Diverse Directions
Self-Guided Cycling Tours in France

Scheduling Your Bicycle Tour

Reserve Your Tour as Early as Possible ...
France hosts more visitors each year than any other country in the world. For this reason it is prudent to reserve your tour as far in advance as possible to ensure the availability of accommodations during the period of your stay.

A Few Words about the Basic Design of our Tour Itineraries ...
If you are traveling from anywhere outside of France, we ask that you plan to arrive at your tour's starting point at least one day prior to "Day 1" of your tour (as described in the tour's daily itinerary.) Day 1 of all Circuit Tour itineraries is reserved for bicycle pick-up and fitting, a free-style test ride should you desire, sightseeing in your tour's starting destination, and acclimating yourself to the local time. Day 1 of all Hub & Spoke Tour itineraries consists of bicycle pick-up and fitting and completion of your first spoke (day-trip ride).

Your itinerary's remaining days consist of some combination of required cycling days, optional cycling days and / or rest days.

Scheduling a Circuit Tour ...
The table below provides the dates available for each Circuit Tour in 2009 and 2010. In most cases, those taking circuit tours will be required to begin their tour on a scheduled start date (as shown in the Tour Schedule below) and follow the tour's published itinerary. Exceptions can be made for parties of four or more.

Scheduling a Hub & Spoke Tour / Blackout Dates ...
Unlike circuit tours, you may schedule your Hub & Spoke Tour at any time, with the following caveats:

• Hub & Spoke Tours may not begin on a Sunday. In other words, "Day 1" of your tour (as described in the tour's detailed itinerary) may be any day but Sunday.

• Hub & Spoke Tours in Provence (Vineyards & Van Gogh, the Many Faces of Provence: 5-Days, and the Many Faces of Provence: 3-Days) may not be scheduled during the Avignon Cultural Festival which takes place during the month of July.

Before Booking your Flight ...

Though Diverse Directions customers enjoy a large degree of flexibility in scheduling their tours. we STRONGLY recommend that flight arrangements NOT be finalized until you have clearly communicated your intended itinerary with our Tour Director.

2010 Circuit Tour Schedule ...

• To view the daily itinerary of any tour on the schedule, simply click on the tour's name.

• The LATEST ARRIVAL DATE is described as "DAY 0" in each tour's daily itinerary. For those traveling from North or South America, you will need to schedule your flight for one day prior to the LATEST ARRIVAL DATE.

• The TOUR START DATE is described as "DAY 1" in each tour's daily itinerary.

• Assuming that you are departing immediately after the conclusion of your bike tour, you should not schedule your return flight before the EARLIEST DEPARTURE DATE provided.

To jump to a particular month in the schedule, click on one of the following:

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April 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
Apr 8	Apr 9	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Apr 16 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 16 Apr 16 Apr 16	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Apr 15	Apr 16	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Apr 23 Apr 21 Apr 23 Apr 23 Apr 23 Apr 23	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Apr 22	Apr 23	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Apr 30 Apr 28 Apr 30 Apr 30 Apr 30 Apr 30	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Apr 29	Apr 30	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	May 7 May 5 May 7 May 7 May 7 May 7	Open Open Open Open Open Open
May 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
May 6	May 7	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	May 14 May 12 May 14 May 14 May 14 May 14	Open Open Open Open Open Open
May 13	May 14	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	May 21 May 19 May 21 May 21 May 21 May 21	Open Open Open Open Open Open
May 20	May 21	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	May 28 May 26 May 28 May 28 May 28 May 28	Open Open Open Open Open Open
May 27	May 28	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	June 4 June 2 June 4 June 4 June 4 June 4	Open Open Open Open Open Open
June 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
June 3	June 4	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	June 11 June 9 June 11 June 11 June 11 June 11	Open Open Open Open Open Open
June 10	June 11	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	June 18 June 16 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18	Open Open Open Open Open Open
June 17	June 18	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	June 25 June 23 June 25 June 25 June 25 June 25	Open Open Open Open Open Open
June 24	June 25	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	July 2 June 30 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 2	Open Open Open Open Open Open
July 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
July 1	July 2	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	July 9 July 7 July 9 July 9	Open Open Open Open
July 8	July 9	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	July 16 July 14 July 16 July 16	Open Open Open Open
July 15	July 16	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	July 23 July 21 July 23 July 23	Open Open Open Open
July 22	July 23	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	July 30 July 28 July 30 July 30	Open Open Open Open
July 29	July 30	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Aug 6 Aug 4 Aug 6 Aug 6 Aug 6 Aug 6	Open Open Open Open Open Open
August 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
Aug 5	Aug 6	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Aug 13 Aug 11 Aug 13 Aug 13 Aug 13 Aug 13	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Aug 12	Aug 13	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Aug 20 Aug 18 Aug 20 Aug 20 Aug 20 Aug 20	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Aug 19	Aug 20	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Aug 27 Aug 25 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 27	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Aug 26	Aug 27	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Sept 3 Sept 1 Sept 3 Sept 3 Sept 3 Sept 3	Open Open Open Open Open Open
September 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
Sept 2	Sept 3	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Sept 10 Sept 8 Sept 10 Sept 10 Sept 10 Sept 10	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Sept 9	Sept 10	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Sept 17 Sept 15 Sept 17 Sept 17 Sept 17 Sept 17	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Sept 16	Sept 17	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Sept 24 Sept 22 Sept 24 Sept 24 Sept 24 Sept 24	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Sept 23	Sept 24	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Oct 1 Sept 29 Oct 1 Oct 1 Oct 1 Oct 1	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Sept 30	Oct 1	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Oct 8 Oct 6 Oct 8 Oct 8 Oct 8 Oct 8	Open Open Open Open Open Open
October 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
Oct 7	Oct 8	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Oct 15 Oct 13 Oct 15 Oct 15 Oct 15 Oct 15	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Oct 14	Oct 15	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Oct 22 Oct 20 Oct 22 Oct 22 Oct 22 Oct 22	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Oct 21	Oct 22	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Oct 29 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 29 Oct 29 Oct 29	Open Open Open Open Open Open
Oct 28	Oct 29	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France Wine, Castles, & Cave Paintings Magical Lot	Nov 5 Nov 3 Nov 5 Nov 5 Nov 5 Nov 5	Open Open Open Open Open Open
November 2010
Latest Arrival	Tour Start Date	Tour Name	Earliest Departure	Status
Nov 4	Nov 5	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France	Nov 12 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 12	Open Open Open Open
Nov 11	Nov 12	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France	Nov 19 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 19	Open Open Open Open
Nov 18	Nov 19	Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 7 Days Mediterranean Canals & Beaches - 5 Days Provence of the Caesars Provence of the Tour de France	Nov 26 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 26	Open Open Open Open

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