Itinerary

Day 1 (Sat):
Arrive Dijon

Arrival in the afternoon in Dijon, the beautiful capital of Burgundy. You embark and will meet the crew and your tour leader. In the evening you will make a short test ride on your bike and your tour leader will invite you for an evening walk through Dijon.

Day 2 (Sun):
Northwest Dijon, 13 miles (20 km)

In the morning you get to explore the northwest Dijon region. Mid-afternoon you’ll get the chance to discover Dijon by way of a special city walk.

Day 3 (Mon):
Dijon to Longecourt en Plaine, 28 miles (45 km)

The day starts with a short sailing trip through the first two locks in the Burgundy Canal. Your cycling starts with a ride past the beautiful abbey of Citeaux and then to the village of Longecourt en Plaine.

Day 4 (Tue):
Longecourt en Plaine to St. Jean de Losne, 28 miles (45 km)

Crossing small roads and forest tracks you cycle to the pretty town of Auxonne on the river Saône. Later you follow the river to St. Jean de Losne where the Burgundy Canal joins the river Saône. Here you visit the musée de la Batellerie.

Day 5 (Wed):
St. Jean de Losne to Verdun sur les Doubs, 34 miles (55 km)

Today you start with a visit to the charming Musée de la Batellerie in St. Jean de Losne. Today's cycle trip leads first to the Abbaye de Citeaux. Here's a nice spot to have a picknick, at the small shop you can buy the famous abbey cheese. For a short while you will follow a trail along the river Saône. At the end of the day you arrive at the small town of Seurre

Day 6 (Thu):
Verdun sur les Doubs to Chalon sur Saône, 16 miles (25 km)

You start cycling to the beautiful fortified town of Beaune, also known for its many tastefull wines (Côte d’Or). Your tour leader will take you on a stroll through town and you will have time to visit for example the church ‘Collegiale Notre-Dame’, the Hôtel Dieu or the Museum of Burgundy Wines. After the visit to Beaune you go by train to Chalon sur Saône, a port town located at the Saône river and the Canal du Centre.

 

Day 7 (Fri):
Chalon sur Saône to Tournus, 35 miles (55 km)

Leaving Chalon down an old railway track, now a cycle path, you reach Buxy where you can visit a winery in an old tower. The cycling continues by descending to the river Saône and then ends in the town of Tournus. Here you find the beautiful St. Philibert church and 10th century abbey, one of the oldest in France and certainly worth a visit.

Day 8 (Sat):
Tournus to Dijon

End of your holiday and train transfer to Dijon.

The program above may be subject to change.

Alternate weeks the tour will go in opposite direction from Tournus to Dijon