TERROIRS, FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES
Short stay 4d/3n
Guided-tour
Baronnies and Mont Ventoux by electric bikeET003
Outdoor sports, flavors and scents•From 599 €
What is it?
Ascending the Mont Ventoux by bike, you dreamed it? With the electric pedaling assistance, we did it! Your qualified cycling guide has prepared a suitable route to get crescendo at the top of the Giant of Provence. First of all, a "warm up" in the Baronnies Provençales to make you enjoy the scents and colors of this little paradise. Depending on the season, it is in the midst of lavender fields, vineyards, olive groves or fruticultures that you will delight yourself in the landscape. Contact with the eyes, but not only: it is intended that you taste it! Here the grapes matured by the sun of Provence bring us Southern Côtes du Rhône since centuries to thrill your taste buds!
This is the third day that the real fun begins: the Mont Ventoux awaits! At your own pace (you can choose the level of electric assistance) and advised by your guide, you'll have time to discover from the slopes of the mytical Ventoux the landscapes of the Alps and Provence. At the top, a well-deserved contemplative break will wait for you, with a "picnic saveur" basket well filled! The descent will take you straight to the pool and jacuzzi.
Gastronomic meals are taken at the hotel-restaurant or on the terrace. The menu changes daily, all homemade with fresh market produce and fish line of Brittany. The accommodation is a charming hotel right in the heart Nyons, a typical small Provencal town at the edge of an alpine river. The rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated.
For whom?
Individuals, couple, family or between friends, in a group with a minimum of 6 participants.
When?
The physical preparation and the ascent of the Mont Ventoux are feasible when it is not covered with snow, from April 15 to October 15.
Highlights
• A "radial trip" with secured cyclo tours amid landscapes of Provence
• Accompaniment by a professional and appropriate advices to climb the Mont Ventoux through the electric assist
• The Spa and wellness facilities to combine sport and relaxation
• A charming accommodation and gourmet meals "Made in Provence"
Day 1 - Immersion in the land of scents
Meet and greet from 2 p.m at your charming hotel in the center of Nyons, a typical village of Drôme Provençale praised for the quality of its air and its PDO olive. Luggage deposit.
Free exploration in the afternoon and firsts contact with the environment. Recommendation for cultural walks rich of flavors and fragrances. Free time on the hotel facilities.
Diner "Menu Terroir" at the hotel's restaurant.
Overnight in your accommodation in Nyons.
Day 2 - Cyclist discovery of the Baronnies Provençales
Breakfast on the terrace or in the hotel's restaurant.
9:00 a.m: Departure for a guided discovery of the Baronnies Provençales by electric bike riding. Visit of a winery and Southern Côtes du Rhône tasting.
Picnic "saveurs" among vineyards, olive groves and lavender in season.
Back to the hotel around 4:00 p.m. Free and relaxing time around the Spa facilities of the hotel (swimming pool, jacuzzi).
Optional. Massages (2x45mn) and steam room session
Diner "Menu saveurs" in the hotel's restaurant.
Overnight in your accommodation in Nyons.
Day 3 - Ascension of the giant of Provence
Breakfast on the terrace or in the hotel's restaurant.
9:00 a.m: Departure for the ascent of the Mont Ventoux by electric bike with your guide.
Lunch: "Picnic saveurs" at the top of Mont Ventoux.
Downhill of the Giant and back to the hotel around 5 p.m. Relaxing by the pool and jacuzzi. Optional massages and hammam.
Diner "Menu saveurs" in the hotel's restaurant.
Overnight in your accommodation in Nyons.
Day 4
Breakfast on the terrace or in the hotel's restaurant.
Visit the "Bleu de Provence" distillery in Nyons, which perpetuates the distillation of lavender and aromatic plants tradition since 1939.
Shopping & souvenirs on your own: Espace Vignolis (oil, olives, PDO wine), Vinegar La Para (vinegars flavored with flowers and plants of the Drôme Provençale), mills and oil mills (tapenade, pesto, cream and regional products), etc.
End of the stay.
Additional information:
The program is not fixed and circumstances beyond our control may alter the course. On site, our guides may need to change the route depending on the weather or if the safety of the group requires.
Starting from April
Guided-tour with fixed departure dates, or tailor-made tour (please book 20 days in advance):
Package starting from €590 per person all taxes included based on a double or twin room occupancy.
Prices include
• Accommodation in a 3* charming hotel in Nyons in twin or double room with full board service (bed, breakfast, lunch or picnic, dinner – wine and coffee non included)
• The access to the Spa equipments of the Hotel (pool and Jacuzzi)
• Guiding by your English speaking guide (prices based on a service between 9.00 a.m and 6.00 p.m – extra is applied beyond these hours)
• The electric bike rental and proper technical equipment (spare batteries, tool box, carrying cases, etc.)
• Logistics adapted to the group (minivan for assistance and cyclo trailer)
• The activities mentioned in the program
Prices do not include
• Journey to/from the place of rendez-vous
• Optional Steam bath sessions and massages
• All services not mentioned in the program
• Drinks, souvenirs and other personal expenses
Welcoming / Dispersion
Greeting and dispersion in Nyons. Possibility of transfer to TGV stations on request.
– By train :
From Paris-Gare de Lyon, Lyon-Part Dieu station and Marseille-Saint Charles train station: TGV or TER to the Montélimar train station then bus. Arrival at Nyons Bus Station at 12:21 p.m or 4:04 p.m.
– By car :
From Paris to Nyons: 660km – 6h
Lyon to Nyons: 200km – 2h15
Marseille to Nyons: 160km – 1h50
Activities level
Moderate, 5 to 7 hours of electric bike daily.
Number of participants
From 6 to 15 participants.
Supervision
State certified guide.
Organisation
This trip is organized in partnership with locally based guides.
Nb: this proposal of stay depends on the availability of accommodation and activities and can be changed depending on the availability of local providers.