Portugal Bike Vacations – Bike and Cook
Highlights
- 4 really nice hotels, two of them located in the countryside in our Portugal Bike Vacations
- 3 Cooking classes
- Possible to book a massage for the end of most days
- Flexibility – 2 program options
- Cycling tours in secondary roads, just you and your bike!
- Monastery of Batalha and Monastery of Alcobaça
- Limestone caves
- Wine tasting
- Évora historical centre, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site and Bones Chapel
- Days of biking on the coast
- Recommend for e-bike tour
Description
We designed this Portugal bike vacations for people searching for a good mix of nature and heritage, and a sprinkle of excellent cuisine on top!
The tour explores the Natural Park of Serra d’Aire e Candeeiros and the beautiful region of Évora, a city classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Then we follow to the gorgeous natural park of SW Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, for a dramatic change of landscape.
Due to the tough profile of the climbs in Serra d’Aires e Candeeiros we have decided to do this tour in e-bikes. Be aware that if you chose a normal bike you shall expect a really tough time.
Your evenings will be spent with Chefs or local people. In our cooking classes you will learn delicious and simple Portuguese food. At each place you will be given a little book with the recipe of what you cooked so that you may repeat the experience at home.
We may adapt the week to your wishes:
OPTION 1 – Having extra nights at all or some of the hotels to guarantee some resting time
OPTION 2 – Removing one of the areas for a shorter trip in case you have less time.
OPTION 3 – Swapping some of the cooking classes for served dinners if you don’t want to do all the 3
Additional information
Tour type | Cooking, Heritage, Inland, Landscape, Ocean views |
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
MAP
1st cycling day from Alvados to Alvados
Altitude gain: 1011 mt/ 3316 ft
Total Distance: 43 km/ 26,72mi
Level: médio +
2nd cycling day from Alvados to Alcobaça
Altitude gain: 824 mt/ 2703 ft
Total Distance: 47 km/ 29,2mi
Level with e-bike: medium
3rd cycling day from the Farm to São Miguel de Machede
Altitude gain: 324 mt/ 1062 ft
Total Distance: 43,7 km/ 27 mi
Level with e-bike: easy
4th cycling day from Farm to Arraiolos
Altitude gain: 277 mt/ 908 ft
Total Distance: 26 km/ 16 mi
Level with e-bike: easy +
5th cycling day from Farm to Évora – Morning
Altitude gain: 121 mt/ 396 ft
Total Distance: 11 km/ 6.84mi
Level: easy
5th cycling day from Castle of Santiago do Cacém to Hotel – Afternoon (optional)
Altitude gain: 33 mt/ 108 ft
Total Distance: 1 km/ 0.62mi
Level: easy
6th cycling day from Santiago do Cacém to Vila Nova de Milfontes
Altitude gain: 660 mt/ 2165 ft
Total Distance: 65 km/ 40.39mi
Level with e-bike: easy
Prices per person – 2025
Departures everyday for all types of Tour.
Come on our set dates and Get a Better Price. Turn the phone horizontaly to see this table.
conditions | SELF GUIDED TOUR | VAN-GUIDED TOUR | GUIDED TOUR |
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Price per person (minimum 4 adults) | 1 980 €* | 2 660 €* | 2 990 €* |
Price per person (minimum 2 adults) | 2 550 €* | 3 700 €* | 4 400 €* |
*plus season supplement if applicable | |||
Included | |||
Accommodation in double room with breakfast | |||
Route informations | |||
24h phone support | |||
Personal accident insurance | |||
Luggage transfer | |||
Basic tools | |||
Transfer from Alvados to Évora | |||
Transfer of route The Wine and Cork | |||
Transfer of route The Famous Carpets | |||
Transfer from Évora to Santiago do Cacém | |||
VAT tax | |||
Souvenir | |||
3 Cooking classes | |||
1 Picnic lunch | |||
3 Dinners with wine | |||
Airport transfers | |||
Support car with guide | |||
Bicycle, helmet, back rack and pannier or similar | |||
Water and fruit | |||
1 liqueur tasting | |||
2 Wine tasting at wineries | |||
Entrance fee at Santo António’s caves | |||
Entrance fee at Monastery of Batalha | |||
Entrance fee at Monastery of Alcobaça | |||
Entrance fee at Bones’ Chapel, Évora | |||
Entrance fee at Évora’s University | |||
1st aid assistence | |||
Portugal Best Cycling jersey | |||
Guide | |||
* Season supplement | |||
April, May and October | 80 € | 80 € | 80 € |
July, August, September | 205 € | 205 € | 205 € |
Easter, Christmas, New Year's Eve and national holidays under request | |||
Supplements | |||
Single** | 385 € | 385 € | 385 € |
Single** April, May and October | 595 € | 595 € | 595 € |
Single** - July, August, September | 840 € | 840 € | 840 € |
Day 3 to day 5 - Upgrade to self catering cottages with breakfast in the Farm house | 114 € | 114 € | 114 € |
** Single supplement applys for a 3rd person in a group of 2. | |||
Departure different then Saturday | 120 € | 120 € | 120 € |
Food restrictions | 90 € | 90 € | |
Transfers | |||
Airport transfer to Alvados | |||
Per person (min 4) | 85 € | - | - |
Per person (min 2) | 110 € | - | - |
Airport transfer from Vila Nova de Milfontes | |||
Per person (min 4) | 105 € | - | - |
Per person (min 2) | 150 € | - | - |
Rentals | |||
Bicycle rental with helmet, back rack and pannier or similar | 100 € | - | - |
E-bike rental | 200 € | 100 € | 100 € |
GPS Rental | 50 € | - | - |
Phone rental (plus calls) | 10 € | ||
Extras | |||
Cycling shorts | 65 € | 65 € | 65 € |
Extra cycling jersey | 25 € | 25 € | 25 € |
Cycling apron | 20 € | 20 € | 20 € |
Notes:
- For a single person tour Contact us.
- For a massage Contact us.
Not Included: Bikes insurance, Travel insurance, Tour cancellation insurance, 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.
Subject to availability, you can do this tour at any date as a private guided tour or as a self guided tour. The fact that a group date is full does not mean you cannot do a private tour on that date. So contact us anyway!
Tour Reviews
We were very happy with the services from PBC during our week cycling and cooking in Portugal. They were very attentive and always service minded. Easy to reach when we needed assistance. Thanks a lot for making this so personal and nice! The tracks were mainly very nice and easy to follow. No problem with the cycling distances. We used e-bikes and there was no problem with battery capacity or the bikes. One day was very hot, apart from that it was a pleasure to ride. The wind was very helpful! First two days were hilly, after that it was quite flat and easy terrain. A great experience which we recommend. Nice cooking classes – prepared and had very rural and basic Portuguese meals.
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