- Cycle along car-free paths reserved for bike riders and walkers
- Discover the beautiful Catalan countryside on two wheels
- Enjoy several opportunities for swimming in the Mediterranean Sea
- Visit the medieval towns of Besalu, Begur and Pals
- Visit a winery for a wine-tasting session
Cycling Girona and the Catalan Coast
7 Days
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7 Days
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Cycling
Activity Level
Moderate
See our Activity Level Guidelines to check if this holiday is right for you
Comfort Level
Classic
Ride through the cycling world’s favourite place in Spain
Cycling pros rate Girona and the coast in Catalonia among the best destinations on the planet. Find out why on this exciting two-wheel adventure. Led by an expert guide, we pedal between historic villages via disused railway lines, quiet small roads and coastal paths, while also challenging ourselves against some climbs. To break up the journeys – and to learn more about the local culture and history – we also enjoy guided tours around medieval towns and even stop at a local wine estate for a memorable tasting session.
Highlights
Key Information
- Accommodation: 3 Superior nights (hotel), 3 Classic nights (hotel)
- Five days of cycling with partial vehicle support
- Group normally 6 to 16 plus leader. Minimum age: 16
- Countries visited: Spain
What's Included
- All breakfasts and one dinner
- All accommodation
- All transport and listed activities
- Tour leader throughout
- Group arrival and departure transfers available
- Local bike hire
What's Not Included
- Travel insurance
- Single accommodation (available on request)
- Visas or vaccinations
- E-bike hire (available for an additional cost)
- Tourist tax (paid locally)
5 Days of Cycling
Pace:
Moderate: 8mph-10mph (13kph-16kph)
Terrain:
Low altitude; 50 percent quiet roads, 50 percent mix of cycling gravel paths, tracks and off road sections
Quiet roads with a good mix of flat and rolling terrain, some climbs
Day 2
58 km / 36 miles
Day 3
42 km / 26.1 miles
Day 4
37 km / 23 miles
Day 5
40 km / 24.9 miles
Day 6
45 km / 28 miles
Start
Finish
Availability
Land Only Trip Price
Optional Single Supplement
Sunday Sunday
12 Apr 2026 12 Apr 2026
Saturday Saturday
18 Apr 2026 18 Apr 2026
Availability Guaranteed (Available)
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Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
Availability
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View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
10 May 2026 10 May 2026
Saturday Saturday
16 May 2026 16 May 2026
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 4950 Book with USD 1237 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
31 May 2026 31 May 2026
Saturday Saturday
06 Jun 2026 06 Jun 2026
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Land Only Trip Price Usually USD 4948Now USD 4710Saving USD 238 Usually USD 4948Now Saving USD 238 Book with USD 1177 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
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View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
21 Jun 2026 21 Jun 2026
Saturday Saturday
27 Jun 2026 27 Jun 2026
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
13 Sep 2026 13 Sep 2026
Saturday Saturday
19 Sep 2026 19 Sep 2026
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Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings and has reached the minimum number of passengers required to go ahead. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
11 Oct 2026 11 Oct 2026
Saturday Saturday
17 Oct 2026 17 Oct 2026
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 4950 Book with USD 1237 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 788
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
11 Apr 2027 11 Apr 2027
Saturday Saturday
17 Apr 2027 17 Apr 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 908
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
09 May 2027 09 May 2027
Saturday Saturday
15 May 2027 15 May 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 908
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
30 May 2027 30 May 2027
Saturday Saturday
05 Jun 2027 05 Jun 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 908
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
20 Jun 2027 20 Jun 2027
Saturday Saturday
26 Jun 2027 26 Jun 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5250 Book with USD 1312 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 983
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
12 Sep 2027 12 Sep 2027
Saturday Saturday
18 Sep 2027 18 Sep 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5250 Book with USD 1312 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 983
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip NotesSunday Sunday
10 Oct 2027 10 Oct 2027
Saturday Saturday
16 Oct 2027 16 Oct 2027
Availability Available
Land Only Trip Price USD 5100 Book with USD 1275 deposit Book with USD 500 deposit
Optional Single Supplement +USD 908
Availability
This departure is available for new bookings, and will be guaranteed to go ahead once it reaches minimum numbers. Please click Continue to proceed with booking or contact our Sales team for assistance.
View Trip Notes
Itinerary
Barcelona Besalu
Adventure starts in Barcelona
We start the trip in Barcelona, a captivating city of quirky landmarks and excellent cuisine.
Our cycling starts tomorrow but the adventure begins this afternoon. Say hola to your tour leader and fellow travellers as we take advantage of our time here with a guided walking tour. Stops include La Rambla, the Christopher Columbus statue, Barcelona Cathedral and the Gothic Quarter.
Around 6pm, we gather as a group to learn more about the adventures ahead. This is followed by a group dinner.
Want more time in Barcelona? Secure pre-tour hotel nights through your sales representative.
Accommodation: Catalonia Sagrada Familia/Hotel Ronda House (or similar)
Upgrade to a premium room today – speak to your sales representative for more details
Transfer to Olot; cycle to Girona; afternoon walking tour
After breakfast, we have a transfer (approximately two hours) to Olot where we fine tune our bikes before we start cycling in Garrotxa National Park. This is the perfect place to get used to our bikes as we follow The Carrilet, a car-free path reserved for cyclists and walkers that follows a disused narrow-gauge railway. Today’s route includes some easy gradual climbing during the first 7.5mi (12km) and then a long gentle descent through the countryside until we reach the medieval town of Girona, a hotspot for cycling pros for more than two decades. This evening, we have a guided walking tour of the town, visiting the old quarter and the Jewish quarter, before ending in La Rambla de la Llibertat, the culture-soaked main street in Girona, where we find somewhere for dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel Gran Ultonia (or similar)
Cycle to Sant Feliu de Guixols; transfer to Calella de Palagrugell
We continue cycling along the car-free Carrilet until we reach the Mediterranean Sea in Sant Feliu de Guixols. We start with a short uphill section to reach Llagostera, where we stop for refreshments, and then enjoy an easy long descent to the Costa Brava coast. We stop for lunch before boarding the bus for a transfer (approximately 30 minutes) to our destination for the next two nights, Calella de Palafrugell. Our hotel is within walking distance of the coast, so take the chance for a swim at one of the nearby beaches.
Accommodation: Hotel Alga (or similar)
Loop ride to Palafrugell and Palamos; wine tasting and back to Calella
Today’s ride follows a circular route south of Calella to Palamos and back. During our journey to Palamos, we travel through the colourful market town of Palafrugell, where we stop to check out the local produce and enjoy a coffee while watching the market in action. After, we cycle using another disused railway to the fishing town of Palamos and visit the unspoiled sandy beach of Castell. This afternoon, we cycle back to Calella, stopping at a winery to sample their produce.
Accommodation: Hotel Alga (or similar)
Cycle to Torroella de Montgri
We start cycling after breakfast, leaving the coast behind and travelling inland to the walled medieval town of Begur. Today is one of the most scenic days as we cycle past farmlands, sunflower fields and through the gothic walled towns of Begur and Pals. We have a chance to jump off our bikes to explore both towns, and for lunch we can sample the local paella recipe in Pals. This afternoon, we have a mainly flat route on quiet roads and gravel tracks that will take us through various villages until we reach our hotel in the town of Torroella de Montgri.
Accommodation: Hotel Moli del Mig (or similar)
Cycle to Banyoles; transfer to Besalu
Our final day of cycling is also one of the most picturesque, as we travel through Catalan countryside using a combination of quieter backroads and gravel tracks.
Our first stop is the town of Púbol, where artist Salvador Dalí bought a castle for his wife Gala. We then stop in San Esteban de Guialbes for lunch and the chance to try the Catalan dish of snails and butifarra (a type of pork sausage). After, we ride close to the town of Banyoles, where our cycling ends.
Then take a transfer (approximately 30 minutes) to our final destination, Besalu. After checking into our hotel and a chance to shower, enjoy a walking guided tour of this medieval town. We visit the 12th-century bridge, the Sant Pere Monastery and Saint Vincent Church, before our last group meal together.
Accommodation: Hotel Casa Marcial (or similar)
End Besalu; transfer to Barcelona airport
Our adventure ends with a transfer from Besalu to Barcelona airport. If you’ve still got the appetite for a bit more exploration, speak to your sales representative about extending your stay.
Essential Info
Is this trip for you?
This trip is classified Road and Activity Level 3 (Moderate). For more information on our trip gradings please visit our Activity Level Guidelines page. If you have any queries about the difficulty of the trip please do not hesitate to contact us.
- Five days of cycling
- Average distance: 24mi (38km) per day
- Partial vehicle support
- Terrain and route: 50 percent on quiet minor roads and 50 percent on a mixture of cycle paths, non-technical tracks and a few off-road sections
Please note, wearing a cycling helmet is compulsory on this trip.
If you are unsure about tackling five days of self-powered cycling but are keen to experience this trip, we recommend an e-bike (additional charge applies). Our guides are experienced in managing groups with both push bikes and e-bikes, and many of our clients enjoy the flexibility that an e-bike offers. Please speak to us if you would like to add this option to your booking.
The first couple of days of cycling follow disused railway lines, so we cycle on good off-road tracks with some paved sections. The rest of the trip is on quieter paved backroads and some good off-road sections. The most difficult day is the last day of cycling when we cycle the longest distance (37mi/60km) and tackle the biggest accumulated climb. The support vehicle will be available throughout this day, so you can jump in at any point. This trip is ideal for confident cyclists who exercise regularly and have a good level of fitness.
Joining Instructions
Key information
Start hotel: Hotel Catalonia Sagrada Familia, C. d’Aragó, 08026 Barcelona (+34 932 45 89 05) or Hotel Ronda House, Carrer de Sant Erasme, 19, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona (+34 933 29 00 04)
Recommended arrival time: You can arrive at any time. There is a walking tour in the afternoon and a welcome briefing around 6pm.
Airport: Barcelona Airport (BCN)
Getting to the start hotel
The start hotel is approximately 20 to 30 minutes’ drive from the airport. We provide one group arrival transfer from the airport, which is timed to coincide with the arrival of a chosen flight from London, UK. You may join this transfer at no extra cost, provided you can be at the airport before the transfer leaves. Speak to your sales representative for the group arrival transfer times or to arrange a private transfer.
If you would like further information on joining this trip, please speak to your sales representative.
Catching your return flight
There’s a group departure transfer to the airport for those booked onto a chosen flight to London, UK. Please speak to your sales representative if you wish to join. If the group departure transfer does not suit your flight time, speak to your sales representative to arrange an alternative transfer.
Full joining instructions including local emergency numbers will be sent to you as part of our Final Joining Instructions. If you do not receive these at least a week before departure, or require them earlier please contact our office or your travel agent.
Location start: Barcelona
Location end: Besalu
Hotels
We aim to secure locally owned accommodation that is well located, offers good value for money, and plenty of comfort. To help you find your ideal adventure, each trip is given a Comfort Level rating, which indicates the overall standard of accommodation. For more on our ratings, see our Comfort Level guidelines.
Upgrade to a premium room on Day 1 of the itinerary – speak to your sales representative for more details
Tailor your trip: Extend your adventure by securing extra hotel nights before or after the main itinerary. Speak to your sales representative to book.
Private rooms: Like most tour operators, we room solo passengers together. If you’d prefer to have a private room, it’s normally possible to do this for a supplement. Speak to your sales representative to book.
Reviews
Add your own reviewThe Best Way to Explore Girona and Beyond!
Cycling Girona and the Catalan Coast was the perfect balance of adventure and relaxation it was also my first Cycling trip! The routes were peaceful and well-planned, passing through authentic villages, rolling countryside, and the most beautiful stretches of coast!
Our guide was fantastic – knowledgeable, friendly, and always made the days fun. The E-bikes were a great option for anyone wanting a little extra confidence on the hills. An unforgettable way to experience Northern Spain!
Most Inspirational Moment
For me, the most inspiring moment was cycling through tiny villages with no one else around, just the sound of the wind and the countryside! It was such a peaceful and immersive way to explore a country and truly felt so present in the moment. I found the whole experience really meditative, my work life is spent behind screens all day and it was amazing to spend a week away from screens and just live in the moment!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our group leader was Miguel and he was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable about the areas visited and gave detailed tours around the villages. Miguel made an effort to speak with every person in the group and really helped gel everyone together, we ate at some delicious restaurants at his recommendation including an amazing locals secret where we were the only tourists yet packed full of locals. Shout out to Alfonzo our support vehicle driver who made sure everyones bikes were well maintained throughout including freshly charged batteries for the E-Bikers! Perfect double act together. :)
Advice for Potential Travellers
Get yourself a cycling vest with pocket storage - trust me, it’s a game changer! You’ll stop a lot for photos, and having your phone right there means no rummaging through the Panier every time!
Leaders were awesome and never skipped a beat
Better than expected. Great group of people (even though I was only USA person). Leaders were awesome and never skipped a beat. Everything went smoothly – even when I got lost for a few minutes. Excellent trip leaders, great itinerary, very nice hotel accommodations (except Barcelona)
Most Inspirational Moment
The beautiful rides through the countrysides; town of Girona (perfect); Llagostera; everything about the town of Palafrugell-Calella - the hotel, the beach and the restaurant; Palamos The Leaders! Miguel and Alfonso!!!
Thoughts on Group Leader
He was awesome! Couldn't pick a better leader! Very well organized; great sense of humor, fluent English......!
Fascinating, Fantastic, Fun
I’ve been on a lot of cycle tours. This was my first with Exodus. What an experience! I was impressed by the high level of organization and professionalism. Cycling through medieval villages, beautiful farmlands and some days overlooking the Mediterranean gave variety to each day. As did the multitude of trails and pathways. Each restaurant and hotel was specially chosen to offer a unique and quality experience. The leader had really done his homework and pointed out points of interest along the way. I appreciated the guided walks around each town in the evening. And, most importantly, we had a lot of fun!
Most Inspirational Moment
The town of Besalu with its winding streets, monastery and absolutely breathtaking12th Century Bridge.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our leader was organized, professional, and patient. He was also a wealth of knowledge on each place we visited.
Cycling Girona and the Catalan Coast
The trip was excellent from start to finish.
Most Inspirational Moment
2 nights in Calella de Palafrugell, the cycling using cycle lanes, the food, the variety of scenery throughout.
Cycling Girona and the Catalan Coast
My Catalonia cycle trip went beyond my expectations.
Most Inspirational Moment
The scenery in the farmlands and the medieval villages.
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Cycling Girona and the Catalan Coast
7 Days
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7 Days
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Excl. flights