WHY DISCOVER FRANCE?​

France, the most visited country on the planet, continues to remain at the top of many travelers’ lists of dream destinations. The stunning scenery, undeniable romance, delectable cuisine, reputable and delicious wines, and fascinating culture captivate the imagination and bring visitors through France’s doors time and again.

Discover France is the leading specialist in bicycle, multisport, adventure, and specialty travel services throughout France that cover all regions of the country from Paris to the countryside. They feature creative itineraries that offer the best of each region at the greatest possible value to the traveler.

This website features more than 50 different self-guided tour itineraries that last anywhere from four to fourteen days. These trips offer visitors the opportunity to get more than just a snapshot of French culture and lifestyle–they offer an experience in true cultural immersion. The Discover France bicycle tours and multisport vacations offer visitors a great deal of independence, yet ample support and guidance is provided.
As a leading bicycle tour operator in France, Discover France is a supplier of guided trips to different tour operators from around the world and also runs many custom guided trips for private groups all season long. Guided trips can be made for groups starting at 4 persons and customized to whatever a group requires. All Discover France guides are professionals with licenses and state issued diplomas; bilingual at a minimum and top level cyclists. Discover France Adventures offers challenging guided tours as well to cross the Pyrenees, the Alpes, follow the Tour de France, and participate in Etape du Tour among many other events.

Discover France, who celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2024, utilizes their collective experience and expertise in all aspects of travel planning assistance. Their longevity in the industry has allowed them to build lasting and reliable relationships that customers find truly beneficial. Planning a vacation overseas doesn’t have to be a hassle, and Discover France holds the keys to a worry-free vacation. Their sales office in the USA and their logistics office in France cover all the aspects of a great trip from A to Z, and it’s all done by them for each client.

Discover France is based in New York, USA, in Nîmes, Tours, Lunel and Mauguio, France. All front office and customer related matters are handled by both the France and the USA sales offices, and all logistics, equipment, guides, support services are managed in the France office. The France office is also a retail bike shop, and it operates a bike school, and guide service.

Discover France has evolved over that last 30 years from a company that only offered cycling tours, to now tours involving activities from biking and hiking to canoeing and zip lining. In 2014, Discover France is continues to focus on their area of expertise: cycling, multisport, and adventure tours and is also offering trips in other destinations outside of France in a similar format of self guided travel. This is consistent with the theme Discover France has developed and the goal of bringing the best of a destination out for each customer while giving the best value possible.
Discover France was selected by National Geographic NGA Award 2009 Adventure magazine for our Provence Multisportrp Trip as one of the Best 25 New Trips for 2009 and again for their Transpyrenees Trip in 2010 for a Best Trip of 2010. The selection by NGA confirms our quality and commitment to traveler needs. NGA also selected Active 4 Adventures (Discover France) as one of the Best Outfitters on Earth in 2007! Previously, Men’s Journal, Outpost, and SmarterTravel.com have all selected trips by Discover France and our brands as Best Trips!

In 2013, The French Governement Tourist Office awarded Discover France as Best Partner Company, and have also previously awarded Best Social Media Presence,Most Extensive Product Offers in France, Best Website, and many other nominations for awards.