Aquitaine

Basko Vélos in Cambo-les-Bains delivers your bike(s) right to your vacation spot. For tourism or business, short, medium or long term, we also offer a wide range of new or recent French-brand electric bikes. Ideal for tackling passes, hills and other Basque mountains. All accessories such as child seats, double panniers, GPS and route planning, trailer bars, follower bikes for children and novices, trailers (2 children maximum), etc. The highly professional team will also be happy to provide you with expert advice.

Nicolas is a native of the area and knows all the trails like the back of his hand. He'll be able to put together a tailor-made trip, an adapted course (beginners and advanced) or a well-organized outing to make your experience a pleasant and rewarding one. He's well-versed in coaching methods and will suggest sessions that will help you progress according to your expectations and desires. As a certified instructor, he guarantees the safety of everyone involved, and proposes circuits to be completed on an electrically-assisted mountain bike. Group packages available.

A document listing the cycling circuits in the Lot valley. In all, there are almost 90 km between Aiguillon and Fumel in the Lot-et-Garonne region, and around 30 loops. Of course, this document is available from all tourist offices in the Lot region. To discover: grande boucle monflanquinoise (Monflanquin-Saint-Aubin), circuit du Prince Noir (Monflanquin-Paulhiac), circuit Bernard Palissy (Lacapelle-Biron-Montagnac-sur-Lède). To order, contact the Comité départemental du tourisme or [email protected].

In addition to the boat and canoe trips offered by the Maison de la Nature du Bassin d'Arcachon, located at the entrance to the Parc Ornithologique, there is another area dedicated to nature and family leisure activities. This leisure center has over 20 years' experience in welcoming the public. Here (almost) everything is possible: kayak or canoe hire, with a choice of two routes of 10 or 20 km, bike hire for exploring the basin's trails, and guided horseback rides in the forest and along the river (allow 1 hour).

Le Vélo Rouge is the mobile "toolbox" for our forgotten bikes in our attics, but also for more recent, modern cycles and VAEs of all makes. Alexis, our "MacGyver", criss-crosses the Basque country and beyond, driving his rolling workshop, recognizable by its... red cross, to your home or holiday resort, to resurrect your forgotten bicycle from the attic. It's also a sedentary workshop for the repair, rental and sale of children's and adult bikes, classic and electric.

Departing from Bordeaux, this superb 54 km cycle path takes you through the beautiful Entre-deux-Mers countryside to Créon. Nature lovers will see vineyards, valleys, bastides and a host of Romanesque monuments pass before their eyes. With its gentle slopes, this pretty greenway is suitable for the whole family, even Sunday sports enthusiasts. Almost entirely paved, it is also suitable for rollerbladers and pedestrians.

This magnificent loop, which can be split into two or three portions with a number of pleasant variations, gives you a choice. You can opt for a very pleasant, sporty circuit. Or you can take two or three days to discover the area between the hillsides and the Landes de Gascogne. The Cadets de Gascogne circuit starts in Casteljaloux and takes you along picturesque back roads to Ruffiac, Romestaing, Bouglon, Leyritz-Moncassin, Caubeyres and Fargues-sur-Ourbise. The route begins and ends in the forest. In between, it takes in the more rugged terrain of the southern slopes of the Marmandais region, offering sweeping views over the Landes, the Garonne valley and the hills of Marmande, the tomato capital. It's a very rural hike, where you can observe nature and flush out a pheasant or hare as you go. Along the way, you'll come across a number of listed churches and remarkable châteaux, including Malvirade and Moncassin. Few changes in altitude and good road surfaces make this a very pleasant ride, offering you the opportunity in one, two or three days, with a base camp in Casteljaloux, to discover the area in depth, choosing a small restaurant along the way or stopping off at a picnic area for a local snack out of the bag. You can download the itinerary from the Tourist Office website.

An unmissable stopover, thanks to its concept, which can only appeal to lovers of the "little queen" (muscular), without a VAE. Here, Adèle, the mechanic, adjusts or gives new life to your traditional bike in the workshop, but also accompanies you on your journeys to discover the Basque country, as she is a qualified guide. And Sébastien, her partner and... pastry chef, who prepares sweet and savoury delights to eat in or take away for your future bivouac... A unique dual concept combining snacking, cycling and hiking.