Our system for self guided cycling tours in the Dordogne works as follows:
We provide the bikes & equipment, routes, maps & information, and transfer your luggage (or you can rent panniers to carry your own luggage). You must make your own accommodation arrangements – this keeps costs to a minimum, transparent, and gives you the freedom to choose your lodging. Please visit our Where to Stay page for a list of accommodation recommendations.
Our bikes come fully equipped – details on the Bike Rental page . We deliver the bikes to your start location, and collect them after your tour. Upon delivery, we will spend sufficient time with you for bike fitting & orientation. We remain available during your tour, for any assistance, if required.
We’ll help you plan your itineraries with marked maps, according to your riding level and interests: prehistory sites, renaissance and medieval castles, bastides, market towns, or just excellent rides through beautiful scenery, on quiet country roads linking medieval villages.
The routes and itineraries we use are updated regularly, and are the result of 37 years of personal cycling experience in the region and 26 years of client feedback ; they take in the best cycling routes and points of interest that the region has to offer. World class rides are assured !
Terrain : this region is hilly, but not at all extreme, the maximum elevation difference between valley floor & hilltop on our routes is 200 metres.
Tour Rates : Tour Package + Bike Rental rates apply.
TOUR PACKAGE : 80 €uros per tour (regardless of the number of cyclists), this includes : delivery & collection of bikes, bike fitting & orientation meeting, maps marked with routes and points of interest, route notes, information on sites & villages.
The optional extras to consider are:
- Luggage transfers : 65€ per transfer for 1 – 2 people, 80€ per transfer for 3 – 6 people. Please contact us for quotes for larger groups.
- Waterproof panniers (sport/touring bikes) : 30€ per set per trip (to carry your own luggage).
- Luggage storage : 20 € per bag (or if you return to the same lodging at the end of your tour, leave your bags free of charge).
Please visit the Classic Dordogne Tour page for our most popular touring option, and the Touring Options page for other touring suggestions.
To set up your cycling tour in the Dordogne with Aquitaine Bike:
1. Choose your touring option:
a. Classic Dordogne Tour (40-50km per day): visit the Classic Dordogne Tour page for details
b. Wild Boar Tour (40-60km per day): visit the Touring Options page for details
c. 4/5/8 Day Tours (40-60km, 30-38km, 40-50km per day): visit the 4/5/8 Day Tours page for details
d. Two Rivers Tour (30-38km per day): visit the Touring Options page for details
e. Family Tour (25 – 35km per day) : visit the Touring Options page for details
f. Other touring route.
g. Daily Loop Rides from one location (we can advise on good cycling routes from wherever you are staying)
2. Choose your accommodation: visit the Where to Stay page for suggestions & recommendations.
Note: you must make your own accommodation reservations.
3. Choose the type of bike you require: visit the Bike Rental page for details
a. Sport/touring bikes (regular and ladies frames available)
b. Road bikes
c. Kids bikes
4. Email us ( aquitainebike@gmail.com ) with:
A) NAME
B) EMAIL
C) TOURING OPTION
D) DATES : actual cycling dates
E) TYPE OF BIKE : sport/touring (regular or ladies), road, kids.
F) HEIGHTS of RIDERS : feet & inches, or cms
G) LUGGAGE TRANSFERS or WATERPROOF PANNIERS : please specify if you require either
Note : we transfer luggage to/from the hotels/B&Bs listed on our Where to Stay page.
H) BIKE DELIVERY ADDRESS/ACCOMMODATION LIST : with respective dates ( this list can be sent later, after bike availability is confirmed)
Email : aquitainebike@gmail.com
Please visit the contact page for location maps of the area, and travel tips.