From the ancient spiritual pilgrimage of the Camino De Santiago and the Lakes District of Patagonia, to the storybook landscapes of Bavaria and the undiscovered beauty of Corsica, here are 10 of our best guided bike tours. We chose this list from an eclectic blend of our most popular tours, tour leader favorites, and some of our most celebrated tours that have garnered international press and awards. So here they are: our Top Ten Tours. Highlights: Gourmet meals and wines. The gorgeous countryside of Tuscany.
The farms, orchards and food of Emilia-Romagna. The tour guides were amazing and worked tirelessly to provide everything we needed. Highlights: Follows the route of the Codex Calixtinus. There are few routes in the world where you bicycle or walk by 20 people speaking 5 different languages! Throughout history the Camino was a corridor that connected Europe.
More recently it has become a path shared by thousands of people every yearβexploring as they travel towards Santiago. Escape south and spend two weeks in the South American summer cycling through the Andes and crossing the continental divide from Argentina to Chile. Geologically, Corsica is more closely related to the Alps than it is to its larger neighbor to the south, the Italian island of Sardinia.
But culturally and linguistically this birthplace of Napoleon is all Mediterranean. Inlets and harbors are filled with bright blue and white fishing boats and palm-lined streets bustle with colorful marketplaces and a a wide variety of cultural blends and exotic dialects brought from northern Africa, mainland Italy, and the rest of the Mediterranean basin. An island of stunning natural beauty, Corsica is also an island of delightful surprises and cultural treasures for the touring cyclist.
Highlights : Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Extraordinary coastal and mountain scenery. French and Mediterranean food. Picturesque villages. Beautiful Pisan and Genoese churches. Fabulous beaches. Impressive watchtowers along the coast. It has everything, lush forests, desert, beaches, mountains.
