Unique volcanic landscapes are at the heart of this region which offers the highest climbs of the Central Massif. The tour would normally start and finish at Lyon Sud European Bike Express pickup/dropoff point. Aimed at the experienced self-reliant cyclist. Moving-on, self-led. 14 nights.

Several Pyrenean climbs are included on this moving-on, self-led tour. The Corbières with their Cathare castles, the lower slopes carpeted with vines, and the Espinouse Mountains provide a scenically contrasting link between the Pyrénées and the high limestone plateau. 14 nights.

This self-led tour takes you from the Quercy Causses in the west to the larger, higher Grands Causses in the east. These limestone plateaux cut by deep river gorges offer some of the most dramatic scenery in France. 14 nights.

This self-led tour takes you from the Vivarais Mountains where the Central Massif meets the Rhône valley to the bleached limestone hills as you approach the Mediterranean. Dramatic limestone gorges cut by the rivers Tarn and Jonte through the Causses are visited as well as the volcanic landscapes of the Mont Mezenc region. 14 nights.

This is a self-led, moving-on tour through the Vercors to Mont Ventoux and the Vaucluse. Continuing east across the Durance Valley to Barcelonnette, from where you cross the high cols of the Southern Alps, heading south to the Verdon Canyon, the Haut Var and the Luberon. 14 nights.