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The next available date for this tour is 09/04/2012 (this tour requires 3 days advance booking). Please click on your desired date from the calendar. For last minute enquiries please call our office (Mon-Sat 8.00-6.00) direct +39 0552645033
Experience sublime Tuscany at its very best.
This is the only Tuscany bike tour tour that includes a swim and the time to laze away the afternoon!
Stunning views of classic Chianti countryside, a gourmet lunch at a beautiful Renaissance villa, wine tasting of fine boutique wines in a historic cellar, a grand Renaissance Villa visit with a historic Italianate garden, olive groves, olive oil tasting, ancient olive press visit, vineyard visit, a walk through an extraordinary royal Tuscan hunting estate, the most beautiful church in Tuscany, typical picturesque Tuscan villages, swimming pool use, fantastic views of Florence and a great bi-lingual guide.
The run-down of the Original Tuscany Bike Tour & Villa Swim:
Enjoy a leisurely bike ride from Florence to the Tuscan countryside passing through stunning vistas of rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves, villas, and castles.
Visit a fabulous renaissance Tuscan Villa that has been celebrated by artists and writers throughout the centuries. Walk through an exquisite example of an Italian garden with sculptures inspired by commedia del arte. Stroll through a beautiful and historic private royal hunting estate learning about life on the land from ages past. Visit the estate's olive groves and vineyards while learning about the vintage and olive harvesting. Savour a delicious traditional Tuscan lunch at the Tuscan villa with fantastic views of Tuscany and soak up the atmosphere during a wine tasting of fabulous new designer wines in a thousand-year-old cellar. See how olive oil was pressed for eons and taste the estate's delicious virgin olive oil chosen to represent Tuscany internationally.
Then be left at the Tuscan Villa estate to laze away the afternoon enjoying a typical Tuscan lunch with a glass of the estate wine. You then have time to swim or relax by the estate pool, and perhaps take a stroll in the beautiful Italian gardens, olive groves and vineyards at this classic Tuscan Villa. Bring your swimsuit, suncream and sunglasses!
Your fantastic Tuscany bike tour guide will return to collect you for the wonderful ride home. Experience the awe-inspiring grandeur of Tuscany's most beautiful church - Michelangelo's favourite. Explore an ancient sacred place of sun worship. Ride through picturesque Tuscan villages replete with cobble stoned streets, and quintessentiel stone walled paths bursting with poppies and herbs. See the best views of Florence possible from a fantastic vantage point. What more could you want in a perfect day out in Tuscany?
The finer details of the Original Tuscany Bike Tour & Villa Swim:
Price: Adults - 100 euro Students (13-26 yrs) - 94 euro
Included in the tour price: 5-6 hour tour in English with a bi-lingual bike tour guide, quality hybrid bikes, helmets, traditional Tuscan lunch, Tuscany cellar visit wine tasting, olive oil tasting, Villa visit, vineyard and olive grove visit, bottle of water, towel, use of estate pool and change room facilities.
Excluded from the tour price:optional gratuities.
Tour meeting time and dates: 8.45 am: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays from April 9-October 30.
Tuscany Bike Tour & Villa Swim Meeting Point:Our office at Via de' Sassetti, 1 - Florence. See map for details.
Tour length: 6-7 hours, with 14 kilometres/8.6 miles of riding.
Minimum participants: 4 persons
Maximum participants: 16 persons
Weather: This tour does not run in heavy rain. Please contact us for an alternative activity.
Technical details of the bike tour: This is a great tour for bikers who are looking to get exercise while enjoying the beautiful Tuscan countryside! This is not a tour designed for experts, however you must feel comfortable riding a bike. Because the guide keeps to the pace of the slowest in the group we have classed this ride as easy to medium at your own pace.
Terrain and conditions: Paved roads, rolling hills with one 2 kilometre uphill climb towards the beginning of the tour with rest stops. Your friendly bike tour guide is on hand to fix any flat tires!
Bikes: 21 speed bespoke hybrid mountain bikes designed specifically for riding conditions around Florence.
Please note: You need to be comfortable with riding a bike both in the historical center of Florence and on rolling country hills to do this tour. There are approximately 25 minutes of in-city bike riding (on bike paths) before heading across the River Arno into the hills. Due to the nature of the ride and the size of the bicycles, children under 12 cannot participate in this tour. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
What's included in the Tuscany Bike Tour & Villa Swim:
Delicious gourmet lunch with wine at an historic Tuscan Villa Tuscan Vineyard and olive grove visit Stunning views of classic Tuscany of olive groves, cypress pines, rolling hills, villas, castles. A ride through a tiny picturesque Tuscan village High quality bikes, fitted to your size A great tour guide for moral support up hills! Smaller groups Quality helmet, all equipment required for your tour Tuscan wine tasting in a historic cellar Olive Oil Tasting Tuscany Villa Visit A bottle of water Access to the estate pool Towel and changing facilties And most importantly: We are a fully licensed and bonded tour operator
For Your Peace of Mind: We strongly recommend when choosing a bike tour company that you check the company is a fully licensed tour operator as required in Italy. Not being fully licensed means under local laws you travel at your own risk as it is impossible to have adequate or appropriate liability insurance for carrying tourists by van to any destination or for operating tours by bike if not licensed.