6 JOURS / 5 NIGHTS - 2 PEOPLE OR MORE
Alsace which is known for its flamenkuchens and its sauerkraut also has wonderful heritage:
Its wines (riesling, gewurztraminer, crémant d’alsace)
Its half-timbered houses,
Its bridges and its Romanesque churches.
You will enjoy extraordinary landscapes during your cycling tour. Your eyes and taste buds will love Alsace!
Leaving Colmar you will reach Mulhouse at the end of you tour, having followed the Route des Châteaux, the Ballon des Vosges (Regional Nature Park of the Vosges), the Eco-museum of Alsace.
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival of the participants in Colmar by their own means. A Promenades en France correspondent will meet you to give you explanations about your tour and all the information necessary (maps, road books, tourist guides,..) for you to succeed. Dinner and overnight stay at the 2 star hotel.
Day 2: Colmar - 25km
The day is dedicated to the discovery of Colmar, it’s considered as the oldest city in Alsace. You will then cycle in the surroundings of Colmar : Parc de Schoppenwihr, Riquewihr… Dinner and overnight night stay at the 2 star hotel.
Day 3: Colmar – Rouffach - 17km
You will cycle down the “Route des Châteaux” (Château de Plifxbourg, Château de Hohlandsbourg) in order to join Rouffach and its church of Assumption which shows the typical rhenish style of this area. Dinner and overnight night stay at the 2 star hotel.
Day 4: Rouffach – Guebwiller - 20km
You will go to the “Ballon des Vosges” which is the nature reserve of the Vosges. This area preserves limestone hills, glacial cirques and an exceptional forest. Dinner and overnight night stay at the 2 star hotel.
Day 5: Guebwiller – Mulhouse - 23km
Before reaching Mulhouse and its museums you will go through the birthplace of Alsatian art, Ungersheim and its eco-museum of Alsace. You will discover the beauty of the way of life, the typical houses of this area and the traditions. Dinner and overnight night stay at the 2 star hotel.
Day 6: Departure
End of our services after breakfast.
Occasional cyclist:
You cycle once a month, you are not afraid of hills. You are ready to cycle between 25 and 40 km per day.
700 € per person in a double room / Extra for a single
+ 250 € / person.
- 5 Nights half-board in a B&B: room with shower or bath and toilets, dinner and breakfast,
- Welcome on the first day by a correspondent of the travel agency,
- Daily luggage transfer to the next hotel,
- A road book, tourist information and a map,
- Permanent help for eventual problems.
- Bicycle hire (on demand: 120€ for the stay)
- Evening meal drinks, bar expenses, suggested visits or activities, insurance.