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Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Agde Bicycle Tour offered by supplier M20731 (read about supplier) Key Information: Tour Duration: 8 day(s) Group Size: 2 - 20 people Destination(s): France   Specialty Categories: Bicycle Touring   Season: March - October Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 865 Euro (EUR) Maximum Per Person Price: 865 Euro (EUR)

At the stream rhythm let you guide by the canal and let it present you all its history punctuated by conquests, boat cruises, sunny walks. The "Canal du midi" offers you all its numerous architectural treasures and cultural ones: amazing civil engineering structures, Cathares vestiges. It’s also the occasion of meeting with numerous house-boats and its inhabitants in a country of "art de vivre". Landscapes of vineyards, countryside, pine and olive trees will rhythm your stay.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Toulouse. City of great heritage, take time to visit all the numerous testimonies of its rich past: St Sernin church which is the biggest Roman church in the world, the "Capitole" square etc. keep the eyes opened to admire all the details of architecture. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 2: Toulouse – Castelnaudary (60 km/38 miles). "The pink city" famous for its numerous brick constructions, opens the doors of the "Canal du Midi". Then, you will start your stage by crossing the "Lauragais" country with its numerous farms where ducks and gooses enjoy a peaceful life, swimming and disturbing cyclists along the canal. Moreover, it is also a land of well being and gastronomy. Then, Castelnaudary, famous for its "Cassoulet", will welcome you and invite you to taste its local cuisine. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 3: Castelnaudary – Carcassonne (45 km/28 miles). In the heart of Cathare country, discover the manifold testimonies of their crusades all along your stage, they will guide you towards Carcassonne and its impressive medieval city. Classified as world heritage by UNESCO, you can admire one of the most beautiful fortification in Europe. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 4: Carcassonne – Homps (45 km/28 miles). Between Aude river and the canal, your stage continue at the stream rhythm, punctuated with pine and plane trees always offering a fresh environment. Each village hide a treasure to discover; by this way do not forget to visit the canal bridge of Orbiel and the stone spillway of Argendouble. Accommodation in half board in 2-star hotel.

Day 5: Homps – Narbonne (45 km/28 miles). Cross charming and typical small villages as Paraza and Le Somail. Then, leave the canal du Midi to follow another one "Canal de la Robine", and reach Narbonne. At this point you will have the possibility to enjoy amazing buildings as "the 7 lockes" in Salleles d’Aude and the bridge ‘pont des marchands’ in Narbonne. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 6: Narbonne – Béziers (50 km/31 miles). Start your day along the "Canal de la Robine" to reach "Canal du midi" on a route boarded by olive trees and vineyards. A stop must be done at Malpas tunnel, an exceptional site composed of (3 levels: the canal, a railway and a third way. The "oppidum" of Enserune classified as world heritage by UNESCO is also a wonderful point of view. Before arriving in Bezier, other curiosities are waiting for you, including the "9 staircase" in Fonserannes and the canal bridge. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 7: Béziers – Agde (30 km/19 miles). Let’s go to the Mediterranean beaches! The canal guides you to iodized and pine trees fragrances. A Mediterranean and seaside atmosphere is waiting for you in Agde. Accommodation in 2-star hotel on bed and breakfast bases.

Day 8: Departure during the day.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

Prices:
- Tour package: EUR 865
- Single supplement (1 person per room): EUR 240
- Solo traveler supplement (not traveling with anyone else). Payable in addition to the single room supplement: EUR 150
- Bike rental: EUR 115.

Prices Includes:
- Accommodation (7 nights) with "continental"’ breakfast in double room, shower, WC:
* 6 nights in 2-star hotels
* 1 night in 3-star hotel
- 1 dinner
- Luggage transportation
- Itinerary, maps and tourist information
- Taxes and services.

Price Excludes:
- 6 dinners, drinks, lunches and all personal expenses
- Rental bikes
- Personal bike transfer from Agde to Toulouse
- Return train ticket from Agde to Toulouse
- Last transport of luggage from Agde to Toulouse.

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