About the tour
Starts
Ends
Carcassonne, France
Toulouse, France
Highlights
Cycling adventure along France's historic Canal du Midi and the picturesque countryside
Explore Toulouse, Narbonne, Carcassonne's walled fortress
Visit vibrant local markets, and try delectable French cuisine along the way
Itinerary
Soak up the rustic charm of southern France on an 8-day cycling tour along the UNESCO-listed Canal du Midi. Starting in Carcassonne and ending in Toulouse, this relaxed journey takes you through vineyards, olive groves, and medieval villages. Highlights include exploring historic towns like Narbonne and Gruissan, sampling local wines at a family-owned chateau, and refueling with the best of French cuisine.
The trip’s relaxed pace makes it ideal for cyclists of all abilities, offering ample time to savor the region’s flavors and scenery. Each day blends gentle rides with stops at Cathar castles, ruined ramparts, and elegant chateaux, ensuring a perfect balance of activity and discovery.
The unique draw? This tour delivers an authentic taste of French rural life and history, all from the saddle—an experience not to be missed by those seeking a leisurely yet immersive adventure.
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Great cycling & a beautiful area to visit. Erwin is so welcoming, knowledgeable, accommodating & passionate about ensuring the group have the best holiday. The accommodation is perfectly located and we had time each day to explore. Would definitely recommend this trip.
The cycling was graded as "easy" and I was pleased that was indeed the case as I had never done a cycling holiday with Explore before. The group of 16 looked rather daunting at first, but we all got on really well together and had good fun, especially all mucking in to make an unexpected barbecue in the grounds of our accommodation. The accommodation was appropriate for the places and areas where we were, and the tour leader organised everything well to see the most interesting places, have good meals and a wine-tasting, and stop for appropriate breaks. The "optional" harder day was the most enjoyable, the beautiful scenery and stunning village of Minerve more than making up for the uphill ride.
Erwin was great tour leader who went over and above to ensure the group and individuals had a fab experience. The cycle routes were well planned, social evenings were fun and we finished the week with a swim in the Med!!
Tour leader, Erwin, was excellent, very knowledgeable and helpful. Itinerary and places visited excellent, lots of places to eat. Generally accommodation was good but at the final hotel, Zenitude, staff and management were indifferent and unhelpful, air conditioning not working and biting bed bugs.
The trip was great at just a right pace. The guide was very considerate took care of. each and everyone of us , I enjoy the trip greatly.
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