Portugal biking tour – Cycling in Paradise 7d
Highlights
- Accommodation at our own beautiful Country House with caring hosts.
- No packing and unpacking, just cycling and relaxing in this Portugal biking tour.
- Very flexible Portugal biking tour – kms can easily be adapted to your level or will.
- Beautiful rolling landscape with vineyards, olive groves, cork oaks, and grazing land.
- Very good Alentejo wine and fantastic gastronomy of Portugal.
- Medieval villages and Évora historical center, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
- Very small groups (maximum 8 people).
Description
This is the most flexible of our Portugal biking tour.
It’s a cycling tour combining the convenience of the accommodation at our lovely country house, cycling through Alentejo and great weather for most of the year.
The days are all very different and rides include visits to wineries, artisans and producers of local specialties.
You will feel rewarded with the high knowledge of your local guide and the gorgeous landscape around our country guesthouse. Even if you choose the self-guided option, we will meet you every day to help you organize.
You don’t have to pack and unpack every day. Every morning you will meet your guide after a delicious breakfast and indulge on a beautiful bike ride.
This is a very flexible cycling tour. Tell us what you like and we will do our best to adapt. As we meet you every day, it is very easy to adapt the tour to your preferences. After all, it’s YOUR holidays!
7 days/6 nights: 3 dinners, 5 cycling routes – a choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7 (you can only choose one of this two. If you want to do the two of them there is an extra cost). You have 3 transfers included (1 of them can be for route 6 or 7).
We have the same package with a different number of nights available. Check here for all the Cycling in Paradise options.
In one of the nights, you can enjoy a Cooking Class on Alentejo cuisine. We will teach how to prepare a delicious Alentejo meal. We use ingredients you will find at home so that when you go back you can invite your friends for a slide show and a great dinner.
If you buy this as an extra dinner, the cost will be 50 € per person. If you want to upgrade one of the already included dinners, the cost will be 20 € per person.
You can make this trip:
- with us on a guided tour getting all the interpretation and companionship.
- having the support car guiding you.
- or friends on a self-guided tour.
Additional information
Tour type | Children, City, Heritage, Inland, Local handscraft, Wine |
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This is a flexible Portugal biking tour. You may combine the days on different order or even do a kayak or walking tour instead of cycling. All is adjustable. If you tell us your preferences in advance we will more likely be able to change the trip for you.
ROUTE 1 - The Famous Carpets
ROUTE 2 - The Wine and Cork Route
ROUTE 3 - Megalithic Monuments
ROUTE 4 - Conquest of Valongo Castle
ROUTE 5 - Évora and its surroundings
ROUTE 6 - The Medieaval Castle
ROUTE 7 - Wine and Marble Route
MAP
PROFILES
Route 1 from the Farm to Arraiolos
Altitude gain: 277 mt/908 ft
Total Distance: 26 km/ 16mi
Level: easy plus
Altitude gain: 618 mt/ 2027 ft
Total Distance: 63km/ 39 mi
Level: medium
Route 2 from the Farm to São Miguel de Machede
Altitude gain: 324 mt/ 1062 ft
Total Distance: 43.4 km/ 26mi
Level: easy
Altitude gain: 480 mt/ 1574 ft
Total Distance: 64.9km/ 40 mi
Level: medium plus
Route 3 from the farm to Megalithic area
Altitude gain: 520mt/ 1706ft
Total Distance: 49km/ 30mi
Level: medium
Without transfer
Altitude gain: 836 mt/ 2742 ft
Total Distance: 75.4 km/ 46 mi
Level: medium plus
Route 4 from the farm to Valongo castle
With transfer
Altitude gain: 676 mt/ 2217 ft
Total Distance: 56,2 km/ 34 mi
Level: medium
Route 5 from the farm to Évora
Altitude gain: 359 mt/ 1177 ft
Total Distance: 28,2 km/ 17 mi
Level: easy
Route 6 from Reguengos to Monsaraz
With transfer
Altitude gain: 417 mt/ 1368 ft
Total Distance: 31,6 km/ 19 mi
Level: easy
Route 7 from Estremoz to Terena
With transfer
Altitude gain: 420 mt/ 1377 ft
Total Distance: 50 km/ 31 mi
Level: easy
OUR GUEST HOUSE
Located in a pastoral paradise where you will find everything you need for complete relaxation, our guest house is a genuine Monte, a traditional Alentejan farm, spacious, comfortable and thoroughly welcoming.
The garden is filled with a light that permeates your soul when you awake. It is on an ancestral farm that has an orchard, an organic vegetable garden, the pasture where sheep graze and an ancient olive grove, where huge cork oaks and holm oaks grow among big granite boulders. Along with its pathways, you will find beautiful flowers blossoming among the rocks that make you feel like staying to indulge in conversation, to observe the birds or simply to let your thoughts wander.
In our guest house, we offer packages of accommodation with activities, ideal for foreign visitors who would like to discover the Alentejo in an active way, whether with a guide or by themselves.
See Adventures Holidays (Adventure Escapes I, Adventure Escapes II), Cycling in Paradise and Walking in Paradise to discover your favourite package deal! If you just want to book a room and relax, send your reservation form here.
Our rooms
Decorated in a rustic style, all rooms are personalized and each one has its own individual theme. For instance, the Cork room has pictures of men extracting cork, and of the Alentejo’s landscape full of cork trees. The colour scheme of each room has been carefully selected to reflect its theme and mood.
There are 4 rooms in total, each with its own private toilet and bath/shower. All rooms have air conditioning.
Cork room – Room with a small living area, bath and direct door to the garden. Double bed.
Wine room – Room with a small living area, bath and direct door to the garden. Twin beds can be put together.
Olive tree room – Room with shower and direct door to the garden. Double bed.
Wheatfield room – Room with shower. Twin beds can be put together.
Prices per person – 2025
Departures everyday for all types of Tour.
Come on our set dates and Get a Better Price.
conditions | SELF GUIDED TOUR | GUIDED TOUR |
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Price per person (minimum 2 adults) | 1 350 € * | 1 730 € * |
* plus season supplement if applied | ||
*10% discout if you start in the 4th or 16th o April | ||
Included: | ||
Accommodation in double room with breakfast | ||
Route informations | ||
Bicycle, helmet, back rack and pannier or similar | ||
Personal accident insurance | ||
24h phone support | ||
Basic tools | ||
Transfer from Évora bus station and drop off on last day | ||
Welcome regional snack of wine, cheese and olive oil | ||
Tasty gastronomic surprises each day | ||
3 Dinners (drinks not included) | ||
5 transfers including 1 from Monsaraz or Estremoz and guide for that day | ||
Souvenir | ||
VAT tax | ||
2 Wine tasting at wineries | ||
1 cheese and liqueur tasting | ||
Entrance fee at Bones chapel, in Évora | ||
Entrance fee at Évora's cathedral | ||
Entrance fee at Vila Viçosa's Ducal Palace | ||
Water and fruit | ||
1st aid support | ||
Portugal Best Cycling jersey | ||
Guide | ||
* Season supplement | ||
Apr 1 to May 31 | 30 € | 30 € |
Jun and 1 Sep to Oct 31 | 61 € | 61 € |
Supplements | ||
Single** | 216 € | 216 € |
Single Apr 1 to May 31** | 288 € | 288 € |
Single Jun and 1 Sep to Oct 31** | 348 € | 348 € |
Easter, Christmas, New Year's Eve and national holidays under request | ||
** Single supplement applys for a 3rd person in a group of 2. | ||
Food restrictions | 12 € per person per day | 12 € per person per day |
Transfers | ||
Transfer from Airport | 105 € | 105 € |
Transfer to Airport | 105 € | 105 € |
Transfer back to Farm house from any route except Monsaraz or Terena | 35 € | 35 € |
Transfer to Monsaraz or Terena and back - Up grade (guide included) - per car and 4 persons | 215 € | |
Rentals | ||
COOKING CLASS - VERY POPULAR WITH OUR GUESTS | 50 € | 50 € |
E-bike rental | ||
Per day | 30 € | 30 € |
7 days | 100 € | 100 € |
GPS Rental | 50 € | 50 € |
Phone rental (plus calls) | 10 € | 10 € |
Extras | ||
Cycling shorts | 65 € | 65 € |
Extra cycling jersey | 20 € | 20 € |
Cycling apron | 20 € | 20 € |
For a single person tour Contact us.
Upgrade: In one of the nights you can enjoy a Cooking Class on Alentejo food. We will teach how to prepare a delicious Alentejo meal. We use ingredients you will find at home so that when you go back you can invite your friends for a slide show and a great dinner. If you buy this as an extra dinner, cost will be 50 € per person. If you want to upgrade one of the already included dinners, the cost will be 20 € per person. Wine included.
Not Included: Bikes insurance, Travel insurance, Tour cancellation insurance, lunches (guide will stop at local café), Support van (it’s a semi-independent tour, but with a guide. Pick up can be provided, at extra cost, if you are tired) and all items not mentioned above. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
Turaventur uses the REDUNIQ @Payments System. These payments are made in a simple, practical and secure way. The payment link is sent to your email, which will be redirected to a secure UNICRE page. Here the customer places the card details and makes the payment. After the data is validated and authorized by the bank, the transaction is finish. At the end you are notified of payment via email.
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4 days/3 nights: 1 dinner, 2 cycling routes – choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 with 2 transfers included. | |||||||
5 days/4 nights: 2 dinners, 3 cycling routes – choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 with 3 transfers included. | |||||||
6 days/5 nights: 3 dinners, 4 cycling routes – choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 with 4 transfers included. | |||||||
7 days/6 nights: 3 dinners, 5 cycling routes – choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 with 5 transfers included. (1 of them can be for route 6 or 7). | |||||||
8 days/7 nights: 3 dinners, 6 cycling routes – choice between Route 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 with 5 transfers included (1 of them can be for route 6 or 7). You may also opt for a free day in the middle. |
Subject to availability, you can do this tour at any date as a private guided tour or as a self guided tour. The group dates are only available for the 8 days version. Click here to see the programme and dates.
Late June until early September can be quite hot for this tour. For these dates consider the Along the Coast or the Wild Algarve.
Tour Reviews
We went on this trip a year ago, and I sorely regret waiting till the anniversary to post my review. THIS TRIP WAS AMAZING!!! Our guide (Maria) quickly figured out our interests and abilities and customized each day to bring us the maximum enjoyment. This is even more impressive considering our interests are a bit odd – I don’t think any other couple would want to stop and watch cows eat watermelons for 20 minutes, but Maria managed to find us just what we wanted to see.
I used one of their electric bikes and it made the trip so much more comfortable for both me and my husband. He didn’t have to slow to my pace and I wasn’t exhausted and sore every day. Perfect trip!
I would say our only regret was the Country House was booked, so we stayed in a hotel in Evora, but that still may have been even better since we got to wander around the town in the evening and the hotel they chose for us was delightful.
Peaceful cycling in the heart of Portugal
A beautiful location, accommodation was very comfortable, food was out of this world, The care and attention from Teresa, Manuela and Jorge was excellent.
We stayed 6 nights and cycled from their farmhouse. The routes they provided were beautiful and the maps were easy to follow with interesting stops along the way. The breakfasts were bountiful and the dinners were delicious. They also had a scenic hike that began and ended at the farmhouse. What impressed us the most was the staff.They were professional, polite and very helpful. Their staff worked well together and seemed to be having as much fun as we were. If we return to Portugal, we certainly will take another one of their tours. Larry and Elaine
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