Description
Day 1 (Friday or Sunday): Arrive in Geneva or Gaillard/Annemasse
Day 2 (Saturday or Monday): Geneva – Seyssel
Meet our local rep in the morning for the bike outfitting and itinerary briefing. The highlights of your route include cycling along the infamous Rhône River, admiring the views over the charming wine-making villages of Dardagny and Satigny, and frolicking around forts. Conquer the westernmost point of Switzerland by bike at the village of Chancy and then cross the border into France.
Mileage: 63 km / 39 miles
Total Climb: 833 m / 2,733 ft
Total Descent: 910 m / 3,179 ft
Day 3 (Sunday or Tuesday): Seyssel – Aix-les-Bains
The views on today’s ride — the 14 summits of the Bauges mountain range on one side, as well as Mont de la Charvaz and Col-du-Chat on the other — are some of the major highlights of this tour. Sheer cliffs seem to spring up magically from the water and the mountains surround you in protective peacefulness. Lake Bourget (Lac du Bourget) is the largest natural lake of glacial origin and the deepest entirely within France. Pedal on to the spa town of Aix-les-Bains, which was known for its baths as far back as the Roman Empire.
Mileage: 46 km / 29 miles
Total Climb: 460 m / 1,500 ft
Total Descent: 476 m / 1,562 ft
Day 4 (Monday or Wednesday): Aix-les-Bains – Tournon or Saint-Pierre-d’Albigny
Today you’ll pedal through the heart of Savoy to Chambery, a town of art and history. Located in a wide valley between the Bauges and Chartreuse mountain ranges, at the crossroads of ancient trade routes.
The Isère River guides the route to Grésy-sur-Isère, a largely agricultural community that has been inhabited by man since the Neolithic Age.
Mileage: 65 km / 41 miles
Total Climb: 903 m / 2,963 ft
Total Descent: 754 m / 2,474 ft
Note: The ride to St-Pierre-d’Albigny is shorter (47 km / 29 miles)
Day 5 (Tuesday or Thursday): Tournon or Saint-Pierre-d’Albigny – Annecy
Roll your way to Grésy-sur-Isère by way of Albertville, the town hosted the 1992 Winter Olympics.
The Beaufortain and Bauges Mountain ranges will dazzle you as you cycle to the stunning Lake Annecy (Lac d’Annecy). The Aravis mountain range reigns over Europe’s cleanest lake. The magnificent town of Annecy, nestled on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, might remind you of Venice.
Mileage: 55 km / 34 miles
Total Climb: 415 m / 1,362 ft
Total Descent: 387 m / 1,270 ft
Note: From St-Pierre-d’Albigny, the ride is longer (69 km / 43 miles)
Day 6 (Wednesday or Friday): Departure
Have a relaxing breakfast, enjoy more of the sights and sounds and ambience of Annecy, and depart at your leisure. Or, feel free to prolong your stay in Annecy in order to make the most of this extraordinary town and setting.
Additional info
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Prices
Child: from 670 €.
