| Creating your own self guided bike tour to travel | | | | self designed holiday for biking in Italy. |
| through most areas of Italy is probably not that difficult | | | | Keeping up with the Crowd: |
| of an idea. Italy is a country of cyclists. Motorists are | | | | Most of us are not Olympic stars, nor do we have any |
| respectful of riders and hoteliers are not surprised by | | | | ambition to be such an animal, thus the idea of traveling |
| their clients showing up on two wheels. So here's a list | | | | with a herd of muscle bound cyclist is somewhat |
| of all the great things to think about, on why you might | | | | intimidating, especially when we're not entirely sure of |
| choose to design your own Italian biking tour: | | | | the terrain and the amount of exertion that is going to |
| Money: | | | | be required even on the relatively low level hills of a |
| By creating your own plan it is possible to save | | | | typical Tuscany Bicycle tour. Thus traveling with your |
| significant dollars, if only because you can redirect your | | | | own companions gives you the ability to set the |
| funds into your areas of priority. If your passion in | | | | course speed without feeling that you are the boat |
| traveling is food you can blow the budget in this area | | | | anchor of the crowd. |
| and economize on hotel accommodation. If museums | | | | Recommendation: |
| and galleries are your love in life, than you can eat less | | | | The only recommendation I'd make is that if you |
| and blow the bank on entrance fees. Bottom line is | | | | seriously do wish to design your own self guided bike |
| that you are in control and can spend entirely based | | | | tour, Italy does have quite a few companies that I'd |
| on your priorities. | | | | check out first if only to see their recommendations on |
| Time Allocation: | | | | route and the level of bike trail difficult. Miles traveled |
| This applies equally to time. If your preference is to get | | | | can be a little misleading when your climbing 1000 feet |
| up before sun rise and head out on the bicycle trails so | | | | in elevation. |
| you can get to your destination early and explore, that | | | | Trips by Ciclismo Classico Bike Tours, Italy covered |
| is your choice to make. Planning layovers to let the | | | | north to south and even trips from the east to the |
| muscles recuperate, is also your choice, or spending | | | | west coast, might give you some ideas and if you |
| more time on hill tops to catch the extra sunset is also | | | | decide to book a bicycle vacation they are a great |
| possible. I'd probably say this is the biggest driver for a | | | | company to travel with. |