This company has been a porthole into the Arizona outback for over 20 years. They have grown to over 100 staff and guides offering hiking, backpacking, and cycling trips across the American West. On their trips, the guides will nurture authentic connections with the landscape, the history, and the essence of a place all while respecting the land and leaving no trace. A professional chef plans the menu and all dietary needs can be accommodated for. AOA can even help you build your own custom trip to help you find the adventure that you are looking for.
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Around Wisconsin offers "small group supported trips in the Bike Friendly State of Wisconsin". What more do you need to know? Well, we'll tell you anyway. There are two main trips, "Flavors of Wisconsin" (think microbrews, cheese and braut) and "Northern Woods and Waters" (multi-sport with kayaking, boating, and lots of backroad cycling). . Accommodations are historical inns and B & B’s. This is another great option for US residents that want to ride in a beutiful countryside for half the price of a trip to Tuscany!
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Website: http://aroundwisbike.com/
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Established in 1981 with one female employee, minibus, and bike tour along the legendary Danube Cycle Path (never before done), this company has become one of Europe's biggest bicycle tour operators, establishing itself as a successful enterprise with years of experience and numerous accolades to show for it. Austria Radreisen offers holiday and bike tours most notably in Germany, Austria, and Europe and provides travelers with complete itinerary planning, comfortable and secure luggage transfer, individualized solutions, and over 35 years of experience in organizing cycling holidays.
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Website: https://www.austria-radreisen.at/en/home/
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Here is another Czech-based bike tour operator, leading trips in one of our favorite value-oriented biking regions. This group provides either self-guided or fully-guided itineraries through many of the best biking areas in the Czech Republic: the Prague-Viena Greenways, the Moravian wine and bike trails, and the Bohemian UNESCO Heritage tour, plus many others. Their prices are extremeley reasonable, and they provide several niceties that you typically get with more expensive groups, such as pickup from the airport or any Prague hotel the first day of the tour, wine with dinner, etc. You can pay extra for certain things only if you want them (pre-programmed GPS, bike rental, transport from Prague airport to hotel, etc). They also have one-day trips from Prague, ideal for the European traveler that just wants to get a taste of adventure travel in the Czech Republic.
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Website: http://www.bicycle-tours.cz/
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The Azores is a group of islands west of Portugal that has become a popular destination for mountain bike riders. This company provides the best of the region's enduro / downhill and all-mountain rides in the region. They are flexible, adjusting the difficulty based on the experience of the riders and will work with you to customize to your taste and abilities. They have an all-day shuttle service to bring downhill riders back up the mountain, although uphills rider have that option as well. Technical support, SAG, bike rental, etc., is provided as well.
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Website: http://www.azoresmtbholidays.com/
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This company is arguably the largest with over 300 biking, hiking, multisport and cultural immersion trips available in 44 countries. But that doesn't mean that service is compromised. In fact, Backroads guides are trained to be extremely accommodating. And Backroads can be a good value: the trips are about 25% less than B & R, and if you choose the Premiere Inns option, you will often stay in the same accommodations. A nice feature is that because you choose from multiple levels of accommodation options, you get a selection of prices to choose from. The "Casual Inns" tours stay at 3-4 star inns, with "Premiere Inns" jumping to 4-5 stars.
There are also a wide variety of family-oriented and singles trips. Backroads clients are slightly younger, and more likely to have some experience with adventure travel. The typical client is a 45-year-old executive at a Fortune 500. There are always some strong riders on a Backroads trip, so you'll have company if you are planning on doing the supplemental longer routes. Going single is encouraged, and you don’t have to pay extra if you are willing to share a room. Backroads attracts guests who enjoy camaraderie so night time socializing is pretty good with this group.
Operator Type: Full-Service Operator
Website: https://www.backroads.com/?p=D610
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Price Per Day: $500
Services: Tour Guide, SAG Van, Bike Provided
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This company is based around it's fascinating founder, Jean-Philippe Soule', who traveled around the world as a professional photographer, founded the Native Planet NGO to help Indigenous people, AND was a Microsoft executive in Seattle. Best of the Pyrenees provides bicycle tours through the most spectacular mountainous regions of France. The bike tour options are the Pyrenees, Dordogne, Alps, Provence (Mt Ventoux ... this isn't one of those easy Provencial tours!) and Corsica. The mountain routes are challenging, but there are easier options for those who "want the beauty but not the pain." All itineraries are custom made to your desires and abilities and be done supported, guided or self-guided. The three main regions they travel to are split into three websites:
www.bestofthepyrenees.com
www.alpsbestcycling.com
www.corsicabestcycling.com
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If you’re experiencing a little “sticker shock” at the prices of a supported bike tour in Europe, this might be a good alternative. Riding with these folks will cost less than a fraction of what the for-profit tour groups charge. So what’s the catch? First of all, this is a non-profit group, and volunteers put together the tours. Second, you’ve got to bring your own bike.
Third, most trips are a little longer than a week, versus the typical one week that the other groups offer. Most BAC tours have van support, although on some of them the participants have to share van-driving duties. The biggest catch is that you have to plan WAY in advance, because many of the trips fill up quickly. Companions - With this group you’ll be riding with much more independent, experienced cyclists. Expect to meet lots of teachers, small-business owners and other self-sufficient types. Each tour varies so much in quality level (some are 2-star, some 4-star), that the same is true of the average participant's riding level.
Operator Type: Full-Service Operator
Website: http://www.bicycleadventureclub.org/
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Price Per Day: $144
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Bicycle Adventures provides multisport and bicycling vacations in the western United States
and Canada, Hawaii, and New Zealand with a focus on customizing for the desires of each guest. As they say, "our guides have an amazing ability to adapt to different desires – 3 people ride 70, 2 ride 50 and 4 hike and kayak, yet everyone shares a piece of their day together". One feature we really love is that with Bicycle Adventures, a six-day tour, means six active days - no wasted "meeting" day at the beginning and "travel" day at the end. From the website: " We have kept our expertise focused on select regions, rather than spreading ourselves thin all over the world. We live here and know these areas well".
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Providing excellent service Bicycle Adventures operates in the United States as well as around the globe. With top tour leaders and first class lodging every where you go. Value is what you get when taking a tour with Bicycle Adventures, giving you a fun, active, safe, scenic, and absolutely care-free vacation. Keeping their expertise focused on select regions, rather than spreading themselves thin all over the world.
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Website: http://bicycleadventures.com/
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