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Bike holidays Canal du Midi

Touring bike & e-bike
8 Days / 7 Nights
Self-guided tour
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Bridge of the Canal du Midi
Port of Carcassonne on the Canal du Midi

Enjoyment and Precious Buildings

60.000 trees have been planted along Canal du Midi in France to affix the bank. Until today many trees are seaming the waterway which leads from Toulouse to the Mediterranean Sea. The trees also shade the tow paths and roads which are leading during this journey to the numerous cultural monuments: to cathedrals and palaces, to roman and medieval buildings. 

Besides richness of culture there are also culinary delicacies located at Canal du Midi. Great wine is growing and wonderful cuisine has its origin here. Enjoyment is tradition.

Bike holidays Canal du Midi
moderate
Touring bike & e-bike
8 Days / 7 Nights
Self-guided tour
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View to Carcasonne
Gondolas on the Canal du Midi
Beach on the french coast

Itinerary

Individual arrival to Toulouse in the late afternoon. Toulouse is also called the "ville rose" because of the reddish stone of many buildings. One sight is the Basilica St-Sernin de Toulouse, a culinary speciality is the duck breast with green beans.

Castelnaudary is the largest port at the Canal du Midi, and even the largest wine freighters could turn around here. French people take long journeys to pay their culinary respects to the town of the hearty bean stew "Cassoulet".

approx. 60 km
120 – 145 m
95 – 115 m

You cycle to water reservoir St. Férról. The clear water and sandy beaches as well as paddleboats, canoes and catamarans are inviting you to a wonderful day at the beach.

approx. 40 km
25 – 65 m
105 – 130 m

Olonzac is the centre of the winegrowers in the Minervois, Homps was the shipping port. Vines everywhere, the Montagne Noire and the Corbière in sight, here you practise doing nothing on the canal. Overnight stay in Olonzac or Homps.

approx. 45 km
25 – 30 m
60 – 70 m

The destination of your journey today is Narbonne, you will change to the Canal, driving along the Canal de la Robine towards the Mediterranean Sea. Great buildings of the Middle Ages are the unfinished cathedral and the palace of the archbishops. Another highlight is the market hall "Les Halles", it was awarded as the most beautiful in France. One overnight stay in Narbonne.

approx. 45 km
120 – 150 m
70 – 105 m

You drive via Capestang to Béziers, passing the famous Canal Tunnel. Once a rich wine-growing metropolis, to which many magnificent buildings bear witness, Béziers is also the birthplace of Paul Riquet, the builder of the Canal du Midi. The archbishop's palace watches over the town and the attraction on the canal are the Neuf Écluses (the Nine Locks).

approx. 45 km
120 – 150 m
70 – 105 m

The further you cycle, the saltier the air becomes. The cycle path leads directly along the sea towards Sète, the largest French fishing town on the Mediterranean, also called "Little Venice of the Languedoc" because of its many canals. Here, an evening stroll can be excellently combined with a good meal; the town's origins are Italian - and so is its cuisine. One overnight stay in Sète.

approx. 65 km
60 - 65 m
115 - 120 m
Day
8

Departure or extension

Tour character

You will cycle on partly uneven, with roots interspersed sand and pebble paths, partly asphalted, as well as on little frequented side roads.

moderate

 

Illustrated map showing Canal du Midi cycling route from Toulouse to Sète, passing through towns like Castelnaudary, Carcassonne, and Béziers.
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Category A: 3* and 4* hotels (french classification) and Cambre d'hotes
Category B: 2* and 3* hotels (french classification) and Cambre d'hotes

Prices per person in CHF
French coffee house
Boats on the Canal du Midi
Access to beach

Services & Information

Included:

  • Accommodation in your selected category incl. breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfer
  • Carefully elaborated route
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data
  • Service hotline

Note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)

Optional:

  • Return transfer from Séte to Toulouse (minimum 2 people) every Saturday and Monday, costs CHF 139.- per person, CHF 185.- for your own bike, reservation is necessary, payable on the spot
  • With rental bike incl. rental bike insurance

Arrival/Parking/Departure:

  • Airports: Toulouse, Montpellier or Béziers/Cap d´Agde
  • Train station Toulouse or Sète
  • Cat. A: Parking spaces at the hotel, costs approx. CHF 19.- per night, no reservation possible
  • Cat. B: Parking house near the hotel, costs approx. CHF 15.- per night, no reservation possible
  • Public car park near the start hotel, approx. CHF 9.-/day

Other important information:

  • The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance
  • Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended

 

Services & Information

Included:

  • Accommodation in your selected category incl. breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfer
  • Carefully elaborated route
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app 
  • GPS-data is available
  • Service hotline

Note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)

 

Optional:

  • Return transfer from Séte to Toulouse (minimum 2 people) every Saturday and Monday, costs CHF 159.- per person, CHF 205.- for your own bike, reservation is necessary, payable on the spot
  • With rental bike incl. rental bike insurance

Arrival/Parking/Departure:

  • Airports: Toulouse, Montpellier or Béziers/Cap d´Agde
  • Train station Toulouse or Sète
  • Cat. A: Parking spaces at the hotel, costs approx.  EUR 12.- per night, no reservation possible 
  • Cat. Deluxe: Parking spaces at the hotel, cost approx. € 21 per night, no reservations possible 

Other important information:

  • The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance
  • Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended

 

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