All our accommodation selections are in-house reviewed. We partner with family-owned, charming guesthouses and hotels where you can relax and recharge. Below are some sample accommodations on our Loire Valley tours. Depending on availability, the accommodation you stay at may vary but will always be of a similar standard.
A relaxed, no-holds-barred place, LABE Hôtel aims to be a caring place, where exchanges, interactions and encounters are given pride of place. A lifestyle hotel with 41 rooms and suites, including 2 for disabled guests, with a relaxed ambience and a friendly atmosphere to make you feel at home. A year’s work has transformed the hotel into a unique and original place that is sure to impress. Each room is unique, with different sizes, decorations and configurations to satisfy all visiting guests.
Within touching distance Chinon fortress, this bed and breakfast captures Loire Valley heritage like no other. The building of Au Relais Saint Maurice dates back as far as the 13th century and every effort to maintain it’s rich history has been made. With its sun soaked terrace, enjoy a fantastic breakfast stocked with local produce, served by the owner Maurice himself.
Ideally located in the heart of the city center of Saumur, close to the castle and the Loire, pedestrian streets and restaurants. Inspired by its glorious past at the time of the Grand Hotel Le Londres, owners Charlotte & Francois have restored the rooms with the desire to respect the history of the building. By using a choice of quality materials (woodwork, ironwork, …) while blending a dose of modernity, they have done a fantastic job of honoring the history of this 180 year old building.
This tour is in our Gentle difficulty grading. Consisting of a blend of cycle lanes, quiet country roads and forest trails. You’ll spend most of the ride following the Loire river (EuroVelo 6) and passing through the surrounding towns. This means that the route is largely flat with only a handful of brief ascents to overcome.
We offer hybrid bikes, kids bikes and kids trailers for this route. If you are having doubts about your fitness levels, we also offer electric bikes on this tour.
This Loire Valley tour puts leisure and the slow life above all else. If you appreciate river breezes through your hair, quant country villages, long lunch breaks and plenty of time to explore the region’s rich history, this is the tour for you.
It is a perfect route for families and less confident cyclists, with largely segregated bike paths with some occasional low speed country roads. The route attracts large amounts of cyclists from all over the world, giving the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow riders too.
You have a choice of bringing your own bike or renting your tour bike through us during booking. For the Loire Valley, the bikes available are quality electric or manual touring bikes. If an electric bike is chosen, it will bring the daily saddle time down by approximately 1 hour.
We only partner with the best bike suppliers for all our destinations so you’ll be guaranteed well maintained, premium brand bikes such as Cube, Trek or KTM.
All bike rentals come with helmet, lock and repair kit. A network of mechanics are on call in case of any mechanical issues faced while on tour.
We offer tours in Loire from March – October. At the start of the tour season, the average temperatures in Orleans are approximately 9 °C (47 °F). This is the quietest times of the season to miss queues at landmarks and also the driest time of the year. Temperatures peak at 26 °C (79 °F) in July & August. Temperatures as high as 35 °C (95 °F) have been recorded, but these are quite rare. Please see image below for reference.
As you will be cycling through a valley, you’ll encounter micro climates where the weather can suddenly shift. It is recommended to have emergency wet gear packed at all times while riding. Precipitation in this region is typically infrequent but heavy in nature.
We include detailed navigation instructions and GPX files for your ride. Our navigation app is easy to use and we give a detailed instructional video on how to use it. If you are having any difficulty, we are on call at all times to assist you.
There is frequent marked signage on the routes to keep you on course, as well as many fellow cyclists on the route to steer you in the right direction.
Included in your tour, is 24/7 message and video support. If you have an issue with navigation, bike breakdown, accommodation, medical, etc, we are at the touch of a button away at all times.
We have an extensive network of suppliers along the route, who will resolve the problem as swiftly as possible.
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