This package is just over a week, running from any Friday (morning or lunchtime departure from Dover) to the Sunday afternoon just over a week later. For most people, it's 6 days' leave from work.
The deal includes;
Return ferry crossings with P&O, Dover / Calais
Hotels on outward and return journeys, (INCLUDES 3 course meal on outward journey)
7 nights at La Petite Auberge (B&B)
Marked up maps & suggested routes provided (including day rides)
Coordination service - puts you in touch with others travelling at same time, if you want someone to ride down with (by mutual consent)
“Standard” Trip
Leaving Dover on a Friday lunchtime, P&O ferry 12:15
Fri night in Mussy, half board.
Sat to Fri in La Petite Auberge – 7 nights B&B
Sat night in Sezanne or Dizy – B&B
Return P&O ferry Calais / Dover approx 14:00
2008 Prices for Alps “DIY” trips. Hotels for 9 nights.
2 on one bike, shared room (friends or a couple)
Return Ferry,
Mussy hotel, half board
LPA, x 7 nights B&B
Dizy or Sezanne B&B
Marked Maps & Routes
Total £780
By 2 = £390 each
2 riders, shared twin or room
Return Ferry,
Mussy hotel, half board
LPA, x 7 nights B&B
Dizy or Sezanne B&B
Marked Maps & Routes
Total £865
By 2 = £432.50 each
1 rider, own room
Return Ferry,
Mussy hotel, half board
LPA, x 7 nights B&B
Dizy or Sezanne B&B
Marked Maps & Routes
Total £560
Same trip, but “Alpine Chalet” for up to 4 people at Le versoyen
3 riders, shared room plus 1
Return Ferries
Mussy HB
Louisiane for 7 nights *MID SEASON price
Dizy or Sezanne B&B
Marked Maps & Routes
Total £1070
By 3 = £357 each
Extra £125 in total for high season – August.
See articles on right camping alternatives and more detail - contact me for more info.
Itinerary - flexible - I book your ferries and hotels - you are free to decide your exact route and schedule. However, my tried & tested plan, below, works well, and I'll supply you with the routes I normally use myself.
Friday (day 1) - Take morning or lunchtime ferry from Dover to Calais.
Ride approx 270 miles to a hotel SE of Troyes.
Saturday - ride remaining distance to Bourg St Maurice - approx 320 miles.
7 nights in Bourg, with suggested rides in the mountains and into Italy and Switzerland (optional extra - guided rides by Robin on his Triumph Speed Triple)
The following Saturday, ride 400 miles up through France to a hotel in Sezanne or Dizy.
Sunday (day 10) ride the remaining distance (approx 200 miles) to Calais to catch a lunchtime or early afternoon ferry back to Dover.
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