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Bike this spring. Fly for less.
Book an April or May 2025 tour and save $100 per person on airfare Spring is an incredible time of year to bicycle in Europe: fewer crowds, gorgeous colors, lower prices, and lovely temperatures. If you’re curious about taking a… Read full article
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Top 10 bike tours for families
Start a new tradition ExperiencePlus! has led every possible combination of grandparent, parent, child, uncle, sister in-law, and friend group on a vast array of private, custom and regularly published departures in Europe and South America since 1972. As a… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / Portugal / Spain
What’s your Camino?
Choosing between Cycling the Camino de Santiago from Roncesvalles to Santiago in Spain and the Portuguese Camino from Coimbra offers two unforgettable journeys along Europe’s iconic pilgrimage routes. Each Camino brings its own challenges, landscapes, and cultural experiences, making them… Read full article
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Featured / Highlights & Stories / Portugal
Azores Gravel Explorer: Green never looked so fun
When photos from the inaugural Azores Gravel Explorer started appearing in the tour photo gallery we got a few goose bumps. First, it was thrilling to see the tour finally in action. Developing a tour located on a remote island… Read full article
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Croatia / Featured / Italy / Portugal
Is a Gravel Explorer tour right for you?
Since launching our new Gravel Explorer tour style in 2022, almost 100 travelers have joined us on one of our new offerings in Croatia, Portugal and Italy. When we developed this new tour style, we wanted to create an affordable… Read full article
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Multi-country bicycle tours
Border crossings by bike The majority of our guided bicycle tours occur entirely within the geopolitical borders of a single country. Yet, many tours start in one country and end in another. These ‘multi-country’ tours are a great opportunity to… Read full article
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Croatia / Highlights & Stories / Portugal / Slovenia / Spain
Top 5 back-to-back tours
We love the idea of making the most of your time and resources in Europe by combining tours in the same or different countries. Back-to-back tours also can help you ‘train your way’ into a harder tour by going on… 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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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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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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Highlights & Stories / Portugal
Traveler Scrapbook: Biking Portugal Photos
ExperiencePlus! traveler Norie Quintos pedaled with us from the rivers, coasts and valleys of Northern Portugal and Galicia, Spain to Santiago following the Portuguese Camino de Santiago in 2018. Take a virtual bicycle tour of Portugal with Norie’s scrapbook and… Read full article
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New Departure Date Available for Portuguese Camino
New Departure Date Available for Portuguese Camino Portugal is quickly becoming one of the most popular places to visit in Europe – and it shows! Our three departure dates for our new Cycling the Portuguese Camino sold out in record… Read full article
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Top 4 Tours For Traveling Back In Time
Top 4 Tours for Traveling Back in Time No need to wait for the invention of a time machine. These four bike tours will make you feel like you’ve instantly been transported back in time as you learn about the… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / Portugal
New 2018 Tour: Cycling the Portuguese Camino de Santiago
Explore Northern Portugal By Bike Coming 2018: Cycling the Portuguese Camino (Plus! Santiago) Join us on our new itineraries to pedal along the rivers, coasts and valleys of Northern Portugal and Galicia, Spain to Santiago as you follow the Portuguese… Read full article