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.
Located in the city center of Orléans in a quiet pedestrian area just a stone’s throw from the train station, the Hôtel de l’Abeille is a cozy and preserved setting. It houses 24 rooms with a unique character combining old-world charm and contemporary comfort, a tea room with a cozy atmosphere where you can admire unique works of art, a shop offering honey and various local objects as well as a small fitness room and a garden terrace: a true haven of peace on the roof of the Orléans world.
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.
This tour is in our Challenging 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 some slightly steeper ascents to overcome in the latter half of the tour. The biggest challenges faced are the distances of up to 108 km (67 miles). The longest days are towards the end of your tour, so you’ll have time to build up to the bigger distances.
We offer hybrid and gravel bikes for this route. If you are having doubts about your fitness levels, we also offer electric bikes on this tour.
This Loire Valley tour is a fantastic blend of sightseeing and cycling challenge. If you enjoy clocking up serious mileage in a tranquil setting, with the occasional rest break at captivating landmarks, this tour may be the one for you.
It is a perfect route for those who are seasoned bike tourers or train long distance at home. 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, hybrid or gravel bikes. If an electric bike is chosen, it will bring the daily saddle time down by approximately 1 hour. *We offer hybrid bikes but highly recommend choosing a Gravel bike to maintain a higher average speed during your tour.
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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