Overview

Welcome to the 2027 Tour de France and an exciting week that carries you across the Alps, Provence, and the Pyrenees by way of the Tour’s most famous climbs. Your guides will meet you at the Grenoble train station at 10:00 AM for a 90-minute private shuttle to La Grave, the mountain village beneath the glaciers of La Meije, where lunch and a bike fitting set you up for the days ahead. Then it’s straight into the big climbs. Ride up the Col du Lautaret, a high pass crossed more than 40 times in Tour history, before pushing on to the Col du Galibier, where the road rises to nearly 8,700 feet past the monument to Tour founder Henri Desgrange. Both featured in last year’s summit finish on Alpe d’Huez, and the Galibier has defined more than a century of Tour drama. After a long, fast descent back to La Grave, we’ll gather for drinks and dinner as your guides share what lies ahead, including tomorrow’s monumental ascent of Alpe d’Huez.

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Today brings the climb every cyclist knows by heart. Descend the Romanche valley to Le Bourg-d’Oisans and the foot of Alpe d’Huez, where 21 numbered hairpins, each bearing plaques that honor the Tour’s stage winners, stand between you and the summit. No mountain resort has hosted more Tour de France stage finishes, and in 2026 the race finished here on back-to-back days for the first time. At the top, celebrate every hard-won hairpin with group photos on the summit podium, then stop for a lunch of your choosing to refuel. Afterward, take on the wild Col de Sarenne, the back road the pros climbed for only the second time in Tour history in 2026, before riding up the valley to La Grave or hopping in the van in time to catch the Stage 14 finish in Mende on TV. Dinner is on your own tonight, with your guides ready to share their La Grave favorites.

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Today the Alps give way to the slower pace of Provence. A four-hour private transfer carries you from rugged mountain landscapes to the vineyards and lavender of the Vaucluse, with a stop for a quick lunch along the way. On arrival, roll out on the Blauvac vineyard loop, a short spin through rolling hills to the village of Blauvac, with views of Mont Ventoux always on the horizon offering a first look at tomorrow’s challenge. If you’d rather stay off the bike, the town’s charming cafés or the hotel pool are yours for the afternoon. For the next two nights, you’ll stay at the Château de Mazan, once the family home of the infamous Marquis de Sade, and this evening’s dinner brings the flavors of the region to the table ahead of the Giant of Provence.

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While the peloton rests in Toulouse, you’ll take on the Giant of Provence. From Bédoin, Mont Ventoux climbs 13.4 miles with no flat respite, and its forest section holds close to 10% for more than six relentless miles before the trees give way to the barren, wind-scoured moonscape near the summit. Just below the top, pause at the memorial to Tom Simpson, one of the most moving landmarks in cycling, which honors the British rider who collapsed here during the 1967 Tour. The mistral wind and the summer heat can change the mountain’s character from one hour to the next, so we’ll set out early to give you the best conditions for the day. After summit photos, descend to Malaucène for a well-earned bistro lunch. Riders who welcome the challenge can climb Ventoux a second time from Malaucène, while others spin back to Mazan. Dinner is on your own tonight, with your guides happy to steer you toward Mazan’s best tables.

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This morning, trade the lavender of Provence for the high peaks of the majestic Pyrenees. As the race fights it out against the clock in Toulouse, we’ll jump ahead into the mountains to await the peloton’s arrival in Pau tomorrow. After a five-and-a-half-hour transfer with a stop for lunch along the way, you’ll arrive in the village of Saint-Savin, your home for the next four nights. This afternoon, shake out your legs on the climb to Cauterets, a mountain spa town where the Tour staged a summit finish in 2023. Halfway up, the Mur de Cauterets packs five tight hairpins into a short wall of road, with ramps reaching up to a daunting 12%. From Cauterets, return to the hotel or, if you’re still hungry for more, push on to the Pont d’Espagne. The final miles turn far steeper, with the road ending near a thundering waterfall. This evening, we’ll dine together at Le Viscos, where a family welcome and traditional Pyrenean cooking await. Rest up and get ready for tomorrow’s live Tour action.

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As the Tour rolls out of Muret on Stage 17, we’ll get ahead of the race with a shuttle to Vic-en-Bigorre, where you’ll pick up the final miles of the course toward Pau as fans line the roadside. With VIP passes, you’ll ride the closing stretch on closed roads, cross the official finish line, and step onto the Tour podium for a photo worthy of a stage winner. Then hand your bike to your guides, change into fresh clothes, and settle in for lunch as the city fills for the finale. From the exclusive VIP open-top bus at the finish, with an open bar and big screens following every move, you’ll have a front-row view as the sprinters’ teams wind up the pace and the fastest men in the peloton launch for the win. Once the stage is decided, we'll shuttle back to Saint-Savin, where dinner is on your own tonight, with your guides ready to share their picks for the best mountain cooking in town. Rest up and prepare for more live action on the mighty Col du Tourmalet tomorrow.

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This morning, you’ll ride one of cycling’s most legendary climbs, the Col du Tourmalet, hours before the pros race through. Set out early through the stunning Gorges de Luz, where sheer cliffs tower above a rushing mountain stream. From Luz-Saint-Sauveur, the Tourmalet rises nearly 12 miles at an average of 7.4% to almost 7,000 feet, an ascent the Tour has crossed more than 80 times. Beyond the village of Barèges, the gradient bites in earnest. If road closures allow, ride all the way to the summit before descending to our viewing spot to relax, refresh, and settle in for lunch among fans who have camped on the mountain for days. As the pros get closer, find your place along the course and cheer as they fly past on this year’s queen stage. Today packs in nearly 18,000 feet of climbing over the Col du Soulor, the Tourmalet, and the Hourquette d’Ancizan, as the battle for yellow builds toward the race’s highest point and final summit finish on the Col du Portet. Afterward, a long, winding descent leads back to Saint-Savin for dinner together at the hotel.

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Yesterday, the pros fought their way over the Col du Soulor as the opening climb of Stage 18. This morning, you’ll discover firsthand what they faced as you follow the race route from Asson. This Category 2 climb eases you in before steepening to 9% on its upper slopes, where the Tour has tested riders since 1910. For those who welcome the challenge, an out-and-back to the Col d’Aubisque follows a balcony road carved into the cliffs of the Cirque du Litor, through short rock tunnels, before everyone regroups at the Soulor summit for lunch at a local bistro. From there, a long descent carries you through the green meadows of the Val d’Azun and back to Saint-Savin. At the hotel, catch the race on TV, as Stage 19 takes on the steep Col de Marie Blanque on its way to Laruns, where Tadej Pogačar won his first Tour stage. Tonight, we’ll gather for a farewell dinner to toast the Tour, its storied climbs, and a week that carried you from the Galibier to the Tourmalet.
If road closures prevented an ascent of the Col du Tourmalet yesterday, your guides will offer you the option to ride it today.

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Your final morning in the Pyrenees begins with breakfast at Le Viscos, as you look back on a week that took in the Tour’s greatest mountain climbs. You’ll say farewell to your guides in the hotel lobby at 9:00 AM before a private shuttle takes you to the Pau train station, arriving at approximately 10:30 AM.