Highlights & Stories
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Corsica Calling
ExperiencePlus! has led bicycle tours on the Mediterranean island of Corsica for 20 years. Home to unforgettable cycling, wild boar, chestnuts, oysters, 8,000-plus foot mountains, pristine beaches, and – don’t forget – Napoleon, Corsica is a must-experience destination that will… Read full article
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Greece: Travels with Benjamin, the Donkey
By Rick Price, founder of ExperiencePlus! Rick and Paola (Monica and Maria Elena’s parents and founders of ExperiencePlus! Bicycle tours) have long had a history and passion for travel in Greece. This particular story, about their trek across Greece with… Read full article
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Finding the Plus! on her First-ever Bike Tour
Those of us who love bicycle touring know that our reasons for doing so are as varied as the places we choose to explore. But making a decision on where to take your first tour can be overwhelming. For Allison… Read full article
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Fifteen and Counting. . .
In 2022, ExperiencePlus! celebrates 50 years of guiding award-winning bicycle tours throughout Europe and beyond. Customer referrals and repeat travelers have helped us build a company that is recognized for its kind and professional tour leaders, carefully curated itineraries, and… Read full article
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Gravel Explorer Primer Part 3: Getting Started – The Ride
In the Explorer Primer Part 1 we reviewed the type of roads you can expect to find on an ExperiencePlus! Gravel Explorer tour as well as the bicycles we provide. Primer Part 2 discussed how to outfit yourself with a… Read full article
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Celebrating the Camino de Santiago
Note: Our 50th year celebration includes a special tribute to three Classic ExperiencePlus! tours: Bike Across Italy, Best of Provence, and Cycling the Camino de Santiago. We selected these tours for what they represent, where they are located, and why they… Read full article
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France / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Spain
Celebrating 3 Classic ExperiencePlus! Tours
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Highlights & Stories / Poland Slovakia Hungary
Krakow to Budapest: An Unforgettable Journey in Four Stanzas
I have fallen in love with a bicycle tour I have yet to take. It begins in a country whose people became the victim of tasteless jokes about their supposed lack of common sense and ends along the banks of… Read full article
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Croatia / Highlights & Stories / Portugal
Gravel Explorer Primer Part 1: Time for European Dirt
In 2022 we launched our new Gravel Explorer Tours in Portugal’s Algarve and Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula. If you’re booked on one of these tours, or curious to learn more about them, we want to make sure you’re familiar with the… Read full article
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Travel with Friends
One of the greatest joys of traveling by bike is not only making friends along the way, but having those friends turn into lifelong travel companions. Many an EP tour is composed of folks who fit this description. Some prefer… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / Portugal
Portugal Three Ways!
Portugal has been one of our favorite countries to cycle through since we first ran tours there in 1996. Over the years our destinations may change, but we always go back to those places that have just the right elements… Read full article
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Top 4 Tours for Crossing Borders
Why visit one country by bicycle when you can visit two – or three! If you’re ready to roll soon, join us this February as we cycle between Argentina and Chile. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Andean lakes before cycling… Read full article
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Germany / Highlights & Stories / Italy / Portugal / Spain
4 Tours Ideal for Spring Cycling
Not only do spring bicycle tour vacations promise wild flowers, fields of green, fewer crowds, and ideal cycling weather, they are also a great way to kick start your base fitness level for the rest of the summer. Here are… Read full article
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Belgium / Highlights & Stories
Bike & Barge Amsterdam to Bruges
Q&A with a first-time ExperiencePlus! Traveler Luxury travel advisor and expert traveler Theresa Jackson joined our Bike and Barge: Amsterdam to Bruges this July and answered a few questions about her first ExperiencePlus! tour. Would you consider yourself a cyclist?… Read full article
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Croatia / Highlights & Stories
Bicycling the Islands of Dalmatia Plus! the South Coast
Croatia has one of the most dramatic coastlines in the Mediterranean region. The Dinaric Alps plunge right into the sea, fracturing into a series of islands stretching along the full length of the Dalmatian Coast. Historically the region was caught… Read full article
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Argentina / Chile / Highlights & Stories
Four Reasons to Cycle Chile’s Wine Country
World Famous Wines Let’s start with the obvious – Chile’s got some great wine. Cycle Chile’s Wine Country with ExperiencePlus! and you will come to understand and appreciate the rich flavor of Chile’s outstanding New World wines such as the… Read full article