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Italy: Valleys of the Dolomites
4.9/5 Excellent
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Premium - 4 star
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Strenuous
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Highlights

  • Marvel at the scenic alpine vistas that surround you as you cycle easy bike paths
  • Gain a rare glimpse into the ancient Ladin culture, and feast on mountain specialties
  • Thrill to a 1,900-foot (580-meter) descent along the Val Venosta Bike Path
  • Enter into the dual Austrian-Italian culture of South Tyrol, as you explore the little city of San Candido
  • Explore the beautiful cathedral, cloister, and palace of Bressanone on a guided walking tour
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New Zealand: The South Island
4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
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Premium - 4 star
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Strenuous
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Highlights

  • Prepare to be dazzled by the staggering beauty of the South Island’s glittering lakes, lush forests, fertile farmlands, and alpine peaks.
  • Hike up a valley carved by the retreating ice of Franz Josef Glacier.
  • Spend a day at a wilderness resort, enjoying kayaking, canoeing, hiking—and perhaps strolling to a colony of glowworms.
  • Experience life on a working ranch and savor a home-cooked meal during a visit to a sheep and cattle station.
  • Sample local vintages during a wine tasting at a local estate.
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Croatia: The Dalmatian Islands
4.9/5 Excellent
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Premium - 4 star
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Extreme
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Highlights

  • Cycle along the harbor of Postira, a beautiful village nestled between the ocean and hillsides graced by centuries-old olive and pine groves.
  • Visit a world-renowned stone-cutting school.
  • Connect with daily life in this stunningly beautiful region during two home-hosted meals.
  • Behold breathtaking views from Vidova Gora, the “summit of the Adriatic.”
  • Take a dip in the Adriatic at Zlatni Rat, Croatia’s most famous beach.
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Holland & Belgium Bike & Boat: Amsterdam to Bruges
4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
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Full schedule

Highlights

  • Cycle along tranquil rivers and past meadows, dairy farms, quaint villages, and polder countrysides.
  • Get acquainted with local people—and local life—during a visit to a family home.
  • Join a local guide for a boat tour of Ghent, whose history dates to around 600 AD.
  • View the famous Kinderdijk windmills, a UNESCO Heritage site.
  • Sip authentic Belgian beer during a special tasting on board.
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Italy: The Dolomites, Bolzano and Lake Garda
4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
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Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
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Highlights

  • Enjoy a wine tasting at a mountain hamlet famous for its Gewürztraminer.
  • Savor house-made specialties from the gourmet restaurant of your 5-star hotel in a ski-resort town beloved by celebrities.
  • See spectacular mountains rising around you as you ride through dramatic canyons and ravines.
  • Cycle a Mediterranean-like paradise on the shores of Lake Garda.
  • Explore the old town of Bolzano, where you can marvel at the museum’s renowned glacier mummy, Oetzi the Iceman.
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France: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Les Baux & Avignon
4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
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Premium - 4 star
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Extreme
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Highlights

  • Delve into the imagination of artist Vincent van Gogh on a private guided tour.
  • Roll through pastoral landscapes of olive groves, vineyards, farms, and villages, set against the lofty Alpilles.
  • Stride across the Pont du Gard, the magnificent, UNESCO-cited Roman aqueduct.
  • Join a local guide on a tour of Avignon, the “City of the Popes.”
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Italy: Lake Como & the Italian Lake District
4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
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Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
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Highlights

  • Sample delicious sparkling wines at a cantina in Franciacorta, Italy’s “Champagne” region.
  • Cycle the scenic lakeside bike paths around Lake Iseo, made famous when the artist Christo installed his “floating piers” here.
  • Marvel at breathtaking scenery when you ride the UNESCO-listed Bernina railway, then cycle among the splendid Bernina peaks.
  • Ride the easy bike paths of the Valtellina valley, blanketed in vineyard terraces among miles of dry-stone walls.
  • Taste delicious Pizzoccheri pasta and local cheeses only found in Valtellina.
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Ireland: Galway & Connemara Coast
4.9/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
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Premium - 4 star
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Extreme
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Highlights

  • Delight in the lilt of an Irish brogue as a local expert leads you on a guided tour of The Burren.
  • Explore the medieval churches, Neolithic tombs, and sacred sites of Noughaval.
  • Marvel at the rugged and magical countryside of Connemara, whose mountains, lakes, and peat bogs have inspired poets for centuries.
  • View Kylemore Abbey, the oldest Benedictine abbey in Ireland.
  • Listen to crashing surf as you trace the coastline of the unspoiled, tranquil Renvyle Peninsula.
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Shep

Oct 2015

Very Best Tour!

Just finished the Wine Country Tour.......our 3rd tour with VBT!!!! The scenery was fabulous, as was every other aspect of the tour....our guides Dan & Diana did...

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Luisana

Oct 2015

Close to Perfect!

I just came back from a bike tour to Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. Everything was very well organized and planned. Nothing is perfect but this active/adventur...

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Dave F

Oct 2015

Loved the biking tour of VBT!

Just returned from an incredible Dolomite biking trip with VBT. Hotel properties were exceptional. 2 highly outstanding and professional Trip Leaders, Stefano and Ma...

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GBG

Oct 2015

Phenomenal.

The Tuscan Coast Tour, starting mid September was a phenomenal excursion. The guides Franco and Christian, were experts in cycling, language, culture, and good humor...

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Donna

Oct 2015

Great experience!

Just returned from a fabulous walking vacation in New Zealand's South Island. Our guides Jan and Ross were the best ever! I can't say enough about the great choices ...

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