Alsace Wine Tour

Grand Est - FR
  • From 679 €
  • Holiday type Bicycle holiday

Tour information

Gastronomy and wine are the hallmarks of Alsace. Today, this region has one more asset: its exceptional infrastructure of bicycle paths, which has made it one of the most beautiful cycling destinations in France. From Strasbourg to Colmar, typical villages and quiet paths through the vineyards will allow you to discover and appreciate an exceptional nature, where tradition and history have endured

On the Alsace Wine Tour, you will ride mainly on cycle paths, on minor agricultural tarred roads or on little secondary roads without much traffic.

Included and Not Included Services

  • Accommodation in the selected category

  • Breakfast

  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel

  • Well-prepared route guidance

  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (FR, EN, GE)

  • Own signposting

  • GPS data available

  • Service hotline

  • Bike rental, including rental bike insurance

  • Arrival to the starting point of the tour

  • Departure at the end of the tour

  • Drinks and all extras

  • Tourist tax (to be paid at the hotel)

  • Lunches and dinner

  • Not mentioned entries

  • All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services"

Itinerary

Day 1: Individual arrival in Strasbourg

Arrival in Strasbourg, installation in the hotel and free time to explore the town, its sumptuous Gothic cathedral and its downtown area classified as a Worldz Heritage Site.

Day 2: Strasbourg - Obernai/Andlau

(approx. 40 or 55 km)

The Bruche Canal was once used to transport wine fromthe wineries to the Alsatian capital. Today, the cycle path runs along the canal from Strasbourg to Molsheim. You will pass by the Roman church of Rosheim, dating from the 12th century, before staying in Obernai or Andlau.

Day 3: Obernai area - Riquewihr area

(approx. 50 or 35 km)

On paved roads, you cross the vineyards and villages with half-timbered houses where geraniums bloom. Mittelbergheim, Dambach-la-Ville, Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr are among the most beautiful villages in France. Each one offers numerous possibilities for visits dedicated to biodiversity, culture and local folk arts and traditions.

Day 4: Riquewihr area - Colmar

(40 km)

The Wine Route and its string of villages will lead you from the vineyards to the wine and art capital of Alsace. Along the way, Turckheim and Eguisheim will complete your discovery of Alsace like a postcard. In Colmar, home of sculptor Bartholdi, the father of the Statue of Liberty, stroll through an exceptionally well-preserved historic center and visit the Unterlinden Museum, which houses the works of Rhenish Renaissance genius painters Martin Schongauer and Matthias Grünewald.

Day 5: Colmar, individual departure

Either the end or a prolongation of your stay

Prices and dates

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It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.

E-bike (France) 239 €
Rental bike 7 or 21 gears 89 €

It is recommended to purchase an optional travel cancellation policy. Prices valid subject to changes in the offer, omissions, printing errors or arithmetic.

Price schedule

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Available for groups from 6 persons and on request
It's recommended to obtain a travel cancellation insurance. The indicated price is subject to changes, print and calculation errors.

General information

By train:

By plane: Arrival at Strasbourg airport, shuttle to the station, taxi to the hotels. Other airports nearby: Basel/Mulhouse about 120 km, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden about 60 km

covered and guarded parking easily accessible by tram, Parking Indigo Strasbourg Hôpital Hautepierre (approx. 50€/week)

Regular train departures between Colmar and Strasbourg.

Rental bike 7 or 21 gears

Electric Bike

Tour information

  • Duration 5 days
  • Difficulty Level Media
  • Distance 120 - 140 km