Swiss Lakes Cycling
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Highlights Beautifully flat traffic-free trails make this a popular cycling choice for novices or families with children. The route takes you via pretty riverside villages, past chic waterfront marinas and through protected nature reserves linked by sun-dappled trails. 
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Holiday introduction
- Perfect for families and first timers: effortless cycling, flexible routes, virtually traffic-free trails
- Interest-packed routes: Roman remains, frescoed mediaeval squares, majestic chateaux
- Picture postcard pretty villages, chic waterfront cafes, lakeside swimming
- Distant Alpine views - Eiger, Mont Blanc, High Bernese Alps - and protected nature reserves
- Electric bikes possible - a great 'plus' if you've not been on a bike for years!
Beautifully flat and unspoilt, the enticing Swiss Jura region, on the French border, and is perfect for exploring on two wheels! Vineyards and chateaux charge east before sweeping down fertile hillsides to meet a necklace of sparkling Swiss lakes - Neuchatel, Biel and Murtensee. This broad valley has been at a crossroads of ancient trading routes for centuries, so grand castles and Roman ruins go hand in hand with nature reserves, vineyards and waterfalls - all scattered like chaff across a patchwork countryside served by an intricate network of dedicated cycling paths.
Families will love stopping for cool swims and ice creams in shady waterfront parks, while culture lovers will revel in highlights like Roman Avenches and the swarms of castles and museums you'll pass as you pedal effortlessly from one hotel to the next. En route you'll discover the picturesque sugar town of Aarberg, elegant Neuchatel's frescoed mansions, soothing hot spa baths in Yverdon des Bains and mediaeval arcaded streets in Murten. Our selected hotels are an eclectic mix of old coaching inns, grand townhouses, and cutting edge style boutique accommodation on the Neuchatel waterfront. We have included evening meals in Aarberg and Murten, but left dining options free in Neuchatel and Yverdon for you to explore the many restaurant options on offer.
The flexibility of this holiday is a fantastic added bonus - all cycling days can be shortened, just by hopping on a local train, post bus or ferry with your bicycle. Or, we can even kit you out with an electric bike - it doesn't get any easier!
We're probably a little biased, so here's what our customers say...
"One of the best trips in our 19 years of cycling holidays."
Mrs M Milne, Southampton
"We have already taken 6 holidays with Headwater and will surely do so again!"
Mr Abir, Israel
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