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General conditions and information




 Rates & payment

Discounts

Payment

Bike rental

Three formulas:
   - light cycling tours
   - active holiday
   - sporting vacation

Accommodations

Levels and grades

Booking conditions		 GENERAL CONDITIONS
 
  • All cycling tours are supported by luggage transport.
  • All trips are self-guided; meant for independent cyclists, but assistance will be given on the spot when in trouble or when needed.
  • Supplements for singles kept very low (supllements due to the extra costs of luggage transport and of single rooms).
  • A la Carte: all standard trips can be lengthened or shortened by one or more days.
  • 'Number of days' equals number of nights plus day of leaving. (8-days means: first dinner on day 1; 7 nights and last breakfast on day 8; days 1 to 7 are effective cycling days)
  • Meals. All breakfasts are included. On most tours, all dinners are included. In larger cities sometimes only B&B-hotels. Lunches and in-hotel beverages are generally not included.
  • Maps (1:150.000) and written instructions (route directions) included.
  • Assistance will be given on the spot when in trouble or when needed. All trips are self-guided; meant for independent cyclist. Folder with all maps, instructions, brochures at your first hotel.
  • Travel costs to your first hotel are not included.
  • All the information you need about travelling to your first hotel will be mailed to you after booking.  See also this-CLICK HERE-link for travelling to your first hotel.
  • A folder with maps (1:175 000), brochures and written instructions will be waiting for you at your first hotel.

 
 


Rates & accommodations

  • All prices in EURO € per person.
  • Supplements for singles (extra costs of luggage transfer and of one-person rooms kept at low levels).
  • Attractive discounts from 5% p.p. for groups of 3 persons up to 28% for groups of 8 persons.
  • Basic rates are per person, two people travelling together, sharing room (double occupancy) and sharing costs of luggage transfer.

  • Rates and accommodations:  La Ligne Verte offers cycling tours in 5 accommodation classes:

    • Budget :  * and ** hotels (most of the hotels have (Shower and bathroom en suite) and occasionally a Chambre d'hôtes with a table d'hôtes,
    • Standard : ** hotels (All rooms with shower and bathroom en suite)
    • Plus : ** and some *** hotels (All rooms with shower and bathroom en suite)
    • Superior :  *** and some ** hotels (All rooms with shower and bathroom en suite)
    • Luxury : *** and **** hotels (All rooms with shower and bathroom en suite)

  • If you want to compare our rates, find here the average price of a 8 days cycling tour with La Ligne Verte.
     
    Budget: 8 days 1* and 2* hotels from € 470  to  € 550 p.p.
    Standard: 8 days 2** hotels from € 550  to  € 650 p.p.
    Plus: 8 days 2* and 3* hotels from € 650  to  € 790 p.p.
    Superior: 8 days 3* and 2* hotels from € 790  to  € 950 p.p.
    Luxury: 8 days 3* and 4* hotels from € 950  to  € 1.400 p.p.

Discounts

  • For parties from 3 to 8 persons you'll get discounts from 5% (with 3 persons) to 28% (with 8 persons).

 

 

Payment

 

 

 


 

Bike rental
La Ligne Verte does not rent bikes itself, but like the reservation and booking of the hotel accomodations and the organization of bags transfers, La Ligne Verte will also take the necessary steps to hire your bikes for you and in your name at the local bike-stores. You will have your bike either at your hotel, or at a bike store near the hotel to make the necessary adjustments to the bike (saddle, height etc.).

  • Hybrid bikes are hired out for about 85 EURO a week (77 Euro 6 days, 69 Euro 5 days)or 15 euro a day.
  • MTB's are hired out for 100 Euro a week, or 20 euro a day.
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  • Your credit card will be our surety for you returning the bike in good condition.
  • Bikes are tested and adjusted prior to renting by the local bike store, but you will have the whole liability for what happens with and to the bike. La Ligne Verte does not admit any liability for accidents with, or caused by, the rented bikes whatsoever. See for this the Terms and conditions.
  • Road bikes are hybrid style with 3x7 gears, equipped with one saddlebag, water bottle, lock, and a repair kit.
  • MTBikes are hardtail FS.

 

Three Cycling formulas

Light Freewheeling Cycling Tours.
These tours are meant for holidaymakers who primarily want to have enough time to visit all the interesting places and have time to stop on the way for a pause and rest. Daily distances will not exceed 45 kms and cycling time will be no more than 4 to 5 hours a day.
These tours are also well suited for families with children, with enough opportunities to stop for a swim in a river or lake or have a canoe trip. Level 1, 2 moderate and occasionally 3; mostly flat and rolling with some small short climbs occasionally.
For a description of levels Click here.

 

Active Holiday Cycling Tours
For all holidays makers in suffienctly good physical condition to bike 5 to 6 hours a day .  These tours are meant for the 35 to 65 years old who particularly like biking in a beautiful natural environment with a hillier profile and some longer ascents and descents in middle range mountains.
Families with sportif children aged 15 and more can make this tours.  There will be enough time left for rest, lunch, sightseeing or for taking a break beside a river or a lake and going for a swim.
Daily distances will not exceed 70 kms. Levels  2 and 3;  occasionally 4.  More  Challenging. Some longish climbs- between 350 m and 750 meters. Itinerary between 350 and 1000 meters high. For a description of For a description of levels Click here.

 

Sporting Vacation Cycling Tours
For all holidays makers in excellent physical condition, regularly training to be able to bike up to 7 hours a day.  These tours are meant for the 20 to 60 years old for whom cycling is the primary aim of their vacation, whilst being able to enjoy the beauty of this country with its fantastic views. Lots of  longer ascents and descents in  middle range mountains. Several climbs a day of more than 300m and  sometimes more than 600m should be no problem for them.
Daily distances from 60 to 90 km a day. More longish climbs- between 350 m and 1000 meters. Itinerary between 350 and 1000 meters high. The Mont Ventoux and the Mont Aigoual "hors categorie".
Levels  2 , 3, 4 and occasionally 5. For a description of levels Click here.

 

Levels of cycling tours:
  • Level of difficulty expressed in length (km) and grades (1-8).
  • Most of the stages of the tours in the Grands Causses should be classed grade 3, exceptionally 5, some level 2 or 4.
  • Untrained cyclists can manage level 3 tours.
  • Moderately well trained cyclists can manage level 4 and 5.

 

level 1

easy, low-level cycling with few ascents/descents with maximum 100m difference in hilly or flat landscape
level 2 generally easy cycling with some ascents/descents with maximum 200m difference in hillier landscapes
level 3 moderate cycling, with some ascents and descents up to 300m difference of altitude in low mountains
level 4 Low mountain with frequent ascents and descents up to 300m difference of altitude in mountains up to 800m
level 5 Middle range mountains/plateaux (up to 1000m),  with some harder and longer ascents and descents
level 6 High mountains (more than 1000m altitude); very well trained amateurs
level 7 High mountains, lots of climbing, Very sporting
level 8 High mountains, difficult, "Tour de France" professional level.

 

 

La Ligne Verte

Address:
La Ligne Verte B.V.
Fridtjof Nansenstraat 81, 6836 KV Arnhem, Netherlands.
Contact (mail)

Skype: laligneverte-valac

 




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