VBT Bicycling Vacations

Highlights

• Experience three countries—France, Luxembourg, and Germany—up close, by bike.
• View quaint villages, lush vineyards and forests, and fairytale castles as you roll along a scenic river.
• Explore the ancient Roman and medieval treasures of Trier.
• Enjoy a private wine tasting.
• Relax on your barge and sip Germany’s finest Rieslings and beers.

Highlights

• Explore three countries on a single journey—on one memorable day you eat breakfast in Switzerland, lunch in France, and dinner in Germany.
• Cycle through idyllic countryside, framed by the Vosges Mountains, providing a stunning backdrop for your adventure.
• Immerse yourself in the dual French and German culture of Alsace, and learn about the region’s history as a hotly contested territory.
• Behold Eguisheim, one of the most beautiful villages in France. It’s even won awards for its overflowing flower boxes decorating the half-timbered buildings and cobblestone streets!
• Stroll through the cobbled streets of Colmar’s old town and embark on a “floating tour” of La Petite Venise (Little Venice) aboard a small boat.

Highlights

• Unpack once, then bike and boat along the Danube in four countries and three cultural capitals—all on one trip.
• Follow the car-free and scenic Danube and EuroVelo 6 bike paths in this bicycle-friendly region.
• Sail through the scenic Danube Gorge to the Weltenburg Abbey.
• Choose to be as active or relaxed as you wish from our menu of cycling routes and walking tours.
• Enjoy an exclusive Viennese concert with the music of Strauss and Mozart.

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 Heritage site.
• Sip authentic Belgian beer during a special tasting on board.

Highlights

• Sample delicious sparkling wines at a cantina in Franciacorta, Italy’s “Champagne” region.
• Cycle the scenic lakeside bike paths around Lake Iseo, made famous when the artist Christo installed his “floating piers” here.
• Marvel at breathtaking scenery when you ride the UNESCO-listed Bernina railway, then cycle among the splendid Bernina peaks.
• Ride the easy bike paths of the Valtellina valley, blanketed in vineyard terraces among miles of dry-stone walls.
• Taste delicious Pizzoccheri pasta and local cheeses only found in Valtellina.

Highlights

• Explore the walking trails and fascinating exhibits of the highly regarded Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
• Bike and picnic among the beautiful saguaro cacti of Saguaro National Park.
• Visit the Tumacácori National Historical Park for a self-guided tour, home to three Spanish mission communities and beautiful orchards and gardens.
• Cycle on The Loop, named the number one bike path in America by USA Today, through vibrant Tucson, along the Santa Cruz and the Rillito Rivers.
• Savor local cuisine infused with Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American influences.

Highlights

• Uncover the treasures of the hillside medieval gem of Mystras, the Byzantine Empire’s cultural capital for nearly a millennium, with an expert archaeologist-guide.
• Savor the recipes and the flavors of ancient Byzantine cuisine during a special dinner.
• Walk through the maze of alleyways in the medieval castle town of Monemvasia, a crossroads of civilizations with Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, and Ottoman influences.
• Cruise around the monolithic Rock of Monemvasia.
• Join a taverna owner on a shrimp-harvesting excursion, then join him for a cooking lesson and prepare garidopetoules—a savory shrimp pancake.

Highlights

• Learn how historic windmills work and how they are used to reclaim land called “polders.”
• View rare and historic flower bulbs at the flower garden museum, Hortus Bulborum.
• Explore the living catalogue of spring flowers at Keukenhof Gardens.
• Explore Holland’s “Green Heart,” a rural and peaceful nature zone.