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Mountain Bike in Tuscany
6 full days and 7 nights of mountian biking in a tranquil valley southeast of Florence. Perfect for medium to high level bikers looking for a taste of the Tuscan culinary delights, natural beauty and rugged terrain.
Your Tuscan vacation can be a great opportunity for a magnificent adventure on a biking tour using back roads and trails, catered to your capabilities. Authorised and trained Discover Tuscany guides will accompany you pedal by pedal into the white gravel dirt roads and trails bike trails in the Chianti, Siena, Florence and Lucca countryside. A Discover Tuscany Team member offers constant van support through the bike tour, keeping a distance to assure you intimate contact with the natural surroundings – yet close enough on the bike tour to guarantee your personal comfort.
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- Time 6 days / 7 nights
- Language English / Italian
- Lunch Included on your own during the trip
- Dinner Included n° 6
- Tasting Included n° 1
- Difficulty medium to advanced
- Can be personalized For groups, this tour can be personalized
- Personal Guide n° 2 for every ten persons
- Transfers during the week are included
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Advanced Level Mountian Bike trip in Tuscany
Start Date: Saturday, 25 October 2008
End Date: Saturday, 1 November 2008
5 days of mountain biking in the National Park of Casentino Tuscany, covering approximately 20 - 30 km a day at altitudes from 500 slm to 1000 slm
Equipment can be provided upon request.
Arrival Day is Orientation Day in Casentino Tuscany
Your mountain bike adventure in Tuscany will start on Saturday October 25, arrival is anywhere from 4 pm to 6 pm. (Early arrival can be arranged upon request). Our guides will have a Welcome to Tuscany drink and Orientation talk at 7:00 PM and a typical Tuscan meal will be served at 8:00 PM. Relax, ask questions and get to know everyone - you will be spending some great long hours together in this beautiful countryside.
A typical day will be :
Breakfast is served early from 8 am to 9 am - and we are on the move to our destination by 9,30 am. Biking, Biking, Biking - we will have selected typical Tuscan stops with local products and menus for lunch along the way! All our trips are circular. Once back at the lodgings you will have time for relax, a stroll around town, Happy Hour and wine tastings.
It is possible to arrange for massages and chiropractor services in this time. Dinner is served at 8 PM.
Day One: Small Towns in Tuscany - not only a lovely trip through the landscape typical for this area but also a stop in some of the more characteristic small towns
Distance: 23 Km
Altitude change: 600 m
Difficulty: Med/hign
Estimated time: 5h00"
Day Two: The Valley of Oia - a beautiful but tough climb of almost 800 meters in an area which abounds with fields, forests and chestnet groves.
Distance: 20 km
Altitude change: 850 m
Difficulty: medio/alta
Estimated Time: 5h30"
Day Three: A Pilgramage into the Spiritual Center of Tuscany. This itinerary is particular and beautiful offering a truly new vision to panorama of Tuscany.
Distance: 28 km
Altitude change: 700 m
Difficulty: med/high
Estimated Time: 5h00" ore
Day Four: A break from biking and a trip into the famous area of Tuscany known for its excellent wines. We will take a day trip towards Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino to explore by bus and foot the vineyards which are so widely well known - along the way we will enjoy the flavours and the smells of Tuscany!
Day Five: CHALLENGE!! Normally we decide with the group the itinerary for today - pushing ourselves to the limit in distance, difficulty, altitude and fun. We will have had several days to examine our capabilities - and the guide will help you in selecting the trip for the day!!!
Day Six: End with a trip through the Via dei Legni, Casentino is well known for the quality of wood supplied for the building of the "Duomo" in Florence - here we will travel through the forests that supplied this wood.
Distance: 15 km
Altitude change: 550 m
Difficulty: med/high
Estimated Time: 3h00" ore
Our groups are normally from 8 - 15 persons and we select either an agriturism, with one and two bedroom apartments, fireplaces and living rooms or a three star hotel complete with lounge area, panoramic garden, sauna and dining area.
Comfort and Tuscan tradition are the theme of the trip when you are not sitting on a mountian bike touring this one of a kind landscape. Each day we will strive to bring you one step closer to immerging yourself in the Tuscan culture - the Tuscan landscape and the Tuscan menu!
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Advanced Level Tuscan Mountain Bike Tour
Flights, gratuities, entrance fees and all else not mentioned above is NOT included in the below price. All pricews based on double occupancy. Supplement for singles 400.-Euro. Min group size is 6 persons, Maximum group size is 15 persons. Personalizations and assistance can be arranged upon request.
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