous amphora that they used to transport wine all across the Mediterranean Sea.
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 the oldest city in France, Béziers.
After breakfast you head down through the Parc des Poets towards the Canal Du Midi. If you pay attention, you might be able to see the Mediterranean sea glimmer in the distance from downtown Béziers. Flamingos and horses might make their appearance today, between Portiragnes and Marseillan, usually towards the south of the bike path. Agde is France's second oldest city, Marseille being the first. It dates from the Greek times.
After breakfast you head down towards the Mediterranean Sea. The bicycle path from Marseillan to Sète follows the beach and is paved and flat, thus taking about 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete. Sète is the official end of the Canal Du Midi.
Bicycle pickup at hotel in the evening.
Explore Sète, also called the Venice of southern France.
Sète has a train station with frequent connections to Montpellier, Béziers, Narbonne, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Paris, Barcelona, etc.
Take your time to visit the old cite of Carcassonne this morning. Start cycling in late morning to reach Trebes for lunch. Trebes is about 14 km away and has a plenitude of restaurants to choose from, all overlooking the canal. Spend the night in a château classified as an historic monument.
Keep following the Canal Du Midi. You will have time today to take it easy, cycling past Le Somail. Le Somail was founded by Paul Riquet and served as one of the overnight stays for passengers on the mail boat. Le Somail is picture perfect and is a good place to have lunch. It is also home to a very large bookstore that has a small English book section as well.
Cycle along the Canal Du Midi from Mirepeisset directly to Béziers. Pass by Capestang and visit its imposing cathedral. Make sure to stop at the tourist office here as it houses the best Canal Du Midi souvenir shop along the entire route. Visit the famous Nine Locks in Béziers and the Malpas Tunnel, both on the Canal Du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Today you have the chose 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).
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).
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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WHY TRAVEL WITH US?
Relax Bike Tours & Rentals
Allées Paul Riquet
34500 Béziers
France
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