Veneto, Italy with Explore
I have found some major benefits of booking guided bike tours with a travel company including:
Guided Bike Tours Benefits
- Guided Bike tours of the most popular cycling areas in the world
- Your guide speaks English
- Experienced guide who knows the route so you do not have to read maps and navigate in unfamiliar countries
- The guides can lead you to some undiscovered restaurant you would not have found on your own. They usually know the restaurant owners and can sometimes arrange special prices or extra’s such as a complimentary drink
- Accommodation which is prearranged and if traveling alone many companies will arrange a room mate which saves money
- Your luggage is carried from hotel to hotel so you can just focus on having a great time
- They have scouted out the route and know the best things to see along the way. For example on a tour I took we stopped at a cheese factory for a tour and then had a picnic with wine after
- Variety of trip lengths from 4 to 14 days
- Usually a variety of cycling each day to suit your ability
- Opportunity to meet some great like minded people from around the world. On a recent tour I took I met Scots, English and Canadians.
- Bicycles available so you do not have the hassle of carrying them on an airplane
- If run into problems on the trip or you have mechanical issues help is available.
For guided bike tours the differences between tour companies are usually due to the level of accommodation, which meals are included, bicycle rental, entrance fees to attractions and whether there is a sag wagon.
There are many tour companies with English speaking tour companies from the UK (Explore, Exodus), Canada (Butterfield and Robinson, Free Wheeling Adventures, GAP) and the U.S. (Backroads) and others.
Enjoy guided bike tours on your next cycling adventure.
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