Signature experience — Pau
Great passes of the Tour de France
Duration
Full day
Price
From €790
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Between the flat Gave de Pau plains and the limestone walls of the Hautes-Pyrénées, the road kicks up fast: in roughly 60 km you climb from 200 m to over 2,000 m. Aubisque (1,709 m), Soulor (1,474 m), Tourmalet (2,115 m): three legends of the Tour since 1910, with summer pasture bells, the cliffside Route du Litor, and roadside memorials as your markers. On clear days the Pic du Midi observatory peeks over distant ridges, and the Ossau valley opens beneath the cornices.
Your day starts from your Pau hotel: a Mercedes at disposal, bikes in the trunk if you’re riding, feed zones on request if you’re climbing, and photo stops whenever it suits. With a dedicated driver, the plan flexes—drop-offs at each climb, pick-ups at the summit, a detour via the Bénou plateau, or coffee and blueberry tart in Argelès-Gazost while the chauffeur keeps rolling. Tackle the passes without parking stress, wander Laruns or Luz-Saint-Sauveur, and glide back as the shadows stretch along the Gave.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 — Pick-up in Pau and drive to Laruns (40 min) for a briefing and bike setup.
- II
Climb to Col d’Aubisque via Eaux-Bonnes and Gourette, with a photo stop on the Route du Litor overlook (about 1 hour driving).
- III
Short transfer (15 min) to Col du Soulor from the west side, refuel, then optional descent to Argelès-Gazost.
- IV
Ascend the Col du Tourmalet from Luz-Saint-Sauveur, summit pick-up, then return to Pau late afternoon (2 hours).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Summit waiting time
Your chauffeur’s tip
From late June to mid-September, start before 8:00 to dodge occasional livestock holds on the Litor section and reach the Tourmalet before the late-morning bus flow.
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