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Price
US$ 1,600 per person
(Single Supplement)

Traveling alone?
Join a self-guided tour that has already been scheduled. We can’t run self-guided trips for one person, but we may have already booked a self-guided tour that works for you. More info


Group of three?
Tour prices are based on double room occupancy. Groups of three on self-guided trips have two options:
Option 1: Request a triple room. With a triple there is no single supplement. Option 2: Pay a single supplement (US$ 50/night) for the single room.


(Siena Palio Surcharge)

During the Palio (Siena's famous horserace) hotel prices triple. A surcharge of US$ 100 (per person) will apply if you stay in Siena 6/29, 6/30, 7/1, 7/2, 8/13, 8/14, 8/15, or 8/16.

Save US$ 175 per person
Use our bike bags (panniers) instead of the luggage transfer
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Optional Charges
» 8th night (US$ 200 per person)

Dates

Any date from March 1 to October 31
8 Days, 7 Nights
Route Rating
Moderate: 10-20 miles (15-30 km) per day cycling over hilly terrain.

Meet / Finish
Florence / San Gimignano or Volterra
Highlights
  • Winery visit with guided wine and oil tasting
  • Abbey visit with winery and Renaissance gardens
  • Towns of Siena, San Gimignano Greve, and Radda
  • Beautiful Tuscan scenery and peaceful country roads

What's Included
  • All lodging (3 and 4 star hotels)
  • All breakfasts
  • One lunch
  • Winery visit and wine tasting
  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
  • Private van transfer from Florence on day one
  • 7 beautiful rides. Extra miles available.
  • Use of high-end hybrid bicycle
  • Use of cell phone for emergencies

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Wineries and Castles
Want to see Volterra?
Add an eighth night for US$ 200 (per person)

Make your trip one day longer and stay in beautiful Volterra.

What if it rains?

On self-guided bike tours there is no van support. However, we do move your luggage from hotel to hotel. In the event of rain you can catch a ride with us when we move your bags. We provide our guests with a cell phone. You can call in the morning and make arrangements for a lift.


Why Self-Guided?
Explore Tuscany at your own pace. We provide detailed route notes, a cell phone, luggage transfers, great accommodations, restaurant suggestions, and sightseeing notes. You choose the dates. We take care of the details.
Add an eighth night for US$ 200*
Make your tour one day longer with an overnight in beautiful Volterra. Volterra has a medieval center still surrounded by its old Etruscan city walls. Pleasantly off the tourist trail, Volterra is perhaps Tuscany's prettiest hill town.

Seven-night Self-Guided Tuscany cycling (US$ 1,600):

  • Overnights in Greve, Radda, Siena, Monteriggioni, and San Gimignano
  • 6 rides (total 72 mi, 116 km)
  • Finish in San Gimignano

Eight-night Self-Guided Tuscany cycling (US$ 1,800):

  • Eighth night in Volterra
  • 7 rides (total 89 mi, 144 km)
  • Finish in Volterra
*US$ 200 Per person. All luggage transfers included