Beyond the Miles, into the Moments: Your Guide to Cycling Adventures
Seeing the world by bike changes the scale of travel. Distances feel earned. Encounters feel genuine. And the places in between – the villages, cafés, backroads and conversations – become the journey, not just the scenery.
These cycling adventures take you beyond the ordinary and into the adventure, led by local guides who believe the best routes aren’t always the fastest, just the most rewarding. Ready to ride?
January: Cycling in Vietnam
Best month to cycle:
January brings cooler temperatures and lower rainfall, creating ideal cycling conditions across Vietnam’s central highlands and coastline.
Trip highlights:
Quiet backroads through fruit and rubber plantations, pine forests in Bidoup National Park, and the spectacular coastal descent of the Hai Van Pass.
Experience:
Cycle through villages preparing for Tet, Vietnam’s most important celebration. Depending on the lunar calendar, Tết falls in late January or early February, a time when Vietnam comes alive with celebration, family gatherings and quiet rituals of renewal. Homes are swept clean, markets brim with flowers and fruit, and the atmosphere feels quietly expectant. Your local guide helps you understand the customs behind the colour, and what’s cooking.
Difficulty level:
Moderate. Mostly flat tarmac with some undulation, plus challenging climbs around Dalat and the Hai Van Pass.
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Cycling Vietnam
Ride from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, witnessing Vietnam’s beauty unfold
“If you’re new to small-group bike tours, this is the trip for you. It’s consistently ranked one of our most popular cycling trips and receives excellent feedback. Just check out the reviews! Make this the year to saddle up and join us! ”
February: Porto to Lisbon Atlantic Ride
Best month to cycle:
Late winter brings mild temperatures and less people along Portugal’s Atlantic coast.
Trip highlights:
Coastal cycle paths, fishing villages, forest trails and long, easy breezy rides with ocean views.
Experience:
Stay overnight in Óbidos, one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval towns. After rolling through the countryside, arrive to whitewashed walls, cobbled lanes and a castle ringed by bougainvillea. With the day-trippers gone, the town settles into a slower rhythm. It’s the perfect place and time to wander and feel quietly folded into Portuguese life.
Difficulty level:
Easy to moderate.
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Porto to Lisbon Atlantic Ride
Follow scenic forest and ocean-side paths as you cycle the Atlantic coast of Portugal
” A recent Tour Leader of the Year winner, João Colaço, hails from this very route, born in the small coastal town of Marinha Grande. The chance to experience this adventure, perhaps with João himself, means you’re getting an unrivalled experience with the best in the business. ”
March: The Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Best month to cycle:
Spring brings warm, comfortable riding temperatures and clearer mountain views.
Trip highlights:
High mountain passes, kasbah-dotted valleys, Paradise Valley and a sweeping finish on the Atlantic coast.
Experience:
Pedal through remote Amazigh villages where daily life unfolds at road level. Children walk home from school, farmers tend terraces and delicious-smelling bread bakes in communal ovens.
Difficulty level:
Challenging. Sustained climbs with rewarding descents. A good level of fitness required.
Cycle Morocco's Great South
Pedal through Morocco from the Atlas Mountains to the coast
April: Cycling Cuba
Best month to cycle:
April is warm, relatively dry and ideal for riding Cuba’s quiet roads.
Trip highlights:
Colourful cities, rural farmland, classic cars and Caribbean coastline.
Experience:
Ride alongside members of a local Cuban cycling club, sharing stories, road space and plenty of laughter. Cycling is woven into daily life here, and this shared experience offers a rare insight into Cuban resilience, pride and hospitality, far removed from the postcard clichés.
Difficulty level:
Easy to moderate.
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Cuban Highlights Ride
Discover the pearl of the Caribbean on this road-based cycling adventure
May: Cycling Puglia and Matera, Italy
Best month to cycle:
Late spring brings welcome cooler temperatures, wildflowers and lush countryside.
Trip highlights:
Matera’s cave dwellings, Alberobello’s trulli, olive groves, Ionian coastline and baroque Lecce.
Experience:
Stay at a traditional masseria, where cycling days end with home-grown produce, local wine and conversations that stretch into the evening. It’s a reminder that in southern Italy, food, landscape and hospitality are inseparable, and best enjoyed slowly, after a day in the saddle.
Difficulty level:
Moderate – average 37mi (60km) per day.
Cycling Puglia & Matera
Cycle from the UNESCO town of Matera through Italy's heel to Lecce
June: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Best month to cycle:
Long daylight hours and pleasant summer temperatures make this a standout month.
Trip highlights:
Baltic capitals, national parks, coastal paths and medieval towns.
Experience:
Cycle the Curonian Spit, where towering sand dunes meet pine forests and the Baltic Sea. Along the way, pause to admire sculptures carved by local artists.
Difficulty level:
Easy to moderate.
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Cycle the Baltics
Cycle through three countries from Estonia to Lithuania
July: Cycling Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula
Best month to cycle:
July offers long, sunlit days in Istria, with warm temperatures eased by Adriatic breezes, ideal for coastal rides and countryside routes.
Trip highlights:
Sunlit coastal trails, medieval hill towns, Roman landmarks, vineyard-lined roads and quiet inland cycling.
Experience:
Ride the Parenzana Trail, a former railway turned cycling route, winding through vineyards, forested cuttings and stone villages. With your tour leader adding local insight, Roman and medieval history unfolds as you pedal, before finishing in Pula beneath its vast amphitheatre. This is a slower, richer side of Croatia, far from the beach sunbathers.
Difficulty level:
Moderate. Rolling terrain with some steady climbs.
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Cycling Croatia's Istrian Peninsula
Cycle sunlit Istria, where coastal trails and ancient history come alive with our tour leader’s local insight
August: Cycling the Back Roads of Sri Lanka
Best month to cycle:
August sits between monsoons, bringing fewer downpours and warm riding conditions.
Trip highlights:
Ancient cities, tea plantations, wildlife reserves and golden beaches.
Experience:
Head out on safari in Yala National Park, scanning scrubland and lagoons for elephants, crocodiles and the elusive Sri Lankan leopard. It’s a striking contrast to the morning’s cycling, trading pedals for patience, and speed for stillness.
Difficulty level:
Moderate to challenging, quiet tarmac roads with regular inclines.
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Cycle the Back Roads of Sri Lanka
Explore rich Sri Lankan history and culture by bike
September: Cycling the Cape Winelands, South Africa
Best month to cycle:
Spring brings blooming landscapes along the Garden Route and excellent whale-watching conditions.
Trip highlights:
Cycle the famous Cape Argus route and marvel at spring fynbos, baby animals and iconic Table Mountain.
Experience:
Pause in Hermanus to watch southern right whales from the shore, some of the best land-based whale watching in the world.
Difficulty level:
Moderate. Mostly relaxed riding with some challenging climbs.
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Cycling the Cape & Winelands
Vineyards, mountain passes and South Africa's coastline
October: Cycling the Lake District of Chile and Argentina
Best month to cycle:
Spring brings longer daylight hours and clear Andean views.
Trip highlights:
Volcanoes, ancient forests, turquoise lakes and cross-Andes riding.
Experience:
Ride between two countries across the Andes, combining challenging ascents with boat crossings and remote gravel tracks. Stay at an ecolodge near Conguillío National Park, where ancient araucaria trees frame evenings spent swapping stories beneath vast Patagonian skies.
Difficulty level:
Moderate to challenging.
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Cycling the Lake District of Chile & Argentina
Discover the beauty of the Andean Lake District on two wheels.
November: Cycling through Rajasthan, India
Best month to cycle:
Cooler winter temperatures make long rides far more comfortable.
Trip highlights:
Backroads, historic cities, rural villages and the Taj Mahal.
Experience:
Cycle through rural Rajasthan, where village life unfolds along the road. With your tour leader translating the rhythms of daily life, the journey between cities becomes the real highlight.
Difficulty level:
Moderate. Mostly surfaced backroads with optional climbs.
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Cycling Through Rajasthan
Hop on the saddle to discover majestic monuments and picturesque palaces in India’s Land of Kings
December: Costa Rica Coast to Coast Ride
Best month to cycle:
The dry season brings warm temperatures and clear rainforest trails.
Trip highlights:
Pacific coastline, rainforest interiors and wildlife-rich national parks.
Experience:
Explore Tortuguero National Park by boat, gliding through jungle waterways alive with birds, monkeys and reptiles. After days spent cycling coast to coast, it’s a fitting reminder that Costa Rica’s greatest riches often reveal themselves when you slow right down.
Difficulty level:
Moderate. Quiet tarmac roads with some steady climbs.
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Costa Rica Coast to Coast Ride
From coastlines to lava fields, marvel at Costa Rica’s beauty from the best seat in the house – your saddle
Every ride here is designed to take you beyond the ordinary and into the adventure. Led by the best local guides and shaped by the places in between, these cycling journeys reward curiosity as much as effort.
