Deals for 2014
Active 4 Adventures offers you the possibility to book your next vacation on the Tour de France 2014! Pre-book your trip immediately and receive a 75€ discount per person. You will then be among the first to know about our trips before their publication on our website. As we do every year, we will arrange the best trip for you to experience the best moments of the Tour whilst traveling on the most beautiful roads of France! You will find below a general idea of the trips on offer (subject to change depending on the official itinerary in October 2013)
Active4Adventures DEALS
Paris & the Alps: 7 nights
Follow the real Tour de France route in the Alps and on the final stretch on the Champs Elysées. Starting at the top of the Alpe d’Huez, you’ll ride the classic climbs of the Tour de France but also experience the beauty and wild scenery of this region.
Price €4690
The Riviera: 5 Nights
The unique contrast of the Mediterranean and the mountains has given Nice a timeless beauty. The Promenade des Anglais, dotted with sidewalk cafés following the curves of the Baie des Anges, makes this an unforgettable tour.
Price €2980
Paris: 2 nights
A weekend in Paris is already amazing, but a weekend in a luxury hotel on the Champs-Elysees with the first ever nighttime arrival of the 100th Tour de France is once-in-a-lifetime! This short tour allows you to visit Paris on your own terms with exceptional VIP access on the finish line.
Price €990
Tour de France Map
- Porto-Vecchio > Bastia
- Bastia > Ajaccio
- Ajaccio > Calvi
- Nice > Nice
- Cagnes-sur-Mer > Marseille
- Aix-en-Provence > Montpellier
- Montpellier > Albi
- Castres > Ax 3 Domaines
- Saint-Girons > Bagnères-de-Bigorre
- Saint-Nazaire - Loire-Atlantique
- Saint-Gildas-des-Bois > Saint-Malo
- Avranches > Mont-Saint-Michel
- Fougères > Tours
- Tours > Saint-Amand-Montrond
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule > Lyon
- Givors > Mont Ventoux
- Vaucluse
- Vaison-la-Romaine > Gap
- Embrun > Chorges
- Gap > Alpe-d’Huez
- Bourg-d’Oisans > Le Grand-Bornand
- Annecy > Annecy - Semnoz
- Versailles > Paris Champs-Élysées
Porto-Vecchio
Having hosted four editions of the Criterium International made Porto-Vecchio an obvious starting point for this 100th edition. The third largest town in Corsica, it has risen from industrial background and turned into an attractive seaside resort.
Read more >>Bastia
As Bastia continues to modernize, it remains close to its natural beauty, instituting a 5km Voie Vert along the coastline, that visitors will be able to travel by bike.
Read more >>Ajaccio
The Corsican fighting spirit is evident in Ajaccio, the first French town to be liberated in WWII, thanks to the local Résistance. Today, the fight continues, working towards the preservation of the surrounding sea and its resources.
Read more >>Nice
The Tour de France is back in the capital of the Riviera, 32 years after the 1981 Grand Départ. That doesn't mean cyclists haven't been enjoying the beautiful views of the Promenade des Anglais in the meantime.
Read more >>Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes has one of the most famous horseracing tracks in France but the town will switch from jockeys to riders as it hosts a Tour de France stage for the first time.
Read more >>Aix-en-Provence
It has been just over 50 years since Cezanne's hometown has seen the Tour de France pass through its streets. Visitors who stray off the course will be delighted to find refreshment at the many fountains for which the city is known.
Read more >>Montpellier
Montpellier is no stranger to sporting events, with major league teams across several disciplines and its position halfway between the Alps and the Pyrénées has always made it an ideal stage finish.
Read more >>Castres
It's location on the Way of St. James has given the city a varied and colorful ideological history, but this year, it is riders, not pilgrims who will infuse energy into the city's streets.
Read more >>Saint-Girons
At a crossroads between 18 different valleys, St. Girons has often seen the Tour de France ride past. Once the jerseys have gone, visitors can enjoy the breathtaking vistas.
Read more >>Saint-Nazaire to Loire-Atlantique
A rest day on the course, and there couldn't be a better spot for it!
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
This idyllic farming town sees Tour de France action for the first time this year.
Read more >>Avranches
The famous botanical garden provides a chance not only to enjoy exotic plant life, but also a view of the magnificent Mont St. Michel, where the stage will finish.
Read more >>Fougères
Fougères straddles two eras: known for the impressively preserved ramparts of its medieval fortress, it is also a forward-thinking town, encouraging innovation in entrepreneurs and urban design.
Read more >>Tours
A city full of history, Tours has hosted the stage seven times. Cycling enthusiasts also have the option to explore the rest of the Loire Valley by bike, with the Loire à Vélo program.
Read more >>Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
The Tour de France marks the start of a flurry of cultural events in this town where wine plays a central role; it is here that the drink measures "pint", "half", and "galopin" (a 1/4 pint) were invented.
Read more >>Givors
Givors is known as “the land of strong men”, a reputation confirmed by the production of several top athletes. May the best man win in this stage!
Read more >>Vaucluse
Another place to take a break, catch your breath, and take in the sights!
Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine lies at the heart of the Road of the Princes of Orange, a 107km-long road that follows the Ouveze River heading to the Alpes. Who will be crowned "prince" of this year's stage?
Read more >>Embrun
The Tour is not the only sporting event hosted in Embrun. The city also hosts the Embrunman every year, one of the hardest triathlons in the world, lasting two hours longer than most other Ironman races.
Read more >>Gap
Gap is no stranger to the Tour de France, having hosted a stage 21 times, with destinations including Briançon, and more frequently, Alpe d'Huez, as is the case this year.
Read more >>Bourg-d’Oisans
For all the cyclists in the world, whatever their level, Bourg d’Oisans means the start of the climb up L’Alpe d’Huez. But the city has made its own fortune with an upward climb in another arena: the flower trade.
Read more >>Annecy
As the riders in the Tour bring the heat, locals can cool off in the Lac d'Annecy, at the base of a valley formed by glaciers.
Read more >>Versailles
A nighttime arrival on the Champs-Elysées, heralded by a fabulous display of fireworks.
Calvi
The cyclists on the Tour are not the only intrepid souls to pass through Calvi. It is theorized that this was also the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, when Corsica was ruled by the Genoese in the 1400s, and that the house where he lived is still standing today.
Read more >>Marseille
Since 1903, the second largest town in France has been part of all the main dates in the history of the Tour de France and the 100th edition could not ignore the 2013 European Capital of culture.
Read more >>Albi
Voted the most sporting city in France in 2012 by L’Equipe Albi confirms the claim by hosting the Tour de France for the 12th time. It is also one of France’s most emblematic tourist destinations thanks to the Episcopal City as a World Heritage Site and the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum.
Read more >>Ax 3-Domaines
After a day hitting the bike trails, there is nothing more soothing than a bath—a Roman bath that is, in the Bains du Couloubret.
Read more >>Bagnères-de-Bigorre
With its noble architecture, Bagnères de Bigorre is a fitting host for a prestigious event like the Tour. But after the summer sun becomes too dazzling, head underground to the Caves of Medous, formed ages ago by a river, and now decorated by waterfalls of stalagmites.
Read more >>Mont-Ventoux
The ascent up Mont-Ventoux, the "Giant of Provence", is one of the hardest in Europe, and has inspired its own brotherhood, the Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux, who prove their worthiness by climbing to the top 3 times in one day. The Tour riders will ascend just once, but it is a formidable test.
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Chorges
Time-trials held around lakes often deliver extraordinary performances and it should again be the case in Chorges, by the Serre-Poncon lake. At the foot of the mountains, it is a hotspot for yachting activities and water-sports in general.
Read more >>Alpe d'Huez
Fausto Coppi, the first rider to win this stage, made it look easy. But cyclists and fans today know that the challenging 21 turns of the Alpe d'Huez are no walk in the park.
Read more >>Lyon
Whether the cyclists' path through the city will be as smooth as the silk for which it is famous remains to be seen, but visitors should enjoy the traces of the silk trade that remain.
Read more >>Annecy-Semnoz
Another fantastic ascent, the Semnoz mountain, the "green lung" of Annecy, welcomes hikers, mountain bikers, paragliders and skiers all year round.
Read more >>Le Grand-Bornand
While spectators cool off with water on the sidelines, the Grand-Bornand skiing domaine has enough water in its reservoirs to cover all of its slopes in snow in a little over three days.
Read more >>Saint-Amand-Montrond
Known as the "City of Gold" for its jewelry industry, this stage will also prove golden for one rider.
Read more >>Saint-Malo
Just like its most famous citizen, Chateaubriand, St. Malo favors those who break away from the pack, with sprinters usually winning this stage.
Read more >>Mont St. Michel
Even though it's a race, the Mont St. Michel is not something you want to speed through. The magnificent monastary built on a rock offers centuries of history, and a view that can only be seen by taking the time to watch the tide.
Read more >>Paris Champs-Élysées
A nighttime arrival on the Champs-Elysées, heralded by a fabulous display of fireworks.
The 100th Tour de France
This year, the Tour de France marks its 100th edition, and for the first time in a decade, the race is dedicated solely to metropolitan France. No better chance to see the whole country…at top speed!
The Origins of the Race
This race, born in 1903 from a competition between two sporting magazines, was first won by a certain Maurice Garin, who still holds the record for the greatest distance between two riders: 2hrs 49 min.
Tour de France Recordholders
The 95 Tours de France that took place between 1903 and 2008 represent more than 360,000 km, approximately the distance between earth and the moon, and the riders that have gone the distance stand out in history.
