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Company: Trek Travel
Location: Americas, Europe, Asia
Website: Trek Travel
Bikes: Trip cost includes bike rental, eBikes available
BBC Contact: Graham Rae, Richard Elwood
Details:
Different trip difficulty levels and durations. Basic to luxury accomodations. Trips include Tour de France Routes and a ride across America. THey have something for everybody.
Company: Bicycle Adventure Club
Location: Americas, Europe and Asia
Website: Bicycle Adventure Club
Bikes: Must bring own bike
BBC Contact: Liz Enright, Michael Gengler
Details:
Liz:
I have been riding in Europe with the BAC for about 23 years. Club members lead other members on multiday rides in the US and all over the world. A club member drives the luggage van from one hotel to the next. Most rides are not sagged.I've been to France with the club more than several times (Massif Central, Pyrenees several times, Alps several times, Provence, other areas), Switzerland four times, Spain three-four times, and southwestern England).
Members organize and lead the rides, most people bring their own bikes although some arrange rentals for themselves, and the lodging ranges from standard to luxurious. One trip in the Massif Central started and ended at the lovely Chateau de Drudas, but we had so much fun when we bunked in a remote hostel for people and donkeys who were following the route of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes."
Rides are rated from 1A (short days and (or) mostly flat terrain to 4B (lots of climbing, maybe long days). Riders help each other on rides and become friends.
Riders have to provide their own bikes on most rides. Breakfasts and some dinners are included on the rides, although lunch is usually on your own. Riders meet before dinner for happy hour to discuss the next days ride and to tell tales. The ride prices are very reasonable, and I enjoy the club atmosphere.
On one trip in France, group I was with spent a couple nights in an old yet luxurious chateau, and we spent another night in a hostel used mostly by people who were donkey packing on a long and historic route.
Michael:
Offers a menu of more than 20 domestic and more than 20 overseas tours every year. For exotic destinations such as Vietnam, it partners with trusted commercial operators, who are closely monitored by the club member who leads the tour. Although many tours are in the lower ratings (easy) an increasing number of tours are difficult to challenging. Accommodations are chosen by ride leaders and almost always are hotels and motels.
Check out their website for a complete list of current and future planned tours. Some destinations include Black Hills, Durango, Palm Springs, Colorado San Juan Skyway loop, Portugal, Innsbruck to Venice, Bhutan, Chile, and China.
Company: VBT | Country Walkers
Location: Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia
Website: VBT
Bikes: Included in in tour cost
BBC Contact: Tracy Lewis
Details:
A more high end tour with moderate biking. Many exotic locations. Portuguese Nature Trails. Fantastic company that organized our self guided bike tour of Portugal.