Champagne-Ardenne / Champagne Wine Region

There’s nothing quite like sipping a glass of Champagne to make you feel fancy, so just imagine the sensation of savouring the bubbly beverage right in its region of origin! Historically the province of Champagne (today, Champagne-Ardenne), it is here at the northwest edge of France that the renowned sparkling wine marks its beginnings as well as its path to prestige. Wine production in the region began in the Middle Ages, with sparkling wine taking over in the 17th and 18th centuries, as it became a favourite with the French elite. Fast forward to today, where Champagne takes up the vast majority of the area’s astonishing 282.37 km² (109 square miles) of vineyards!

Travelling through Champagne is a real delight, especially as you come to recognize how the wine flows through every aspect of the region. From vine-covered landscapes to production houses small and large (does Moet et Chandon ring a bell?), to the cellars of Pommery and Ruinart where art and wine unite, it’s hard to escape the incredible impact of Champagne. A refined local cuisine pairs perfectly with the elegant drink, as you’ll find in delectable Langres and Chaource cheeses and the pink biscuits of Reims. Even the UNESCO World Heritage Sites you’ll explore along the way include fourteen cellars, hillsides, and wineries; as well as the Palace of Tau in Reims, where newly-crowned French kings would preside over their wine-laden coronation banquets.

Quiet roads and paths winding through a lush landscape make cycling in Champagne a leisurely affair, especially with the additional prospect of tours and tastings in typical Champagne villages and the lively commercial centres of Reims and Epernay. Historic monuments, architectural splendour, and museums of art and culture in towns like Chalon-en-Champagne, Troyes, Chaumont, and Charleville-Mézières round out the experience with appropriate sophistication. 

Let’s raise a glass to your adventure in Champagne!

Self guided tours for leisure riders

• Normandy
• A journey through history: Cycling the D-Day Sites from Juno to Utah
• From 695 euros | 5n / 6d

• Loire Valley
• A micro adventure in the Loire Valley: From Tours to Saumur
• From 495 euros | 3n / 4d

• Loire Valley
• A Royal Short Escape in the Loire Valley
• From 655 euros | 4n / 5d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• A Short Escape Along the Dordogne River
• From 495 euros | 3n / 4d

• Lake Geneva /Switzerland
• A Short Escape from Geneva
• From 395 euros | 2n / 3d

• Apulia
• A Short Escape in Apulia: From Bari to Brindisi
• From 485 euros | 3n / 4d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• A Short Escape in Bordeaux
• From 775 euros | 4n / 5d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• A Short Escape in Burgundy: Beaune to Dijon
• From 495 euros | 3n / 4d

• Veneto
• Across Lake Garda to Venice
• From 910 euros | 7n / 8d

• Corsica
• Along the West Coast: Bastia to Ajaccio
• From 1,675 euros | 7n / 8d

• Alsace
• Alsace Intense: The Best and the Excellent
• From 890 euros | 4n / 5d

• Northern France / Flanders
• Amiens to Bruges: A memorial trip through War Sites
• From 1,485 euros | 7n / 8d

• Brittany
• Authentic Brittany: Emerald Coast and Celtic Green Pastures
• From 1,135 euros | 7n / 8d

• Basque Country
• Basque Country Discovery tour: Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastian
• From 995 euros | 6n / 7d

• Provence
• Bike to the Sea and See Cassis
• From 1,180 euros | 7n / 8d

• Provence
• Biking the Vineyards of the Côtes du Rhône
• From 1,155 euros | 7n / 8d

• Brittany
• Boat and Bike: Island Hopping in Brittany
• From 760 euros | 4n / 5d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• Bordeaux to Toulouse Along the Canal de Garonne
• From 1,150 euros | 6n / 7d

• Languedoc
• Canal du Midi: From Montpellier to Carcassonne
• From 445 euros | 6n / 7d

• Castilla and Leon
• Castilla Discovery tour: Segovia to Sepulveda
• From 885 euros | 7n / 8d

• Catalonia
• Catalonia Bike and Beach
• From 1,025 euros | 6n / 7d

• Loire Valley
• Chateaux and Castles: Chenonceau, Azay-le-Rideau & Villandry
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Alsace
• Classic Alsace: Beautiful Villages Along the Wine Route
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Brittany
• Coastal Brittany: Côtes-d’Armor and the Pink Granite Coast
• From 795 euros | 6n / 7d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• Cycling along the Velodyssey from Bordeaux to Biarritz
• From 1,255 euros | 8n / 7d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• Cycling along the Velodyssey from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
• From 1,095 euros | 6n / 7d

• Loire Valley
• Cycling along the Velodyssey from Nantes to La Rochelle
• From 1,150 euros | 7n / 8d

• Brittany
• Cycling and boating around the Gulf of Morbihan
• From 1,115 euros | 7n / 8d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• Cycling Bordeaux's Médoc
• From 930 euros | 4n / 5d

• La Rioja
• Cycling from Castilla to La Rioja: Wine and Dine
• From 970 euros | 7n / 8d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• Cycling from Dijon to Mâcon
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Loire Valley
• Cycling in the Valley of Kings: Orléans to Tours
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• Cycling with Bacchus: An Epicurean Bike Trip Around Bordeaux
• From 1,225 euros | 6n / 7d

• Dolomites
• Dolomites' Secret Downhill Climbs
• From 680 euros | 4n / 5d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• Dordogne's Jewels And Treasures
• From 960 euros | 7n / 8d

• Apulia
• Essential Apulia
• From 690 euros | 5n / 6d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• Essential Burgundy: Beaune and Dijon
• From 875 euros | 5n / 6d

• Champagne Ardenne
• Essential Champagne - Reims and Marne Valley
• From 770 euros | 4n / 5d

• Piedmont
• Essential Piedmont: Biking through the vineyards of Piedmont
• From 995 euros | 6n / 7d

• Sicily
• Essential Southern Sicily: Catania to Syracuse
• From 985 euros | 5n / 6d

• Tuscany
• Essential Tuscany: From Florence to Siena
• From 910 euros | 4n / 5d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• Follow the Dordogne to Bordeaux
• From 1,170 euros | 6n / 7d

• Loire Valley
• From Blois to Angers: Fairytale Castles Along the Loire River
• From 1,055 euros | 7n / 8d

• Lake Geneva /Switzerland
• From Geneva to Montreux
• From 1,175 euros | 5n / 6d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• From Sarlat to Cahors: Biking Along the Dordogne and Lot Rivers
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Emilia-Romagna
• Gastronomic Cycling from Parma to Bologna
• From 1,345 euros | 7n / 8d

• Piedmont
• Gastronomic Piedmont: From Torino to Alba
• From 655 euros | 5n / 6d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• Green Ways and Red Wines: Beaune and Cluny
• From 995 euros | 7n / 8d

• Centro Portugal
• Jewels and Treasures along the Silver Coast: Porto to Coimbra
• From 1,035 euros | 6n / 7d

• La Rioja
• Jewels and Treasures of La Rioja
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Apulia
• Jewels of Southern Italy: Matera to Lecce
• From 995 euros | 7n / 8d

• Lake Geneva /Switzerland
• Linking Lakes and Cultures: Geneva to Interlaken
• From 1,395 euros | 6n / 7d

• Lisboa
• Lisbon and its Coast: Obidos to Cascais via Sintra
• From 1,075 euros | 5n / 6d

• Provence
• Luberon, Alpilles and Côtes-du-Rhône
• From 1,225 euros | 7n / 8d

• Madrid
• Madrid and Segovia
• From 875 euros | 6n / 7d

• Normandy
• Magnificent Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
• From 815 euros | 5n / 6d

• Normandy
• Normandy Discovery: From Bayeux to Rouen via Honfleur
• From 1,050 euros | 7n / 8d

• Normandy
• Normandy Landmarks: D-Day Sites and Mont-Saint-Michel
• From 1,075 euros | 7n / 8d

• Normandy
• Peace and War Memorials: From Bayeux to Caen
• From 375 euros | 3n / 4d

• Catalonia
• Railways, Bikeways, and Greenways
• From 790 euros | 5n / 6d

• French Alps
• Rivers, Lakes and Mountains: Geneva to Geneva via Annecy
• From 390 euros | 2n / 3d

• Ile-de-France
• Royal Parisian Escape: Fontainebleau to Versailles
• From 795 euros | 4n / 5d

• Pyrenees
• Rural and Coastal Basque Country
• From 1,095 euros | 6n / 7d

• Sicily
• Sicilian Crossroads: Cycling the Island of Cultures
• From 1,095 euros | 7n / 8d

• Alsace
• Strasbourg to Basel
• From 1,090 euros | 7n / 8d

• Catalonia
• Surreal Catalonia - Great Tour of Emporda
• From 710 euros | 5n / 6d

• Provence
• The Alpilles tour
• From 715 euros | 3n / 4d

• Provence
• The Arles Countryside
• From 775 euros | 5n / 6d

• Dolomites
• The Bilingual Greenway: From Bolzano to Verona
• From 660 euros | 4n / 5d

• Provence
• The Luberon Regional Park
• From 1,265 euros | 7n / 8d

• Dolomites
• The Old Dolomites Railway: Dobbiaco to Venice
• From 945 euros | 7n / 8d

• French Alps
• Three Lake Cycling: Geneva, Bourget & Annecy
• From 775 euros | 5n / 6d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• Treasures of Black Périgord
• From 965 euros | 7n / 8d

• Veneto
• Treasures of the Veneto
• From 705 euros | 7n / 8d

• Piedmont
• Turin to Milan : From the Alps, via Lakes to Fashionable Milan
• From 1,030 euros | 8n / 7d

• Tuscany
• Tuscany’s Jewels and Treasures
• From 1,215 euros | 7n / 8d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• Upper Quercy's Gems
• From 945 euros | 7n / 8d

• Normandy
• Veloscenic Normandy: the best of the Veloscenie bikeway
• From 1,150 euros | 7n / 8d

• French Alps
• Via Rhôna: Geneva to Lyon in 6 Days
• From 860 euros | 5n / 6d

• Norte e Porto
• Wine and Gastronomy along the Douro Valley
• From 1,335 euros | 6n / 7d

Avid Rider

• Corsica
• A Short Corsican Escape
• From 575 euros | 3n / 4d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• A Short Escape In Beaujolais
• From 675 euros | 3n / 4d

• Andalusia
• Andalusia Jewels: Granada to Ronda
• From 1,450 euros | 6n / 7d

• Burgundy/Beaujolais
• Beaujolais Cycling
• From 1,140 euros | 5n / 6d

• Catalonia
• Catalonia Green and Blue
• From 1,045 euros | 7n / 8d

• Catalonia
• Catalonia Pedal and Pamper
• From 1,295 euros | 7n / 8d

• Andalusia
• Córdoba to Granada: Historic and Sunny Andalusia
• From 1,445 euros | 6n / 7d

• Provence
• Cycling Jaunt through Upper Provence and Luberon
• From 655 euros | 3n / 4d

• Normandy
• Cycling Normandy and Brittany: From Bayeux to Saint-Malo via Mont-Saint-Michel
• From 995 euros | 6n / 7d

• Catalonia
• Cycling the gravel backroads of Girona
• From 550 euros | 4n / 5d

• Provence
• Cycling Tour of Provence for Avid Riders
• From 1,375 euros | 7n / 8d

• French Alps
• Geneva to Annecy: Famous Climbs and Lesser-known Passes
• From 775 euros | 5n / 6d

• Bordeaux Vineyard area
• In Velo Veritas: Bordeaux vineyards for avid riders
• From 1,480 euros | 7n / 8d

• Normandy
• Normandy Discovery for Avid Riders: From Bayeux to Rouen via Honfleur
• From 1,050 euros | 7n / 8d

• Dordogne/Perigord/Lot
• Périgord and Quercy for Avid Riders
• From 1,120 euros | 7n / 8d

• Apulia
• Riding Italy’s Boot: From Alberobello to Lecce
• From 325 euros | 6n / 7d

• Catalonia
• Sandy beaches and gravel roads - Gravel biking along the Costa Brava
• From 945 euros | 7n / 8d

• Andalusia
• Sevilla to Cádiz: Essential Andalusia
• From 1,195 euros | 6n / 7d

• French Alps
• The Adventure Nextdoor: Gravel grind your way from Geneva to Geneva
• From 720 euros | 5n / 6d

• Dolomites
• The Dolomites' Not-So-Secret Uphills: Dobbiaco to Venice
• From 995 euros | 7n / 8d

• French Alps
• The Upper French Alps: Geneva to Geneva
• From 995 euros | 6n / 7d

• Basque Country
• The Ups of the Basque Country
• From 995 euros | 6n / 7d

• French Alps
• Tour de France Mythic Climbs: Alpe d'Huez, Croix de Fer, Telegraphe and Galibier
• From 935 euros | 4n / 5d

• Provence
• Upper Provence, Ventoux, and Luberon
• From 995 euros | 5n / 6d

• French Alps
• Ventoux to Alpe d’Huez
• From 1,235 euros | 6n / 7d

• Provence
• Visually Stunning: From Avignon to Nice
• From 1,425 euros | 7n / 8d

Scheduled/Supported Tours

• Provence
• Cycling Through Lavender
• From 980 euros | 5n / 6d

• French Alps
• Geneva to Alpe d'Huez
• From 955 euros | 5n / 6d