Velo Tours Australia

Our Ride, Wine and Dine tour is about as comprehensive as it gets when capturing all that Adelaide has to offer for the wine and food loving cyclist. Staying in beautiful accommodation venues in the city, the Barossa Valley, Hahndorf and McLaren Vale this tour offers luxury and stunning creature comforts after a day of riding scenic coastal roads and idyllic vineyards.

Including a winery tour, cellar door tastings, top rated dining experiences and rides featuring some of the Tour Down Under routes including Willunga Hil and Victor Harbor, this tour will not disappoint.

When people think of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast golden beaches, resorts, theme parks and Hasting Street, Noosa automatically come to mind. If you don't know a local you will most likely never experience the amazing riding each region has to offer. 

When you combine the lush, scenic hinterland and quiet rolling valleys with warm, sunny days and an abundance of seaside coffee shops, SE Queensland is a true cycling mecca most all year round. The added beauty of this trip is that once you've sampled all the Gold Coast has to offer you will ride/transfer to our next amazing accommodation venue on the Sunny Coast for another 7 days of sun, warmth, great coffee and amazing rides.

The Gold Coast sector starts and finishes at Coolangatta Airport and the Sunshine Coast from Brisbane Airport (alternative arrangements can be made on request). 

Our 14 day itinerary showcases everything the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have to offer with scenic rides that will have you back by lunchtime most days so you can enjoy the sandy beaches and surf, some shopping and relaxing in the cafes that all the locals frequent. You may even run into some cycling royalty at his cafe in Miami on a coffee ride one morning....

Living like a local is the experience Velo Tours provides.  We do not follow the Tour so there's no daily grind of changing hotels or transferring stage to stage. We take you to see a few stages of the race while it is in the Alpes; the rest of the time you will unpack for a week in a large chalet on the main street of le Bourg d'Oisans at the foot of Alpe d'Huez where every day is geared up for you to do nothing else but ride your bike up the mountains in the morning and relax in the afternoon as you immerse yourself in the local French culture and kick back in the town's bars and cafes.

We eat, sleep and ride together each day which creates a personal, 'family road trip' atmosphere that has you sharing your achievements and your failures, supporting and inspiring each other every step of the way.  Lifelong friendships are formed and amazing memories shared with other likeminded people gathered together, living the same dream. 

As with the Classic Cols of the Pyrenees, our Trans Top 30 tour is for the hardcore cyclist only. This pure climbing tour takes in both the Pyrenees and the Alpes regions with a stop over at Mont Ventoux in the middle - because we can!
 

Well now you can pit yourself against the famous capi and pavé in dry lycra bathed in sunshine on this amazing premium tour in the month of June or August (dates change annually), riding and dining alongside 2 time top ten Paris-Roubaix finisher, Henk Vogels.

You will ride the legendary Arenberg Trench, test yourself on the Passo del Ghisallo and Wall of Sormano to name just a few, as you traverse some of the best one day classic courses across 3 countries; Italy, France and Belgium.

Featuring stopovers in premium accommodation in beautiful Siena, Lake Como, Sanremo and the home of cycling, Oudenaarde in Belgium this tour ticks all the boxes.

Special Comment: This tour is not suitable for novice riders. We ride big distances each day and some routes take us on cobbled and dirt roads so only confident riders with above average bike handling skills should consider this tour.

This amazing tour is not only a cycling experience of a lifetime but also one for the culinary senses as well. We put as much effort into sourcing the best hotel and dining experiences available per TripAdvisor rankings as we do the best riding in each region which is why this tour is not ony for the discerning rider but for the those wanting a complete cultural experience with a great group of people sharing every amazing moment with you.

With minimal time in the van you will ride most of the way with van support at all times. You will also get to participate alongside 23,000 fellow cycling enthusiasts in one of the biggest cycling events in the Dolomites, the Sella Ronda Bike Day.

Featuring stop overs of between 2 and 4 nights in Lake Como, Bormio, Corvara and our final two nights in Lake Garda, staying in beautiful 3 and 4 star hotels or high rating B&Bs in prime locations and 3 course meals in great restaurants every night, this tour ticks all the boxes for both cyclists and non cycling partners.

Tasmania is one of the most amazing cycling locations in the world, recently rated 2nd best cycling location globally by Lonely Planet.

We know all the best places to eat, sleep and ride your bike across the state. Let us plan a cycling and cultural experience of a lifetime that suits your budget. Just send us an email or give us a call to see what we can do for you.

If you can't decide whether to go to the Pyrenees or the Alpes for the Tour de France then why not go to both?

When the Tour de France route makes it possible, we offer our Grand Tour which is a combination of both the Alpes and the Pyrenees experiences across both regions.

You will ride to 8 cities over 10 days of cycling.  Not only will you see some stunning coastline as you weave your way across Spain to France, you will also have the chance to challenge yourself on one of the penultimate climbs of Europe, MontVentoux.  You will stay in 3-4 star hotels close to all the great cafes, restaurants and bars where you can immerse yourself in the culture of each of the cities you visit after a great day of riding your bike. 

This tour will surely tick all the boxes of any discerning cyclist.

We do not follow the Tour so there's no daily grind of changing hotels or transferring stage to stage. We take you to see a few stages of the race while it is in the Pyrenees; the rest of the time you will unpack for a week in a large 18th century villa or chalet on the main street of Bagneres-du-Luchon where every day is geared up for you to do nothing else but ride your bike up a mountain or two and relax as you immerse yourself in the local French culture, kick back in the town's bars and cafes and get to know all of our friends and adopted French family in town.

As a group we eat, sleep and ride together each day which creates a personal, 'family road trip' atmosphere that has you sharing your achievements and your failures and supporting and inspiring each other every step of the way. Lifelong friendships are formed and amazing memories shared with other likeminded people gathered together, living the same dream.