Cycling Country Bike Tours

Enjoy this luxury guided circular cycling trip around La Rioja, Spain. A cycle trip starting and ending in Bilbao, biking La Rioja wine region and visiting Pamplona & lovely San Sebastian. It is a region full of vineyards, internationally known for its superb wine, and charm is on every corner of the small and historic medieval villages, reflecting the tradition and culture of this unique area.

Get surprised by the great variety of this Spanish cycling tour.  Try the tastiest Basque pintxos-tapas on your way, trying some renowned wineries (such as Marqués de Riscal) and visiting some historical monuments, such as the UNESCO Yuso Monastery, considered the birthplace of the modern Spanish language, the Camino de Compostela and Neolithic sites.

Start in Bilbao, with its museums, enjoy medieval spots like Santo Domingo, Ezcaray and Laguardia, with baroque paintings and an ancient wall. Then on to Pamplona‘s historical centre, made famous for the running of bulls and its international visitors like Hemmingway and Chaplain, and elegant San Sebastian, holiday seaside spot of Northern Spain and its delicious gastronomy.

This cycling tour of Rioja and the Basque Country will consist of peaceful cycling, delicious sights and a glass of wine awaiting you at every turn!

Discover the Loire by bike! From Tours, capital of the castles, with its wooden houses of the 15th century, you will go west on the banks of the Cher.

The exhilarating colours and the beauty of the gardens of the Château de Villandry will plunge you into the heart of the 16th century. Following the direction of the current of the Indre you will arrive in Chinon with its incredible 12th century fortress. From Saumur Castle, you will cycle through the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park. This area has six PDOs (Protected Designation of Origin), offering wine tastings in the coolness of troglodyte cellars.

Continue onwards on cycle paths alongside the Loire and visit the country that inspired the writers Ronsard, Rabelais and Balzac. And maybe you too will find new inspiration. It is a beautiful world of castles, vineyards, idyllic scenery and of course amazing French cuisine. Enjoy the pedal!

Discover the Loire by bike!

The Loire tinted gold by the sky’s reflection, where the sun comes to dive, the light, the breeze, the calm, this restrained impetuosity is there, the sign of a big and beautiful river. It is not by chance that this region was called by our ancestors the “Garden of France”, so let yourself be guided through the parks and castles, in this flat, cool and green country. The valley, deceived by the undulations of the ground which blur the horizon, seems infinite.
From castle to castle, Blois, Amboise, Chambord, Cheverny, Chenonceaux, so many opportunities to enter the most beautiful residences of the majesty!

In the footsteps of Fran√ßois I, Joan of Arc or Leonardo da Vinci, this is much more than a bike trip, it’s a journey back in time. Stages that take you to the heart of the great cities of the valley, allow you to understand part of the history of France. A trip to the land of kings, queens and artists who made our history!

The Mountains of Andalucía! 

The 2nd week of La Vuelta 2021 is a truly beautiful route as it passes through our home of Andalucía. We have devised a trip that takes in the best parts of each stage, plus some additional famous Vuelta climbs to conquer. With VIP access at the finish lines, this tour encompasses everything La Vuelta stands for: passion, emotion and a great spectacle! A stunning itinerary awaits.

La Vuelta can never stay away from the mountains, and this year we have two feared hors category beasts, plus cat. 1s and 2 summits sprinkled throughout for good measure. Add in some great hotels, including staying with the teams some nights, and behind the scenes experiences, this adventure tops the list for any cycling fan. Your chance to bag some of those bucket list climbs on the roads we always cycle.
With the switchbacks of the Velefique, the iconic Calar Alto and the famous “wall” at Valdepeñas, we will pedal through deserts, along the coastline and into the high mountains. Vamos!

Ride alongside the Portuguese northern coast to arrive in Lisbon!

This self-guided bike tour is a beautiful journey down the Portuguese shoreline and visiting many cultural and historic sites. It links two of the main cities in Portugal, Porto, and its vibrant capital, Lisbon and many seaside places like Figueira da Foz and Óbidos, the walled town.

Enjoy Porto, a Unesco World Heritage City in Western Europe and learn about its famous wine and gastronomy, experience Aveiro, known as the Venice of Portugal, and arrive in Lisbon, a city that has served as inspiration for many artists, writers, photographers and filmmakers through the ages.

Admire its brightly coloured buildings straddling the slopes, striking ochre roofs, tile-covered building facades and narrow twisting alleys of the medieval districts.  It is one of Europe’s finest capital cities and a great achievement to cycle to!

Cycle Quintessential England and its beautiful Cotswolds. This Self Guided bike tour takes you past thatched cottages, tiny bridges over bubbling brooks, stately willows on lawns of magnificent manors, haunted glens and medieval pubs where kings and queens passed the night, all of which make up the fascinating fabric of this tiny corner of England.

Your bike journey not only takes you from Oxford, the seat of fine education at the edge of the Cotswolds but over to ancient Bath, known by the Romans as Aquae Sulis for its thermal waters, and ends near the most renown English neolithic spiritual sight, Stonehenge.

Get off the bike and enjoy that perfect English tradition of pub life and taste the refreshing pale ales of the area served in medieval inns. This is an experience laden bike tour, which sights galore and local specialities of the region, like the fresh produce and seafood and the array of baking cakes and tarts to tempt any palate.

Staying in some historically steeped villages, this is definitely a trip for those who enjoy relaxing travel on two wheels, and watching millenniums of history slip by at each turn of the wheel.

This Vuelta tour packs it all in!

We follow the all important last week,right to the grand finale in Santiago de Compostela with a very special package full of highlights. With a time trial on the last day, an exciting end is expected.

Our itinerary starts in Madrid before heading to the famous “Green North” of Spain. Ride through National Parks, along the coastline, and into the beautiful Picos de Europa. Cycle the big stages that finish at the Lakes of Covadonga and a new climb high in the mountains of Asturias. This is some of the most scenic cycling in Spain!

Have the opportunity to ride the individual time trial route, just before the pros race with our special VIP access. Pedal down the west coast of Spain past pristine Galician beaches.

Enjoy VIP stage departs and then ride across the inland sierras as we stay in the incredible UNESCO heritage city of Santiago , with its famous cathedral and the end of the “Camino”.

Our route includes all the best parts of the final week, with great cycling and scenery of the area, from spectacular summit vistas, historical towns and cycling past breath taking landscapes.

Being fully guided and supported (with our support vans accredited to drive along the race route), you can cycle with the group or at your own pace, or even take a rest in the van! We try to ensure there are enough options for all, including the most avid. Non cyclists also welcome – we have a private van for you to sight-see in and head to other race areas rather than sitting behind our cyclists all day (if preferred!).

Also included is a chance to ride final Santiago time trial and our exclusive upgraded VIP viewing spot.

Cycle England’s Royal and Famous Landmarks. A self guided bike tour taking you from London’s heart, past England’s most regal palaces and castles, still lived in by royalty and aristocracy. Enjoy this journey along London’s great highway, the Thames, across the stunning Chiltern’s, and all the way to Oxford, a vibrant city of learning and art.

Cycling from London to Oxford via its royal monuments.

Hold on to your helmets, this is a great English bike trip. Start pedalling from dynamic London, the most exciting urban city centre.  Not only a mecca of culture and history but a thrilling place to explore before your journey to Oxford, another culturally packed place, unique and famous.

This trip follows the river Thames, a waterway which has seen the passage of time.  Cycle to and visit famous English Palaces like London’s Buckingham Palace, Henry VIII’s Hampton Court and William the Conqueror’s Windsor Palace, where history happened. These palaces dot the landscape around here with other ancient remains.  It’s a rich ride to enjoy history and if that’s not your thing, the trip checks other boxes too!  Cozy pubs, gastro food and Great Parks, tranquil rural scenes and landscapes.

It is a ride of great diversity, much like England itself.

Start cycling in the elegant coastal city of Málaga with its Roman theatre, Moorish Alcázar and Picasso Art Museums, continuing on to the charm of Ronda. Enjoy the goat’s milk cheeses, olive oil and gastronomy of the Deep South of Andalucia. See the famous El Chorro gorge, stay in a former 17th century Convent and revel in Córdoba’s UNESCO Heritage site, the Mezquita, Mosque Cathedral of Moorish times.

Cycle traffic free rails for trails in tranquil countryside, coastal bike paths and quiet roads in this real Andalucian Bike Tour.

Enjoy and experience the history of the the picturesque towns of Zuheros, Antequera and Ronda, whilst taking in some spectacular scenery of White Villages and Olive Groves without working too hard on those pedals! By journeying along some lovely paths and the traffic free, disused network of railway lines that once connected these towns and quiet country roads (“via verde”), riders are able to traverse this ever-changing terrain easily and safely.

A trip that is fit for those who aren’t keen to rack up the miles in the saddle but still enjoy cycling with some stunning sights and of course fine hotels and cultural experiences. This tour is a great introduction to Andalucia – a tapas taster if you like!

The coastline of Portugal is one of Europe’s finest, with its craggy rock faces, long sandy beaches and atmospheric castles seen from afar. This bike tour takes in the ever expanding seaside landscape, coastal habitats and some lovely whitewashed villages which still hang onto the vestiges of the Moorish peoples who cultivated this area for many hundreds of years.

This Portuguese cycle tour starts south of the great capital of Lisbon, leaving its lovely fado music and dynamic streets of history and intrigue.  Cycle the Moscatel wine district, almost tasting it in the succulent air of the passing vineyards before arriving at the Arrabida Natural Park.  It is a place of green and gorgeous landscape of pine trees, swooping storks and of course some tempting views of fine sandy beaches.  Cross the Sado river estuary, home of dolphins and many types of bird life.  It is an alluring area and the Romans were once very busy here with their clay pottery fabrications!

From here you cycle your way through millenniums of history, Iberian, Roman, Visigoth and Moorish to the south-westerly point of Europe, where the very brave set out to see what was over the horizon and onto the Golden era of Exploration.  End in the Algarve’s famous bustling and vibrant southerly city of Lagos which still holds its ancient roots being one of the oldest settlements in this area.  Lift up a glass of vinho to celebrate this most lovely cycle through this pretty coastal route.