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Mediterranean Island Hopping

Experience the Best of Coastal Cycling on Corsica and Sardinia

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  • A thorough daily itinerary
  • Details for exact accommodations
  • What to expect
  • Travel planning tips

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Get ready to be dazzled on the NEW twist of our French and Italian Island Escape. Now in its 25th year!
Destination
Italy, Corsica, France, Sardinia
Activity
Biking
Level
Intermediate
Level

Perfect for the cycling newbies who already enjoy being active, or anyone who just wants to take it easy.

Pedal at a meandering pace, stopping to take pictures, savor a leisurely lunch and explore the surroundings. Enjoy quiet roads along flat and rolling terrain zigzagging through vineyards, olive groves and farmland.

  • Average daily distance: 35-45 miles
  • Terrain: flat and rolling

Our Athletic Beginner tours are perfect for those who aren’t avid cyclists, but are fit and love to exercise regularly.

On these trips, you’ll enjoy a flowing pace with plenty of time throughout the day to indulge in the local specialties, take in the local culture and enjoy the magnificent views. There will be an occasional hill, more rolling terrain and higher mileage than an Easy tour.

  • Average daily distance: 35-45 miles
  • Terrain: flat and rolling
  • Our guides will offer cycling clinics and one-on-one coaching in cadence, positioning and the art of shifting efficiently on rolling hills.

You love being active and cycling is your preferred way. You are in good physical condition and ride whenever you can.

Intermediate tours maintain a steady pace with opportunities to push yourself by tackling challenging climbs with great descents over stunning terrain. You’ll still have time to explore and enjoy the landscape and towns you’ll visit.

  • Average daily distance: 40-50 miles
  • Terrain: rolling with some hills

You are an avid cyclist who trains regularly, participates in bicycling events and is eager to plan their next bicycling vacation. You enjoy a vigorous ride, challenging climbs and thrilling descents.

These “Epic” and “follow the race” tours are spectacular and have plenty of classic climbs and are perfect for cyclists who covet long mileage with lots of hills and varying terrain.

  • Average daily distance: 45+ miles
  • Terrain: hilly with long climbs
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Duration
12 days / 11 nights
If you seek views, love to swim, crave seafood specialties, and seek a one-of-a kind bike tour that goes deep into the heart of two island cultures. This award-winning tour is calling your name!
From $6,895 PP through August 31, 2019
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If you seek views, love to swim, crave seafood specialties, and seek a one-of-a kind bike tour that goes deep into the heart of two island cultures. This award-winning tour is calling your name!

Exotic Sardinia and Corsica are showcased in this ultimate European getaway. Outdoor enthusiasts, photographers, nature and water lovers alike will be dazzled by this trip’s dramatic beauty. This new north-to-south route follows the coastline with spectacular seaside views, before heading inland towards the secret heart of Sardinia. Distinct and exotic, Italian-influenced Sardinia and French-flavored Corsica enchant all who visit their Mediterranean shores and magical hills. In hilly Corsica, called the “beautiful city” by the ancient Greeks, we’ll cycle by jagged purple-pink rock formations, dramatic white cliffs, and translucent blue coves.

We’ll also pedal through the astonishing glittering-red granite rock walls of Les Calanques, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Sardinia, pastel houses fade into chestnut groves and cork forests, rolling hills take us to thousands of prehistoric Nuraghi towers, and sculpted pink rock formations and dunes melt into the sea. Indulge your deepest Mediterranean fantasy on this Italian island hopping tour.

Tour Essence

  • Explore the Catalan-inspired coastal town of Alghero
  • Take to the seas on a private, island-hopping boat excursion on the coast of Bonifacio
  • Marvel at the glittering-red granite rock walls of Les Calanques, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Experience French and Italian cultures back-to-back
  • Cycle through spectacular limestone mountains and along stunning oceanfront cliffs
  • Savor local and fresh seafood cuisine
  • And so much more!

What to Expect

Terrain
Hilly with coastal riding
Start Location
Calvi, Corsica
End Location
Cagliari, Sardinia
Mileage
Average Daily: 45 miles Total: 495 miles
Bikers on the Mediterranean Island Hopping tour holding hands while biking
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Recognition

This tour was featured in National Geographic Traveler's "Tours of a Lifetime" in 2011.

What's Included

Once you have a trip confirmed, we will feed you a steady diet of additional pre-departure information that includes: How to train, prepare, pack and all the wonderful, inspirational and practical things you want and need to know before you go! Our Travel Advisors will be available to help plan your pre- and post-tour travel.

What’s Included
  • Van support
  • Expert, bilingual guides
  • A walking tour of Bonifacio
  • Boat excursion with lunch on board
  • Shuttles at the beginning, during and at end of the tour

What’s Included

  • Use of a carbon road bike equipped with Garmin Edge Touring GPS
  • Ciclismo jersey and water bottle
  • Two water bottle holders
  • Map holder on handlebars and a Garmin Edge GPS
  • Handlebar bag
  • Tire pump
  • Combination bike lock
  • Gel-padded saddle
  • Choice of pedals
  • Card with your tour leaders’ mobile phone numbers

Pedal Options

  • Flat pedals
  • Half-toe pedals (without straps)
  • Toe cage pedals

What’s Not Included

  • Helmet
  • Optional: clipless pedals with shoes
  • Optional: your own saddle

Bianchi C-Sport 2.5

Hybrid Bike Included

Bianchi Intenso

Carbon Road Bike Included

Bianchi Manhattan

Electric Bike $400 Upgrade

Bianchi Vertigo

Carbon Road Bike Included

Cannondale MT 800

Tandem $400 Upgrade

Cannondale Road Tandem 2

Tandem $400 Upgrade

Co-Motion Periscope Torpedo Tandem

Tandem $400 Upgrade

Honey Bikes Tandem

Tandem $400 Upgrade
  • All accommodations
  • All breakfasts
  • 2 lunches
  • 8 dinners

This new north-to-south route follows the coastline with spectacular seaside views, before heading inland towards the secret heart of Sardinia. Distinct and exotic, Italian-influenced Sardinia and French-flavored Corsica enchant all who visit their Mediterranean shores and magical hills. In hilly Corsica, called the “beautiful city” by the ancient Greeks, we’ll cycle by jagged purple-pink rock formations, dramatic white cliffs, and translucent blue coves.

We’ll also pedal through the astonishing glittering-red granite rock walls of Les Calanques, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Sardinia, pastel houses fade into chestnut groves and cork forests, rolling hills take us to thousands of prehistoric Nuraghi towers, and sculpted pink rock formations and dunes melt into the sea. Indulge your deepest Mediterranean fantasy on this Italian island hopping tour.

Dates

2019

Sep 18-29
Sold Out
Oct 2-13
Limited Spaces

2020

Jun 10-20
Available
Jul 1-11
Available
Sep 2-May 12
Available
Sep 30-Oct 10
Available
From $6,895 PP through August 31, 2019
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Confirmed tours are dates that have been selected by us that have a very high probability of reaching the minimum group size for us to run the tour and for you to receive the best Ciclismo Classico experience. These tours are confirmed as much as a year in advance, compared to our regularly scheduled tours which are confirmed around 90 days prior to departure.  When you place your deposit for a confirmed tour, you have the green light to make your pre and post travel plans and even book your flight with our personal guarantee that your tour will run!

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Optional Single Supplement

If you are traveling alone, this optional single supplement will guarantee you a room to yourself at each hotel. The cost of a single room is often more than half the price of a shared room, so this additional supplement reflects that increased cost for each night over the course of the trip.

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