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Lake Geneva Adventures – Hike, Kayak and Cycle

Rafting the Arve through the city and paddling on Lake Geneva in Lausanne.

From the Savoy Alps into the heart of the city,  Lake Geneva has the mildest climate and is the largest lake in Central Europe. The shipping company CGN operates eight paddle steamers, the largest European fleet of its kind. Regularly scheduled ferries and custom cruise boats connect the numerous villages and cities. Cycling, Hiking, and Kayaking adventures are right outside your hotel door.  More Info

 

Andalusa Spain Cycling Tour

Andalusia HarborThe land of Bullfights, tapas, fiestas, and flamenco (folk music) are waiting for you in unique Andalusia. This southern region of Spain is a paradise full of surprises. Hardly any other landscape evokes such fascinating picturesque moments as the Andalusia.

With Flamenco dancers in flowing red dresses, white villages on high hill tops, Moorish palaces, and gloriously dressed bullfighters in full arenas. Experience an incomparable collection of European and Arabic culture, scenic beauty synchronized perfectly with masterful architecture. Today’s Andalusia combines modern life with rich tradition. The developed routes and small roads offer to little traffic through lush overgrown hills, green river valleys, and the wild landscape of the Sierras. Seville and Cordoba are two metropolitan cities rich in spiritual life from the Moorish Andalusia. Travel through time as you navigate the narrow streets, market places,  Alhambra style buildings, the Real Alcazar, and the Mezquita Cathedral.  Andalusian scholars brought light to the darkness of the European Middle Ages with cervezas (beer), tapas, wine, and jamon iberico (finely cured ham). Andalusia is awaiting you!

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Dolomites to Lake Garda Cycling Tour

eb_dolomiten-gardaseeThis bicycle tour starts at the foot of the Dolomites, at the highest point of the Pustertal valley. Beautiful and new bike paths lead along the rivers Rienz, Eisack, and the Adige to Rovereto. From there, you will cycle to the northern shore of Lake Garda. Some towns with their arcades still show the typical Tyrolean style. In Trentino, the Tyrolean style is mixed with Italian influences. Monasteries, cathedrals, and castles are located along the way. In Bolzano, the oldest Tyrolean, Ötzi, the man from the ice, is waiting for your visit. Lake Garda offers not only an impressive view but also many opportunities for relaxation after this comfortable cycling tour. Click Here for more information

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Looking for gear? Check out the Raleigh Tokul 1 Hardtail Mountain Bike

Custom Designed Tours to Europe

Burg_zu_Burghausen_Radfahrer_1024x768Custom Tours – If you do not find a designed tour to the destination or regions of your choice- Contact Connie directly. She designs dozens of custom tours for clients each year. We work within your budget! Our CEO, Connie has year of experience, knows thousands of local vendors and based on her personal travel experiences and connections.

Europe – Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and more.

Ride Leaders are all locals. If you are interested in organizing a group of 15 or more riders or travelers, your land and possible airfare would be complementary. Contact Reservations

Andalusia Spain Cycling

Andalusia Harbor

The land of Bullfights, tapas, fiestas, and flamenco (folk music) is waiting for you in unique Andalusia.

This southern region of Spain is a paradise full of surprises. Hardly any other landscape evokes such fascinating picturesque moments as Andalusia. More Info

Click Here to Email Reservation Requests or Call (509) 315-6717

Looking for gear? Check out the Raleigh Tokul 1 Hardtail Mountain Bike

Cycle Provence to Camargue

Photo permission France Tourism

Provence is the land of sunshine with fruitful plains, antique, medieval cultural centers, and the smell of herbs. The Provence lifestyle is relaxed and borders the Mediterranean coast.

Cycle, walk or drive through picturesque gullies, richly colored herbs fields, vineyards, and olive groves. Spend one day in Camargue, the protected marshland in the delta of the Rhone, associated with the famous pink flamingos and white horses. Travel continues to Provence cities which are alive with culture, colorful marketplaces, and warm breezes. Guided groups using local guides and self-guided individual tours available year-round.

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Rhine Romance from Speyer – Heidelberg – Worms and more!

Now is the perfect time to book your cycling tour to Europe for next spring!

The Neckar and Rhine Rivers region is one of our owners favorite places to explore by bike. Having lived just south in Karlsruhe, she has enjoyed this region often. It’s very scenic on and off the river banks with many cultural highlights.

While Heidelberg is know for a city along the river with the castle ruin and gardens over looking the city. Heidelberg is home to the oldest university town in Germany. Speyer has a beautiful cathedral and city center with many small quaint villages near by. Worms is an ancient imperial city with charm. This tour follows many of the German wine route through the second largest wine region in Germany. The Route is mainly on flat terrain. Only in the vineyards between Worms and Bad Dürkheim are there some slight climbs. More Info

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Hiking and Walking Tours in Ireland

Join StarkTours on an adventurous fun filled walking, biking, driving or rail tour. We’ll explore whiskey and brewery tours of some of the best spirits in Ireland. Our tours include the best areas of southern Ireland.

We custom design many of our tours including this one to meet the needs of our clients. You can drive, travel by rail and/or bike.

Spend several days in Dublin exploring the city. Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Dublin is in the province of Leinster on Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and bordered to the South by the Wicklow Mountains. Head to the Library of Trinity College which serves both the Trinity College and the University of Dublin. It is the largest library in Ireland and as a legal deposit or “copyright library”, it has rights to receive material published in the Republic of Ireland. Enjoy some Guinness and take a storehouse tour. Enjoy the Dublin Zoo and the Literary Pub Crawl Tour.  From Dublin you can travel to the Boyne Valley, Trim Castle, Hill of Tara, Strokestown, Roscommon and National Museum of County Life and experience the lake region loop (Longford, Cavan, Drogheda.)

Take a drive along the south coastal roads to Wexford. Continue south to Waterford stopping in Midleton to take the Jameson Experience Tour and then continue onto Cork. From Cork head to the Great National Commons for a day of hiking. Plan time to stop at the Blarney Castle and gardens. Then its onto the Dingle peninsula to enjoy the harbor and day hikes. Travel onto the city of Limerick, drive northwest to explore the Cliffs of Mohr. Travel onto Galway and return from either Shannon or Dublin.

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Custom Designed Tours

Custom Tours – If you do not find a designed tour to the destination or regions of your choice- Contact Connie directly. She will custom design a tour within your budget for any of these locations based on her personal travel experiences and local vendor connections.

Western United States – California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Eastern United States – Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island

Canada – Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec

Europe – Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and more.

Caribbean – Bay Islands, Honduras, Jamaica and more!

To Make A Booking: Click Here to email a reservation requests (send your name, email, phone, destination (s) and travel dates or for additional information. We will contact you via phone or email with in the next business day.

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