This Dordogne tour is a great introduction to European touring and suitable for riders of all experiences, from novice to tour veterans. This fully guided tour is ideal for couples too ! Prices start from £ 600
Overview
You travel from the UK and Ireland to our home in the Dordogne, an area of outstanding natural beauty and a great destination for motorcycle holidays. The south west regions of France offer outstanding scenery, picturesque medieval villages & towns, gorges and even vast volcanic landscapes. Let us take you on mile after mile of great, traffic free roads and explore one of the most beautiful and unsploit motorcycling destinations in France.
We ride the best routes through these regions offering you everything you'ld ever want from a motorcycle holiday, coupled with fabulous destinations and outstanding places of natural beauty we believe this Dordogne based tour to be the best on offer.
But don't take our word for it Tour with us and find out for yourself!
Itinerary
| Day | Tour Information | Milage |
| 1 | Meeting point at Azay le Rideau, Loire Valley - | |
| 2 | Azay le Rideau to Le Verdier The true touring starts today travelling through the Limousin and Dordogne regions to your base for the next 4 days in the Dordogne. Along the way you'll have a chance to experience Oradour-sur-Glane . This village was one of the greatest atrocities of the Second World War, when SS troops burned alive the entire population of the village in reprisal for French resistance. Today, the village remains much as it was back then and is well worth a visit. | 220 miles |
| 3 to 6 | From our base in the heart of the Dordogne and luggage free we'll ride the outstanding roads in the south west region of France, visit many historic sites & places of outstanding natural beauty and enjoy the great food associated with this area. Your accommodation is yours to enjoy, you can opt out of organised tours and make use of the facilities or you can explore the area at your own pace, its your CHOICE ! | From 60 to 200 miles per day |
| 7 | Le Verdier to Azay le Rideau We head north via the market town of Brantome on our return leg of our tour. Using the roads through the north Dordogne and Limousin regions we'll stop for lunch at Bellac before heading north to our hotel in the Loire Valley. | 220 miles |
| 8 | Azay le Rideau After an exceptional weeks holiday youl'll make your way home |
Group Size
Minimum group size - 4 Persons
Maximum group size - 8 Persons
Tour Highlights
During this tour we visit many spectacular places including:
Rocamadour - Rocamadour is one of the most stunning sites in France. A medieval religious sanctuarie and town built into 150m meter high limestone cliffs overlooking the Alzou River Gorge.
Sarlat le Canèda - One of the best preserved and prettiest medievil towns in France
Castelnaud & Baynac - Beautifully preserved medieval chateaux
Les Eyzies & La Roche Saint Christophe - Prehistoric trogodite cave dwellings
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Cost of Tour
- £ 600 rider in shared room
- £ 1100 rider and pillion sharing
- £ 99 deposit
Tour includes:
Included in the cost above:
- Fully Guided
- Tour Pack including GPS
- 5 nights accommodation at our home in the Dordogne
- 2 nights accommodation in good 2*/3*hotels
- All Breakfasts & 5 Evening Meals incl. Drinks
- fuel
- Travel to/from France
- travel insurance and recovery including repatriation
- food and drink – except breakfasts and meals stated in itinerary
- Drinks with evening meals
- tolls, expenses, etc.
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