Cycling vacation in Italy, Dolomites, Lake Garda & Venice
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The leaders are not guides – they’re not there to shepherd you around. Instead, they’ll let you know which local restaurant serves great value food – without running the risk of travelers’ tummy. They’ll allow you to avoid hour-long queues at train stations and attractions.
We like to think of small group travel as the Goldilocks option. It is independent travel without the fuss, worry and bunk beds – and organised travel without the coaches. And it’s cheaper than a tailor made tour. It’s sits somewhere in the middle – and we think it’s just about right.
Have big, life-enriching experiences that would be impossible to organise without lots of time and insider knowledge.
Simplicity
Make the most of your vacation time by letting someone else do the hard work and boring logistics!
Peace of mind
Small group tours take care of the security aspects – and provide a safety net should anything unexpected happen.
If you don’t have three months to spend exploring, small groups trips let you cover more ground in less time. Your days are not spent queuing for tickets or finding hotels – so you can squeeze more into your vacation.
Solo travelers who’d like company
Likeminded travel companions plus peace of mind for those traveling alone. Single supplements are usually available – providing privacy if you want it.
Less confident travelers
Stray from the tourist trail without worrying about getting lost, and meet local people without dealing with the language barrier.
Couples and friends have private rooms, and you can choose to eat alone or not. Single supplements give solo travelers their own room.
“There won’t be any free time”
Free mornings or afternoons let you explore on your own, or just relax.
“The accommodation will be basic”
Trips are as high or low end as you like. Though off the beaten track destinations won’t have luxury hotels, this is all part of the adventure.
“I won’t like the other travelers!”
Tour operators try to create groups with a similar demographic – age, families, activity levels... Chances are, you’ll even make new friends.
“Will we be following an umbrella?”
No.
Responsible tourism
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we screen every trip so you can travel knowing your vacation will help support conservation and local people.
Transport When not traveling green on our bikes we use local transport – by public bus from Trento, public ferry across Lake Garda and train from Verona to Venice. Cycling is a quiet and sustainable way to travel that also promotes interaction with local people encountered along the way
Water
The local tap water is perfectly fine to drink and the Tour Leader encourages people to fill their bottles with tap water each day and to avoid buying plastic bottles of mineral water.
Seasonal produce
As well as suggesting local seasonal produce for picnics and meals we also encourage clients to try local wines (at the end of the day’s cycling!) to give a panorama of the local vines, terroir and wine culture - from aromatic wine in south Tyrol like Gewürztraminer to sparkling chardonnay in Trento, to Valpolicella and Soave in Verona. Visiting local growers and supporting local produce helps an area to cut down on food transport miles and encourages sustainable agriculture in the area.
As a travel company we are continually looking for ways to improve and are proud to be ‘Responsible in everything we do’. Education is key, and so all staff, Tour Leaders and partnering suppliers are trained in responsible and sustainable tourism. At our Head Office, we continually strive towards a sustainable and planet-friendly working environment, including having solar panels installed and a company commitment to reducing our plastic usage.
The Impacts of this Trip
Friends & neighbours
Wherever possible we encourage our cyclists to try local produce, to eat in locally-owned-run restaurants and bars. We buy our delicious picnics in this way and make coffee and snack stops in local places. We offer local wine tasting experiences also. Our Tour Leaders also look for opportunities to meet local people along the way and create cultural exchange between customers and the locals.
A fair deal
We hire bicycles from a local supplier and the luggage is moved from hotel to hotel by a local company that combines the bag transfers with self-guided and other clients in order to reduce the number of local motorised journeys. We use local city guides along the way and the Tour Leader is Italian and very often from the local area. We provide expert training and ongoing feedback through our operations managers. We stay in locally run hotels that employ people from the local region.
Traveling with respect
The Tour Leader teaches basic Italian to the group and encourages people to give it a try wherever possible, e.g. ordering at bars and restaurants to break the ice with the locals.
As a company we have valuable and longstanding partnerships with UK charities Toilet Twinning and Send a Cow, plus many smaller initiatives and projects around the world. We’re members of the UK travel industry body AITO because we believe it’s important to share our knowledge and experience, as well as learn from other operators.
Transport When not traveling green on our bikes we use local transport – by public bus from Trento, public ferry across Lake Garda and train from Verona to Venice. Cycling is a quiet and sustainable way to travel that also promotes interaction with local people encountered along the way
Water
The local tap water is perfectly fine to drink and the Tour Leader encourages people to fill their bottles with tap water each day and to avoid buying plastic bottles of mineral water.
Seasonal produce
As well as suggesting local seasonal produce for picnics and meals we also encourage clients to try local wines (at the end of the day’s cycling!) to give a panorama of the local vines, terroir and wine culture - from aromatic wine in south Tyrol like Gewürztraminer to sparkling chardonnay in Trento, to Valpolicella and Soave in Verona. Visiting local growers and supporting local produce helps an area to cut down on food transport miles and encourages sustainable agriculture in the area.
As a travel company we are continually looking for ways to improve and are proud to be ‘Responsible in everything we do’. Education is key, and so all staff, Tour Leaders and partnering suppliers are trained in responsible and sustainable tourism. At our Head Office, we continually strive towards a sustainable and planet-friendly working environment, including having solar panels installed and a company commitment to reducing our plastic usage.
The Impacts of this Trip
Friends & neighbours
Wherever possible we encourage our cyclists to try local produce, to eat in locally-owned-run restaurants and bars. We buy our delicious picnics in this way and make coffee and snack stops in local places. We offer local wine tasting experiences also. Our Tour Leaders also look for opportunities to meet local people along the way and create cultural exchange between customers and the locals.
A fair deal
We hire bicycles from a local supplier and the luggage is moved from hotel to hotel by a local company that combines the bag transfers with self-guided and other clients in order to reduce the number of local motorised journeys. We use local city guides along the way and the Tour Leader is Italian and very often from the local area. We provide expert training and ongoing feedback through our operations managers. We stay in locally run hotels that employ people from the local region.
Traveling with respect
The Tour Leader teaches basic Italian to the group and encourages people to give it a try wherever possible, e.g. ordering at bars and restaurants to break the ice with the locals.
As a company we have valuable and longstanding partnerships with UK charities Toilet Twinning and Send a Cow, plus many smaller initiatives and projects around the world. We’re members of the UK travel industry body AITO because we believe it’s important to share our knowledge and experience, as well as learn from other operators.
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