Welcome to Bike Weekender - your chance to enjoy a short break mountain biking weekend or road cycling holiday in the mountain resorts of La Clusaz and Grand Bornand in the beautiful French Alps. From our chalet base we have biking and cycling holidays and weekends to suit individuals, couples or groups of family or friends.

Reaching the summit We are very pleased that once again we are offering alpine road cycling weekends as well as our mountain biking holidays. Our Road Biking page can give you more detailed information about these weekend tours and we will continue to update the whole website with further details over the next few months.Road biking in the aravis

The Aravis mountains are a stunning cycling area with miles of cross-country mountain biking trails and dedicated gnarly downhill mountain bike tracks, through pine forests and alpine pastures, and fantastic mountain roads and cols for road biking, made famous by the Tour de France and with stunning views over the Haute Savoie mountains and valleys. A perfect cycling destination!

More and more people are discovering that our weekend trips to the French Alps provide the perfect short break holiday. You can; hire Ride some gnarly downhills in La Clusazone of our mountain bikes for reasonable prices or bring your own, use our maintenance kit and store your bike in our well-equipped bike room. Add to that the relaxed fully-catered chalet atmosphere and a dedicated chalet team and you're sure to get the most from your alpine biking weekend away in the Aravis Mountains.

Read on to discover how easy we make it for you to become a Bike Weekender and enjoy 3 or 4 days mountain or road bike riding with minimal time off work. We have ideal mountain and road bike packages for groups, couples, singles and solos and are also able to tailor weekends to your needs.

See our photos pages for a taster of the fun you can have with us.

Bike Weekender breaks are not the only summer holidays run by Karibuni, who also offer a wide range of tours both in France and the UK. Walk Weekender offers another opportunity to explore the Alps on two feet, or our Alpine Activity breaks for groups provide a more varied yet active weekend away in the French Alps. In addition we have a self-catered chalet too for those who may like to come and spend a week's holiday relaxing, walking or riding in the mountains and exploring the area on a more independent basis.

If you prefer the mountains in Winter then have a look at Karibuni's dedicated short break skiing website - Ski Weekender - or the Karibuni website itself which offers weeklong ski and snowboard holidays as well as various self-catered chalet, appartment or hotel-stay skiing options and airport transfers within the region.

 

FRENCH ALPS ROAD BIKING WEEKENDSCome and enjoy a road biking weekend away with your club or just a few friends, taking on the challenge of the Cols in the Aravis Mountains made famous by the Tour de France.

 

 

TOUR DE FRANCE 2011 Although the tour will not be in our region this year - we have a cycling challenge weekend to take on the famous Col de Colombiere and the Col des Aravis as if you were riding a Tour de France stage - see how fit these guys really are!

 

 

TAKE A TOURof the Aravis Lodge and see the great cycle-friendly facilities we can offer you. It's a perfect base for a cycle holiday and read how we can help you organise your next holiday with ease.

 

 

VEGETARIAN SOCIETY APPROVEDBike Weekender and The Aravis Lodge Cuisine are now approved by the Vegetarian Society! One of very few chalets in France to receive the accreditation. So veggies can eat our superb chalet food safe in the knowledge it is totally meat-free!

 


Vegetarian Society