Hike and bike Europe
You set the pace as you experience the magic of Europe by bike or by foot.
Europe is a place that contains an immense amount of culture, landscapes and variation, a place that is perfectly captured on a hiking or biking holiday.
Cycling and trekking tours through Italy, France and Spain are a great active adventure that lets you get closer to a destination. Active tours let you take your passions on the road, traversing ancient bridges, stopping for breathtaking views or roadside markets on a whim, and rewarded with a feast t for kings or queens at night.
Locally-guided cycle tours with G Adventures cater to “leisure pedlars through to hardcore asphalt-eaters” giving access to some of Europe’s most remote and spectacular locations. And in both cycling and hiking adventures, because travellers control the pace along with expert local knowledge from their tour guide, there is no limit to the spontaneity and special travel moments.
Here are three must-do European hiking and biking experiences.
1. Trekking in Mont Blanc
You don’t have to be an elite endurance athlete to enjoy a day’s exercise abroad. Breathe in the exquisite mountain air of the Alps traversing through France, Italy and Switzerland by foot on the spectacular Tour du Mont Blanc. Get ready to sweat on this energetic, circular tour that begins and ends in picturesque Chamonix, peppered with sumptuous meals and restful stops.
This 10 day trek features showstopping views, ourishing countryside, glacial lakes and quaint alpine towns through French Chamonix, Les Contamines, Les Chapieux, to Italy’s Courmayeur, and Switzerland’s
Val Ferret, La Fouly and Trient.
Adventurers can enjoy a free day at Courmayeur, with options to take in the views from Pointe Helbronner by cable car. Plus trekkers are rewarded on the “Bovine Way”, seeing the infamous ghting cows of thez Canton of Valais.
2. Cycle adventure in Tuscany
If you like to travel for experiences that engage the muscles as much as the mind or the heart then this cycle adventure could be for you. The tour begins by train from Rome to Chianciano Terme, which is the home base for daily cycle tours through the quintessential Tuscan scenery. Enjoy on and o -road experiences, through ancient hill towns, ending each day with a glass of wine watching the sun set over the handsome Tuscan hills.
Cyclists get up close and personal with the romantic Tuscan landscape visiting the Renaissance town of Pienza, medieval Montepulciano to experience Tuscan fare with a half-day cooking lesson, the stunning Tuscan lakes, and the idyllic and energising thermal spa town of Bagno Vignoni.
3. Walk the Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago, or the The Way of Saint James, is a 100km, 8-day walk through the beauty of North West Spain. Starting in Lugo, follow an ancient network of pilgrimage paths stretching across Europe, this trip follows the centuries old route through the rustic countryside villages to Santiago de Compostela. On completion you will receive a “compostela” to mark the end of the journey. Filled with authentic Spanish cuisine along the way as well as majestic scenery, this is a slower yet more scenic trip.