We start at the rooftop bar in the Spanish coastal seaport of Bilbao overlooking the city skyline at twilight. You may make some time on your arrival to visit the 2nd of the famous Guggenheim Museums. From Bilbao, we begin our journey to France along the rugged Basque coastline through small fishing villages to arrive at the iconic seaside town of San Sebastian for Tapas and Sangria in the old town. Our green route inland toward the Pyrenees is carefully chosen for smooth quiet roads all the way with the option to bag the trophy climb of Col d’Aubisque on arrival to Lourdes.
This route was chosen to offer exceptional landscape and cultural experiences on a route that is not too challenging.
Highlights
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Guggenheim Museum
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San Sebastian Old Town
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Basque Culture
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Col d’Aubisque, Col du Soulour
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Coastal Roads and views
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Basque Hinterland
Arrival Details
5th June 2020
Fly into Madrid or Barcelona then fly or fast train to Bilbao. We suggest arriving a day early to recover and to visit the Museum.
Departure Details
11th June 2020
if not continuing: Fly from Pau or Tarbes or train from Lourdes to Toulouse or Paris airport.
Twin Share $4,400 AUD
Your own room + $1,030 AUD
Couple $7,050 AUD
The Dolomites are arguably Italy’s greatest cycling destination. The unique terrain between the northern Alpes and the hot flatlands south has carved the landscape to give us these unique green rolling hills and unmistakable mountains towering through, There will be no mistake that you are in the Dolomites.
Our Dolomite tour is special compared to other tours, We prefer to ride our bike and not sit in a bus for hours passing amazing landscapes. Our tour starts in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliette, which is a tour in itself!
Our ride takes us from Verona across Lake Garda to Limone sul Garda and Riva del Garda up into Tyrol country. We will ride into the Arabba at the centre of the Dolomites through terrain that parallels the beauty of the Dolomites themself. From Arabba, we ride our famous Sella Ronda loop before descending back down all the way into Venice, not so fast, there are a couple of treats on the Way.
If these names mentioned like the 'Sella Rond' and Limone sul Garda don't have meaning, they soon will, they will be on the tip of your young for the years to come as one of your great life adventures.
We hope you have been with us from Como but if you are starting your Dolomites tour in Verona, it is ideal to come by train from Rome or Venice.
* We suggest to join us a few days before this tour starts relaxing at Villa Moron and a visit to the city of Romance in Verona following Romeo and Juliett.
*We also suggest staying one day longer for the additional day touring the glass-blowing city of Murano and Venice sight by water.
Highlights
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Verona old town
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Lago del Garda suspended bike path
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Limone sul Garda village
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Backcountry into Trento
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Brixen / Bressanone
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The Sella Ronde loop (4 passes)
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The ride into the Dolomites from the North
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The famous elusive ‘100 day road’ San Baldo
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Murano
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Venice
Accommodation
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Carefully chosen 3-4* quality hotels
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Twin-share or room to yourself *POA
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See below day descriptions for hotels lis
Meals and snacks
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Breakfast Included
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Some Dinners included on some trips *TBA
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We provide during the day electrolytes, drinks, fresh fruit, muesli bars
Bike Hire
Specialized Tarmac disk low gear ration Carbon Road Bike / Ultegra; $65 AUD per day
Specialized Roubaix disk low gear ration Carbon Road Bike / Ultegra; $65 AUD per day
Specialized e-bike SL (superlight); $120 AUD per day
Payment details.
The initial deposit is $1000 120 days before travel, with free cancellation and a full refund. Full payment is required 60 days prior to departure.
*We suggest that you have comprehensive travel insurance in place before your payment to protect your trip
Our tours include
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Small groups maximum of 12 guests travelling as a boutique tour
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Qualified guide with you on the road
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On-route vehicle support van
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Ride options for beginners and advanced riders
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Rider tracking, we know where you are on the road
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Our mechanics maintain and make any repairs to your bike
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bikeNOW bikes available (see below)
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Airport / Rail station pick-up included * conditions apply
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GPS maps and mapping plus device management included
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Non-rider activities, we have a fun program if you are not riding
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Adapting the program to suit the conditions and group
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Assembling and repacking your bike if you bring your own
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A Flight bag is provided to borrow free and includes us preparing your bike for travel
The Tour Price Excludes
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Airfares and extra accommodation
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Travel Insurance – you must travel with insurance
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Any Meals, or alcohol not indicated in the itinerary
Arrival Details
10am 8th August 2023
Arrival Fly into Rome, Milan then train to Verona
Departure Details
10am 16th August 2023
Depart Fly from Marco Polo Venice
Day 1 - 08/08/2023 Verona
Hotel Villa Moron
3 Star Accommodation
Private Swimming Pool
Activity-Verona Tourist Day
45km 925m LEVEL 4 – INTERMEDIATE
*Interactive route maps below
Our first day on tour is a treat as we are staying a little out of town at a hillside hotel called, Villa Moron, Yep, we love the name as well.
We cannot be so close to the city of Romeo and Juliet or the ancient Roman Amphitheatre without a visit.
Our short gentle arrival warm-up day is a ride through the hills into old town Verona to see the peek tourist sights. Whether you want to leave a note for a loved one below Juliet's balcony sit for a classic opera in the open air or perhaps go shopping, Verona is a city to immerse yourself in history and fill your camera roll with great photos.
This day is about experiencing Verona and setting in. We offer the tour by bike or by car.
Our route to Verona through around the low mountains and vineyards to return to Villa Moron.
If you are just arriving, you might want to take a day to recover beside the pool overlooking the valley, or, do both
*We suggest you arrive a day early on the 7th, we will be there to greet you and it will give you a little more time to recover from travel beside the pool.
Day 2 - 09/08/2023
Hotel: Centro Vacanze La Limonaia,
Limone Sul Garda
3 star accommodation
Swimming Pool
Activity-Verona to Limone
Level 6-Intermediate. 63.6 km - 1197m
*Interactive route maps below
One of our favourite rides ever is the ride around Lago del Garda. We leave Villa Moron through farmland and vineyards traversing our way to Lago del Garda. After a coffee stop, we traverse the lake by ferry to arrive at Limone Sul Garda, We have a short day on the bike today as we want to arrive early for a refreshing swim at our hotel pool and have lots of time to explore Limone Sul Garda. Lots of quaint little shops, and entertainment. It is a surprise to us that the name has nothing to do with lemons but the town has adopted the locals have adopted the backstory. Everywhere you look in the old lakeside town is a great photo.
Day 3 - 10/08/2023
Grand Hotel Trento
4 Star accommodation
Activity-Suspended bike path and backroads to Trento
Level 2-Easy. 59km - 540m
Level 6-Intermediate. 58.9 km - 1328m
*Interactive route maps below
Leaving Limone Sul Garda after some narrow backroads and steep pinches, we arrive at an Italian engineering masterpiece, we will ride a suspended path dedicated to cyclists hanging on the side of the rock face above the water en route to Riva del Garda. This is an exceptional experience for all. We will enjoy our morning coffee stop at Riva del garda to find your perfect screen-saver photo. After Riva del Garda, we have 2 routes available for our next stop at Trento, simply put, over or around?.
Day 4 - 11/08/2023
Aktiv & Genusshotel Lodenwirt. Vandoies.
4 Star accommodation
Activity-Trento bike path through Brixen
Level 7-Intermediate. 80.2 km - 1915m
*Interactive route maps below
Leaving Trento heading north, we have a long fairly long flat day riding the river valley curtained by mountains with the exception of a small climb after lunch to wake up your legs.
Our lunch stop at Bressanone / Brixen will not only be a cultural experience but also a big adventure to explore. A large part of our riding today is on a bike path from the gods.
Our accommodation tonight is primarily used for events like weddings. We will enjoy the 4 star treatment plus play perfect for distance to ride the easy way into the dolomites via Badia..
Day 5 - 12/08/2023
Hotel Alpenrose, Arebba
3 Star accommodation
Spa, Sauna and Massage
Activity-Road to the DolomitesLevel 8-Intermediate. 119.2 km - 2102m
Level 3-Easy. 55km - 1480m
*Interactive route maps below
Coming into the Dolomites from the north is not only easier on your legs but also very scenic. We must stop in Badia for the best Strudel ever! You notice that the culture has changed, we are in a Tyrol community that is not Italian or Austrian but has influences of both.
After Corvara, we have 2 options to finish today's ride by offering, the smaller and easier Passo di Campolongo or the more challenging Passo Valparola.
We suggest Valporola because tomorrow we will be riding through Corvara and we don't like to ride on the same road twice.
Day 6 - 13/08/2023
Hotel Alpenrose, Arebba
3 Star accommodation
Spa, Sauna and Massage
Activity- Sella Ronde loop
Level 8-Intermediate. 55.5 km - 2684m
*Interactive route maps below
A moment's silence in appreciation of today’s ride We are leaving Arebba to return with back to Arabba with a lifelong story to tell. Today we will complete the Sella Ronde loop. This is the ride of the gods, there is arguably no better ride! We have all day with support to return back to our comfortable accommodation at Arebba. This is a ride every cyclist must do!
Day 7 14/08/2023
Villa Clementina, Prosecco Country Hotel
San Pietro di Feletto
Swimming Pool
4 star - 9.1 approval (Supurb)
Activity - San Baldo
Level 7-Intermediate. 77.0 km - 1685m
*Interactive route maps below
After completing the famous Sella Ronde loop, we will start heading out of the Dolomites. We have great news for people who like riding downhill, today there is a lot.
Our route takes a turn to include a gem. The history and purpose for building the 100-day road may be not as well known as the actual road but after today, you will know all about both the history and tick the bucket list ride.
You will be the envy of friends and no longer will you need to say ‘my god, where is that’? When thinking back on your trip, the roads today will be the roads that stand out.
Today's plan is to arrive early and relax at the pool to finish with a great home-cooked dinner and quiet accommodation for a great sleep in preparation for Venice.
Day 8 15/08/2023
Country House Country Club, Venice
3 star 9.0 approval rating
Swimming Pool
Ride to Venice-tour Venice
Level 1-Easy. 51.7km - 370m
*Interactive route maps below
Today's gentle ride direct into a country house just outside Venice is the perfect finish to a tour. The best part about today is after arriving early, we have time for lunch and a swim. In the afternoon will take a ferry which is close to our hotel into Venice with a planned stop at Murano the glass-blowing island.
Venice is great, no question but for anybody who has taken the additional time to visit the glass-blowing island of Murano report it as a highlight, no need to plan, it is included in our trip.
Day 9 - 16/08/2023
Today is sadly the last day on tour and it is time to go home (sad face). There is good news and good news, first, the good news. Our accommodation is really close to the airport, we will help you pack and get you to where you need to go for an easy transition.
The other good news.. we have one more day available to go back to Murano or Venice and see what you wanted to have more time to see yesterday.
Country House Country Club, Venice
3 star 9.0 approval rating
Swimming Pool
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