A couple enjoying a holiday in the Welsh borderlands.
Fancy a cycling holiday in Wales? Then check out cycling tour operator Wheely Wonderful Cycling.
The company has organized a new, three-day cycling holiday for Herefordshire Art Week, September 11-19.
Tour participants will take in workshops and 18 studios in the arts and crafts community of Herefordshire and the Welsh Borders.
Bordeaux Pont Pierre. Photo credit: UTracks
Want to cycle your own Tour de France this year?
If you fancy exploring France by bike, travel company UTracks offers self-guided holidays in France.
Here 5 cycling holidays in France:
Urban cycling is an increasing trend and plays a role in tackling global problems like congestion, obesity and climate change, say organizers of an international cycling conference.
From June 22-25, 2010, at Vel0-City Global 2010, Copenhagen will host cycling experts, professionals and urban trendsetters from all over the world.
This year’s conference theme is “Different Gears – Same Destination” which means “whether we live in NYC, Rio de Janeiro or Amsterdam the common goal is to get more people cycling.”
Are you cycling in the U.S. where May is National Bike Month? Then you’ll want to check out the new added Biking Directions on Google Maps.
This U.S. feature includes: bicycling directions; outlined bike trails; and a “Bicycling” layer that indicates bike trails, bike lanes, and bike-friendly roads.
The Bicycling layer for Google Maps is accessible via the “More…” drop down menu at the top of the map. An overlay of bike-friendly roads and trails will be displayed. There are three different, color-coded types of paths:
Google explains how to use the Biking Directions on Google Maps in this video:
Thousands of miles of U.S. bicycle trails have been added directly onto the map. Google has also collaborated with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which creates networks of trails from former rail lines, to provide information on bike trails in more than 150 cities.
For more info, visit Google Maps.
Image and video courtesy of Cycling Embassy of Denmark and Google
Europe activity holidays’ specialist UTracks has launched spring, self-guided cycling trips in Europe.
Here are 3 of their cycling tours in Europe:
The UTrack tour packages include accommodation, most meals, rental bike and adjustment by a cycling specialist, luggage transfers between hotels (where applicable) and maps.
For more info, check out UTracks.com.
Image courtesy of UTracks
Southeast Asia company Exotissimo Travel has launched a new 5-day Laos Tour featuring eco-friendly sightseeing and a charitable excursion.
This new Luang Prabang itinerary will feature touring on electric bikes and a trip to rural villages to donate books to children. “The five-day Luang Prabang Charitable Tour is designed to have a minimum impact on the environment as well as make a positive impact on the Lao people,” says the company.
The program will include petanque games with locals and a traditional baci blessing ceremony to “offer travelers understanding and appreciation of the Lao culture and lifestyle.”
One full day will be spent exploring the World Heritage town on an emissions-free electric bike. Other highlights will be a half-day cruise along the Mekong River to the Pak Ou Caves and the Kuang Si Waterfalls.
For more Laos tours, check out Exotissimo Travel.
Image courtesy of Exotissimo Travel
Would you love to cycle Amsterdam to The Hague?
This spring, Austin-Lehman Adventures (ALA) is offering the ’springtime blooming’ cycling tour Highlights of Holland. Native-Dutchman and ALA partner Ron van Dijkhas designed the trip for 12 adult bikers at a relaxed pace of 21 to 44 miles per day.
Cycling island destinations can be exhilarating and unforgettable trips.
According to Lonely Planet, in its ‘Best in Travel 2010′ guide, one of the top cycling destinations in the world is the Isle of Wight. On and off-road cyclists fancy the island’s varied landscape of country lanes, sweeping valleys, chalk cliffs, downs and ancient woodland.
If you’re planning a day trip or short break to the Isle of Wight, bikes go free with Wightlink ferries or you can rent an island bike and have it delivered to the ferry terminal for your arrival.
Image courtesy of Cycling Embassy of Denmark
If you love luxury bicycle trips, then DuVine Adventures and its global bicycle tours might be your speed.
The cycling tour company has launched a new website with brand new 2o1o itineraries: Cycling in Croatia and multi-sport tour in the Galapagos & Ecuador. Also a new blog shows images from bicycling tours; pages on the bikes, guides, wine, and history of each destination and thousands of travel tips.
Since 1996, DuVine Adventures has specialized in personalized cycling tours in Europe (France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia); North America, South America and South Africa. Their travelers cycle and stay in the best hotels, eat gourmet cuisine and taste world-class wines.
For more info, visit DuVine Adventures online.
Images courtesy of DuVine Adventures
Fancy cycling across Africa? Then you might want to check out small, socially responsible bike tour company Tour d’Afrique.
The Toronto-based, bike tour company is named for its annual flagship tour that crosses the African continent from Cairo to Cape Town (7,500 miles in 120 days).
