By car
Highway A6 exit Bierre-les-Semur
By air
Paris airports or Lyon St-Exupéry airport
By train
Montbard railway station. The accommodation is at 10mn on foot.
Presentation
The prime ambition of this holiday is to discover Burgundy (French "Bourgogne") with your family and at your own pace. The towpath winds almost a hundred kilometres from the town of Montbard to the village of Pont de Pany. The first part of the route goes up the canal from lock to lock reaching its high point at Pouilly-en-Auxois.
Then in the second part you coast down to the bottom of the Valley of the Ouche (you won't feel a thing!). On the longer holidays, there are two nights for each stage, which gives you a chance to get to know the region a little better and to visit some of the numerous castles and mediaeval villages lining the valley.
Here, time seems to have less importance. The past lives on in the churches and castles of yore, the water of the canal seems to doze, stirring only from time to time at the gentle slow passage of barges, while a cyclist ploughs an invisible furrow along the towpath. And you can simply enjoy this benevolent langour...effortlessly.
A circuit suitable for children over 8 years old who will appreciate the mediaeval ambiance and visits to castles and abbeys.
You'll love
- seeing the many castles and mediaeval forts and villages all along the valley
- riding along the towpath - ideal for cyclists and away from cars and company...
- the visit to the Abbey of Fontenay
- the Museoparc of Alésia, on the site of the great confrontation (52 BC) of the Romans led by Julius Caesar and the Gauls led by Vercingetorix. The Romans won against the odds, and Gaul (more-or-less today's France) became a province of Rome, a situation which lasted around 600 years! Much to see, and fun.
Tariffs high season
FROM JULY TO AUGUST, DEPARTURE EVERYDAY
In family room
Adult : 410 €
Junior (12 - 17)* : 350 €
Child (2 - 11)* : 265 €
Baby (0 - 1) : 40 €
IN DOUBLE ROOM
Adult : 420 €
Junior (12 - 17) : 420 €
Child (2 - 11) : 390 €
Baby (0 - 1) : 40 €
IN SINGLE ROOM
510 €
SOLO TRAVELLER
660 €
Tariffs low season
From April to June and from september to october, departure everyday
In family room
Adult : 400 €
Junior (12 - 17)* : 340 €
Child (2 - 11)* : 260 €
Baby (0 - 1) : 40 €
IN DOUBLE ROOM
Adult : 410 €
Junior (12 - 17) : 410 €
Child (2 - 11) : 390 €
Baby (0 - 1) : 40 €
IN SINGLE ROOM
510 €
SOLO TRAVELLER
660 €
*Rates based on a room shared with two adults. Single-parent families, please contact us.
What's included?
- Half board except in Semur en Auxois for the long stay : dinner at leasure.
- 2 and 3 star hotels and 3 "épis" guest houses.
- Detailed roadbook and maps.
- Update GPS tracks
- Logistical and technical support.
- Baggage transfer
- Return transfer by taxi to Montbard.
Optional
- Bike rental from :
- Bike for adult or junior (from 1m45): 60 €
- MTB for child (under 1m45) : 40 €
- Trailer bike or bike cart for child : 40 €
- Child seat : 6 €
- Electric power bike rental for adult or junior (from 1m45) : 85 €
What's not included?
- Privaite parking at the first hôtel, extra fee to be paied on the spot
- Entrance fee to the visits recommanded
- Beverage and extra
- Round trip transfer from Home to the first accomodation
- Facultative cancellation and rapatriation insurance
Characteristics of circuits
- Family cycling holiday going from place to place.
- Daily stages between 33 and 39 kilometres, around 4hrs to 5hrs at your own pace.
- Total daily uphill: 50 - 300 metres.
- Altitude: from 200 to 500 metres
- Towpath and quiet little country roads
- Suitable for country bikes
Organisation
These holidays are much more about relaxed exploration than athletic performance. We take your luggage from lodging to lodging and a roadbook will guide you from beginning to end. We also provide the logistical and technical support necessary.
Accommodation is in either 2 or 3 star/"épis" hotels or guest houses chosen for their atmosphere,warm welcome and environmental and architectural setting.
N.B : the accommodation described above is given as an indication and may have to be modified according to availability at the moment when final reservation is confirmed.
This circuit comes with half-board accommodation.
Access
Comments
Global note
4.7
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Organisation sérieuse, choix des hôtels pertinents et de qualité, parcours varié. Très bonne réactivité de Safrantours.
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Certaines portions hors canal un peu techniques, VAE recommandé mais très satisfait de la prestation.
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Un voyage très intéressant pour le canal, ses écluses et ses sympathiques éclusiers. Des gîtes d'étape parfaits. Merci aux différents propriétaires pour la qualité de leur accueil. Quant à la restauration, parler de gastronomie n'est pas exagéré, on est bien en Bourgogne.
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