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GUIDED TOURS
Guided OriginalTours (Click for more info)Australia - Austria - The Caribbean - England - France - Italy - Switzerland
WorldVentures Guided PartnerTours (Click for more info)
Austria - Austria/Italy - Austria/Germany - Italy - - Spain
Austria - Austria/Italy - Austria/Slovakia/Hungary - Austria/Hungary - Germany/Austria -
Germany/Austria/Slovakia - Germany/Austria/Slovakia/Hungary - Germany - France
Holland - Italy - Switzerland - Spain - Majorca - Great Britain - Wales - England - United Kingdom
Guided or Self Guided Tours
If this is your first bicycle tour in a country foreign to you, or if you want
to be within a group of Americans with the supportive services of a great tour
leader and a van, then our traditional guided tours are probably for you.
If you have done all that and are comfortable on your own with or without
knowledge of the language (English gets you almost everywhere these days), then
you may want to consider a self-guided tour. The savings are great and they
leave almost anytime you want to go. You must be able to fix a flat (or be with
someone who can!) and be willing to ride on rainy days. For more details, check
out our Self-guided Tour Section
Groups
We can tailor any of our trips to meet your group's needs. If your
group is ten or more, you can select your own departure date and alter the
itinerary to your liking. We would enjoy working with you in planning your dream
vacation.
WorldVentures Traditionally Operated Guided Tours
These are the "OriginalTours" that we have built our reputation on since 1983. Our staff has conceived them, designed them and operated them with our own tour leaders since their inception. The tour members are usually all North Americans with an occasional guest from another continent (we wish there were more). There are never more than 16 guests so we can provide individual attention to needs.
There are always two or more seasoned tour leaders and the tours operate in a loosely structured way so that you can do the tour your way.... as you like it. Instructions and maps are issued on the first day of the tour and you are free to leave at any time during the day just by following the directions. You can, if you prefer, ride with the tour leader and other tour members in a group. The van patrols the route during the day until the last rider arrives. It has on board fruits, drinks and other treats to keep you well nourished along the way. It will be available for repairs if needed and to take tired cyclists aboard at any time. It will make sure that your luggage is in your room when you arrive at your hotel.
The hotels we select are always the best available in the area. Often it may be a luxurious chateau or castle or manor house. Of course, some nights these are not available and we stay in cozy country inns, usually family operated, to get a real feel of the culture.
These tours are all marked as OriginalTours in their description.
WorldVentures "OriginalTours": Return to Top
FRANCE Loire
Valley - Provence -
Burgundy & Beaujolais -
French Riviera
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley - Guided OriginalTour - 6 DAYS - Inn Tour – $2890* & Chateau Tour – $3890*
Biking and Ballooning
Experience the best foods, world-renowned wines, chateaux by the score, and endless fields of flowers. Rendezvous with your balloon and lift into the sunset, flying wherever the winds may take you. Spend easy days cycling to wineries and visiting chateaux
Provence - Guided OriginalTour - 7 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3260 & Chateau Tour – $3890
Cycling
Orange to the Mediterranean Sea - View Roman ruins everywhere... deep green cypress.. vast fields of sunflowers... white mountains always in the background. Cycle the vineyards of Chateauneuf de Pape and swim beneath the Pont du Gard. Track the footsteps of Van Gogh, experience a French bullfight in a Roman coliseum.
Burgundy and Beaujolais - Guided OriginalTour - 7 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3090* & Chateau Tour –$3890*
Biking and Ballooning
See famous vineyards drenched in sunshine... hospitable people who have perfected all that is best in eating and drinking... old towns and villages.. and world-famous wineries all along the road. Climb aboard your Balloon, "Harlequin," and float on the gentle evening breeze, watching world-renowned vineyards unfold below. Spend your days on tiny roads touring the wineries, tasting the wines and wending your way to Beaujolais.
The French Riviera - Guided OriginalTour - 7 DAYS - Chateau Tour – 11,500
Cycling and Sailing
Picture the Cote d'Azur, the gilded shore of France... soft sand beaches edged with gay cabanas... exotic flowers perfuming the air... white limestone cliffs rising abruptly from the sea. Cycle leisurely along this spectacularly beautiful scene and return each night to your elegant sailing yacht manned by an internationally qualified crew.
ITALY
Italian Riviera
- Guided OriginalTour - 7 DAYS - Inn Tour - $3290
Cycling
Monte Carlo to Portofino - Cycle out of Monte Carlo on the ancient Aurelian Way, past Roman bridges and amphitheaters, villas dotting the hills and seaside promenades. Visit San Remo ---old, beautiful, sophisticated --- with its ornate casino... Genoa's aristocratic streets lined with palaces... Portofino's yacht-filled harbor. The Italian Riviera is beauty itself .
The North Italian Lakes - Guided OriginalTour - 7 DAYS - Inn Tour - $3290
Cycling
This is the Shoreline route to Venice, dotted with palatial villas, tropical flowers and hillsides cascading in vibrant color surrounded by snow-covered Alps --- everything reflected in the cool, blue waters of five special lakes. Cycle around this magnificent blue heaven, weaving in and out of Switzerland... cycling towards Venice, city of dreams, a legend suspended in time.
- Guided OriginalTour - 9 DAYS - Inn Tour - $3290Cycling Return to Top
The Chianti Wine Tour and The Green Heart of Italy - Begin in Florence then cycle south into Chianti Classico country through a landscape that is truly the most "Italian" in all of Italy. Combine this enchanted scene with Umbria and a trip into history encompassing the Etruscans, Romans and Christians. Cycle slowly visiting the wineries, enjoying the art, and absorbing the sheer beauty of it all.
The Emperors' Playground - Guided OriginalTour - 9 DAYS - Inn Tour - $3490
Cycling Roman Beaches & Islands
Rome to Capri - Rome - The word comes packed with paragraphs of impressions in your mind. Cycle this adventure south and follow the beaches from south of Anzio to Naples. Climb the Vomero, below which is Naple's gently curving shoreline. Beyond is Pompeii, and across the bay Sorrento perches high on a cliff. To the north lies Lake Averno, the legendary entrance to Hell. Sail to the Island of Ischia with its lavish thermal baths... climb Mt Vesuvius and see what an active volcano looks like... visit Capri, a tiny island paradise with fantastic grottos, unknown ruins and thousands of legends.
Tuscany - The Chianti Classico Wine Tour - Guided OriginalTour - 6 DAYS - Inn Tour - $3090
Cycling
Begin in Florence, birthplace of the New World. Then cycle south into Chianti Classico country, with vineyards as far as the eye can see, hills topped by cypress silhouettes against a cloud-flecked, deep blue sky, lovely villas on lush green hills surrounded by the rich earth and sun-drenched grapes, villages of honey-colored stone as old as the renaissance... and everywhere, the deep red liquid that gives it its name --- Chianti. -- Return to Top
England - The Cotswold Hills - Guided OriginalTour - 8 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3290
Cycling
Cycle
the Cotswold Hills beginning in Bath, the most celebrated spa in England.
Cycle to Corsham Court with its art collection... to Lacock with 100 homes
from the 14th century and home to the world's first photograph... to Sudley
Castle with its thousand-year history... to Shakespeare's birthplace and the
house in which his wife Anne Hathaway grew up... to Blenheim Palace,
England's largest home and Churchill's birthplace. All the while cycling
tiny country roads through some of the most charming little villages in the
world.
AUSTRIA
Vienna to Salzburg - Guided OriginalTour - 9 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3290
Cycling
The Austrian Romantic Road -
Taken as a whole, Austria may be the most beautiful country on earth. Begin in Vienna, sail up the Danube on a Ferry, and then cycle through the beautiful Wachau Valley, where you'll see castles, abbeys, medieval villages and Austria's best wineries all along the road. Cycle to the Austrian Alps and the beautiful lake country --- a tranquil, airy place where music, wine and coffee are essential parts of each day.The Swiss Alpine Lake Country - Guided OriginalTour - 6 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3190
Cycling, Walking, Sailing, Water-skiing, Swimming and a cog-railway
The scenery is indescribable, with a postcard view every hundred yards or so. It's the very best of rural Switzerland with incredible mountain panoramas, massive glaciers, crystalline lakes, gorges, waterfalls and emerald green slopes dotted with gingerbread chalets. Cycle lakeside roads visiting castles and enjoying the view. to the tip of a mountain, where, on a good day, you can see to the black forest.
Bermuda - Guided PartnerTour - 5 DAYS - Inn Tour – $2390
Cycling
Bermuda is a
kaleidoscope of pink beaches, blue-green ocean and patchwork isles. It is a
cyclists dream. Tourists are not allowed to drive cars and the traffic is slow.
The landscape is a gently rolling countryside with sweeping seascapes at every
new turn in the road. A gentle mixture of England and the tropics.
AUSTRALIA
South Australia - Guided PartnerTour - 8 DAYS - Inn Tour – $3190*
Cycling
Explore Adelaide's
leafy streets... play Two-up at the casino... cycle north
through the Barossa Valley, Australia's premier wine
district... enjoy a barby, with prawns a big as your hand...
visit an old whaling port on Encounter Bay... sail to
Kangaroo Island in the Southern Ocean and play among hundred
of sea lions at Seal Beach... ride to the Fauna Reserve for a
look at kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, dingos, koalas and
emus... walk vast empty beaches at sunset over a crimson
sea... coax a wallaby to your hand. The spirit is wonder.
Everything is fresh and new - an adventure for the senses!
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PartnerTours are offered by our operating partners who are based in the vicinity of their tours. These are the same partners that operate our Self-Guided tours and with whom we have built a very close bond over the years. We hold them in high regard and they can offer an immersion in their culture that provides and in depth experience for their tour members. They provide local tour leaders with an intimate knowledge of their area and a very service oriented experience for the cyclists. All are multilingual and speak English quite well.
The members of the tour are usually a mixture of European citizens along with our North American clients. The significant difference is in the way they operate the tour. All cyclists cycle together with the tour leader who constantly guides the trip and offers commentary along the way. Written directions are not provided. They are supported by another leader who drives the support van and offers refreshments and mechanical help and a ride for tired cyclists.
The hotels are typically 2 to 4 stars depending upon the tour. The combination of local tour leaders and more modest accommodations results in significant savings on the price of the tour as you will notice. We welcome your questions.
These tours are all marked as PartnerTours in the description.
WorldVentures "PartnerTours": Return to Top
The Ten Lakes Circuit - Guided Partner Tour 8 DAYS - $1950 Tour # AUB-2304/G8
Cycling
Austria's Alpine Lake District - The Sound and Music of Austria's Villages, Lakes and Alps.
King Louis and the Bavarian Sea - Guided Partner Tour 8 DAYS - $1390 TOUR #AUB-2310/G8
Cycling
The Bavarian Sea (Lake Chiemgau) and Lake Chiem - Austria and Bavaria.
This is where Celts, Romans and the Bavarians used to live; from here Salzburg’s archbishops and the Bavarian dukes have influenced the course of history. One should put the bike aside once in a while to take a look at excavations sites, fortresses out of the Middle Ages, gothic chapels and monasteries. And naturally make a tour of the festspiele (festival) town Salzburg, the town where the tour begins and ends.
Innsbruck to Bolzano - Guided Partner Tour The Adige Bicycle Path - 8 Days - $1390 TOUR # AUB-2309/G8
Cycling
Through the orchards and vineyards of South Tyrol - From Austria to Italy following the wine route
ITALY
Western Tuscany - Guided Partner Tour 8 DAYS - $1550 TOUR # ITB-2307/G8
Cycling
Spas, Mediterranean Beaches and Wine -
Culture - Nature-Chianti-and Italy's Best Olive OilItaly - Bolzano to Venice - Guided Partner Tour
8 DAYS - $1490 TOUR # ITB-2305/G8Cycling
From the Alps to the Adriatic Sea - Trentino to the Veneto - Crossing Lake Garda & the Po Valley
SELF-GUIDED TOURS Return to Top
-The Ten Lakes Circuit - 8 DAYS - $850 Tour # AUB-2304/B8
Cycling
Austria's Alpine Lake District - The Sound and Music of Austria's Villages, Lakes and Alps.
From the Ten Lakes District to the Danube Cycle Path - 8 DAYS - $790TOUR # AUB-1421/8
Cycling
The Shoreline Route to Vienna - Through Alpine Lakes and Meadows and along the banks of the romantic Blue Danube to the centerpiece of the Ottoman Empire - Vienna
Biking Along the Mur River Path -
7 DAYS - $775 TOUR # AUB-2306/B8Cycling
Through Salzburger Land and Styria to the Slovenian Border -
Following the Wine and Spa RouteThe Drau Bicycle Path - 8 DAYS - $925 TOUR # AUB-23088
Cycling
Cycling through the Tyrol - Through the sun valleys from Brixen to Villach Top of page
Innsbruck to Bolzano - The Adige Bicycle Path - 8 Days - $990 TOUR # AUB-2309/A8
Cycling
Through the orchards and vineyards of South Tyrol - From Austria to Italy following the wine route
ERMANY - AUSTRIAPassau to Vienna - 8 DAYS - $550 TOUR # AUB-1426/C8
Cycling - Your choice of traditional bike or our new ELECTRIC POWERED BIKE
The Danube River bicycle path - The World’s Most Popular Bike Path - From Germany through Austria following the ROAD OF THE CHRISTIANS, DUKES AND HEROES.
The Tauern Bicycle Path - 7 DAYS - $790 Tour # AUB-1104/B8
Cycling
The Tyrol Alps to the Danube River through Austria & Bavaria... Perhaps Austria’s most beautiful bicycle path… Cycling along the Salzach and Inn Rivers
Salzburg to Vienna - Cycling the Tauern and the Danube Bike paths - 8 DAYS - $
950 Tour # AUB-1107/8Cycling Top of page
Combining the Tauern and Danube bicycle paths, the most beautiful and the most popular bicycle paths in Europe... and possibly the world. Cycling through Bavaria to the Danube River and following the Danube to Vienna.
King Louis and the Bavarian Sea - 8 DAYS - $890 TOUR #AUB-2310SG8
Cycling
The Bavarian Sea (Lake Chiemgau) and Lake Chiem - Austria and Bavaria.
This is where Celts, Romans and the Bavarians used to live; from here Salzburg’s archbishops and the Bavarian dukes have influenced the course of history. One should put the bike aside once in a while to take a look at excavations sites, fortresses out of the Middle Ages, gothic chapels and monasteries. And naturally make a tour of the festspiele (festival) town Salzburg, the town where the tour begins and ends.
Bike & Boat Along the Danube - 8 DAYS - $950 TOUR # MCB-1429/P8
Bike and River Cruise on The Danube
Passau - Vienna - Bratislava - Passau
Cycle the world's most popular bicycle path - through Germany, Austria and Slovakia and return home each night to your floating hotel, a nostalgic, comfortably rustic ship the MS THEODOR KÖRNER complete with en suite baths and air conditioning.
Since the Nibelungen saga, it seems, the great river has attracted and fascinated travelers. Relax on board your floating hotel and enjoy spectacular natural scenery as you gently cycle through wooded valleys lined with charming old townships. You will pass historic castles and ruins, beautiful churches and inspiring monasteries. Take this opportunity to discover Vienna, the vibrant Austrian capital and cycle along the banks of the delightful Blue Danube
GERMANY - AUSTRIA - SLOVAKIA - HUNGARY
Bike & Cruise Along the Danube - 8 DAYS - $950 TOUR # MCB-4310/P8
4 COUNTRIES & 3 CAPITAL CITIES
Bike and River Cruise on The Danube
Passau - Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest - Passau
Cycle the world's most popular bicycle path - through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary and return home each night to your floating hotel, a nostalgic, comfortably rustic ship the MS THEODOR KÖRNER complete with en suite baths and air conditioning.
Since the Nibelungen saga, it seems, the great river has attracted and fascinated travelers. Relax on board your floating hotel and enjoy spectacular natural scenery as you gently cycle through wooded valleys lined with charming old townships. You will pass historic castles and ruins, beautiful churches and inspiring monasteries. Take this opportunity to discover Vienna, the vibrant Austrian capital - explore Budapest - enjoy the vibrant sidewalk cafe life of Bratislava and cycle along the banks of the delightful Blue Danube
Top of page l - 8 DAYS - $625 TOUR # AUB-1424/8Cycling
Easy Lakeside Cycling in Austria & Hungary through the Donauauen National Park - Beaches, Nature and the Largest Network of Bike Paths in Austria. 7 nights in 1 hotel - no packing and unpacking.
AUSTRIA-SLOVAKIA-HUNGARY
--
Vienna
to Budapest -
Cycling
This tour connects three
famous cities on the
Danube: VIENNA, BRATISLAVA and BUDAPEST. -
The Romantic Road - 8 DAYS - $890 TOUR # GEB-2314/B8
Cycling
A Dream Journey Following the Old Roman Road -
Fairytale Bavarian Castles, Roman Ruins and Alpine Scenes Top of page
The Mosel Bicycle Path - Trier to Koblenz - 6 DAYS - $790 TOUR # GEB-2302/68
Metz to Koblenz - 8 Days - $950
TOUR # GEB-2302/88Cycling
Traditions and Vineyards - Following the wine route along Germany's Moselle river
GREAT BRITAIN Wales - England
England
7 DAYS - $1190 TOUR # ENB-26017Cycling
The Classic English River Ride
Cycle through meadows and rural villages, royal parks, ancient towns and English history
Top of pageWales - The Celtic Trail - 6 DAYS - $1090 TOUR # WAB-24167
Cycling
Quiet Lanes, Seaside Villages & Market Towns
Cycle one of the finest stretches of the entire National Cycle Network
HOLLAND - Tulips, Dunes and History - 6 Days - $1090 TOUR # HOB-21017
Cycling
Cycling the coastal dunes of the North Sea... pastureland, windmills, historical cities, fishing villages and, in April and May, beautiful fields of Tulips as far as you can see.
ITALY Top of page 8 DAYS - $950 TOUR # ITB-2305/B8Cycling
From the Alps to the Adriatic Sea - Trentino to the Veneto - Crossing Lake Garda & the Po Valley
A Taste of Tuscany - 7 DAYS - $1690 or 9 DAYS - $1890 or 11 DAYS $2090
TOURS # ITM-1702/77 - ITM-1702/97 & ITM-1702/117
Cycling, Walking and Thermal Baths at Grand Spas Top of page
Southern Tuscany.... Famous Hilltop Villages, Thermal Spas and Italy's Best Red Wine
Tuscan Vineyards Tour - Choice of:
7 DAYS - $1650 or 9 DAYS $1875 or 11 DAYS $2075Tour # ITM-1707/97 & ITM- 1707/117 & ITM- 1707/137
Cycling, Walking and Water Sports
Cycle the eastern region of Tuscany in the land of the Tuscan Sun.... easier cycling past beautiful lakes, vineyards and areas of historical interest.Western Tuscany - 7 DAYS - $890 or 8 DAYS - $1150 TOURS # ITB-2307/B8 or # ITB-2307/A8
Cycling
Spas, Mediterranean Beaches and Wine -
Culture - Nature-Chianti-and Italy's Best Olive OilUntouched Umbria - Choice of: 7 DAYS - $1650 or 9 DAYS - $1875 or 11 DAYS $
2075TOURS # ITB-1701/77 - ITB-1701/97 & ITB-1701/117
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Cycle along valleys and climb onto picturesque hilltop villages and towns such as Assisi, Montefalco and Todi – this trip combines history and culinary delights.
FRANCE -Provence - Burgundy - Loire Valley - Brittany - Languedoc - Alsace - Dordogne - Normandy
Alsace - Traditions and Vineyards - 8 DAYS - $825 TOUR # FRB-13018
Cycling
Traditions and Vineyards - following the wine route
Alsace - Cycling the Romanesque Road - 5 DAYS - $550 TOUR # FRB-13048
Cycling
Traditional Postcard Alsace - Famous for Beer and Wine Return to Top
Brittany - Mont San Michel to the Corsaire Country - 8 DAYS– $
1090 TOUR # FRW-16128Cycling
The Heart of Brittany... and one of the world's most famous monuments
-Top of page - 990 TOUR # FRB--2003/A7Cycling Return to Top
Avignon to the Camargue and The Mediterranean Sea
990 TOUR # FRB--2001/A7Cycling
The Luberon National Park
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Discover the Three Rivers - Five Day Luxury Tour.
1990 TOUR # FRW-1602/V18Cycling Return to Top
Discover the Three Rivers - Eight Day Luxury Tour.
Loire Valley - A Cycling Stay in the Heart of Chateau Country - 5 DAYS - $525 TOURS # FRW-1614/B8
Includes all breakfasts and dinners
Cycling
Return to TopEnjoy life as the French do… living in one place the whole visit… Visit the Loire Valley Chateaux, the vineyards, the wineries, the cafes… and return home each night...
Burgundy Treasures - Traditions and Vineyards - 8 DAYS - $1290 TOUR # FRB-16168
Cycling
Following the wine route -
Spend your days on tiny roads touring the wineries, tasting the wines and wending your way through Burgundy... slowly, savoring every detail.Discovery of Northern Burgundy - 8 DAYS – $1490
Tour # FRW-16118Includes all breakfasts and dinners
Cycling
The Cote du Beaune, Morvan National Park, Vezelay, the Burgundy Canal... and some wine
The Hidden France - Languedoc on Bike - 8 DAYS - $990 TOUR # FRB-1902/87
The Hidden France - Languedoc on Bike - 6 DAYS - $790 TOUR # FRB-1903/67
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Located in the Mediterranean area in the extreme south of France -- The land of the other language
Discover the Dordogne - 8 DAYS - $1390 TOUR # FRB-16178
Cycling
The River Valley and The Black Perigord - An escape along sumptuous rivers to discover the Quercy, its way of life, the fabulous vertical city of Rocamadour and the black Perigord with its beautiful landscape : nothing has change since prehistory ! Travel through the deeply embanked Dordogne and Vézère rivers and their numerous châteaux that marked out this historical route.
Cycling Normandy - 6 DAYS - $1190
TOUR # FRB-16188Cycling
The Splendour of the Norman Seaside
From D-Day to Deauville. Discover Normandy a land of traditions and authenticity... from the landing beaches of D-Day to the luxurious French seaside resort of Deauville... the summer destination of Europe's rich and famous for centuries. SPAIN 8 DAYS - $1050 TOUR # SPB- 2301/8Special Form - Half-guided tour with bus support always nearby
Cycling - A well-known island with 2000 years of history
Island Cycling in the Mediterranean Sea with Sun, Sand & Sea
- 8 DAYS - $1290 TOUR # SPB-231681001 NIGHTS OF THE OCCIDENT - The Traditions of European and Arabic Cultures
Cycling
Hardly any other landscape evokes such fascinating pictures as Andalusia – a Flamenco dancer in a flowing red dress, white villages enthroned in the rocks, Moorish style filigree palaces and gloriously dressed bullfighters in sold out arenas. Experience an incomparable conglomeration of European and Arabic cultures, the beauty of the scenery harmonized perfectly with masterful architecture.
Swiss Pastoral - 9 DAYS $2025 or 11 DAYS $2225 TOURS # SWB-1704/97 & SWB-1704/117
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Stunning alpine views, pristine mountain lakes, wild flower-filled meadows and quiet villages.