Cycling Tour in Alto Adige-South Tyrol & Trentino

If you prefer to arrive the day before please let us know and we will help you organize your pre night at the same hotel used on tour, and early transfer from Verona airport at additional price. This is recommended just to allow you more time to settle in and get ready for the tour.

Cycling Route Info on Day 1: Main Route: 14mi/450ft of elev. gain | Extra loop adds: 5mi/150ft

Fly to Verona Airport and join us for a 2-hour group transfer to our accommodation for the next night in Rablà. Check in and relax before meeting your guide for a light lunch and introduction to the tour. Later, we enjoy a warm up ride on the scenic bike path throug Venosta Valley and start our exploration of the South Tyrol.

Dinner tonight is at our elegant hotel and featuring local Tyrolean specialties. Relax in this unique corner of Italy before tomorrow's ride to Bolzano.

German is pervasive in South Tyrol, though of course Italian is also spoken, particularly in the capital Bolzano. Besides the dialects spoken around Trento and elsewhere, the third most common language in the region is Ladin, a Romance language used largely in the valleys of Fassa, Gardena, Badia and near Ampezzo, in the Dolomites that we are not going to explore on this tour given its challenging terrain. We do recommend visiting the area on your own, either before or after tour, to breathe in its majestic landscapes and pristine environment

Cycling Route Info on Day 2: Main Route 30mi/700ft | Extra loop adds: 4mi/300ft

Cycling Route Info on Day 3: Main Route 28mi/1250ft | Extra loop adds: 9mi/350ft 

Today we continue through a scenic bike path and stop by Merano for a coffee and visit. Eventually we reach Bolzano, capital of South Tyrol, an incredibly cyclist-friendly city, and our base for the next two nights. Here we’ll enjoy together the many bike paths in and out of town and explore the area of Lake Caldaro surrounded by apple orchards and vineyards.

Off the bike, we’ll visit local beer makers to taste their works while savoring South Tyrolean specialties and hearing about local recipes! Be sure not to miss the local archeological museum, featuring 5000-year-old ice man Otzi, whose body was discovered in the Alps only a few years ago.

Relish the best of Trentino and South Tyrol provinces, both on and off bike, on this 6-night journey. The area is famous for its restorative benefits. As of the end of 2021, Trento and Bolzano each made the top three on a list of Italian cities offering the highest quality of life (based on research from University of La Sapienza in Rome).

Cycling Route Info on Day 4: Main Route 36mi/900ft with van transfer to hotel | Extra loop adds: 7mi/200ft

Our next night finds us in the area around Trento, capital of Trentino province that we’ll start to discover through a visit at a family-run winery. Here, during a visit and tasting over lunch, you will savor the indigenous grapes Teroldego and Müller Thurgau and the local expression of Champenoise method (“metodo classico” in Italian) made with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties. Finally we reach Trento that used to be the seat of the council of the Roman Catholic Reformation in the 1500s. 

Here we enjoy leisurely ambles down the alleys of Trento and discover the majestic castle of Buonconsiglio, which dates back to the 13th C. This is the largest and most important castle in region and until the 18th C. it has been the seat of the local prince-bishops, until the secularization (confiscation of church property by the local government) of the principality. Since 1973 the castle became the regional museum of art

Relax in the late afternoon, or evening after dinner, at the wonderful private sauna or steam room in your own room at the hotel located in the historic center of Trento

Cycling Route Info on Day 5: Main Route 30mi/950ft | Extra loop adds: 9mi/300ft

Cycling Route Info on Day 6: Main Route 29mi/1400ft | Extra loop adds: 5mi/100ft

Riva del Garda, on the northern, Trentino side of Lake Garda (the lake acts as border between Trentino, Lombardy and Veneto) is our final destination. This is the largest lake of Italy and given its pristine waters and mild climate it attracts plenty of tourists looking for active vacations surrounded by a stunning scenery.

For our last two nights, enjoy this charming lakeside town from the comforts of our resort hotel near the lake. The surrounding countryside offers delectable panoramic views of the lake.

Here we’ll also be sure to visit an olive oil maker. The oil from this area is distinctively pungent and denser than the varieties you find further south. And our final day shall be punctuated by a visit to a local winery after another scenic ride on the bike path of Sarca valley and an optional kayaking trip on the lake on your own.

After breakfast at 8:30am join us for our 1-hour group transfer to Verona airport to catch your next connection, or feel free to extend your stay in the area.