French Cycling Holidays Are Going Ahead!

Finally - travel restrictions have been eased so that fully-vaccinated travellers can now holiday in France without having to quarantine!

We have availability on cycling holidays to the stunning Alps, beautiful Pyrenees and wild Massif Central this August and September! For the earlier departures, we've had a look at your flight options and we think the prices are pretty reasonable.

If you would like to book a spot then please get in touch as soon as possible - places are limited.

(Return flight prices correct at time of publication on 5th August)

Raid Alpine (Geneva to Nice) - Sat 28th Aug to Sat 4th Sept 2021
Direct flights from UK out to Geneva and back from Nice:
• Heathrow (BA & Swiss) - from £145
• Gatwick (EJ) - from £183
• Luton (EJ) - £95

Classic Cols of the Southern Alps - Sat 4th to Sat 11th Sept 2021
Direct return flights from UK to Nice:
• Heathrow (BA) - from £72
• London City (BA) - £131
• Gatwick (EJ) - £126
• Luton (EJ) - £68
• Bristol (EJ) - £160
• Edinburgh (EJ) - £93

Alpine Classic Cols - Sun 5th to Sun 12th Sept 2021
Direct return flights from UK to Geneva:
• Heathrow (BA/Swiss) - from £90
• Gatwick (EJ) - £74
• Luton (EJ) - £78
• Manchester (EJ) - from £88
• Edinburgh (EJ) - £89

Raid Pyrenean - Sun 5th to Sat 11th Sept 2021
Direct flights from the UK:
• Stansted (RA) - into Biarritz and out of Carcassonne - £23
• Heathrow (BA) - in/out of Toulouse - £123 (N.B. Marmot transfers from and to Toulouse airport are available for an extra £105)

Raid Pyrenean - Sun 12th to Sat 18th Sept 2021
Flights available in to Biarritz and out of Carcassonne at reasonable prices from Stansted. Flights also available from Heathrow to and from Toulouse, Marmot transfers from and to Toulouse airport are available for an extra £105.

Raid du Massif Central - Sun 12th to Sat 18th Sept 2021
Flights available (in to Geneva and out of Toulouse) at reasonable prices from London Heathrow

Pyrenean Classic Cols - Sat 18th to Sat 25th Sept 2021
Flights available at reasonable prices from Stansted, Heathrow and Nottingham East Midlands.

Raid Pyrenean - Sun 19th Sept to Sat 25th Sept 2021
Flights available in to Biarritz and out of Carcassonne at reasonable prices from Stansted. Flights also available from Heathrow to and from Toulouse, Marmot transfers from and to Toulouse airport are available for an extra £105.

Ventoux & Verdon Gorge - Sun 19th to Sun 26th Sept 2021
Flights available (in/out of Marseille) at reasonable prices from London Heathrow & Gatwick

Ventoux Club des Cinglés Challenge - Mon 27th to Thurs 30 Sept 2021
Flights available (in/out of Marseille) at reasonable prices from London Heathrow & Gatwick

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Travelling to France - all you need to know

If you are fully-vaccinated against Covid-19 you can now travel to France on holiday! You'll need your vaccination certificate and one or two other bits of paperwork to go to France, plus a couple of tests if you are returning to the UK. For full information on border requirements and testing for your holiday, have a read of our blog page.

In addition, ABTA is a great resource for all sorts of information you might need before travelling so you might want to check out their website here.

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How about a 2 week cycling trip? You've waited long enough!

If you feel like the testing and paperwork seems like a bit of a hassle for just one week away then why not extend your trip?! If you can get away for two weeks, then our holidays below work well together.

Alpine Classic Cols then Raid Massif Central, 5th - 19th September

Raid Massif Central then Raid Pyrenean (ouch!), 12th - 25th September

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So Marmoteers, that's all for now. We hope you're as excited as we are about the prospect of getting away to La Belle France for a cycling holiday in the mountains!

We've got everything crossed that more European countries open up for travel soon. Until next time, stay safe and keep on pedalling!

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