Cycling Puglia & Matera

Guide

There will be one cycling leader and one support person driving the support vehicle.

Meals

Seven breakfasts are included and usually consist of a continental-style buffet. A typical hotel breakfast consists of toast/bread with jam, cereal, cheese and ham (occasionally), served with coffee, tea, milk, orange juice, fruit, cake and yoghurt. Lunches are normally arranged as picnics or taken in small cafes along the route. You may opt in to a lunch kitty (€50-80, depending on the weather/season) to cover the cost of these lunches. The tour leader will collect cash at the welcome meeting and the kitty also covers local city taxes. If you choose not to opt in, the local city taxes should be paid directly to each hotel on check-in. Vegetarians and people with special dietary requirements can be catered for but please inform us of your requests prior to travel. In Puglia, you will find authentic regional cooking with strong links to the land and sea – think orecchiette pasta served with a turnip-tops sauce or fresh tomato and sheep’s ricotta cheese, cavatelli with pulses, grilled fish and seafood, burrata, and excellent wines. This region is a paradise for food lovers.

Others

Local bike hire

Transport

Transfers to and from the airport are by private vehicle. Your luggage is transported from hotel to hotel for you. The vehicle will be on hand with assistance during the rides.

Accommodation

We use a mix of comfortable three- and four-star hotels and renovated traditional buildings. Most hotels are high quality and have been selected for their location, comfort and character, some representing the characteristic Apulian architecture. We also spend one night in a typical masseria (a converted traditional farmhouse ) surrounded by olive groves. All rooms are en suite and some hotels have a swimming pool. Examples of hotels used: Matera: Hotel Belvedere and Residence Casalnuovo, Matera in Vacanza or Hotel San Domenico al Piano. Please note that due to the limited capacity of hotels in Matera we are not able to confirm the definite start hotel for each departure far in advance, and the group may occasionally be split in different accommodation of similar standards. Alberobello: Traditional trulli houses, Grand Hotel Olimpo or Colle del Sole Ostuni: Relais Sant’Eligio Avetrana: Masseria Bosco Gallipoli: Hotel 33 Baroni Otranto: Hotel Albània or Vittoria Resort Lecce: Hotel Eos or Hotel delle Palme Please contact your sales representative two weeks prior departure if you wish to receive the up-to-date hotels list for your trip.

Others

— Travel insurance — Single accommodation (available on request) — Visas or vaccinations — Local city taxes (approximately €10) — E-bike hire

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included