VBT Bicycling Vacations

Highlights

• Learn about Banff National Park, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and Canada’s first national park.
• Spin downhill along the magnificent Bow Valley Parkway, a stunning wilderness corridor.
• Observe wildlife from the saddle–including elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bald eagles, and even black and grizzly bears.
• Pass panorama after panorama of jaw-dropping alpine splendor as you cycle in Kananaskis Country.
• Hike the trails of Ptarmigan Cirque to an alpine meadow with epic views.

Highlights

• Sail the eastern shores with Captain Ed aboard the skipjack HM Krentz
• Feast on the region’s famous seafood
• Ride through the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a haven for more than 250 bird species, and learn about Harriet Tubman at the newly opened Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center
• Travel on the country’s oldest privately owned ferry (since 1760), across the Tred-Avon River between Oxford and Bellevue
• Cycle the quiet country roads leading to the charming small towns of Oxford, St. Michaels, Rock Hall, and Easton

Highlights

• Cycle along tranquil rivers and past meadows, dairy farms, quaint villages, and polder countrysides.
• Get acquainted with local people — and local life — during a visit to a family home.
• Join a local guide for a boat tour of Ghent, whose history dates to around 600 AD.
• View the famous Kinderdijk windmills, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Sip authentic Belgian beer during a special tasting on board.

Highlights

• Explore the tiny village of Komiža on the island of Vis and enjoy a delicious seafood risotto for lunch.
• Cycle into historic cities central to the past and culture of the Dalmatian Islands: Korčula, Hvar, Jelsa, Stari Grad, Postira, Pučišća.
• Learn some Croatian cooking tips during a demonstration with your onboard chef—and savor the results for dinner.
• Visit one of the last remaining stonecutters’ schools, on the island of Brač.
• Taste unique Dalmatian wines in one of the well-known local wineries.

Highlights

• Explore Girona’s cultural treasures, including the old Jewish quarter, medieval walls, Gothic churches, and Romanesque architecture.
• Savor superb Catalan seafood and farm-fresh cuisine, complemented by excellent local wines including sparkling cava.
• Cycle through history, stopping to view Greco-Roman ruins at Empúries, Gothic gems in Girona, and charming medieval villages.
• Discover the most important Greco-Roman ruins on the Iberian Peninsula at the coastal archeological site at Empúries.
• Immerse yourself in authentic Catalonian village life in historic Pals.

Highlights

• Ride among alpine peaks and breathe bracingly clean air as you discover the majestic beauty of the Colorado Rockies
• Enjoy easy, hand-selected routes that take advantage of descending canyons, valley floors, recreational trails, and paved bike paths
• Marvel at the breathtaking views of “The Bells,” twin 14,000-foot summits mirrored in sublime reflection at Maroon Lake
• Cycle the gradual descent through the Roaring Fork Valley on the car-free Rio Grande Trail from Aspen to Glenwood Springs
• Learn about early settlers and the history of the 19th-century Colorado Silver Boom during an interpretive walk through a deserted mining town

Highlights

• Enjoy incomparable accommodations with six nights at luxurious masserie.
• Share a farm-fresh lunch and taste delicious olive oils with your masseria hosts.
• Bike from the ancient walled city of Acaya to the beautiful, rugged coast.
• Enjoy unhurried pedaling along rural pathways heading to the coastal town of Castro Marina.
• Refresh yourself with a swim in Otranto’s crystalline waters.

Highlights

• Explore Hanoi on two guided tours and a cyclo (rickshaw) ride.
• Attend a performance that’s unique to Vietnamese culture: a water puppet show.
• Delve into Vietnam’s ancient history on a guided tour of the Imperial City and the Forbidden Purple City of Hue.
• Admire shifting landscapes of fish and duck farms, rice paddies, palm forests, mountains, and coastline on scenic cycling routes.
• Savor the local cuisine—including a hands-on class at a cooking school.