Biking & Cycling Vacations
Denmark | Danish Isles
Island hop through gently rolling countryside laced with extensive bike paths, historic ruins, royal castles, thatch-roofed farmhouses and colorful fishing villages on this eight-day Danish Isles adventure.
- Watch the changing of the guards at Amalienborg Palace (home of the Danish Queen) in Copenhagen, a city brimming with Scandinavian elegance and joie-de-vivre
- Fill your lungs with fresh sea air as you pedal the Riviera along a string of fishing villages en route to Helsingør, where Hamlet once roamed
- Explore the Museum of Natural History housed in the remarkable Hillerød Castle
- Circumnavigate Aerø Island to a backdrop of sheer cliffs and dune-swept beaches and chat with a friendly local over a coffee at a neighborhood kro (café)
- Ponder the ways of the Vikings as you tour the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
- Marvel at a castle built on 12,000 wooden poles on the island of Funen
- Savor a picnic lunch at an open-air market and a dinner of fresh, local seafood for which the Danish Isles are famed
- ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Denmark, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: June, July
- FROM: $3,998
- DURATION: 8 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Denmark Cycling Tours
Switzerland/Germany | Lake Constance to Zurich
Soak up a week of serenity and spectacular scenery as you pedal from the serene banks of Lake Constance to the roaring Rhine Falls of Schaffhausen, traversing geranium-studded meadows and church-flecked farmland along the way.
- Marvel at a 16-pillared 11th century Romanesque cathedral in Constance
- Wander the Halls of Knights at Altes Schloß, the oldest inhabited castle in Germany
- Sip a local pilsner in an ancient fishing village on the shore of Lake Constance
- Pedal through farmland peppered with monasteries and exploding with magnolia, lily and iris bushes on the islands of Mainau and Reichenau
- Follow the young Rhine into Switzerland, breezing past dairy farms, quaint towns and wildflower-studded meadows
- Stand at the foot of Rhine Falls, the most powerful falls in Europe
- Bike the Tösstal valley, pausing to cool off in the Töss River
- Savor a lunch of perfectly prepared rösti (the Swiss take on hash browns, often accompanied with bacon, onion, cheese or fresh herbs) and strawberries dipped in chocolate fondue
- ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Switzerland, Germany, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: June, July, August, September
- FROM: $3,598
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Switzerland & Germany Bike Tours
La Bella Puglia
The Mediterranean atmosphere of the Puglia region will transport visitors to a mystical destination. Cycle past the typical white, conical farmhouses, olive trees and cacti and take in the ocean air on this ride through the heel of the famous “boot” of Italy.
- ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: April, May, September, October
- FROM: $3,095
- DURATION: 6 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: La Bella Puglia
