Dordogne cycling tour, France
7 nights w breakfast, 5 dinners, luggage transfers, briefing, directions, assistance if needed.
Road, hybrid, e-bike rentals available
Description of Dordogne cycling tour, France
Cycle in one of France’s most picturesque regions fuelled by delicious local produce and accompanied by the Dordogne river on this eight day self guided tour.
Start your adventure in Souillac before cycling on to Montignac, Sarlat, and Rocamadour. You’ll be exploring via quiet roads through authentic villages, and traffic free bikeways. The Lascaux caves and other prehistoric sites are scattered around this scenic limestone landscape and, of course, the scenic Dordogne River and its tributaries are never far away.
This route features moderate cycling. You’ll travel distances 43 to 56km a day over six days of cycling. The most challenging day is day five, which features 900m of ascent to Rocamadour from Sarlat, but it’s worth it to stay the night in this beautiful village.
A highlight in this region is the food. The Dordogne is rich with duck and geese produce, great restaurants and markets. Another highlight is the beautiful village and towns. Dordogne has the highest concentration of villages that are part of France’s official list of its ‘most beautiful’ villages.
You’ll be supported by a navigation app and tourism information, with help from a local representative just a phone call away if you ever need it, and you’ll get your luggage transferred ahead of you each day.
Bike hire is available for a fee; e bikes are available as an upgrade. You can reach your starting town of Souillac by direct train from Paris and Toulouse, should you want to get here by rail.
This is a self guided trip that can be made at any time between April and October.
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7 nights w breakfast, 5 dinners, luggage transfers, briefing, directions, assistance if needed.
Road, hybrid, e-bike rentals available
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1 Reviews of Dordogne cycling tour, France
Reviewed on 28 Apr 2025 by Marie-Madeleine Friberg
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Cycling on wonderful country roads, arriving in Rocamadour.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be ready for any weather- we got a lot of rain!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
We did stay in locally run hotels, not in any big chain hotel. Cycling is a healthy way of getting around.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Good, other than the misadventures we had (rainy weather, flat tire complicated)
Responsible Travel
Planet
Travelling by bike, you are no longer an observer — you are an active participant in the local environment and culture.Travelling on small and quiet roads, this tour will allow you to experience part of the rural countryside and ride through famous and not-so-famous small and authentic villages that all so well illustrate the multi-faceted Perigord and Quercy character.
During this trip you may get the best out of fine local produce – dining as the locals do and directly buying authentic food to local producers like goose, duck, walnuts, mushrooms, boudin noir…
We recommend travel by train, a much more eco-friendly solution. To travel within Europe, we recommend taking trains over renting cars, or air transports. Trains are more energy-efficient and will minimize the CO2 emission by capita.
In cities, we recommend clients to use public transportations, or to walk or bike. City bike rentals are more and more widely available in big and medium-sized cities across Europe they are the best way to get around congested cities.
People
We are based in France. This is where we live and work. Our office is located in the French Alps, just a stones throw from the Swiss border, and we ride the very same roads we recommend to you for your cycling vacations. As firm believers of sustainable development, we have established a friendly network of professionals, comprised mainly of local tour guides, small operators, and family-run agencies. Most of our people have created their own jobs/enterprises in order to live their passion for the region and cultural heritage. All have extensive travel experience and have lived in various places before falling in love with the area they now call home.Relying on local guides and family-owned hotels, you will be ensured a warm, personalized welcome. All properties are run by people who have a passion for their region and its cultural, gastronomic, and historical heritage. We use genuine places with local charm, blending harmoniously into the environment. Our hotels offer guests a pleasant, nice-sized environment. Some of them have as few as two rooms, while others are small human-sized hotels.
Traveling with us guarantees that you will be taken care of by caring professionals who chose to build their lives here. Forget the non-descript and indistinguishable big chain hotels; we use genuine places with local charm. All the properties we use are run by people who have a passion for their region and its cultural, gastronomic, and historical heritage.'
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