Riding a bike could be at the top of your list as you prepare for your next journey. A guided bike trip, however, offers you the chance to view the world from a different perspective. Put your fears away and let your bicycle tour guides take you through a region that is often only accessible by locals. And when you get home, you'll have so many stories and experiences to share with your buddies.
During the registration process for our trips, travellers frequently ask us questions about the specific information about the things they'll experience on the tour, and this is understandable. When someone inquires about the cost and what is included, it forces us to consider what we are providing and how excellent the offering is. To guarantee that our dedication to making our guided bicycle tours the finest experience possible is always lived, it also forces us to consider why taking a guided tour is preferable to doing it on your own and how we can continually enhance our tours.
Even though we are the kind of people who are extremely capable of "doing it ourselves" (obviously! ), there is something about exploring an area on a bike with people who know it, as well as beyond the bike, who allow you to immerse into a place, that delivers a deeper experience than what you would ever find on your own.
Here are our top 12 reasons why we believe a guided bicycle tour is an excellent way to travel, drawn from our personal travel experiences and the fact that we now run our cycling tours.
1, The scenery is often missed while embarking on other rides:
While travelling by bus or cab for a day trip is fantastic, there are many things you need to catch up on. By using a bicycle as transportation, you may go to remote, tranquil locations and see breath-taking landscapes.
An excellent selection of routes is what will make or shatter a cycling excursion. In countries like India, this is much more crucial to know where to take ideal stops, as it is all a part of the experience to mix with the people and soak in local customs while cycling.
2. Get Personalised Service
Dealing with an issue on a lengthy stretch of the road presents a difficulty for any cyclist. A guided excursion relieves you of worry by taking care of necessary equipment maintenance. Also, don't worry about your bags; everything will be taken care of. Being extremely exhausted is a common occurrence throughout the day, so you may unwind at any time when travelling.
3. Assisted by Local Tour Guides
Being taken around by a local is the best way to discover a new location. In addition to being skilled riders, our guides are also knowledgeable about local cuisine, culture, and secret spots. On your cycling vacation, our native tour guides are eager to show you around their homeland and are familiar with its ins and outs. They can lead you to off-beaten-path locations like their absolute favourite restaurant from when they were young or a breathtaking photo opportunity. Your guide will make sure you are familiar with the cultural dos and don'ts while fully immersing you in the community's way of life. Let us take you on a real country tour!
4. Everything is provided
Our highest priorities are your health and safety. Regular food and beverage service are provided. We will develop a backup plan that is just as effective as the existing one if bad weather is predicted. Keep in mind that since your tour guides are bilingual, the need for translation is eliminated.
5. Keep an eye out for attractions
Your guide provides you with a detailed description of the day's events each day, including geographic details, nearby points of interest, and biking safety advice. To ensure that you don't miss anything, he even gives you a map that highlights the most enjoyable portions of your tour.
6. A carefully crafted itinerary
Making the ideal schedule is often the most time-consuming and difficult component of organising a bicycle trip. Planning a bicycle trip through Asia while seated in Europe and using a laptop is not so simple. While not all bicycle tour operators are made equal, the Trek and Ride Adventure staff carefully considers and designs each route, carefully chooses hotels, and arranges quick transfers to ensure that your tour is successful.
We take your comfort, security, and of course a dash of regional flair into account while choosing accommodations. Even though we typically stay in hotels, there are times when we travel through remote areas with very few accommodation options. In these situations, we provide our visitors with a distinct choice of lodging with a local family or camping outdoors!
Routine route updates are made based on factors like the weather, and our knowledgeable guides are equipped for just about everything to ensure you have the greatest experience possible. You could enjoy a more pleasant tour and put all of your efforts into the road ahead by delegating the preparation to somebody else!
7. Vehicle for assistance
Imagine that you are three days into a two-week solo bicycle trip in India. You are in excellent spirits until you notice that last night's food didn't sit well and that your rear tyre is beginning to go flat. If a tyre blows out on a Trek and Ride Adventure bicycle tour, our staff will quickly patch it while you relax in the support truck and let your stomach heal. Additionally, our staff would see that your luggage is handled and that your bike had routine maintenance. Our employee-to-client ratio is typically one to three to guarantee that our clients receive all the assistance they require. Whether you're mountain biking in the Himalayas or pedalling through Spain's wine region and national parks, our assistance makes it possible for you to unwind and enjoy the journey (literally!).
8. The majority of the meals are included.
Apart from riding your bike, you shouldn't have to worry about anything else. If one or two great meals are not included in the trip, your tour guides will guarantee that you have enough knowledge to make an acceptable choice for yourself, thus not leaving you devoid of anything less.
9. Precise and organised itinerary
Each day will have plenty of time for you to enjoy life, enjoy a meal at neighbourhood eateries, and unwind at night. If you don't miss any surprises then keep your speed constant. Your tour guides help ensure everything runs without a glitch.
Many of our travellers tell us that the true essence of a cycling vacation is being able to escape for a few days and not having to worry about anything other than riding, eating, and drinking.
There is always a lot of planning that goes into a trip, whether you're travelling alone, with a buddy, or with a significant other. However, having to plan and consider all that goes with riding each day in addition to making the most of each day can be quite time-consuming.
10. First Aid is available immediately.
For us, the definition of immersion is the ability to genuinely "be" somewhere. We have discovered that to accomplish this, you must feel at ease and trust the situations, people, and surroundings you come across. This is sometimes challenging if you don't speak the language, are unsure whether to believe restaurant recommendations are "genuine tips of the greatest spot to go" or "somebody's friend's restaurant," or are just "lying over" a location rather than truly getting to know it and experience the locals and culture. After all, seeing new places, people, and cultures first-hand is the main reason we travel.
Your tour guides are trained to administer first aid since everyone occasionally needs assistance. These people accompany each group, therefore this service is part of the trip as a whole. To continue your safe descent into the foothills, let them know if you face any challenges.
11. Immersion
A special method to interact with a nation and its people is through cycling trips. Bicyclists have the chance to interact with people and fully see a place without being constrained by a vehicle or bus window. As you ride through villages you wouldn't have known existed, you get to see, hear, and smell the countryside. Naturally, we provide you with the assurance that the communities we will visit are secure and welcoming. Bike tours provide you with the chance to slow down, pause, and fully immerse yourself in the place you are cycling through, even when you are travelling a significant distance.
12. A top-notch experience
Last but not least, the quality of the experience is the main justification for our continued support of guided bike excursions. On a guided tour, you may benefit from the expertise, connections, and insights of the several individuals we assemble to organise our trips. These connections are strong and trustworthy, providing us and our guests with a high-quality experience.
The quality of the trip is more than the sum of its parts when we combine our expertise in organising and managing tours with the connections we have made through time in the major Asian and European locations on which we concentrate. Every tour, we enjoy introducing our visitors to this amazing combination.
ARE YOU SET TO ENTER THE ADVENTURE?
Our trips are made so that you may share the fun of bike touring with a group of other cyclists and, ideally, make new friends. We have everything covered, including reservations and routing, and they are carefully chosen by our knowledgeable tour guides to remove any stress. Bring your riding gear, and we'll take care of the rest.
We can't wait to go with you!
HAPPY CYCLING AND KEEP THOSE PEDALS SPINNING!
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