Cycling, trekking, rollerblade, kayak, skiing tours
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TYPE OF TOURS
- self guided
- guided
- for families
- boat & bike
- bike & wellness
- incentive & team building)
- tailor made groups
- trekking
- rollerblade tours
- kayak group tours
- skiing tours
INDIVIDUAL SERVICES
In some locations you can also book just individual services. Contact us for information.
- luggage transfers
- rental bikes
- bikes delivery
- overnights bookings
- private transfers
Every combinations of the above services
SELF GUIDED TOURS - what is included in the standard package
The Self guided tours are unescorted travels, which gives the possibility to choose the preferred date of departure and to be free, during the day, to plan the stops and visits.
- overnights in hotels of various category, B&B, farmhouses, etc.
- breakfast buffet
- daily luggage transfer
- one set of travel documents per rooms, including detailed maps & road book
- a welcome meeting with our staff member or (if not available) delivery of documents in the first hotel
- an emergency telephone number, also active on Saturday and Sunday
On the self guided tours the minimum number of participants is one / two people (see details in the chosen tour). Departures are daily or weekly
GUIDED GROUP TOURS - what is included in the standard package
The guided group tours are travels with a guide, which helps in any occasion, knows the location and language. They includes all the above services (except road book) plus the following:
- half board (most of the times)
- English speaking guide on bicycle
- minivan support
- any transfer along the route (if needed)
In these travels the minimum number of participants is eight to ten people (depending on the tour), the maximum is twenty-five people. Departures set are on fixed dates. If the minimum number is not reached, there could be a price adjustment, departure cancellation, changing of date or self guided departure; You will be notified within 21 days before departure and you’ll always have the option to accept the new offer or a free cancellation with complete refund.
THE GUIDE
The guide speaks English cycle with the participants; he knows the local language, solves problems and, if necessary, explains the technique of cycling.
PREFORMED GROUPS
If you are a group of friends, members of an association or a group of at least 8/15 people, you can take advantage of a discount. Ask for quotes for any area you wish to explore by bicycle or on foot.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS
Our tours are for everyone. The pace is deliberately slow to ensure that the trip is restful. The difficulty of the tours varies depending on the type of soil, the daily distance and altitude. Could be:
very easy, suitable for families with children
easy, for everyone, flat terrain or very few sweets ascents
medium / easy, with some slight ascents that can be faced with minimal training
medium, with some quite long climbs, requiring a minimum training and use of the gearbox
high, with climbs that have good height differences, requiring good training and use of the gearbox
Even for simpler routes it is still needed a minimum cycling skill. The daily distance varies between 30 and 75 km per day depending on the tour; they are the equivalent of approximately three/four cycling hours, excluding breaks, visits and stops throughout the day.
FOR CHILDREN
Some tours are well-suited to children: the Lands of Cavalry, Surprising Turin, the Ticino Park, along the Po River...
Some groups may be reserved specially for families with children and there is always a discount or gratuity depending on age, if they sleep in their parents' room or with two adults. In any case, the gratuity is not valid for supplements.
THE BICYCLE
You can choose to rent a bike or use your own.
Bikes for hire are good bikes with 21/24 speed; not insured against theft; They are equipped with bags, repair kit, pump and lock.
In some tours we offer “electrical bicycle", it means "electric pedal assisted bicycle "
If you use your bike, we recommend to have it checked by a bicycle mechanic before departure
OVERNIGHTS
The overnight will be provided in hotels ** / *** / ****, farmhouses or B&B, to give the opportunity to relax after a day of effort. If the number of hotels in a given category is mixed (for example: **** / *** stars) the number of hotels of the highest category it is variable and not necessarily half the total.
The tour prices are given on a double room basis; for a single room you have to add a surcharge. In guided groups, if you want to avoid the extra charge for a single room, we may seek a partner of the same sex with whom to share a room.
Any city taxes are always to be paid by the participant
HALF BOARD
On guided tours the half board (dinner) is included almost every day.
On some self guided tours it is possible to have it for a supplement; if it is not possible to book the half board, there is always a restaurant close to the hotels or inside them.
It is never given the half-board for additional nights.
For children who have gratuity, hotels will apply locally for a small charge for dinner, breakfast and additional bed.
ADDITIONAL NIGHTS
In all departure and arrival cities it is possible to extend the vacation by booking additional overnights.
In some self guided tours it is also possible to book additional nights in every locations.
The extra nights must be requested at time of booking.
The additional nights are inclusive of breakfast only
Please note that the luggage transfer ends in the last tour night and it is not included for extra nights. If additional nights are requested in-between the tour, it might be requested an additional fee.
THE ROUTES
The routes have been carefully chosen to avoid as much as possible the traffic. Often they are dedicated to bicycles, bike paths, riverbanks, streets in the countryside; in some cases are smaller roads with low traffic density, only for short distances, where it is impossible to avoid it, we cycle on busy roads. To avoid the traffic on the streets, we have sometime chosen unpaved roads but in good surface condition. The km shown in the various stages are quite accurate but indicative, the actual length of the stages depends also on individual deviations that can be made in the towns visited.
HOW TO GET TO THE STARTING POINT
The meeting point of the tour is to be achieved by themselves; to transport the bikes on the plane, we recommend to pack it according to IATA standards or use a carry bag. Many of the Italian cities of tours departure can be reached by train + bike service, active on many trains at a cost of approx. € 4 for each bike, or free on all trains if the bike is placed in a bag of adequate size.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
Detailed information for the booked tour (how to get there, hotel list, etc.) Will be sent by e-mail approx. 10/15 days before departure, after receiving the final payment; the second part of the documents (maps and road book) will be given on site.
On some tours it is available a GPS track, that we can send by e-mail.
REDUCTIONS
Early bookings
Those who book in advance will have a chance to save:
- For reservations of a self guided or guided tour, before March 20th, there will be a discount of € 20 per person. The discount is valid on all 6 days tours and longer.
For children, the discount will be calculated according to the discount "children" already provided
Discounts for returning customers
Your loyalty will be rewarded. The more you travel with us and the more you save, so we reward our most loyal customers:
- 2-3 tours in consecutive years: 3% reduction on the basic price
- 4 tours in consecutive years: 4% reduction on the basic price
- From 5th tour on: 5% reduction on the basic price
Group reductions
For groups with a minimum of 5 adults participants there is a "group discount" on the basic price:
- 5-6 people – 4% reduction
- 7-8 people – 6% reduction
- 9 people and over – 8% reduction
These reductions don’t apply to bike & boat tour
The reduction is granted only on the basic adult price.
BOOKINGS
To book a tour, please fill and send us the booking form, via mail or fax. A 25% deposit is required to confirm the booking; the balance must be paid a month before departure. There will be no additional registration fee for either adults or children.
BOOKING VARIATIONS
Any change to be made to chosen tour, such as number of people, number and / or type of rooms, hotel category, etc., can be communicated up to 7 days before the tour departure, provided that hotels affected by the changes are able to implement them. The change comes at a cost of EUR 50 up to 30 days before departure and EUR 100 from 30 to 7 days before departure.
INSURANCE
Our agency is insured by Unipol Assicurazioni.
24H ASSISTANCE
Please inform us immediately in case of every inefficiency, contacting the assistance numbers provided with travel documents. No claims will be accepted after the end of the tour, if this service will not be used during it.
TOUR CANCELLATION
Is it possible purchase an insurance that covers the penalty fees for a cancellation made by the participant. It has a cost of 5% of the total price of the tour (including supplements).
The fees for the cancellation of tour are as follows:
- 15% of the participation fee by the act of booking up to 45 days before departure, with a minimum of 50 €
- 35% of the participation fee from 44 to 28 days before departure
- 50% of the participation fee from 27 to 11 days before departure
- 80% of the participation fee from 10 to 3 days before departure (except Saturday)
- No refund will be made after this date.
In case of cancellation made by Due Ruote nel Vento, you will be offered another tour or a refund.
ADVICES
It is highly recommended to wear a helmet
- how to dress: multiple layer, so you can keep only the clothes needed; take them off or put them on at the right time without waiting too long.
- how to feed themselves: sufficiently, especially at breakfast, to avoid drops in sugar during the day (all our tour breakfast is often very rich); drink a lot, especially on very hot days.
- Each participant has to respect the street code, for its safety and for that of others
- If possible, avoid the use of backpacks: it makes you sweat and increase the weight on the saddle; always use the rear bags (all bikes for hire have the rear rack)
- what to bring with you: only the essential needed for the comfort of the tour; technical clothing for cycling may be useful but not strictly necessary. What you really need is the following:
- Short and long pants
- Padded cycling shorts
- T-shirts and sweater (the night can get cold even in summer)
- Waterproof Cloak
- Confortable shoes (plus a spare pair!)
- Sunglasses / cap
- Swimsuit (a lake, a river, the sea is always there waiting ...)
- Camera (if you have good pictures for the catalog ... please send it us)
- how to prepare for the tour: you do not need any special training, but we recommend you to do some cycling each day (at least one hour), before tour starts; this will help your body to be prepared for longer cycling days
- during the tour: on a flat terrain, do not cycle faster than the speed you feel like doing, you can always accelerate on a downhill; do not insist on staying on the bike on a hard climb; if you really cannot do, get off and walk
- in case of rain during a guided tour, we will stop almost immediately; generally, in summer, the rain does not last more than half an hour; if it continues, the guide will go for a shorter alternative route; in case of rain from the morning, the guide will begin the cycling stage as usual. Good waterproof cape shelters completely from the rain for several hours; the k-way is not suitable, as it does not resist to the rain more than 10 minutes, but it is excellent as wind stopping
- if you use your own bike check it before leaving; bring with you a spare inner tube
- What we ask to the participant on a group tour: the needs of the individual must as far as possible coincide with the needs of the group (not easy, but let's try ...). The stops for visits, for pictures, for rest will be frequent and regulated by the guide with the help of the participants
- remember to bring your ID card or passport
