Bike Tour, Provence, France (guided groups)

Customer Reviews

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  EILEEN PATRICIA

  · September 27th, 2024
  Overall great trip. Guide was excellent
  Trip date: August 2024
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  Krista

  · September 12th, 2019
  Chain Gang Bike Guided Tour of Provence - My husband & I had a wonderful time and would highly recommend this tour or a different itinerary with "The Chain Gang Bike Tours". Mike & Bernie were our guides and both were very knowledgeable and engaging both made everyone comfortable and made sure our requests and needs were taken care of. This was our first bike tour and even though we were novice bikers we found the pace and the itinerary were ideal. The scenery and the various stops we made along they way were fun and allowed us to enjoy the country side and the wineries we visited were excellent as well.
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  Trip date: September 2019
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  Danielle

  · September 9th, 2019
  I had such a great time on this tour. Bernard and Mike were our two guides because we had such a big group (20 people). They made it a very relaxed trip with plenty of stops, so even a novice cyclist like me was fine. Plenty of people in our group rode e-bikes, which was a great equalizer for people who don't want this to be a strenuous trip. The meals were all great, and the hotels were solid. I'd highly recommend this trip to anyone who likes to see smaller towns and appreciate the beauty of the trip along the way!
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  The Chain Gang Cycle Tours commented on this review

  What's not to like about Daniele (and Adam)? They made everything about the tour a little bit better. Thanks for your kind words, Danielle. I'd give you a 5***** review too, thank you.
  Trip date: August 2019
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  Alan

  · February 5th, 2018
  My wife and I have been on four Chain Gang Tours - Loire Valley, Provence, Dordogne, and Devon - and the fact that we've been back for that much return business speaks for itself. All the tours have been brilliant fun, The tours are very nicely planned in terms of routes, taking in a wide array of interesting attractions, from wineries to mushroom caves, chateaux to village pubs (Devon!). The tours are well-organised, with guides who are unfailingly capable, friendly, well-informed, interesting, and great fun. The accommodation is never less than serviceable, and often very good, while the evening meals ranged from good to stunning, some of the best food I've ever enjoyed. The cycling is generally manageable for someone with a reasonable level of fitness and experience of cycling, although some of the Devon tour was a little more demanding (although I gather it may have been changed sine we did it). Overall, the tours have been very much highlights of our years; we've always looked forward to them with eager anticipation, and never been disappointed.
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  Trip date: July 2014
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  Simon

  · February 3rd, 2018
  The Chain Gang trips are top notch and huge fun. Over 10 years or more I have been on most of the Chain Gang’s trips in France - three of them more than once - and I can highly recommend them for the cycling, the routes, the guides and the cuisine. Some of my best ever holidays have been with the Chain Gang. The cycling can be challenging at times but is not prohibitively over strenuous for casual and leisure cyclists. As well as cycling through quiet and often deserted back roads of France, the days allow times for good lunches (often picnics), sightseeing, visits to vineyards and plenty of time to enjoy the local attractions. The hotels used en route are all comfortable and welcoming. Most of all, the Chain Gang guides are exceptional - excellent company, great mechanics and by the end of your week good friends as well. My personal favourite trips are the ones to Provence, the Dordogne and the Bordeaux Wine Trail. I can heartily recommend the Chain Gang trips to anyone or any age who enjoys getting out on their bike.
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  Trip date: August 2015
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  Roger

  · February 2nd, 2018
  I have taken three tours with Chain Gang - Dordogne, Provence, and Tuscany. Hotel accommodations - mostly small and locally owned - are very nice without being over the top. Dinnertime meals are wonderful. The cycling routes are well planned out that are safe and largely free of motor traffic. Cycling is the perfect speed to see the landscape with a group of like-minded enthusiasts and the groups I've ridden with come from various countries (and continents!), so it has always been interesting company. Chain Gang tours also offer a nice range of difficulty levels - from relatively flat and lower distance tours to more challenging, hilly routes.
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  Trip date: June 2015
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  Roberto

  · July 19th, 2017
  I've been doing cycling trips with The Chain Gang for 8 years now. For me, the way they run these trips in France and Italy, is the perfect balance between safety and freedom. You don't feel you're a part of a tour package. It's more like a self guided tour with your friends, but one of them (the guide) happens to know the way and the secret spots better. There's is no support van babysitting you and you won't miss it. The hotels are all very good 2 and 3 stars choices and you feel very welcome, in some cases, by the owners themselves. The dinners are all awesome, always in great places selected specially for us. Their bike choice is very good as well - basic and reliable. So good that I bought one myself when I returned back home the first year. I love the atmosphere of the groups and have been making a lot new friends every year.
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  Trip date: June 2017